Landfill collapse kills 30 in Guinea’s capital after heavy rains
A mound of waste collapsed at a landfill in Conakry, Guinea, after heavy overnight rains, engulfing nearby homes.
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Reform says it would put foreign-born UK citizens lower on social housing list
UK-born married couples under 35 with children would get priority under proposals to be outlined by Farage’s party British citizens who were born abroad would be made to wait longer for social housing under proposals to be announced by Reform UK on Monday. Nigel Farage’s party will announce the policy at a press conference in London. Under the policy, people born in the UK and young married couples with children would be given priority for social housing. Continue reading...
Kazakhstan parliamentary vote cements president's power
Candidates from seven state-approved parties took part in the election, while opposition parties were banned. As Central Asia's largest nation, Kazakhstan maintains a delicate balance between Russia and the West.
Anthropic’s best AI model struggles to attract users as cheaper tools thrive
Anthropic’s best AI model struggles to attract users as cheaper tools thrive A few interesting numbers in this FT story gathered from "people with knowledge of the matter": Anthropic's "annualized revenue" for July is up to $65bn - it was $47bn in May, and I collected more historic numbers here . Anthropic expect Q3 to be profitable according to the same model they used to declare Q2 profitable. "It also told investors that it had 6,000 customers that spend $100,000 annually or more." As for OpenAI, "annualised revenue has jumped 35 per cent in the quarter to date and is now over $40bn, with the launch of GPT 5.6 in July jolting the company’s performance after a sluggish start to the year". This article also introduced me to the Ramp AI index , which uses billing data from 70,000 Ramp credit card using companies to estimate model adoption. Here's Ramp's breakdown of Anthropic model spend for July 2026, which looks reasonable given that Opus 5 was only released on July 24th, and supports the idea that Fable's cost has made it a less popular model: Opus 4.8: 28.0% Sonnet 4.6: 8.3% Fable 5: 8.0% Opus 4.6: 6.9% Sonnet 5: 3.6% Opus 5: 3.5% Opus 4.7: 1.7% Sonnet 4.5: 1.3% Haiku 4.5: 1.0% Opus 4.5: 0.7% Via Hacker News Tags: ai , openai , generative-ai , llms , anthropic , claude , claude-mythos-fable
Is Israel about to split the occupied West Bank in half?
Israel is moving forward with its ‘E1’ plan. What is it and why could it threaten the future of a Palestinian state?
Who’s behind the new ‘stealth model’ Ox Alpha?
A mysterious new AI model called Ox Alpha has driven certain corners of the internet into a frenzy of speculation.
Severe winds toss four aircraft across Italian airport tarmac
Winds reaching around 120 km/h swept through Forlì in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, overturning four light aircraft.
Quoting Drew Breunig
Prior to Fable, it felt silly to waste too much time improving your coding harness or context strategies. A new model would arrive at the same price (or cheaper!) and paper over most of your problems. But then Fable landed. It was (and still is!) incredible . But the cost was so high and Opus was good enough (as was 5.6, K3, and even GLM) for most of the code we needed. So we started to think about what work went where. — Drew Breunig , Fable & The End of the Free Lunch Tags: drew-breunig , anthropic , claude , llm-pricing , ai , llms , generative-ai , claude-mythos-fable
Zelenskyy repeats Ukraine not behind Nord Stream attack
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was assisting German authorities with their investigation into the Nord Stream explosions. A second Ukrainian national was arrested in connection with the blasts.
Gaza’s hospitals are running out of oxygen as healthcare nears collapse
Gaza’s hospitals face oxygen shortages, putting the lives of premature babies and critically ill patients at risk.
Two killed after giant Ganesha statue collapses onto crowd in Mumbai
Two people were killed after a massive Ganesha idol fell onto a crowd during a procession in Mumbai, India.
GTA VI: all the news on Rockstar’s next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series
It’s been over a decade and two console generations since GTA V came out, and its sequel is still a work in progress. GTA VI has faced multiple delays, with developer Rockstar Games bumping back its predicted release date twice, eventually shifting to November 19th, 2026, a full year after its originally planned fall 2025 […]
Linkdaze’s smart calendar is built to run a household, not just track a schedule
Linkdaze's smart digital calendar stands out for not putting its features behind a paywall, including an AI meal planner tool.
Zhou Bo: China’s alternative to Western power
Senior Colonel Zhou Bo and Sreenivasan Jain discuss China's vision of a fairer, multipolar world and work towards that.
Greece: Migrants clash with police at detention center
Clashes broke out between police and people at a migrant detention center in northern Greece, with 35 having escaped the facility before half of them were detained again.
Palestinian teen killed in Israeli raid buried in Occupied West Bank
Hundreds attended the funeral of 14-year-old Islam Ahmad Maher Ajouri, who was killed by Israeli gunfire during a raid.
Viral 'Cat in the Hat' TikTok trend sparks fun fake videos but also real fear
The social media posts have prompted police forces in Ireland and the UK to issue statements that the images are fake.
Video: Thousands of families flee fighting in Sudan’s North Kordofan State
Mothers and their children are in dire need of food and safety in Sudan’s conflict-stricken Kordofan State.
Trump has ‘run out of options’ in Iran war: Stephen Walt
Political scientist Stephen Walt says Trump promised to make US stronger, but many of his policies are making it weaker.
Tunisia sees protests after migrant boat sinking kills eight
A migrant boat carrying 15 Tunisians sank off the country's southeastern coast while heading to Italy, killing eight.
Thousands displaced as wildfire threatens homes in US state of Nevada
A state of emergency is declared in the US state of Nevada as rampant wildfire spurs evacuations.
Guinea: Garbage collapse at landfill kills dozens
Heavy seasonal rains caused a mound of garbage to collapse, burying dozens of people and nearby homes before the break of dawn.
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France links sharp rise in drownings to heatwaves
A government minister says people have been taking risks by going into the water, with 301 deaths since 19 June.