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AI & Machine Learning

1. Anthropic IPO filing marks AI maturing into enterprise utility

Anthropic’s IPO filing marks the maturation of generative AI from a research-heavy venture phase into a stabilised enterprise utility. Model developers operating in private markets have prioritised rapid iteration and maximum compute performance over predictable billing cycles. Taking a foundational provider public aligns those engineering goals with standard corporate procurement, introducing structured release schedules and […] The post Anthropic IPO filing marks AI maturing into enterprise ut...

2. GitHub Copilot users see token-based price hikes

Since its announcement in April this year, the proposed changes to billing methods on GitHub Copilot were a source of much speculation: how much more or less would a pay-a-you-use AI cost an organisation or individual compared to a flat-rate, monthly subscription? Just a day into the changeover to token-based billing for the LLM-based service, […] The post GitHub Copilot users see token-based price hikes appeared first on AI News.

3. The future of automated trading with the best forex robot reviews

Automation is becoming a bigger part of how financial markets are approached, and forex trading is one area where this is becoming easier to notice. As the tech world improves, more traders are looking for ways to stay involved in the market without the need to sit in front of charts for hours at a […] The post The future of automated trading with the best forex robot reviews appeared first on AI News.

4. AI in video game development: How artificial intelligence is reshaping the industry

A Google Cloud survey found that 90% of developers are already integrating AI into their daily work, and on Steam, 7,818 titles disclosed AI use in 2025 alone, a 681% increase over the previous year. AI in video game development is not a side experiment. It is restructuring the pipeline from concept through launch, and […] The post AI in video game development: How artificial intelligence is reshaping the industry appeared first on AI News.

5. Scikit-LLM vs. Traditional Text Classifiers: When Should You Use an LLM?

In recent years, generative AI models like LLMs (large language models) have gradually taken over classical machine learning ones for addressing certain tasks, for instance, text classification .

6. The Roadmap for Mastering LLMOps in 2026

The LLMOps market is projected to grow from

7. Travelers deploys AI-powered claims countrywide with OpenAI

Travelers built an AI-powered Claim Assistant with OpenAI to guide customers through filing claims, provide 24/7 support, and scale operations during peak demand.

8. Codex for every role, tool, and workflow

Discover new Codex plugins, sites, and annotations that help analysts, marketers, designers, investors, and other teams get more done with AI.

9. Advancing youth safety and opportunity through global leadership

OpenAI calls for global action on youth AI safety, proposing an international institute to strengthen safeguards, standards, and opportunities for young people.

10. Codex is becoming a productivity tool for everyone

The Next Era of Knowledge Work report explores how Codex is transforming productivity through AI-powered research, data analysis, workflow automation, and content creation.

11. Our views on AI policy and political advocacy

Our approach to AI policy and political advocacy, transparency, support for thoughtful regulation and AI safety, and that no outside political group speaks on the company’s behalf.

12. Building the infrastructure for the Intelligence Age in Michigan

OpenAI breaks ground on a 1GW data center project in Michigan as part of Stargate, building AI infrastructure to expand access, create jobs, and support communities.

13. OpenAI frontier models and Codex are now available on AWS

OpenAI frontier models and Codex are now generally available on AWS, giving enterprises a new path to build with OpenAI through the AWS environments, controls, and procurement workflows they already use. Customers can get started with OpenAI on AWS and move faster from evaluation to production.

Software Development

1. Rayfin: Microsoft’s answer to the gap between vibe coding and enterprise production

Vibe coding has made it easier than ever to build applications. Getting those applications into enterprise production is still the The post Rayfin: Microsoft’s answer to the gap between vibe coding and enterprise production appeared first on The New Stack.

2. Microsoft bets the enterprise AI race will be won on data context, not model power

Microsoft used its Build 2026 developer conference on Tuesday to note that the hard part of enterprise AI is no The post Microsoft bets the enterprise AI race will be won on data context, not model power appeared first on The New Stack.

3. β€œA successful attack could be catastrophic”: Anthropic gives more groups access to Claude Mythos

Anthropic laid down some sobering words on Tuesday. β€œA successful attack on their codebase could be catastrophic. For most partners, The post β€œA successful attack could be catastrophic”: Anthropic gives more groups access to Claude Mythos appeared first on The New Stack.

4. How GitHub plans to win developers back

For much of the past year, GitHub has not been the stable utility developers had long gotten used to. Outages, The post How GitHub plans to win developers back appeared first on The New Stack.

5. Microsoft really, really, really wants developers to love Windows again

At its Build developer conference on Tuesday, Microsoft is launching so many new features for developers, it’s hard to keep The post Microsoft really, really, really wants developers to love Windows again appeared first on The New Stack.

6. With Intelligent Terminal, Microsoft is reinventing the Windows terminal

The good old terminal has been through a bit of a comeback in recent months, largely thanks to the popularity The post With Intelligent Terminal, Microsoft is reinventing the Windows terminal appeared first on The New Stack.

7. Microsoft debuts β€œScout” at Build, a new personal agent for work

At Microsoft Build on Tuesday in San Francisco, the company debuted Microsoft Scout, a new personal agent for work that The post Microsoft debuts β€œScout” at Build, a new personal agent for work appeared first on The New Stack.

8. OpenAI’s Codex adds new tools β€” Sites, Annotations, more plugins β€” for knowledge workers

As OpenAI announced on Tuesday, 20% of Codex’s 5 million weekly active users are now knowledge workers and not coders. The post OpenAI’s Codex adds new tools β€” Sites, Annotations, more plugins β€” for knowledge workers appeared first on The New Stack.

9. GitHub Copilot’s usage-based billing is live: Here’s what you need to know

We knew it was coming, and as of Monday, it’s here. GitHub has officially retired Copilot’s premium request model and The post GitHub Copilot’s usage-based billing is live: Here’s what you need to know appeared first on The New Stack.

10. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Amazon, and xAI all fail on type of attack, study finds

The safety benchmarks enterprise buyers rely on to evaluate AI models are measuring the wrong thing. That’s the finding from The post OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Amazon, and xAI all fail on type of attack, study finds appeared first on The New Stack.

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From the floor of HumanX, Ryan welcomes Songyee Yoon, managing partner at Principal Venture Partners (PVP), to chat about AI development outside the US, from the need to adapt models to local languages and culture to the challenges of the global supply-chain for things like semiconductors to how venture capital is looking at international AI companies. β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€Œο»Ώβ€ο»Ώβ€‹β€β€‹β€β€Œβ€ο»Ώο»Ώβ€Œο»Ώβ€‹β€β€Œβ€β€β€Œβ€Œβ€β€Œο»Ώβ€Œβ€β€β€Œβ€Œβ€ο»Ώβ€β€‹β€β€‹β€β€‹ο»Ώβ€β€β€‹β€β€‹β€β€Œο»Ώβ€‹ο»Ώβ€Œβ€β€‹β€Œβ€Œβ€ο»Ώβ€β€Œβ€β€β€Œβ€Œο»Ώβ€Œβ€‹β€Œο»Ώβ€β€Œβ€‹β€ο»Ώβ€β€Œβ€β€β€Œβ€Œβ€ο»Ώο»Ώβ€‹β€β€‹β€β€‹β€ο»Ώβ€‹β€‹β€β€‹β€β€Œβ€β€β€‹β€Œο»Ώβ€‹β€β€Œβ€β€Œβ€Œβ€Œβ€β€Œβ€β€‹β€β€‹β€β€‹ο»Ώβ€β€β€‹β€β€‹β€β€Œβ€β€β€‹β€Œο»Ώβ€Œβ€‹β€Œο»Ώβ€Œβ€‹β€Œο»Ώβ€‹β€‹β€Œο»Ώβ€‹ο»Ώβ€‹...

12. An open-source CSS animation library with a live preview grid, creator suite, and community submissions

JavaScript animation libraries are heavy. GSAP, Framer Motion, anime.js - all runtime weight for something CSS can handle natively, faster, and on the GPU. So I built CSSFrames. A curated motion preset library built entirely on pure CSS keyframes. Browse, preview, export, and ship β€” no JS runtime, no layout thrashing, no dropped frames. Live at cssframes.vercel.app - open source, MIT licensed. Why pure CSS? Every preset runs on transform and opacity only - the two properties browsers composite o...

13. Created a developer excuse generator with 6 situations, 4 tones, and custom excuses

We've all been there. Standup starts in 3 minutes. The bug is still there. The deploy failed. The PR has been sitting unreviewed for two days. And "I don't know" just isn't professional enough. So I built Excusify. Pick your situation, pick your tone, get a believable excuse. Copy it. Send it. Survive the standup. Live at excusify.vercel.app - open source, MIT licensed. Table of Contents What It Does Situations & Tones Sharing Options AI-Powered Custom Excuses My Favourite Details Tech Stack Run...

14. When an Upload Form Accepts JPG but the Phone Gives You HEIC

A small UX problem shows up in many web products: the form says β€œupload a JPG,” but the user is on an iPhone and the photo is HEIC. HEIC is not the problem by itself. It is efficient, keeps photo quality high, and saves storage. The problem is compatibility at the edge of the workflow: older CMS tools, support desks, school portals, insurance forms, and some Windows workflows still expect JPG. For product teams, I usually think about this as a conversion boundary: Keep the original HEIC file whe...

15. Product Tree Denormalization in Side Projects: Is It Really Necessary?

When working on my side projects or in a production ERP, the structure called a "product tree" always comes up. Essentially, it's a hierarchical structure that shows which components a product consists of, and how those components are further divided into sub-components. In a database, it's usually modeled with a self-referencing table or a separate relationship table. This structure plays a key role, especially in critical processes like production planning, cost calculation, and inventory mana...

Programming Languages

1. Bug hunt: Why you only need Paris to beat Pizza Tycoon (1994)

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2. the mathematics of multi-tenancy

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3. Using wavelets and entropy coding to analyze code structure

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4. Branchless Quicksort faster than std::sort and pdqsort with C and C++ API

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5. Disjunction pruning and other recent improvements to the Swift compiler's type checker

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6. Programming as Theory Building, Naur (1985). PDF-link

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7. No Let, No Rec, No Problem: A Gentler Introduction to the Y and Z combinators

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8. Modern Python Profiling in 2026: From cProfile to Tachyon

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9. Deriving Type Erasure

Ever looked at std::any and wondered what’s going on behind the scenes? Beneath the intimidating interface is a classic technique called type erasure: concrete types hidden behind a small, uniform wrapper. Starting from familiar tools like virtual functions and templates, we’ll build a minimal std::any. By the end, you’ll have a clear understanding of how type erasure works under the hood. submitted by /u/david-alvarez-rosa [link] [comments]

Game Development

1. Tekken 8 game director Kohei Ikeda has left Bandai Namco

Ikeda worked at the Japanese company for two decades.

2. PlayStation first-party game sales show a decline since 2020

First-party game sales dropped from 58.4 million in FY20 to 28.9 million in FY24.

3. How to direct unconventional games like Control Resonant

What's the best way to keep teammates on the same page when working in a strange genre with a new style of gameplay?

4. Bungie experiments by adding casual PvP-lite mode to Marathon

A PvE mode is also in the works and will debut in the second half of Season 2.

5. UK social media ban could impact video game platforms

The news comes after the Labour government said it will take action to protect children using social media and began consulting parents on a possible ban.

6. Atari to acquire Crossy Road developer Hipster Whale

The deal could eventually cost Atari almost $40 million.

7. Fable reboot delayed until February 2027

Microsoft said it has decided to push the title out of a "packed" release window.

8. Games made with Unity: May 2026 in review

A lot happened in games in the month of May: hotly anticipated life sim Paralives officially entered early access, ZA/UM launched ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies to critical acclaim, and Steam officially recognized Bullet Heaven as its own distinct game genre. Get the full recap in our summary of Made with Unity games for May 2026. Award-winning Unity games: May 2026Looking at this month’s game awards ceremonies, Unity developers were well-represented around the world. gamescom LATAM – BIG Festival...

Gaming News

1. The Boys Star Jack Quaid’s Next Role Is Utterly Baffling, But We’re Here For It

Last month, Jack Quaid wrapped up his five-season run as Hughie Campbell on The Boys. But during Sony's State of Play event, it was revealed that Quaid's next role is in a new God of War game. Quaid isn't playing the new lead character. Instead, he's lending his voice to Phranque, who is some kind of gelatinous cube that can speak and move on his own. "Phranque is ... a cosmic cube that you meet in this world called the Everywhen," explained Quaid in a behind-the-scenes video. "When you start pl...

2. New PlayStation Plus Games Announced During State Of Play Include Rare PS2 Rhythm Cult Classic

New games were announced for the PlayStation Plus Classics Catalog at PlayStation's State Of Play 2026, including Gitaroo Man, a PlayStation 2 cult classic rhythm game that has been out of reach for players for more than two decades. Developed by iNiS, Gitaroo Man is often praised for its storytelling, outstanding visuals, and original soundtrack, as you follow the adventures of an ordinary school boy who transforms into the eponymous Gitaroo Man to take on enemies in musical battles. Gitaroo Ma...

3. Silent Hill: Townfall Looks Part Resident Evil 7, Part Scary Myst In Release Date Trailer

A new trailer for Silent Hill: Townfall is providing a pretty good look at the next entry in Konami's survival-horror series, and alongside a release date, gave a sense that this new Silent Hill could help expand the series the way Resident Evil 7 did for Capcom's storied franchise. Publisher Konami dropped a new trailer for Townfall during Sony's June State of Play livestream, which included a release date of September 24. The trailer includes a lot of gameplay from Townfall's first-person pers...

4. You Can Now Preorder Marvel’s Wolverine Physical Edition

Marvel's Wolverine Standard Edition $70 | Releases September 15, 2026 Preorder at Amazon View at other stores Preorder at Best Buy Preorder at Walmart Preorder at GameStop Marvel's Wolverine Digital Deluxe Edition $80 | Releases September 15, 2026 Preorder at PlayStation Marvel's Wolverine launches for PlayStation 5 on September 15, 2026 and will retail for $70. Preorders for the physical edition are available now at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and GameStop, and there is a $80 Digital Deluxe Edit...

5. God Of War’s Cube Was The Star Of State Of Play

The rumors about a new God of War game proved to be true during Sony's latest State of Play event. That's why the reveal of God of War Laufey wasn't unexpected. What was a surprise was its cubic, talking, gelatin-like companion character, Phranque (as voiced by The Boys' Jack Quaid), is the character who turned out to be the breakout star of State of Play. As seen in the video below, Quaid even provided the motion-capture performance for Phranque. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKMCqyeBWmU&t=10...

6. PlayStation State Of Play June 2026: All The Biggest Announcements And Games

Ahead of Summer Game Fest 2026, PlayStation hosted its latest State of Play to showcase what its first-party studios and select third-party developers have cooking up in 2026 and beyond for the PlayStation 5. The 60-minute event was filled to the brim with announcements of new games and updated looks at previously revealed titles--no love for Kena: Scars of Kosmora, however. What's going on with that game, PlayStation? You can find all the biggest announcements below, as well as the trailers tha...

7. Until Dawn 2 Finds Horror In The Sun

In contrast to the snowy, mountainous landscape of the first game, Until Dawn 2 is set on a tropical island, but still involves a set of horny young people getting hacked and slashed. Just like the first game, it's a cinematic, choice-based horror game where your decisions affect who lives and dies. The game was announced at the June 2026 State of Play. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpVZ9OvRLZI Until Dawn 2 follows a crew of ghost hunters to Akishima Island, which is home to mountain trails, a...

8. God Of War Laufey For PS5 Revealed, And Its Co-Star Is A Cube Played By Jack Quaid

As rumored, today's State of Play broadcast included the official announcement of a new God of War game. This game does not star Kratos, however. Faye is the lead character in the newly announced God of War game, which is in the works at Santa Monica Studio. It's called God of War Laufey, and it's in development for PlayStation 5. Faye died in a previous God of War game, but she goes to the afterlife of the Gods, and that's where the story picks up in the new game. Deborah Ann Woll plays Faye, w...

9. September 2026 Is Packed With Games Trying To Avoid GTA 6

Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled to finally arrive (and very quickly break every video game sales record ever recorded) on November 19. That's exciting if you're looking forward to playing it, but quite a threat if you're trying to release any other games in that window. It seems the whole industry got the memo: Release your games many weeks before that, and improve your chance at finding an audience. September filled up quite a bit more following the recent Sony State of Play on June 2, so we'v...

10. We’re Getting Sunset Overdrive Vibes From Ikumi Nakamura’s New Game

Kemuri, the debut game from Ikumi Nakamura's studio Unseen, has revealed a new gameplay trailer at PlayStation's State Of Play 2026, showing a world in which you can hunt yokai or wield their powers. First announced at The Game Awards 2023 with a cinematic teaser, this first look at gameplay shows a colourful world set in the titular Kemuri City, inspired by Asian cities, with tall buildings that players can parkour up and over, reminiscent of Sunset Overdrive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW...

11. Silent Hill: Townfall will release in September alongside a handful of other blockbuster games hellbent on avoiding GTA 6

Five heavyweights are taking shelter earlier in the holiday season.

12. New games in June 2026: It's a big month for Bungie and showcase reveals, but we're missing a key part of the monthly formula

It's the new games. Someone forgot to add new games to the formula.

13. New Ill trailer sets a new bar for videogame ultraviolence, with at least three skull crushings

I hope there weren't any kids watching.

14. Bandai Namco just stealth announced that one of the coolest Ace Combat games is coming to PC for the first time as a pre-order freebie

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War returns from the PlayStation 2.

15. Backrooms movie is just a start toward the 'true root of the narrative,' says director: 'I am definitely not done'

Kane Parsons says Backrooms "has always been planned to be more of a series that goes outside the confines of this film."

Robotics

1. 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo Recap

Listen to the podcast this week as The Robot Report editorial staff recaps the recent Robotics Summit & Expo from Boston. The post 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo Recap appeared first on The Robot Report.

2. Petal Surgical adds more funding for incisionless surgical robot

Petal said its incisionless surgery method could create a new standard of care, making advanced treatments safer, more accessible and less traumatic for patients worldwide. The post Petal Surgical adds more funding for incisionless surgical robot appeared first on The Robot Report.

3. FORT Robotics acquires Mapless AI to expand teleop capabilities

While FORT has traditionally worked with technology in industrial environments, Mapless AI brings experience in more unstructured settings. The post FORT Robotics acquires Mapless AI to expand teleop capabilities appeared first on The Robot Report.

4. NVIDIA releases new and updated tools for physical AI developers

NVIDIA has released open-source physical AI agent skills and tools, as well as an Isaac GR00T humanoid reference robot. The post NVIDIA releases new and updated tools for physical AI developers appeared first on The Robot Report.

5. ANSCER Robotics closes Series A round for industrial material handling

ANSCER Robotics has raised $5.4 million to scale its hybrid industrial automation robots in North America and globally. The post ANSCER Robotics closes Series A round for industrial material handling appeared first on The Robot Report.

6. Top 10 robotics stories of May 2026

May 2026 was a busy month full of robotics news, and it was topped off by the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston. The post Top 10 robotics stories of May 2026 appeared first on The Robot Report.

7. Learn about advances in robotic case and each picking

Experts from Locus Robotics, Nomagic, and RightHand Robotics will discuss progress in piece picking in this week's webinar. The post Learn about advances in robotic case and each picking appeared first on The Robot Report.

Tech General

1. Squishmallows, dentures, and an β€˜I Heart Hot Dads’ bag: Uber has found thousands of items left in robotaxis

Even in a future of robot taxis, someone still has to return the things passengers leave behind.

2. Cyera eyes $12B valuation at 80x ARR multiple despite operating losses

The cybersecurity company is nearing a $300 million round led by Evolution Equity Partners.

3. Cyberdecks are having a moment, rejecting big tech surveillance with style and substance

Over the last few months, these DIY hardware communities have exploded in popularity as people on social media show off their solar-powered game emulators, pocket-sized ereaders, and clamshell purse computers.

4. Uber caps employee AI spending after blowing through budget in 4 months

Uber's cutback has occurred after the company had reportedly encouraged staff to use AI as much as possible.

5. New Microsoft tool lets devs spin up AI behavior tests using text descriptions

Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off Adaptive Spec-driven Scoring for Evaluation and Regression Testing, an open source framework for spinning up AI evaluations.

6. A startup, Everand, is now bundling e-books, audiobooks, and book clubs in challenge to Amazon

A new reading subscription from Everand offers access to both e-books and audiobooks, and Fable's book club community.

7. Martin Scorsese becomes the latest β€” and most unlikely β€” Hollywood voice for AI

The caveat is that one of the world's most famous living directors is using the tech solely for storyboarding.

8. Microsoft launches Scout, an OpenClaw-inspired personal assistant

Launched at Build, Microsoft Scout is a new AI assistant meant to bring the power and flexibility of OpenClaw into the Microsoft 365 system.

9. Ex-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts

Layup Parts co-founder Zack Eakin has drawn on a motorsports background, and his experience working for Palmer Luckey and Elon Musk, to tackle making faster, cheaper, and better composites.

10. Google rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams

As people increasingly refuse to answer calls from unknown numbers, scammers are shifting their tactics by spoofing trusted phone numbers and using AI deepfake technology to sound like authority figures, family members, or employers.

11. God of War Laufey is coming to the PS5

Sony ended its big State of Play showcase with a major reveal: the next God of War. The new title is called God of War Laufey, and is once again developed by Sony's Santa Monica Studio. Currently, the game doesn't have a date, but it's coming to the PS5 whenever it does launch. This time, […]

12. Remedy’s Control sequel launches in September

Control Resonant, the upcoming sequel to Remedy Entertainment's Control, will be released on September 24th, 2026, according to a trailer that premiered during Tuesday's PlayStation State of Play show. The trailer also gave a preview of the game's story, which stars Dylan Faden, who was imprisoned for much of the first game. He will be […]

13. Here’s seven bloody minutes of Wolverine on the PS5

At its big State of Play show on Tuesday, Sony shared new look Marvel's Wolverine, the next big title from Insomniac Games that's launching exclusively on PS5 on September 15th. Dressed in the iconic yellow Wolverine outfit, Logan slunk around and stabbed his way through a bunch of enemies, using his blades to take them […]

14. PlayStation State of Play June 2026: All the news and trailers

While the majority of Summer Game Fest takes place over the weekend, Sony is getting a jump on things with its next State of Play showcase, which airs on June 2nd at 5PM ET. It’s coming at a pivotal time for the PlayStation brand: The PS5 keeps getting more expensive and Sony’s big bet on […]

15. I held the next-gen handheld

Intel couldn't catch a break. Layoffs. Shakedowns. Crashing CPUs torpedoing its reputation, sending desktop gamers fleeing to AMD. Apple and Qualcomm pushing Intel out of multiple flagship laptops. A gaming graphics card going MIA. But its Panther Lake laptop chip, the first on its all-important 18A process, turned out excellent - and a handheld version […]

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