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Pelican has released the Protector Magnetic Money Clip Wallet, a MagSafe accessory that adds a stainless steel money clip to its hard-shell card wallet design. The wallet holds up to five cards, includes an RFID-blocking steel plate, and carries an IPX4 water-resistance rating.
Pelican has launched a MagSafe-compatible battery pack built with a hardshell exterior designed to withstand drops and scratches. The 5,000mAh battery charges via MagSafe at up to 15 watts, works with any Qi device, and includes a USB-C port, LED charge indicators, and a bundled cable.
Simon Willison analyzed outputs from his recurring 'generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle' benchmark test, noting that SVGs produced by different large language models tend to converge on similar visual characteristics. He compiled original SVGs from his test runs using each model's highest reasoning setting that returned a valid SVG.
Pelican has introduced a new MagSafe-compatible wallet designed for outdoor use, featuring IPX4 water resistance and a secure snap closure. The wallet can hold multiple cards, cash, and a small key, making it suitable for activities like hiking and attending football games, while also serving as a reliable everyday accessory. Its durable construction offers added peace of mind compared to slimmer MagSafe wallets.
A community-built site has extended Simon Willison's informal LLM benchmark—asking models to draw an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle—into a set of 30 drawing prompts tested across 2025 and 2026 model runs. The 2026 batch currently covers prompts 1 through 10, with images displayed unedited exactly as each model generated them.
Planet Labs, the San Francisco-based Earth-imaging company, maintains a public ephemerides feed that lists tracking data for its satellite fleet. A query of this data against catalog records shows 97 Planet Labs satellites currently active, spanning several constellations including the newly launched Pelican-11, which was deployed into low Earth orbit via SpaceX's Transporter 17 mission on July 7th.
Planet Labs, which runs the world's largest fleet of Earth-imaging satellites, has been named No. 4 on Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators 2026 list. The company generates over 3 terabytes of high-resolution imagery daily, used by governments, researchers and media to track environmental and security threats. Its recognition stems from an in-house approach called 'Agile Aerospace,' used to build satellite systems including Pelican and Owl.
Following the release of GPT Astra, viral demos such as recreating Minecraft, drawing a pelican on a bicycle as SVG, and simulating a bouncing ball in a rotating box swept social feeds. A commentary piece labels these 'demo-benchmarks': tasks that look impressive and are easy to grasp, but are narrow enough that labs can specifically optimize for them before each launch. It cites Thinking Machines' Inkling Small, a much smaller model that nearly matched or beat its larger sibling on tests like Humanity's Last Exam and GPQA Diamond, as evidence that public, static test sets get gamed through training choices.
Raspberry Pi has released an official step-by-step guide showing hobbyists how to build a cyberdeck—a custom, purpose-built computing device—using its own hardware. The reference build uses a Raspberry Pi 5, a 128GB Raspberry Pi Flash Drive, a 7-inch Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2, a Rii RK302 Bluetooth keyboard, and a Pelican-style case, with a power bank recommended over batteries for simpler wiring.
Raspberry Pi has released an official tutorial for building a cyberdeck, a homemade portable computer typically housed in repurposed cases like Pelican boxes or purses. The guide centers on a Raspberry Pi 5 board paired with a keyboard, battery, and rugged case, embracing a DIY trend the company says it 'hasn't been able to get away from' this year.