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title: August newsletter is out
link: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/4/august-newsletter/
source: simonwillison-net
published: 2026-09-04T05:54:40Z
updated: 2026-09-04T05:54:40Z
first_seen: 2026-09-04T12:14:41.802665207Z
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summary: 'The August edition of my sponsors-only monthly newsletter is out. If you are a sponsor (or if you start a sponsorship now) you can access it here. This month: We got more details on OpenAl''s accidental cyberattacks One-shotting Raccoon Heist games with Fable 5 and Sol 5.6 Claude auto mode Understanding ChatGPT Work Model releases Miscellaneous bits and bobs My projects What I''m using at the moment Here''s a copy of the July newsletter as a preview of what you''ll get. Pay $10/month to stay a month ahead of the free copy! Tags: newsletter'
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The August edition of my [sponsors-only monthly newsletter](https://github.com/sponsors/simonw/) is out. If you are a sponsor (or if you start a sponsorship now) you can [access it here](https://github.com/simonw-private/monthly/blob/main/2026-08-august.md).

This month:

- We got more details on OpenAl's accidental cyberattacks
- One-shotting Raccoon Heist games with Fable 5 and Sol 5.6
- Claude auto mode
- Understanding ChatGPT Work
- Model releases
- Miscellaneous bits and bobs
- My projects
- What I'm using at the moment

Here's [a copy of the July newsletter](https://github.com/simonw/monthly-newsletter-archive/blob/main/2026-07-july.md) as a preview of what you'll get. Pay $10/month to stay a month ahead of the free copy!