Stop Over-Prompting: OpenAI’s New GPT-5.6 Guidelines Change Everything
Forget the XML blocks and persistence scripts. OpenAI’s new prompting guide says define the destination, set the stopping conditions, and get out of the way.
Manifest Man
Manifest is an annual Bay Area conference of around 800 rationalists and AI enthusiasts that convenes at Lighthaven in…
‘Asia's cleanest village’ bans tourists on Sundays
Mawlynnong, a village of 600 people in India's northeast that gained fame as "Asia's cleanest village," has begun…
Crypto
Convenience Store Giant Lawson Tests JPYC Stablecoin Payments in Japan’s First POS Retail Pilot
Lawson plans to pilot JPYC stablecoin payments at a Tokyo convenience store in August, marking what it says is Japan’s…
Tech
Show HN: I built a one-prompt hackathon platform, free entry, sponsored prizes
A creator has launched a one-prompt hackathon platform where participants submit a single AI prompt to generate games,…
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Protesters March on OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind Demanding AI Development Pause
About 200 protesters marched through San Francisco on Saturday, calling on leading AI companies to halt development of…
US continues to shun Ebola-infected citizens; second American sent to Germany
The man is said to be doing well in a Frankfurt hospital.
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Claude is just Mr. Meeseeks
Claude-Meeseeks is a Claude Code plugin that plays Mr.
Indian activist on hunger strike at 'cockroach' protest loses 8.2kg
The environmental activist has been sitting on a hunger strike for 16 days and is getting visibly weaker.
MIT's New Method Flags AI Models Trained on CASM Without Generating It
MIT researchers have developed "Gaussian probing," a technique that can identify AI models fine-tuned to generate child…
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A Study of Microsoft's Early 2026 Rollout of Claude Code and GitHub Copilot CLI
Microsoft's early 2026 rollout of command-line AI coding agents (Claude Code and GitHub Copilot CLI) showed that…
Global law firm launches MiCA compliance tool as crypto companies navigate new EU rules
Reed Smith’s Aquarius platform automates regulatory filings and legal workflows as demand for MiCA compliance tools…
XRP’s Institutional Dreams Meet Technical Reality
VanEck just dropped a research note that’s got the XRP community buzzing again. Continue reading at DailyCoin.
England to make late call on Rice for World Cup semi-final
England will make a late decision on whether Declan Rice is fit to start Wednesday's World Cup semi-final against…
Crypto
Jupiter Drops Pokémon and One Piece Cards Onchain in New Gacha Beta Launch
Jupiter Exchange opened a beta version of Jupiter Gacha on July 13, launching a platform where users open digital packs…
The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router
With residential proxies all the rage, CISA urges router users to be vigilant.
Satya Nadella has issued a shocking warning to companies using AI
In a surprising blog post on Monday, Microsoft CEO is warning enterprises of the dangers of using proprietary models…
Bolivia Plans Stablecoin Expansion With Proposed USDT Payment Framework
Bolivia has taken another step toward expanding digital finance by evaluating the integration of Tether (USDT) into its…
Crypto
New Hampshire Follows Bitcoin Reserve With 'Blockchain Basic Laws' Signing
New Hampshire's newly-signed crypto law introduces protections for users, miners, and stakers within its boundaries.
Ukrainian drone strikes forced Russia to stop shipping in vital sea corridor
Ukraine’s drone blitz halted Russia’s Sea of Azov shipping in under a week.
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Claude's Personality Changes Depending on the Model—And the Language You Speak
According to new Anthropic research, Claude consistently expresses different values across models and languages.
Hungary parliament votes to remove president from office
Tamás Sulyok was widely seen as a loyalist of former prime minister Viktor Orbán, who lost power in April after 16 years.