Cloudflare has open-sourced Cloudflare OS, an Apache 2.0-licensed platform that lets organizations build AI agents, apps, and workflows using curated company data and tools within isolated, governed environments. Despite the name, it is not a traditional operating system but a framework for securely managing organizational AI workloads. Phoronix reports: Cloudflare OS is already used internally at Cloudflare and is described in today's announcement as:
"Cloudflare OS starts with a conversation in your browser, like many other AI tools. What makes it different is that each conversation is grounded in the context and skills your organization has curated. Give your workspace a goal, and it can draw on that knowledge and work with the tools and data your organization already uses to achieve it.

Cloudflare OS combines three parts:
- An agent workspace grounded in context and skills your company curates, with an isolated runtime where agents can write and run code.
- A new security and governance framework for safe access to internal data and services.
- A platform for personal, modifiable apps that people can build, share, and continue changing.

What begins as a conversation can become a doc, an app, or a workflow that continues doing the work." You can learn more at os.cloudflare.app.

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A leaked roadmap suggests T-Mobile plans to make its T-Life app the primary way customers manage their accounts by the end of 2026, "gradually moving one feature at a time into the app" and away from physical stores, reports Android Authority. That includes upgrades, new-line activations, and eventually new-account sign-ups. From the report: According to an image shared by a Reddit user, the carrier has mapped out the next phase of its app-first strategy. This clearly shows that the T-Life app is set to become the primary way customers manage nearly every aspect of their account by the end of 2026. The roadmap suggests T-Mobile isn't flipping the switch overnight. Instead, it's gradually moving one feature at a time into the app. The concierge experience has already made that transition, while phone upgrade transactions are currently being shifted over. Next on the list is support for adding new lines, followed by what appears to be the biggest change yet.

By the fourth quarter of 2026, the roadmap indicates that all new customer accounts will be handled entirely through T-Life. So, many of the tasks that traditionally required a trip to a T-Mobile store could soon be completed from your phone instead. [...] The roadmap also reinforces a direction T-Mobile has been moving toward for quite some time: making T-Life the center of the customer experience. If the timeline holds, the app may soon become a requirement for managing your account.

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Several US senators have written a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), inquiring about the agency's "plans to crack down on prediction markets" that offer "contracts for individuals to bet on wildfires." "Offering bets on destructive wildfires threatens to minimize communities' suffering, all so the rich and powerful can profit," wrote (PDF) the group of senators, who represent Oregon, California, Nevada, Minnesota, and New Hampshire. The document specifically cites that Polymarket hosted bets in January 2025 on the wildfires in Los Angeles, and it mentions another website which specifically accepts "simulated bets" exclusively on California wildfires.

"There's also the heightened risk -- according to state and local fire officials -- that individuals could be tempted to commit arson in order to make sure their bets are successful," the letter continues. "By offering contracts on fires, prediction market sites run the risk of encouraging people to influence fires that have already started, creating additional concerns around public safety and insider trading." [...] Kalshi spokesperson Elisabeth Diana told Ars by email that the company does not allow such wildfire markets "because they create perverse incentives." But its primary rival, Polymarket, has taken a different approach. A spokesperson for Polymarket told Ars in an emailed statement that the company does not "profit from outcomes," adding that people "come to Polymarket for information." "While we are not blind to the risks, removing these markets does not prevent a tragedy but makes the most accurate information less accessible to the people who need it most," he wrote.

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Weer voor Rotterdam ☀️ - 05-08-2026 19:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 24.5°C · Zonnig ☀️ | Min 20.8°C / Max 25.5°C | Kans op neerslag 3%

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 20.8°C, Max 25.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1015.2 hPa ↗️ +0.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 25.6 km/u (7.1 m/s), richting: ↗ 238°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 20:00: 23.9°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1014.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 23.0 km/u (6.4 m/s), richting: → 256°
• 21:00: 22.6°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1014.9 hPa ↗️ +0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 23.4 km/u (6.5 m/s), richting: → 249°
• 22:00: 21.8°C (Helder) 🌕, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1015.7 hPa ↗️ +0.8 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 24.8 km/u (6.9 m/s), richting: ↗ 243°
• 23:00: 21.2°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1015.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 23.8 km/u (6.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 240°
• 00:00: 20.9°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1016.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 21.2 km/u (5.9 m/s), richting: ↗ 232°
• 01:00: 20.8°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1016.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.0 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 241°
• 02:00: 20.8°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1016.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.4 km/u (4.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 246°
• 03:00: 20.8°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1016.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: → 281°
• 04:00: 20.2°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1016.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.8 km/u (1.9 m/s), richting: ↓ 342°
• 05:00: 19.9°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌕, 🧭 1017.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.8 km/u (1.9 m/s), richting: → 284°
• 06:00: 19.1°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1017.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↘ 299°
• 07:00: 19.1°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1017.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.2 km/u (3.1 m/s), richting: → 282°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• donderdag 06 augustus: Min 18.2°C, Max 22.2°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1019.5 hPa ↗️ +4.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 20.9 km/u (5.8 m/s), richting: → 285°
• vrijdag 07 augustus: Min 17.1°C, Max 24.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1022.4 hPa ↗️ +2.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 12.6 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: ↓ 339°
• zaterdag 08 augustus: Min 15.1°C, Max 26.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1019.8 hPa ↘️ -2.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 11.7 km/u (3.2 m/s), richting: ← 100°
• zondag 09 augustus: Min 18.8°C, Max 31.1°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1014.2 hPa ↘️ -5.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.7 km/u (5.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 230°
• maandag 10 augustus: Min 17.5°C, Max 24.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 5%, 🧭 1018.2 hPa ↗️ +4.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.8 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: ↘ 310°
• dinsdag 11 augustus: Min 15.8°C, Max 25.6°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1022.1 hPa ↗️ +3.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 11.9 km/u (3.3 m/s), richting: ← 101°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 19:15): 24.5°C (Zonnig)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 21.1°C (-3.4°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 25.6 km/u (7.1 m/s), richting: → 252°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 49.3 km/h (13.7 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 47%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1014.4 hPa ↗️ +1.3 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 32.4 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 1.1
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 06:10 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 21:25

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 34 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 4.6 μg/m³
• PM10: 10.3 μg/m³

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Lidar and other discoveries continue to show that the Amazon rainforest was home to a “sprawling ancient civilization much bigger than researchers expected” (possibly up to 3 million people around 100-300 CE).

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