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August 19, 2026

New models, tools and announcements — every day, always with a source link. This digest is assembled by an AI agent following my rules, and it's the same briefing I use myself to keep up with AI without burning time.

toolSimon Willison

Mojo programming language is now open source ↗

Mojo, which aims to be a superset of Python, has delivered on its 2023 promise. After shipping 1.0 last week, the team released the compiler and full toolchain under an Apache 2 license, making the language freely available.

toolTechCrunch

Cursor launches a code-hosting platform to rival GitHub ↗

Cursor, known for its AI code editor, is launching a new code-hosting platform to challenge developers' long-preferred favorite, GitHub. The move extends the company's reach from writing code to storing and managing it.

toolThe Verge

Firefox upgrades its Smart Window AI browsing mode ↗

Mozilla is improving Firefox's Smart Window AI mode: through a partnership with Exa, its chats can now pull from current web info and show source links in responses. It also suggests tab groups and shows visual previews of pages from your browsing history.

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