Science & Technology — August 13, 2026

Anthropic to watermark Claude output. Anthropic's new models will embed machine-readable watermarks in Claude-generated text and files to comply with new EU transparency rules, opening a new front in AI-content detection.

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Twitch adds AI training opt-out. After backlash, streamers can now toggle off use of their streams, clips, and chats for training Amazon's generative AI models -- training remains on by default.

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Brain reasons without words. MIT neuroscientists found language and logical reasoning run on separate brain systems; people with severe language impairments from stroke could still perform complex reasoning.

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Total solar eclipse dazzles Europe. Totality crossed Greenland, Iceland, and Spain Wednesday evening -- Spain's first total solar eclipse in more than a century -- as millions across Europe watched.

Space.com dated the event to Aug. 12 and published photos and video gathered along the path of totality. The story had circulated in advance as a preview; the outlet's coverage after Wednesday evening marked its transition from anticipated spectacle to completed, widely observed event.

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