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Techmeme’s August 29 front page surfaced OpenAI’s August 28 post, “Our decision on Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX”. OpenAI says it intends to stop supplying its models to Cursor on November 12, after nearly four years of working with the coding platform. The immediate disruption may be limited: Cursor says OpenAI models account for only about 5% of its traffic. The larger significance is harder to dismiss. A model supplier is using a change-of-control clause to decide who may distribute its technology, turning an upstream API contract into an instrument of corporate governance and competitive strategy.

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The world produces roughly \$120trn of goods and services each year, but annual output is only one way to measure prosperity. A balance sheet asks a different question: what stock of wealth supports that income? The distinction matters because households can become much richer on paper even when the world adds relatively little to its productive capacity.

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Catastrophic floods kill over 353 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing (r/news)

• 002Chris: There will be more and more bodies found in the next few days. The videos and CCTV were absolutely horrible and I doubt anyone of those people survived.
• Much-Ad-1155: Here is a good resource with pictures to show the devastation. Horrifying to watch Nepal–Tibet floods in maps, photos and videos - ABC News
• Bzr21: Many people underestimate the raw power of large volumes of fast-moving water. Things that even a tornado do not move can crumble and be swept away by enough water.

Peter Cullen, voice of ‘Transformers,’ ‘Winnie the Pooh’ characters, dies at 85 (r/news)

• abeuscher: Just went to read his wiki and saw that he (Optimus Prime) and Megatron (Frank Welker) were friends in real life. That’s just lovely.
• El_Superbeasto76: He also did the vocalizations for the Predator.
• boxoffoxsocks: I didn’t know the same voice actor did Optimus Prime and Eeyore. Unreal career. Rest in peace.

What are Americans surprisingly good at that people don’t give them enough credit for? (r/AskReddit)

• tacopieswithsalsa: taking corn and turning it to something else
• Then_Sir7372: Disaster relief and grassroots mobilization. For example when a tornado or hurricane hits, neighbors show up with chainsaws, tractors and hot meals before federal aid even sets up a tent.
• Ilovestraightpepper: Public libraries. We’re super committed to funding these third spaces so that all may have access to information. Not everyone has the Internet and a computer at home.

What statement can you say that will instantly prove you grew up poor? (r/AskReddit)

• cornucopiaofdoom: Mom: “I’m not buying that again, you guys ate it too fast”
• ThreeLeggedStrut: My mom tried her best to cut our hair before school pictures. She was the best mom, but not much of a barber.
• push_connection: Hot dog bun? You need special bread for your tube of meat?

What book is widely considered a “masterpiece” that you think is completely unreadable? (r/AskReddit)

• Upper-Job5130: “A ‘Classic’ is something everyone wants to have read, but no one actually wants to read.” - Mark Twain
• fused_of_course: James Joyce Ulysses. I cannot read it and have tried so many times over the years.
• bubinha: Finnegans Wake, by James Joyce. I mean, what the fuck is even that?

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Is Leetcode 75 and Blind 75 enough? (Blind)

• spacemanxx (Bloomberg): Confirming Bloomberg is getting worse by the day. I have done 1,000 problems. 75+ in the last few weeks. I can do anything on Blind 75 at typing speed < 2m. If we apply to the same role, who is going to interview better?
• Bhatt86 (Amazon): Why is Bloomberg a cesspit? Can OP share more info?
• nhh2 (Apple): Look into Neetcode 150 if you have the time

Why is no one on Blind talking about Apple layoffs?? (Blind)

• 9livesNanC (Bloomberg): I think it was around 65 people.. that’s not really a layoff and they will have time to find spots on internal teams.
• ;:-/; (Oracle): Apple recruiters are pretty bad in responding and interacting with candidates. They should go out first as part of layoffs.
• TgDn77 (DeepL): I saw a LinkedIn post that an Engineer who’s been there since 1989 was part of the layoff. Harsh.

HuggingFace Acquired for \$13 Billion (Blind)

• fKWJ81 (CDW): Bro wtf is going on - what’s the rationale here
• nvgo (NVIDIA): How big was the hugging face team and what does their payout look like ?
• supamaniac (Salesforce): NVIDIA is gonna control the opensource ecosystem and prioritize the models running NVIDIA chips

Grand Theft Auto 6 Will Have No Microtransactions Or Generative AI (r/technology)

• suitable_replies: Tomorrows disclaimer: GTA 6 and GTA 6 online are two separate entities.
• Mighty-Wings: GTA6 won’t, however GTA 6 Online will be riddled like a cheap hooker.
• AustraliaOutback: Because they’re going to sell online seperately. You’d be naïve to think they’re not gonna milk their cashcow.

Apple Maps is getting ads, and there’s no way to turn them off (r/technology)

• Rangerdth: RIP Apple Maps. That’s all I have to say.
• highway2009: Yep. Paying premium prices for an iPhone does not prevent enshittification. It started with the App Store, now barely usable for searching, and it is coming for everything!!
• IrishWeebster: I’ll finally switch from Apple Maps to literally anything else. I’ve preferred the native app since I’ve been using iPhone, but that’ll end now. Absolutely imbecilic move.

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The Coastline Paradox Gets Complicated

In 1967 mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot drew attention to a strange fact about Great Britain’s coastline: its measured length increases as the measuring ruler gets shorter. Finer measurements capture more bays, inlets and rocky irregularities. The boundary seems to reveal new detail at every scale, making it a classic example of a fractal pattern.

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Techmeme surfaced Anthropic’s original August 27 announcement of the Model Hardware Standard, or MHS. The important idea is not that an AI model can press buttons on a robot. It is that lab and manufacturing equipment could expose one discoverable, model-agnostic control layer, letting an agent coordinate devices that were never designed to work together.

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China’s next export surge may arrive without a shipping container. Chinese artificial-intelligence companies are rapidly taking robotaxis, delivery vehicles, cloud services and chatbots abroad. Their expansion is often described as a sign of technological strength. It is also a response to a harder economic problem: many of these businesses struggle to earn money at home, while Beijing wants the benefits of AI without the disruption that mass automation could bring to Chinese workers.

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Yayoi Kusama: Japanese avant-garde artist dies aged 97 (r/news)

• asimplepencil: At least this one was a bit more understandable. 97 is a VERY long life
• j_turn2000: sheesh this is what, the 3rd famous person to die within the past couple weeks?
• Throwaway999222111: One of the modern greats

Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, dies aged 80 (r/news)

• The_Quietest_Moments: Two legends in two days
• Gsxing: Wow this one made me tear up. This week sucks.
• monkey_monkey_monkey: This month I have lost my dad, Dolly Parton and now Tim Curry. I will not look back fondly on August 2026.

What is an oddly specific rule you enforce in your own house that makes total sense to you, but would sound ridiculous to a guest? (r/AskReddit)

• anaid_098: No toilet brushes in the dishwasher. The fact that the rule exists is what would be perceived as ridiculous.
• Emergency-Guidance28: We must at least have underwear on for meals. Please use your own underwear.
• Pia_moo: If you are looking for scissors ànd you only find my sewing “fabric “ scissors, you have not found scissors yet…

Which celebrity did you think was using their real name, only to find out it’s actually a stage name? (r/AskReddit)

• SharkFart86: Tina Fey. Her real first name is Elizabeth.
• OmitsWordsByAccident: Albert Brooks. His real name is Albert Einstein (seriously).
• redpariah2: Willem Dafoe. His real name is William Dafoe.

Men, have you ever given a woman you weren’t initially attracted to a chance? How did it work out? (r/AskReddit)

• pookumz123: Dated her for 8 years. She was one of the 2 women I truly loved in this lifetime. Always give them a chance boys. Sincerely
• Tall_Pear_8715: We got married and have two kids 
• cold_tea_blues: Finding an answer here as a gf or wife must be rough. 

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Tell me your worst workplace story.: My ex-girlfriend was my interviewer lol (Blind)

• WKzn20 (Akamai Technologies): Conflict of interest. Should be flagged beforehand.
• wmSDK (Lowe’s): My girlfriends husband was my interviewer. Got the job!
• riddle_ (Meta): Is it Friday already?

Rejected openai, anthropic and meta for infosys. Starting to regret it (Blind)

• USA-smilin (Lark): when the dust settles all that will be left is infosys sis
• hRttx4d (OpenAI): Do it for your country
• atlos (Atlassian): It’s a joke guys, cmon!

50% of Nvidia employees reportedly have a net worth above \$25 million. (Blind)

• 1/1 (Qualcomm): Posts like that make my cry. I ’ve declined their offer in 2020….
• touché 🤺 (NVIDIA): lol BS. more like \$20 million.
• tech stres (Intel): Not me

Flock Camera CEO Asks Americans To “Compromise” on Privacy Amidst Major Backlash: Report (r/technology)

• wonkytrees1: His property is blurred out on Google maps for privacy. I know anyone can request this but still.
• o_MrBombastic_o: We’ve compromised enough hence the lack of guillotines
• Shin-kak-nish: If he puts a flock camera in his home I’ll accept his argument

New Twitter launches, says Musk’s X gave up the name (r/technology)

• randomtask: Fascinating legal play cotton, let’s see how it works out
• jefmes: LOL I won’t ever use it, but if it fucks with Musk then have at it.
• Shiningc00: You know what, fuck all of these social media. They’re rotting our brains and shortening our attention span.

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Quick facts

• Difficulty: MEDIUM
• Problem: Odd Even Linked List
• Topics: Linked List

Problem gist

Given a singly linked list, rearrange its existing nodes so that every node in an odd-numbered position comes first, followed by every node in an even-numbered position. The relative order inside each group must stay unchanged.