The day in tech.

Claude Code makes Auto Mode the default for Pro, Max, and Team plans starting August 14, with Enterprise still opting in. Tests with 1,053 paid testers showed Auto Mode generated about 25 percent more pull requests and blocked all 720 prompt injection attempts against Claude's Fable 5, Opus 5, and Sonnet 5 models.

Wayfair sees recovery in U.S. furniture demand. SpaceX is eyeing $1 trillion in revenue. Procter & Gamble made a $3.8 billion bet, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The Bayeux Tapestry loan offers a model for the Parthenon Marbles. The comparison suggests a potential framework for the British Museum and Greece. The loan precedent shapes the ongoing repatriation debate.

A fabricated agency was discovered in Nigeria's budget. The made-up entity found its way into official government spending plans. The discovery raises questions about budget oversight and verification processes.

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro, Pro Max, and first folding iPhone are expected to launch at a September 9 keynote, with pre-orders from Caviar already listing custom designs. The on-sale date is projected for September 18, though foldable availability remains unconfirmed.

Selling the dream of SpaceX was the easy part, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Now Elon Musk has to hang on, facing the challenge of maintaining the company's momentum and vision.

On Sunday, Aug. 9, the Moon is in Waning Crescent phase with 16% of its surface visible, per NASA's Daily Moon Guide. Without visual aids, only the Aristarchus Plateau is visible; binoculars or a telescope reveal the Grimaldi Basin.

Spiralism, a quasi-spiritual movement, grew in 2025 from human-AI conversations after sycophantic GPT-4o updates and expanded ChatGPT memory. Reddit users describe the Spiral as an inherent force, not something that finds anyone first.

A fashion company's initial public offering faces scrutiny as its growth narrative appears weak. The Wall Street Journal analysis questions the sustainability of the business's expansion prospects. Investors are urged to examine the underlying fundamentals before committing capital.

A bank is powering China's AI listings bonanza, driving a surge of tech company stock market debuts. The financial institution's role centers on underwriting and facilitating these high-profile AI-related initial public offerings.