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Orchard: An open framework for scalable agentic AI

Orchard is an open-source framework for the research community to train and evaluate AI agents across task types. It reduces complexity while supporting strong performance from smaller models by enabling researchers to reuse the same infrastructure.

Culture

Everything New on Prime Video in August 2026

"Reacher" Season 4 and "Sterling Point" headline this month's streaming arrivals The post Everything New on Prime Video in August 2026 appeared first on TheWrap .

  • Season 4 of "Reacher" debuts on August 12 with Alan Ritchson.
  • "Sterling Point" drama series released on August 12, created by Megan Park.
  • Classic films "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1968 & 1999) added to Prime Video.

World

WTI Oil plunges as Trump revives US-Iran peace hopes

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Oil trades around $78.45 at the time of writing on Monday, down 7.76% on the day, as investors unwind the geopolitical risk premium following announcements of a potential agreement between the United States (US) and Iran.

Health & Medicine

‘Morning Joe’ Fact-Checks RFK Jr.’s Latest ‘Outrageous’ Covid Claims: ‘It’s a Lie’

"Many of his claims flat-out contradict established scientific evidence," MS NOW co-host Jonathan Lemire says after the HHS secretary's interview with Dana Bash on CNN The post ‘Morning Joe’…

  • Jonathan Lemire debunked RFK Jr.'s Covid claims as "false" and "outrageous" on "Morning Joe"
  • ICUs were not empty as Kennedy claimed; FEMA sent refrigerated trucks to NYC in March 2020

AI

Why the Legendary Erdős Problems Are Falling to AI

AI’s greatest mathematical successes have come from answers to problems posed by a mid-20th century iconoclast. By examining what makes the Erdős problems unique, mathematicians are trying to understand how AI might change the rest of math. The post Why the Legendary Erdős Problems Are Falling to AI first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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