Daily brief

Sunday, August 9, 2026

Today's signal, sifted from the noise. Coffee optional, skepticism required. 1 to act on · 1 to monitor.

Act

1

Anthropic made "Auto mode" the default for new Claude Code sessions on Pro, Max, and Team plans. source

Monitor

1

Amazon's planned Texas data center includes an on-site gas power plant that could become the largest US carbon emitter. source