2026-08-05

Financial Times

• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49162653 [ There Will Come Soft Rains (1950) [pdf] Hacker news ] OOOO
• https://www.ft.com/content/e17912c0-7691-42f7-8920-b43268930e41?syn-25a6b1a6=1 [ China launches global tax hunt going back decades myFT ] OOOO
• https://www.ft.com/content/dcb0fd01-43c1-45a6-aeac-5951dd0c027b?syn-25a6b1a6=1 [ Lex. As airlines struggle, their suppliers are flying high myFT ] OOOO
• https://www.ft.com/content/5a8f6dbf-44a5-4164-9373-31bcfd2dd900 [ The Old Man by the Sea – memory and make-believe merge in a comic beachside stroll myFT ] OOOO
• https://www.ft.com/content/9a59bb55-d060-4002-bc4f-4563aa598b02?syn-25a6b1a6=1 [ European carmakers turn to Chinese rivals myFT ] OOOO

Wall Street Journal

• https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-strait-of-hormuz-trump-talks-ec566cd7 [ Iran Is Staking Everything on Controlling the Strait of Hormuz wsj ] OOOO
• https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/hegseths-pick-for-top-army-job-is-losing-gop-support-0493cf10 [ Hegseth s Pick for Top Army Job Is Losing Republican Support wsj ] OOOO
• https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/the-investing-heavyweights-that-backed-situational-awareness-before-it-blew-up-d73ee3b1 [ The Investing Heavyweights That Backed Situational Awareness Before It Blew Up wsj ] OOOO
• https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/citadels-purchase-of-situationals-stocks-at-discount-is-already-paying-off-62cef121 [ Citadel’s Purchase of Situational’s Stocks at Discount Is Already Paying Off wsj ] OOOO
• https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/mortgages/cash-out-refinancing-home-mortgage-cf8cd637 [ What to Know Before Doing a Cash-Out Refinancing on Your Home wsj ] OOOO
• https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/airlines-really-dont-want-you-to-buy-their-cheapest-tickets-73048e0a [ Airlines Really Don’t Want You to Buy Their Cheapest Tickets wsj ] OOOO
• https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/its-easier-than-ever-to-fly-private-without-your-own-jet-a263d1f8 [ It’s Easier Than Ever to Fly Private Without Your Own Jet wsj ] OOOO

Hacker News

• https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/newsroom/attorney-general-brenna-bird-leads-coalition-demanding-transparency-from-openai-after-ai-breach-and/ [ Iowa-led states ask OpenAI to keep their bots on a leash Hacker news ] OOOO
• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49172836 [ Waymo in Dallas Hacker news ] OOOO
• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49173165 [ In Memory of My Wife, Elise Cawley, with Thanks for 36 Wonderful Years Hacker news ] OOOO
• https://news.ycombinator.com/ [ Why the Legendary Erdős Problems Are Falling to AI Hacker News ] OOOO
• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49182041 [ TIME Is Serving AI Bots a Different Website, with Ads Built In Hacker News ] OOOO
• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49131438 [ Stateless MCP has recaptured my interest Hacker News ] OOOO


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