Wired reports that OpenAI is testing a new "Persistent mode" for Codex that would let the agent keep working until explicitly "put to sleep," proactively creating follow-up tasks for itself across sessions and using prior interactions and knowledge of the user to decide what to do next. Code alluding to the feature was spotted in the product's code base, though it has not been rolled out or officially announced yet. From the report: Persistent mode appears in Codex's "reasoning effort" menu, in which users can select the level of computing power, tokens, and time they want to allow for an AI model to "think" before answering a prompt. It seems to be one of OpenAI's most computationally intensive settings. When users have selected Persistent mode, OpenAI's code base reads that Codex will "continue working until put to sleep." That's a stark contrast to currently available modes, which will stop working on a task after a few minutes or hours, even if it's not complete.

In another file in the code base, OpenAI describes a feature within Persistent mode called "proactivity." This appears to be a type of system prompt for agents in Persistent mode, which are told that their work is not done when they finish answering a user's request. Instead, the agent is instructed to proactively create follow-up tasks for itself. The agent is capable of working on those tasks across sessions and using past user interactions and "knowledge of the user" to decide what to work on. It also has a tool to message the user without being asked but is told to send these sparingly.

The instructions also set limits for the agent, according to the file. The agent is told that Persistent mode does not expand what it is allowed to do and that altering anything outside the user's own system requires the user's approval first -- seemingly intended to limit how dangerous a persistent AI agent could be. The file sits in the shared core of Codex rather than in the code specific to the terminal, seeming to suggest the proactivity feature is intended for more than the command line tool.

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Google is imposing new memory-use limits on Android apps as the AI data center boom contributes to a broader memory chip shortage that could leave lower-cost phones with less RAM. Developers will have until February 2027 to meet new thresholds for memory and bitmap usage. To aid developers, Google is adding tools to flag apps that exceed the limits and help prevent slowdowns and crashes. TechCrunch reports: The company explains that the mobile industry is now facing "significant hardware supply constraints that are altering device memory availability," which can then, in turn, affect the consumer's experience with their devices. To address this, Google is now establishing new performance thresholds across several areas, like dynamic memory usage and bitmap usage. In addition, Google is adding code optimization requirements designed to prevent things like app slowdowns and crashes related to performance.

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CARACAS (ANP/BLOOMBERG) - Venezuela overweegt uit oliekartel OPEC te stappen, melden ingewijden aan persbureau Bloomberg. Het mogelijke vertrek is onderwerp geweest van gesprekken met Amerikaanse functionarissen. Een definitief besluit is nog niet genomen.

Venezuela was ruim zestig jaar geleden een van de oprichters van de Organisatie van Olie-exporterende Landen (OPEC). De betekenis van het land binnen het kartel is de afgelopen jaren echter afgenomen. Amerikaanse sancties en economische crises hebben de Venezolaanse olie-industrie hard geraakt. In juli produceerde het land volgens gegevens van Bloomberg 1,16 miljoen vaten olie per dag, minder dan de helft van tien jaar geleden.

Een vertrek van Venezuela heeft daardoor naar verwachting op korte termijn weinig gevolgen voor de wereldwijde oliemarkt. Het zou wel nieuwe twijfels kunnen oproepen over de eenheid binnen OPEC. Vier maanden geleden kondigden ook de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten aan uit het oliekartel te stappen.

Ik wandel langs een school voor kinderen met specifieke leerbehoeften. Op het schoolplein probeert een meester, gehurkt, contact te krijgen met een uitzinnig ventje.

Een kruiswoordpuzzel, maar dan heel klein (en snel).

Als je wel zin hebt om te sudokuen, maar het liever bij een gridje van 5x5 houdt.

Een Precies Vier bestaat uit 16 woorden, begrippen of namen, die moeten worden verdeeld in precies vier groepen van vier. Er is telkens maar één oplossing mogelijk. Welke woorden vormen een connectie?

Wie of wat staat er midden in het nieuws? Een actuele puzzel, die makkelijker is als je het nieuws een beetje volgt.

Three employees of Stars and Stripes, a government-funded news service, allege they were fired after reporting on USS Abraham Lincoln

Three journalists who were fired by the Pentagon from a US government-funded news outlet sued the Department of Defense in federal court on Thursday, arguing their dismissals were illegal and violated their first amendment rights to free speech.

The three journalists were all employees of Stars and Stripes, which their court filing calls “the U.S. military’s independent news source since the Civil War with a long history of editorial independence, free from news management or censorship by military command”.

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Sergiy Galyonkin has added a photo to the pool:

For historical reasons, it is impossible for a Republican to get elected in this city, so all the Republicans register as Democrats and call themselves "moderates". What they actually are is "neoliberals", or, if you like, methane-breathing space zombie free-marketeers. The people to the left of them call themselves "progressives". And "centrist" means somewhere between "Libertarian" and "MAGA".

Therefore:

S.F. Dems vote to oppose billionaire tax, defying state party:

The vote fell along a neat progressive/moderate divide. The local chapter took the step two months ago to alter its bylaws to allow itself to diverge from the state party's endorsement on California ballot measures. Previously, the local chapter's convention was to follow the state party on statewide ballot measures and candidates.

Prop. 40, or the billionaire tax, would levy a one-time, 5 percent tax on some 200 billionaires who lived in California on Jan. 1, 2026. Most of the money would be spent on health care, patching up a $30 billion hole in Medi-Cal due to federal cuts after President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." The rest would go to education and food assistance.

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Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 28-08-2026 01:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 20.4°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 17.3°C / Max 28.6°C | Kans op neerslag 34%

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 17.3°C, Max 28.6°C (Matige regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 6.0 mm, Kans op neerslag 34%, 🧭 1007.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s), richting: ↖ 118°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 02:00: 20.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 96%, 🧭 1007.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↑ 189°
• 03:00: 19.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 83%, 🧭 1007.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.0 km/u (3.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 207°
• 04:00: 19.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 64%, 🧭 1007.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.9 km/u (3.3 m/s), richting: ↑ 199°
• 05:00: 19.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 47%, 🧭 1007.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 12.2 km/u (3.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 207°
• 06:00: 19.5°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 36%, 🧭 1007.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.9 km/u (3.3 m/s), richting: ↗ 208°
• 07:00: 19.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 27%, 🧭 1006.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.0 km/u (3.9 m/s), richting: ↗ 227°
• 08:00: 19.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 24%, 🧭 1007.3 hPa ↗️ +0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.1 km/u (4.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 218°
• 09:00: 19.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 26%, 🧭 1007.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s), richting: ↗ 221°
• 10:00: 19.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 34%, 🧭 1007.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.1 km/u (4.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 211°
• 11:00: 20.4°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, Kans op neerslag 45%, 🧭 1007.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 12.6 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 227°
• 12:00: 20.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 63%, 🧭 1007.6 hPa ↗️ +0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.3 km/u (4.8 m/s), richting: ↗ 236°
• 13:00: 20.5°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.2 mm, Kans op neerslag 85%, 🧭 1006.9 hPa ↘️ -0.7 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.2 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 241°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• zaterdag 29 augustus: Min 17.6°C, Max 20.9°C (Zware regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 23.8 mm, Kans op neerslag 57%, 🧭 1008.1 hPa ↗️ +0.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 26.3 km/u (7.3 m/s), richting: ↗ 216°
• zondag 30 augustus: Min 17.2°C, Max 22.0°C (Matige regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 17.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 63%, 🧭 1008.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 33.1 km/u (9.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 205°
• maandag 31 augustus: Min 16.1°C, Max 21.5°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 5.7 mm, Kans op neerslag 48%, 🧭 1009.5 hPa ↗️ +1.4 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 33.1 km/u (9.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 224°
• dinsdag 01 september: Min 15.5°C, Max 19.7°C (Lichte onweersbui) ⛈️, Neerslag 10.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 67%, 🧭 1017.1 hPa ↗️ +7.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 24.2 km/u (6.7 m/s), richting: ↗ 228°
• woensdag 02 september: Min 15.2°C, Max 19.9°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 28%, 🧭 1020.9 hPa ↗️ +3.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 14.2 km/u (3.9 m/s), richting: → 248°
• donderdag 03 september: Min 14.9°C, Max 20.7°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.7 mm, Kans op neerslag 35%, 🧭 1022.8 hPa ↗️ +1.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 10.4 km/u (2.9 m/s), richting: → 254°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 20.4°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 21.9°C (+1.5°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 13.0 km/u (3.6 m/s), richting: ↖ 141°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 24.5 km/h (6.8 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 82%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1007.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 13.2 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 06:45 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 20:40

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 55 🟡 (Matig)
• PM2.5: 6.2 μg/m³
• PM10: 7.4 μg/m³

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