Aug 30, 2026
Anthropic is permanently increasing Claude Code's standard weekly usage limits by 25% for Pro, Max, Team, and seat-based Enterprise plans. The same change is cutting Claude Code's current weekly limits by 17%, BleepingComputer reports, and the increase is not as good as it sounds. Read Source →
A researcher tricked Claude, Codex and Hermes into running malware, according to a report on Startup Fortune. The story is also on Hacker News, where it has 3 points and no comments. Read Source →
A Show HN post on Hacker News introduces Rundown, a cross-platform desktop app from HN Claude/Codex/Fable. The app integrates Claude Code and Codex to summarize a post and its comments, with links back to the comments each bit came from, and it also lets the user chat with the post or the entire thread. The item sits at 2 points with no comments. Read Source →
9to5Mac reports that Apple is set to launch more than 15 new products this fall. The rumored lineup includes new iPhones, Macs, iPads, and more, with the first arrivals expected starting September 9. Read Source →
Microsoft released the KB5120998 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2. The update includes 35 changes and fixes, among them improvements to the Start menu, taskbar, and Windows search. Read Source →
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Salesforce is partnering with Anthropic on Claudeforce. The company posted the announcement on its Claudeforce page. A Hacker News thread on the story had 1 point and no comments. Read Source →
A few weeks ago a team open-sourced a cost-effective, full-featured alternative to OpenAI and Work Louder’s sold-out Codex Micro macropad, and they have now built working units from scratch for $40. The device has 13 assignable keys with individual LEDs, a rotary encoder, a joystick, a touch disc, and an optional edge-lit LED band. The builders say an AI scientist agent completed the hardware, and they highlight how that agent did so relative to other agentic skills, tools, and commercial platforms. Read Source →
Apple is holding its iPhone launch event on September 9, according to TechCrunch. The event is expected to be a notable one, as Apple is rumored to unveil its long-awaited foldable iPhone. It will also be the first Apple event with John Ternus as CEO, who is scheduled to take the reins from Tim Cook on September 1. Read Source →
Anthropic reliability engineer Alex Palcuie, presenting on InfoQ, shares practical lessons on using LLMs for real-world incident response. He describes where AI acts as a superhuman for observing logs and traces, and why it still struggles with causation versus correlation during root-cause analysis. He also outlines how engineering leaders can integrate AI into on-call workflows without eroding human expertise. Read Source →
Z.ai has confirmed that Ox Alpha is a new model in its GLM series and that it will release the model’s weights. The confirmation circulated on the Hacker News front page, where discussion focused on the comments around that announcement. Read Source →
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