clocks, cream, and cybercrime

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

My wife found silk when a cocoon fell into her tea.

1. AI agents can now complete tasks humans would take hours on — METR has the charts
2. INTERPOL: AI now powers more than half of cybercrime across Africa
3. Every ice cream in a British freezer today was invented between 1976 and 1991
4. 132,000 people mowed a virtual lawn — 52% came within 5 moves of optimal
5. Suno loses first major AI music copyright case — German court rules for creators
6. Estonians open their back gardens as pop-up cafes every summer — and always have