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# Dev Digest 235: Tokens vs. Cost, the 1/3 AI Web & a Button to Fix It All!

**By:** [Daniel Cranney](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@daniel-cranney)

**Published:** August 31, 2026

## Inside last week’s [Dev Digest 235](https://newsletter.wearedevelopers.com/235).

https://www.youtube.com/embed/qfKea1uE84s

🤏 Why token reduction doesn’t mean cost reduction  
🧠 How to write agent skills  
⚡ How to make LLMs 3x faster  
🌐 1/3 of new websites are written by AI  
🚫 737 Chrome VPN extensions to avoid  
🕵️ Your digital fingerprint: what your browser tells about you  
♾️ CSS to infinity and beyond  
🎥 Record, annotate and edit anything on macOS from the menu bar  
🥁 A team of full-stack builders is like a band of drummers  
🔘 A button to make everything OK

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