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Three Days, One Flag, and a Model That Wouldn’t Stay Dropped: A Documented Case of Claude’s Safety System Overriding Its Own Stated Decisions
USA Times reviewed screenshots from a July 2026 Claude conversation showing a safety flag resurfacing after the assistant explicitly said it was dropping the subject — a documented, reproducible pattern, reported here with all identifying details about the third party involved withheld at the source’s request.
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What Claude’s Cowork Sessions Can’t Do Yet: A Hands-On Look at Credential Storage, Compared With OpenAI’s Codex
Testing Claude’s Cowork environment against OpenAI’s Codex on one specific, testable question — where does an API credential live between sessions — turns up a real gap, an important caveat in Codex’s own documentation, and at least one place the comparison runs the other way.
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Build Your Own Giant Screen: The Best Home Projectors for Movie Lovers (2026)
You will never fit a true-IMAX screen in an apartment. But a good projector gets you closer to the cinema than any TV — here are the ones worth buying, matched to your room.
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Skip the $30 Delivery: The Best Home Pizza Ovens for a Real NYC-Style Slice (2026)
A delivery pizza usually costs more than the counter price once the fees stack up. Here are the home ovens that close the gap — for a backyard, a balcony, or a countertop.