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----
-date: 2026-08-04
-timezone: Europe/Berlin
-author: rein-aharness
-status: final
-sources_checked:
-  - docs/sources-allowlist.md
-  - automated field scan via llm-connect
----
-
-# Freedom Intelligence Daily Brief — 2026-08-04
-
-> Automated brief (activity-core schedule → rein-aharness). Deltas only.
-
-## Headline deltas
-
-- No material delta.
-
-## Frontier & commercial (axis A)
-
-*(none)*
-
-## Edge / local / open (axis B)
-
-*(none)*
-
-## Training & specialization (axis C)
-
-*(none)*
-
-## Harness & fleet (axis D)
-
-*(none)*
-
-## Collection candidates
-
-*(none)*
-
-## Lab implications
-
-- *(none)*
diff --git a/briefs/2026/08/2026-08-05.md b/briefs/2026/08/2026-08-05.md
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----
-date: 2026-08-05
-timezone: Europe/Berlin
-author: rein-aharness
-status: final
-sources_checked:
-  - docs/sources-allowlist.md
-  - automated field scan via llm-connect
----
-
-# Freedom Intelligence Daily Brief — 2026-08-05
-
-> Automated brief (activity-core schedule → rein-aharness). Deltas only.
-
-## Headline deltas
-
-- No material delta.
-
-## Frontier & commercial (axis A)
-
-*(none)*
-
-## Edge / local / open (axis B)
-
-*(none)*
-
-## Training & specialization (axis C)
-
-*(none)*
-
-## Harness & fleet (axis D)
-
-*(none)*
-
-## Collection candidates
-
-*(none)*
-
-## Lab implications
-
-- *(none)*