2026-08-08

Anthropic sets Claude Code to Auto Mode by default to protect developers from bad approvals

Starting August 14, Anthropic will make Auto Mode in Claude Code the default for Pro, Max, and Team plans. The company says it's safer. In tests, the classifier caught 89 percent of dangerous commands, while human reviewers caught only 13.6 percent. For the most widely used AI coding tool, this means developers are shifting further from writing code to monitoring AI output.<br /> The ar [...]

2026-08-07

The next age of LLMs? Dev gets a small LLM running at 10 tokens a second locally on a $10 microcontroller

A 28.9M-parameter model runs on a microcontroller costing less than $10 at 9.88 tokens a second because 25M of those parameters never leave flash storage [...]

2026-08-07

Our top-rated business PC is a multitasking powerhouse — save $530 on the Dell Tower Plus with Core Ultra 7

Our top-rated desktop computer for professionals comes with Intel Core Ultra 7 265, Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti, 32GB DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB NVMe SSD. [...]

2026-08-07

The 10 best things to do in Prague

From Charles Bridge at dawn before the tour groups arrive to a Vinohrady pub where the beer costs less than bottled water, the best of Prague [...]

2026-08-07

'I wasn’t driving. I had Autopilot on': Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system is getting drivers speeding tickets, and owners aren’t happy

Tesla's autonomous driving systems are getting drivers speeding tickets — but the law is having none of it. [...]

2026-08-07

9 phone charging myths that made sense for a different generation of batteries

Overnight charging, letting the battery die, unplugging at exactly 100% — the charging habits that were once good advice and are now outdated or actively unnecessary [...]

2026-08-07

WhatsApp scam costs Hong Kong man $1.27 million after criminals used AI voice notes to impersonate his father — experts say secret codewords are the best way to stay safe

Scammers used AI to steal $1.27 million from a Hong Kong man as experts say a secret codeword can keep you safe. [...]

2026-08-07

10 beginner weightlifting mistakes that quietly slow down real progress

Chasing soreness, skipping progressive overload, avoiding compound lifts — the habits that feel productive and are actually holding back the results beginners are working hard for [...]

2026-08-07

OpenAI’s expensive smart speaker will use moving parts to seem “more alive”

Gurman report claims OpenAI confirmed the speaker is not an Apple ripoff. [...]