2026-08-26 Discoveries

OpenAI Jalapeño: Better than Nvidia Blackwell

OpenAI’s self-designed ASIC compared with Rubin, Jalapeño’s TCO, throughput per MW, and spicy deets

FDA authorizes first wearable device that monitors ketone and blood sugar levels

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today authorized the Libre Duo 10 Day Continuous Dual Glucose Ketone Monitoring System for people aged 2 years and older living with diabetes.

Reject Fluid Simulations, Return To Rheoscopic Fluid

Fluid simulations are one of the “killer apps” of high-performance computing, but if you can’t afford the performance, they can take a depressingly long time to run. Depending on your …

You can officially buy the Pixel 11 phones and Pixel Watch 5.

Our new Pixel 11 phones and Pixel Watch 5 are now on shelves at the Google Store and through our retail partners.

The Wisdom of David Bowie: On Art, Religion, Technology and More

It doesn’t quite ring true to call David Bowie a rock star. Ziggy Stardust, the neon synthetic-clad alien alter ego he both created and retired in the early seventies, was, of course, rock stardom outlandishly personified. But then, that was the concept of what turned out to be just one of many…

Native SMB3 Client Brings Modern NAS Access To 20-Year-Old PowerPC Macs

As software updates cease for operating systems, they eventually begin to lose access to parts of the LAN and internet due to out of date encryption features, as well as …

How Conversations Can Shape Reality

A conversation about the science of conversation with neuroscientist and author Shane O’Mara

Ninjō AI

AI sales agents on any channel that runs from Claude Code

The Very First Film Adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a Thomas Edison…

The story of humans creating monstrous beings in their image may have perennial relevance, even if it seems specific to our contemporary cultural moment. What, after all, is Oscar Isaac’s AI inventor in Ex Machina but a 21st-century update of Victor Frankenstein? (Before Isaac went on to portray…

Leslie Wayne’s ‘The Unintended Blues’ Contemplates Rising Seas and Vulnerable Shorelines

The show is part of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Counsel's 2026 River to River Festival. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Leslie Wayne’s ‘The Unintended Blues’…

5 ways to upgrade your home decor with Google Search

Learn how to use Google Search tools to find home decor inspiration, shop for furniture, and tackle DIY projects.

AI Book Scanning: Just What Is A Rare Book?

One of the stories of the last few weeks has been that AI companies have been scanning books in very large numbers in order to train their models with content …

20 Minutes of Exercise Is as Good as a 90-Minute Nap If You’re Sleep Deprived

Don’t sleep on this new finding

Python's pre-declared constants are kinda weird

Agnost AI

Catch agent failures your evals miss

Hacktron Automations

Close the loop between vulnerability discovery and patching.

Here’s how to use intelligent dictation in Gemini for macOS.

Enable Google’s new intelligent dictation feature in the Gemini app for macOS and speak naturally into any window on your desktop.

Björn Persson’s New Book Highlights the World’s Incredible and Endangered Wildlife

'The Earth We Share,' forthcoming from Rizzoli next month, celebrates the diverse animal realm. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Björn Persson’s New Book Highlights the…

Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra

Apple debuted M6 in the new Mac mini and M5 Ultra in the new Mac Studio, providing an extraordinary leap in performance and AI capabilities.

New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra

Apple announced the new Mac Studio, featuring M5 Max and the all-new M5 Ultra, delivering a monumental leap in AI performance and even faster graphics.

New Mac mini, featuring M6 and M5 Pro

Apple announced the new Mac mini with the all-new M6 and powerful M5 Pro, delivering a dramatic boost in performance and more versatility in its supersmall desktop design.

Nitter project received cease and desist

https://web.archive.org/web/20260825143445/https://twiiit.com/ Every instance has the same Instance has been rate limited. error.

Dolly Parton has died

Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causes

Plato’s infamous Ship of State thought experiment - Michael Vazquez

Dig into Plato’s infamous Ship of State thought experiment, which explores how democratic societies handle leadership and power. -- Imagine a ship struggling in an endless storm. Its captain, though strong and commanding, is a terrible…

This “One-in-a-Million” Fossil Has 450-Million-Year-Old Soft Tissue

Only the second fossil of its type to be discovered

Purchase API by Agentcard

one API call and your agent buys anything online

Flare

The graph-first IDE and interactive map for agentic coding