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IBM has released Granite 4.2, a family of open reasoning language models in 3B, 8B, and 30B parameter sizes. Unlike earlier Granite releases, which were instruction-following assistants, Granite 4.2 is built around explicit reasoning. Every model can emit a chain of thought before answering, and every model exposes a thinking / non-thinking switch plus a low-effort mode that spends a short reasoning budget on easy questions. The models are decoder-only dense transformers, pre-trained from scratch on roughly 15 trillion tokens, then post-trained through a multi-stage reinforcement learning chain. For the 8B and 30B, that chain…

Every few weeks I talk to a security leader who tells me they have shadow AI in progress. They wrote an acceptable use policy. They published a list of approved tools. They blocked the rest at the proxy and ran a training session on not pasting sensitive data into chatbots. And they will tell you, without hesitation, that this is not enough. They know there is more work to do. What most of them do not yet have is a clear picture of what that next layer actually looks like. That gap is where the real risk lives, and closing…

The Human Rights Foundation has announced support for more projects around the globe, this time giving over 500 million satoshis — worth $396,854 at today’s prices — in grants to 16 projects based in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.  Coming from the HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund, the grants will help projects that want to strengthen the Bitcoin protocol, expand practical Bitcoin access and facilitate secure messaging and community infrastructure for dissidents, among other things, according to the NGO.  The grants are the second round of funding to come in 2026, after the NGO announced it had supported 26 projects in…

As manufacturers expand automation across assembly and production operations, new technologies are giving robots greater dexterity, improving process control and automating tasks that have traditionally been difficult to perform consistently. From tactile sensing and integrated cobot grippers to automated tape application and real-time weld guidance, these products are designed to improve robot interaction, simplify integration and increase process reliability.Robotiq has introduced TSF-85 tactile sensor fingertips for its 2F-85 Adaptive Gripper, adding real-time touch feedback for physical AI, industrial automation and humanoid robotics applications. The fingertips use a 4-by-7 static taxel grid to monitor force distribution and detect micro-slip at 1,000…

A new lawsuit contends that a pair of recent final rules from OPM exceeds statutory authority and violates the intent of the Civil Service Reform Act. Drew Friedman@dfriedmanWFED August 25, 2026 5:51 pm 3 min read The Trump administration is facing a new lawsuit from federal unions after it issued a pair of recent final rules overhauling federal employee suitability standards and performance evaluations. Filed on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the unions’ lawsuit contends that the Office of Personnel Management exceeded statutory authority and violated the intent of the Civil Service Reform…

Kerry Wan/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.A few weeks ago, I shared my journey of switching over to Mint Mobile, after being a T-Mobile customer for more than a decade. As you may have guessed, the move was easy to justify, with mounting price increases and forced plan upgrades being the main reasons.I’m also saving more than $100 per month now, so that’s nice. But going from a big household name such as T-Mobile to a smaller brand like Mint has taught me a thing or two about the downsides of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), too.Also: I…

Introduction Most developers see Python dataclasses as a shortcut for avoiding repetitive dunder methods like __init__ and __repr__. So at first look, it seems like a simple way to write less code and move faster. In practice, dataclasses are designed to reduce boilerplate in data-focused classes while keeping behavior clear and under your control. Instead of writing initialization, comparison, and representation logic by hand, you define the fields and let Python generate the standard methods automatically, while still retaining the flexibility to customize behavior when needed. This article goes beyond the basics and focuses on several practical features you’ll use…

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced fresh sanctions on Iranian cyber actors as part of what it called an “unprecedented, whole-of-government, economic campaign” against the nation and its enablers. “We are launching an economic onslaught against Iran’s financial connections around the globe. Our objective is to sever every economic lifeline that sustains this tyrannical regime until Tehran stands alone,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. The action, codenamed Operation Economic Outcast, aims to cut the Iranian regime and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from the financial “lifelines” that support the “leading state sponsor of terror.” To…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors up 1-5%, SOL leads; BTC at $79.2k BTC ETFs see another $337M in inflows; $116M for ETH Coinbase announced tokenized stocks live on Base Hyperliquid’s HyperEVM hits new ATH in revenue FWAIR PFP drop leads to massive gas spike on ETH and 16,000+ spins 🏛️ Coinbase Puts Tokenized Stocks on BaseCoinbase-issued tokenized stocks went live on Base on Monday, starting with fractional shares of Apple and Nvidia. Every eligible user outside the United…