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The news, measured.

Each brief starts from a story on the wire and adds one open dataset the story did not show. 15 briefs, 41 open sources. Saved · RSS

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  1. 27Apple changes full-disk access permissions to curb abuse from AI agents2 outlets · 767 HN points
  2. 24Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force4 outlets
  3. 21OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra found a way to play World of Warcraft without seeing the screen1 outlet · 436 HN points
  4. 20"Muse Gadgets" turns AI hardware into an open-source DIY project2 outlets · 18 HN points
  5. 18Now ‘RuneScape’ Is Getting a Series, Too1 outlet · 167 HN points
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4.60 million km²SpaceArctic ice's 2026 low: 4.60 M km², 11th lowest in 48 years2026 minimum (5-day mean)17,257SpaceStarlink is 64.5% of every active satellite in orbitActive payloads in orbit54SpaceNobel science winners' median age at award is 71.5, up from 54 in the 1900sMedian age, 1900s decade