NYTimes: Archaeologists Find Hundreds of Ancient Glyphs in the Amazon

August 8, 2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/americas/amazon-archaeology-geoglyphs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share


Larry Ellison Bet It All on the A.I. Boom. Will He Be the Face of the A.I. Bubble?

August 8, 2026

Larry Ellison Bet It All on the A.I. Boom. Will He Be the Face of the A.I. Bubble? – The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/magazine/larry-ellison-ai-oracle.html


Route 66: How a century-old highway helps explain America

August 8, 2026

https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/07/02/route-66-how-a-century-old-highway-helps-explain-america QT:{{” Route 66 contains hundreds of reminders that it can also be an individual endeavour, requiring little more than a few cans of paint and a memorable name (such as the Blue Swallow and the Wagon Wheel, both motels). Gimmicks work, too: if you finish a 72-ounce steak at the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo within an hour and without vomiting, your meal is free. “}}
economist route 66

2.4K car trip, chicago to LA


4 Easy Ways to Eat More Fiber – The New York Times

August 8, 2026

4 Easy Ways to Eat More Fiber – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/well/eat/tips-for-getting-more-fiber.html


The Claude AI Feature That’s Quietly Replacing My Entire Note-Taking System | Mubashir Burfat in Producti vitySpot

August 8, 2026

http://medium.com/productivityspot/the-claude-ai-feature-thats-quietly-replacing-my-entire-note-taking-system-5d92b4903e34


Deriving the Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) from First Principles | by Irene Markelic, PhD | Towards AI

August 8, 2026

https://pub.towardsai.net/deriving-the-singular-value-decomposition-svd-from-first-principles-7695ebbb4e7d


how to make a list of people up in gmail or google contacts so I can email people with one name – Google Search

August 8, 2026

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+make+a+list+of+people+up+in+gmail+or+google+contacts+so+I+can+email+people+with+one+name&oq=how+to+make+a+list+of+people+up+in+gmail+or+google+contacts+so+I+can+email+people+with+one+name&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAtIBCTE3MjkxajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&source=chrome.ob&ie=UTF-8

works!


Disparate privacy risks from medical AI | Nature

August 8, 2026

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10688-0
model privacy leakage & MIAs

Knolle, M. A., Menten, M. J., Jungmann, F., Meissen, F., Glocker, B., Rueckert, D., & Kaissis, G. (2026). Disparate privacy risks from medical AI. Nature, 656(8126), 192–198.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10688-0


Amorality and greed at Silicon Valley’s favourite university

August 8, 2026

https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/07/02/amorality-and-greed-at-silicon-valleys-favourite-university


How to Rule the World by Theo Baker: 9780593832837

August 8, 2026

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760317/how-to-rule-the-world-by-theo-baker/