Aside Computer Use is a real Chromium browser that runs in the background across multiple macOS apps and is now available on Mac and Windows. It claims 2.7× faster performance with 65% fewer tokens versus Codex, based on internal evaluations.
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2.7x faster with 65% fewer tokens vs Codex*
Runs in the background across multiple apps (macOS)
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Anthropic moral-dilemma token study cuts malicious behavior to 0%
Anthropic reports that using 3 million tokens of advice from ordinary people facing complex moral dilemmas reduced malicious behavior to 0% and increased efficiency 28-fold across model generations. The claim follows a quoted tweet praising the paper as the most mind-blowing on AI alignment.
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3 million tokens of advice from ordinary people used in study
Malicious behavior dropped to 0% with a 28-fold efficiency jump across model generations
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Opus 5.5 removes /investigate skill in agent skill set
Opus 5.5 removes the /investigate skill because the new model handles it better. Eval-driven development loops are described as necessary.
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Removed /investigate as a skill because Opus 5.5 does it better.
Claims every new model gets better.
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Reprompt AI acquired by Rippling – new AI agents
Reprompt AI was acquired by Rippling, adding agents built by Rob and Lukas that operate at massive scale. The agents address complex data, speed, and efficiency challenges.
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Acquisition: Rippling acquired Reprompt AI.
Agents: Built by Rob and Lukas, they operate at massive scale and tackle complex data, speed, and efficiency problems.
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ETHBEAT rebranding from L2BEAT, expands scope
ETHBEAT is the new name for L2BEAT, adding coverage of privacy, interop, staking and beyond. The service aims to provide transparency on the guarantees users get on Ethereum.
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L2BEAT is now ETHBEAT.
Extends coverage to privacy, interop, staking and beyond.
Goal: transparency on the guarantees users get on Ethereum.