# Tech News Daily Summary - 2026-06-19 - Evening

*Generated at 2026-06-19 20:01:20*

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## Quick Navigation

- [AI & Machine Learning](#ai--machine-learning) (9 articles)
- [Software Development](#software-development) (23 articles)
- [Programming Languages](#programming-languages) (9 articles)
- [Game Development](#game-development) (6 articles)
- [Gaming News](#gaming-news) (17 articles)
- [Robotics](#robotics) (8 articles)
- [Tech General](#tech-general) (30 articles)

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## AI & Machine Learning

### 1. SAP and Google Cloud deploy agentic commerce architecture

**Source:** AI News  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 14:02  
**Link:** [https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/sap-and-google-cloud-deploy-agentic-commerce-architecture/](https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/sap-and-google-cloud-deploy-agentic-commerce-architecture/)  

SAP and Google Cloud are deploying agentic commerce architecture to automate multi-agent marketing and retail operations at enterprise scale. SAP research indicates 78 percent of businesses consider AI essential for retaining customers in 2026. However, the same data reveals fewer than two in five companies share customer data across customer experience (37%) or CRM (39%) […] The post SAP and Google Cloud deploy agentic commerce architecture appeared first on AI News.

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### 2. e2e-assure introduces Cumulo, the U.K.’s only sovereign, AI-driven, zero-day SOC platform to secure IT and OT environments

**Source:** AI News  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 09:57  
**Link:** [https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/e2e-assure-introduces-cumulo-the-u-k-s-only-sovereign-ai-driven-zero-day-soc-platform-to-secure-it-and-ot-environments/](https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/e2e-assure-introduces-cumulo-the-u-k-s-only-sovereign-ai-driven-zero-day-soc-platform-to-secure-it-and-ot-environments/)  

Built around digital twin technology and customer-dedicated AI models, Cumulo answers the recent announcement by GCHQ for AI Cyber Shield, enabling early identification of threats and vulnerabilities before incidents occur Abingdon, U.K., 19 June, – SOC-as-a-service provider, e2e-assure, today announced the launch of the updated Cumulo, the U.K.’s only sovereign, AI-first, IT/OT connected SOC platform, designed to help organisations defend […] The post e2e-assure introduces Cumulo, the U.K.’s on...

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### 3. Computer vision deployments drive retail productivity gains

**Source:** AI News  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 15:57  
**Link:** [https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/computer-vision-deployments-drive-retail-productivity-gains/](https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/computer-vision-deployments-drive-retail-productivity-gains/)  

Computer vision deployments are driving retail productivity gains as operators automate physical shelf tracking to protect eroding margins. This hardware deployment directly addresses the persistent in-store execution failures currently costing the industry billions. A study authored by Coresight Research – in partnership with technology providers Simbe and RELEX Solutions – calculates the exact cost of […] The post Computer vision deployments drive retail productivity gains appeared first on AI...

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### 4. HSBC expands AI banking partnership with Google Cloud

**Source:** AI News  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 10:00  
**Link:** [https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/hsbc-google-cloud-ai-partnership/](https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/hsbc-google-cloud-ai-partnership/)  

HSBC has entered a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud to develop and deploy artificial intelligence tools across its global operations. Announced at Google Cloud Summit London 2026, the agreement covers work in wealth management, financial crime risk management, and internal decision support. HSBC will work with Google Cloud and Google DeepMind engineering teams on AI […] The post HSBC expands AI banking partnership with Google Cloud appeared first on AI News.

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### 5. Microsoft sells OpenAI models in China. OpenAI and Anthropic won’t.

**Source:** AI News  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 09:00  
**Link:** [https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/microsoft-sells-openai-models-china/](https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/microsoft-sells-openai-models-china/)  

Microsoft has quietly become the main supplier of OpenAI models in China, selling the technology to the country’s largest internet companies even as OpenAI and Anthropic keep their own models out of the market on intellectual-property and misuse grounds. The arrangement, detailed this week by Bloomberg, hands Microsoft a position no other American AI vendor holds: […] The post Microsoft sells OpenAI models in China. OpenAI and Anthropic won’t. appeared first on AI News.

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### 6. The Roadmap to Mastering AI Agent Evaluation

**Source:** MachineLearningMastery.com  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 12:00  
**Link:** [https://machinelearningmastery.com/the-roadmap-to-mastering-ai-agent-evaluation/](https://machinelearningmastery.com/the-roadmap-to-mastering-ai-agent-evaluation/)  

Let's not waste any more time.

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### 7. New usage analytics and updated spend controls for enterprises

**Source:** OpenAI News  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 17:00  
**Link:** [https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-enterprise-spend-controls](https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-enterprise-spend-controls)  

OpenAI introduces new spend controls and usage analytics for ChatGPT Enterprise, helping organizations manage costs and scale AI with confidence.

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### 8. Improving health intelligence in ChatGPT

**Source:** OpenAI News  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 11:00  
**Link:** [https://openai.com/index/improving-health-intelligence-in-chatgpt](https://openai.com/index/improving-health-intelligence-in-chatgpt)  

Learn how GPT-5.5 Instant improves ChatGPT’s health and wellness responses with stronger reasoning, better context, clearer communication, and physician-informed evaluations.

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### 9. Using AI to help physicians diagnose rare genetic diseases affecting children

**Source:** OpenAI News  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 08:00  
**Link:** [https://openai.com/index/diagnose-rare-childhood-diseases](https://openai.com/index/diagnose-rare-childhood-diseases)  

Researchers used an OpenAI reasoning model to help diagnose rare diseases, identifying 18 new diagnoses in previously unsolved cases.

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## Software Development

### 1. “Time to clean up human slop”: Why AI now reviews code better than your teammate.

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 17:30  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/ai-code-review-self-review/](https://thenewstack.io/ai-code-review-self-review/)  

As AI models now take over the core processes of writing code, the conversation has shifted to how effectively we The post “Time to clean up human slop”: Why AI now reviews code better than your teammate. appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 2. Checkmarx’s new SAST engine isn’t about the LLM. It’s about what happens after.

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 16:00  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/checkmarx-ai-llm-sast-security/](https://thenewstack.io/checkmarx-ai-llm-sast-security/)  

The major static application security testing (SAST) vendors are now wrapping a large language model around their legacy scanning engines The post Checkmarx’s new SAST engine isn’t about the LLM. It’s about what happens after. appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 3. “I think this is costing us more than we realize”: what permissionless ownership really asks of you

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 14:30  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/permissionless-ownership-raising-hand/](https://thenewstack.io/permissionless-ownership-raising-hand/)  

Most people do not stay quiet because they have nothing to say. They stay quiet because speaking up changes their The post “I think this is costing us more than we realize”: what permissionless ownership really asks of you appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 4. Anthropic overhauled Claude Design to fix the handoff. A designer and an engineer disagree on whether it worked.

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 13:35  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/anthropic-claude-design-overhaul/](https://thenewstack.io/anthropic-claude-design-overhaul/)  

Anthropic this week announced a major overhaul of Claude Design, the design tool it launched in April as a research The post Anthropic overhauled Claude Design to fix the handoff. A designer and an engineer disagree on whether it worked. appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 5. Gusto Cofounder: An AI agent that runs payroll, HR, and benefits without waiting to be asked

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 20:40  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/gusto-cofounder-small-business-ai/](https://thenewstack.io/gusto-cofounder-small-business-ai/)  

Almost every startup or small business today has a wingperson, a principal working partner, or a co-founder. When it comes The post Gusto Cofounder: An AI agent that runs payroll, HR, and benefits without waiting to be asked appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 6. MCP gets its missing enterprise authorization layer

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 18:21  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/mcp-gets-its-missing-enterprise-authorization-layer/](https://thenewstack.io/mcp-gets-its-missing-enterprise-authorization-layer/)  

Every enterprise company is seemingly trying to adopt the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to connect its AI agents to tools. But so The post MCP gets its missing enterprise authorization layer appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 7. Cursor, GitLab and Zed agree GitHub is breaking. They disagree on how to rebuild it.

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 17:32  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/cursor-origin-github-disruption/](https://thenewstack.io/cursor-origin-github-disruption/)  

The biggest news to emerge from the AI world this week was undoubtedly that Elon Musk’s SpaceX had agreed to The post Cursor, GitLab and Zed agree GitHub is breaking. They disagree on how to rebuild it. appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 8. Neoclouds, sovereign AI and Postgres: The new operating model for regulated enterprises

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 15:00  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/neoclouds-postgres-sovereign-ai/](https://thenewstack.io/neoclouds-postgres-sovereign-ai/)  

Inference is now the dominant force in enterprise AI — and with it has come an inconvenient reality: Data is The post Neoclouds, sovereign AI and Postgres: The new operating model for regulated enterprises appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 9. The database storage problem is solved. Here’s what comes next.

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 14:00  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/postgres-data-movement-interoperability/](https://thenewstack.io/postgres-data-movement-interoperability/)  

For most of its 30-year history, Postgres has been viewed as a transactional database. Organizations trust it with customer records, The post The database storage problem is solved. Here’s what comes next. appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 10. Fable 5 ban: 4 open models responded before Anthropic could restore access

**Source:** The New Stack  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 13:34  
**Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/fable-ban-open-weights/](https://thenewstack.io/fable-ban-open-weights/)  

On Friday, June 12, the United States government ordered Anthropic to suspend Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all The post Fable 5 ban: 4 open models responded before Anthropic could restore access appeared first on The New Stack.

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### 11. Dispatches from O'Reilly: From capabilities to responsibilities​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‌​‍‌​‌‌‍​‌‍​‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌​‌‍‌​​‍​​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍​‌​​‌​‍‌‌‍‌​​​​​‌‍​‍​​‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​​‌‍​‌​​​​‍‌‍​‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‌​‍‌​‌‌‍​‌‍​‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌​‌‍‌​​‍​​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍​‌​​‌​‍‌‌‍‌​​​​​‌‍​‍​​‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​​‌‍​‌​​​​‍‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

**Source:** Stack Overflow Blog  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 14:00  
**Link:** [https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/06/19/dispatches-from-o-reilly-from-capabilities-to-responsibilities/](https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/06/19/dispatches-from-o-reilly-from-capabilities-to-responsibilities/)  

Designing contract-bound AI agents for high-stakes execution.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‌​‍‌​‌‌‍​‌‍​‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌​‌‍‌...

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### 12. You don’t understand DNS like you think you do​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‌‌‌‍​‌​​‍​‍‌​‍​​‍‌​​‍​​‍​​​​​​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‍​​​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‌‍‌​‌‍​​‍‌​‍‌​‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​​‌‌​‌​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‌‌‌‍​‌​​‍​‍‌​‍​​‍‌​​‍​​‍​​​​​​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‍​​​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‌‍‌​‌‍​​‍‌​‍‌​‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​​‌‌​‌​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

**Source:** Stack Overflow Blog  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 07:40  
**Link:** [https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/06/19/you-don-t-understand-dns-like-you-think-you-do/](https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/06/19/you-don-t-understand-dns-like-you-think-you-do/)  

Ryan welcomes Cricket Liu, DNS expert and Chief Evangelist at Infoblox, to the show to talk all things DNS. They cover the evolution of one of the oldest DNS server implementations, BIND, and what the future holds for protected DNS configurations; the realities of security threats like DDoS and DNS spoofing; and why outages often trace back to a lack of understanding of DNS’s fundamental role.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍...

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### 13. The new bottleneck​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‍​‌​‌‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​​‍‌​​‍​‍‌​‍​​‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌​‍​‌‍​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​‌‌​‌​​​​‍‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍​​‌‍​‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‍​‌​‌‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​​‍‌​​‍​‍‌​‍​​‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌​‍​‌‍​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​‌‌​‌​​​​‍‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍​​‌‍​‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

**Source:** Stack Overflow Blog  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 07:40  
**Link:** [https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/06/18/the-new-bottleneck/](https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/06/18/the-new-bottleneck/)  

Engineering teams have upgraded their tools. Have they upgraded how they work?​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‍​‌​‌‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​​‍‌​​‍​‍‌​‍​​...

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### 14. How AI Will Shape the Technology Industry in 2027

**Source:** DEV Community  
**Published:** 2026-06-20 00:25  
**Link:** [https://dev.to/netops76/how-ai-will-shape-the-technology-industry-in-2027-3eko](https://dev.to/netops76/how-ai-will-shape-the-technology-industry-in-2027-3eko)  

How AI Will Shape the Technology Industry in 2027 We're roughly 6 months out from 2027, and the signals are already converging: AI is not coming — it has arrived, and the next wave will be fundamentally different from everything that came before it. For developers and tech professionals, 2027 isn't a distant horizon. It's the next major inflection point to prepare for now. Here's what the research, analysts, and industry leaders are saying about what's ahead. From General-Purpose to Task-Specifi...

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### 15. Your Pink Slip Is an Algorithm — What the AI & Jobs Debate Means for Developers

**Source:** DEV Community  
**Published:** 2026-06-20 00:25  
**Link:** [https://dev.to/netops76/your-pink-slip-is-an-algorithm-what-the-ai-jobs-debate-means-for-developers-5e2m](https://dev.to/netops76/your-pink-slip-is-an-algorithm-what-the-ai-jobs-debate-means-for-developers-5e2m)  

AI isn't coming for your job. It already showed up, merged its first PR, and doesn't need a code review. The question developers keep dancing around — but rarely say out loud — is this: If GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude can do what a junior dev does in a fraction of the time, what happens to junior devs? And more uncomfortably: what happens to mid-level devs in three years? The Uncomfortable Data Points This isn't speculation. It's already showing up in hiring data. Entry-level developer rol...

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## Programming Languages

### 1. Old Software Was Fast Because It Had No Choice

**Source:** programming  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 13:52  
**Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1ua2lxq/old_software_was_fast_because_it_had_no_choice/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1ua2lxq/old_software_was_fast_because_it_had_no_choice/)  

submitted by /u/BlondieCoder [link] [comments]

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### 2. Stop Naming Your Variables "Flag": The Art of Boolean Prefixes

**Source:** programming  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 15:13  
**Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1ua4n8l/stop_naming_your_variables_flag_the_art_of/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1ua4n8l/stop_naming_your_variables_flag_the_art_of/)  

submitted by /u/mooreds [link] [comments]

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### 3. I Stored a Website in a Favicon

**Source:** programming  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 21:39  
**Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uaek5f/i_stored_a_website_in_a_favicon/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uaek5f/i_stored_a_website_in_a_favicon/)  

A small experiment of mine :) Happy to hear your thought about this submitted by /u/soupgasm [link] [comments]

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### 4. Project Valhalla, Explained: How a Decade of Work Arrives in JDK 28

**Source:** programming  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 20:31  
**Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uacwhu/project_valhalla_explained_how_a_decade_of_work/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uacwhu/project_valhalla_explained_how_a_decade_of_work/)  

submitted by /u/stronghup [link] [comments]

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### 5. A Practical Guide to SSH Tunnels: Local and Remote Port Forwarding

**Source:** programming  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 18:05  
**Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1ua96l5/a_practical_guide_to_ssh_tunnels_local_and_remote/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1ua96l5/a_practical_guide_to_ssh_tunnels_local_and_remote/)  

submitted by /u/iximiuz [link] [comments]

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### 6. Efficient C++ Programming for Modern C++ CPUs, Chapter 4/part 2

**Source:** programming  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 10:40  
**Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1u9yk1j/efficient_c_programming_for_modern_c_cpus_chapter/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1u9yk1j/efficient_c_programming_for_modern_c_cpus_chapter/)  

Efficient C++ Programming for Modern 64-bit CPUs, Chapter 4/part 2 Here comes the 2nd installment of (VERY DRAFT) Chapters from my (and Dmytro Ivanchykhin's) upcoming book, "Efficient C++ Programming for Modern 64-bit CPUs". Comments are extremely welcome (as before, we're committed to fixing all the issues highlighted in comments). Second part of Chapter 4 (the one on CPU Physics and CPU Cycles): https://6it.dev/blog/infographics-operation-costs-in-cpu-clock-cycles-take-2-80736 . In addition to...

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### 7. Apple unifies device and simulator management in devicectl, here's what it means for iOS test automation and CI/CD

**Source:** programming  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 17:37  
**Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1ua8f9k/apple_unifies_device_and_simulator_management_in/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1ua8f9k/apple_unifies_device_and_simulator_management_in/)  

submitted by /u/West-Chard-1474 [link] [comments]

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### 8. Announcing TypeScript 7.0 RC

**Source:** programming  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 14:31  
**Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1u97we9/announcing_typescript_70_rc/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1u97we9/announcing_typescript_70_rc/)  

submitted by /u/DanielRosenwasser [link] [comments]

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### 9. Rethinking modularity in Ruby applications

**Source:** programming  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 09:21  
**Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1u9x6ur/rethinking_modularity_in_ruby_applications/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1u9x6ur/rethinking_modularity_in_ruby_applications/)  

submitted by /u/noteflakes [link] [comments]

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## Game Development

### 1. Kabam consolidating LA office and making layoffs

**Source:** gamedeveloper  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 15:24  
**Link:** [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/kabam-making-layoffs-after-choosing-to-consolidate-la-office](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/kabam-making-layoffs-after-choosing-to-consolidate-la-office)  

It's unclear how many roles have been eliminated at the Marvel Contest of Champions developer.

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### 2. Report: Former Xbox president Sarah Bond and Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick linked to Peter Thiel's secret society

**Source:** gamedeveloper  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 14:09  
**Link:** [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-former-xbox-president-sarah-bond-and-take-two-ceo-strauss-zelnick-involved-in-peter-thiel-backed-secret-society](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-former-xbox-president-sarah-bond-and-take-two-ceo-strauss-zelnick-involved-in-peter-thiel-backed-secret-society)  

A series of leaks have tied multiple current and former video game industry execs to the controversial billionaire's invite-only 'Dialog' conference.

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### 3. Rockstar's legal setback, Final Fantasy tax incentives, and PlayStation swaps 'PC' for 'AI' - Patch Notes #57

**Source:** gamedeveloper  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 10:43  
**Link:** [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/rockstar-s-legal-setback-final-fantasy-tax-incentives-and-playstation-swaps-pc-for-ai-patch-notes-57](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/rockstar-s-legal-setback-final-fantasy-tax-incentives-and-playstation-swaps-pc-for-ai-patch-notes-57)  

Plus: Don't Nod is fighting for survival and Firezide Chat introduces you to the people behind the games.

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### 4. 'A new industry with a new identity:' How Canadian devs are faring in 2026

**Source:** gamedeveloper  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 17:59  
**Link:** [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-a-new-industry-with-a-new-identity-how-canadian-devs-are-faring-in-2026](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-a-new-industry-with-a-new-identity-how-canadian-devs-are-faring-in-2026)  

We spoke to developers at Toronto Canada's XP Game Summit to see how they are getting by in increasingly tumultuous times.

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### 5. Pocketpair lead on generative AI: Gamers don't want it

**Source:** gamedeveloper  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 15:46  
**Link:** [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/palworld-lead-on-genai-gamers-don-t-want-it](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/palworld-lead-on-genai-gamers-don-t-want-it)  

Pocketpair communications director and publishing manager John Buckley doesn't see genAI ever becoming too prominent.

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### 6. Vampire Survivors dev 'reviewing' Fortnite collab after Epic's AI announcement

**Source:** gamedeveloper  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 14:44  
**Link:** [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/vampire-survivors-dev-reviewing-fortnite-collab-after-ai-usage-news](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/vampire-survivors-dev-reviewing-fortnite-collab-after-ai-usage-news)  

Poncle voiced its doubts mere hours after the collaboration's announcement.

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## Gaming News

### 1. Resident Evil Veronica Changes We’d Like To See

**Source:** GameSpot - All Content  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 18:00  
**Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/videos/resident-evil-veronica-changes-wed-like-to-see/](https://www.gamespot.com/videos/resident-evil-veronica-changes-wed-like-to-see/)  

A lot has changed in the 27 years since the release Resident Evil — Code: Veronica, and some things have aged better than others. So here's a list of things we hope to see addressed in the upcoming remake Resident Evil: Veronica.

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### 2. Fortnite OG Season 9: Start Time, OG Pass, Live Events, And Map Changes

**Source:** GameSpot - All Content  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 17:55  
**Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-og-season-9-start-time-og-pass-live-events-and-map-changes/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-og-season-9-start-time-og-pass-live-events-and-map-changes/)  

Fortnite OG has been a bit of a mixed bag, largely just because Chapter 1 feels primitive for a lot of the folks who weren't there for it the first time. But it was during the late stages of Chapter 1 when Fortnite really found its stride creatively--Season 9 was such a fun shakeup that it could almost pass for a more modern season of Fortnite. And now it's time to go back to the future, with Fortnite OG preparing to kick off its awesome new sci-fi makeover. While Epic hasn't fully detailed what...

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### 3. I Hope GTA 6 Will Let Me Trip Balls Again And Be An Alligator

**Source:** GameSpot - All Content  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 14:25  
**Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/i-hope-gta-6-will-let-me-trip-balls-again-and-be-an-alligator/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/i-hope-gta-6-will-let-me-trip-balls-again-and-be-an-alligator/)  

Since the dawn of time, humanity has yearned for one thing: to trip balls and return to nature. While you're not legally allowed to do that in most territories, the next best thing is a digital tour of the wild side in the few games brave enough to offer your in-game character a bag of cactus buttons. Will GTA 6 continue a proud tradition pioneered by its predecessor in the space of expanding your mind and giving you a sneak peek at what awaits you when you reincarnate and return to nature? Will...

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### 4. Remaining Games Of 2026 We’re Most Excited For

**Source:** GameSpot - All Content  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 14:00  
**Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/videos/remaining-games-of-2026-were-most-excited-for/](https://www.gamespot.com/videos/remaining-games-of-2026-were-most-excited-for/)  

Grand Theft Auto VI, Marvel’s Wolverine, Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake. These games are just the tip of the iceberg of titles that are slated to come out in the second half of 2026. September alone has dozens of exciting releases that we’re eager to try out. You yourself may be trying to parse through which games should be at the top of your “must play” list, so as such, we polled the GameSpot staff to lock in our most anticipated titles for the rest of the year.

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### 5. How To Get That Ridiculous Crimson Desert Bomb Backpack

**Source:** GameSpot - All Content  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 13:53  
**Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-to-get-that-ridiculous-crimson-desert-bomb-backpack/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-to-get-that-ridiculous-crimson-desert-bomb-backpack/)  

There are a lot of fun gadgets and items in Crimson Desert, but we've just found one of the more ridiculous ones. The Bleed Bandits' Alchemy Explosive Pack generates bombs when you take damage. Normally it is a durability-based item, however, you can also trigger it to generate bombs yourself, negating the damage and durability hits. It's essentially an infinite bomb-creating behemoth of an item when used in this way. Head to the Southern Quarry. The Alchemy Explosive Pack can't be acquired spec...

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### 6. Pokemon Pokopia Wish Upon a Jirachi Event And All Rewards

**Source:** GameSpot - All Content  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 13:52  
**Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-pokopia-wish-upon-a-jirachi-event-and-all-rewards/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-pokopia-wish-upon-a-jirachi-event-and-all-rewards/)  

Another special event arrives to Pokopia this month, allowing you to meet a new Pokemon in the world and earn limited-time cosmetics. Pokopia's latest event is themed around the wish Pokemon known as Jirachi, and this guide will explain how to participate in the Wish Upon a Jirachi event and all known event rewards. Wish Upon a Jirachi event details Jirachi event rewards. Pokopia's Wish Upon a Jirachi event is live from June 23 - July 8, and the event will start and end at 5 AM for your local ti...

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### 7. If You Haven’t Reserved A Steam Controller Yet, You’ll Have To Wait Until Next Year

**Source:** GameSpot - All Content  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 08:38  
**Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/if-you-havent-reserved-a-steam-controller-yet-youll-have-to-wait-until-next-year/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/if-you-havent-reserved-a-steam-controller-yet-youll-have-to-wait-until-next-year/)  

Last month, Valve launched its Steam Controller and demand has far outweighed the supply. So much so that as of today, new orders for Steam Controller won't be fulfilled by Valve until 2027 at the earliest. Valve shared the news on its site, where it noted that it has "no plans to stop making Steam Controller." But the company also stated that the response to the controller has "exceeded our expectations." In the interest of clarity, Valve will now provide customers with three estimated delivery...

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### 8. Guild Wars 3 is 'significantly more' of an MMO than the first game, but that doesn't mean it's like GW2: 'All three of our games can coexist as different experiences'

**Source:** PCGamer latest  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 21:44  
**Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/guild-wars-3-is-significantly-more-of-an-mmo-than-the-first-game-but-that-doesnt-mean-its-like-gw2-all-three-of-our-games-can-coexist-as-different-experiences/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/guild-wars-3-is-significantly-more-of-an-mmo-than-the-first-game-but-that-doesnt-mean-its-like-gw2-all-three-of-our-games-can-coexist-as-different-experiences/)  

GW3 is definitively an MMO, but ArenaNet says it won't play like either of its predecessors.

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### 9. Path of Exile 2 director says players exploiting system to become in-game millionaires 'ruined Christmas for me' and joked that he's 'lost all sympathy' for everyone who took advantage of it

**Source:** PCGamer latest  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 19:19  
**Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/path-of-exile-2-director-says-players-exploiting-system-to-become-in-game-millionaires-ruined-christmas-for-me-and-joked-that-hes-lost-all-sympathy-for-everyone-who-took-advantage-of-it/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/path-of-exile-2-director-says-players-exploiting-system-to-become-in-game-millionaires-ruined-christmas-for-me-and-joked-that-hes-lost-all-sympathy-for-everyone-who-took-advantage-of-it/)  

And then he found out they were doing it again in the middle of the interview.

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### 10. Nobody needs to grind for 100 hours to see how Path of Exile 2 has redefined the action RPG loot hunt

**Source:** PCGamer latest  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 19:00  
**Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/nobody-needs-to-grind-for-100-hours-to-see-how-path-of-exile-2-has-redefined-the-action-rpg-loot-hunt/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/nobody-needs-to-grind-for-100-hours-to-see-how-path-of-exile-2-has-redefined-the-action-rpg-loot-hunt/)  

Grinding Gear Games has filled the world with delicious mysteries to keep you going after the campaign.

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### 11. Bobby Prince, the legendary composer behind Doom and Wolfenstein 3D, has died

**Source:** PCGamer latest  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 18:47  
**Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/bobby-prince-the-legendary-composer-behind-doom-and-wolfenstein-3d-has-died/](https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/bobby-prince-the-legendary-composer-behind-doom-and-wolfenstein-3d-has-died/)  

Prince helped define the sound which characterized the early FPS, as well as classic PC games like Catacomb 3-D.

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### 12. If you like puzzle platformers, multi-dimensional traversal, and ducks—I have the game for you

**Source:** PCGamer latest  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 16:38  
**Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/if-you-like-puzzle-platformers-multi-dimensional-traversal-and-ducks-i-have-the-game-for-you/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/if-you-like-puzzle-platformers-multi-dimensional-traversal-and-ducks-i-have-the-game-for-you/)  

Sometimes all it takes is a cool hat to get a new perspective on things.

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### 13. Sony deletes mention of PC from annual strategy report in favour of a gushing about AI

**Source:** PCGamer latest  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 16:37  
**Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/sony-deletes-mention-of-pc-from-annual-strategy-report-in-favour-of-a-gushing-about-ai/](https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/sony-deletes-mention-of-pc-from-annual-strategy-report-in-favour-of-a-gushing-about-ai/)  

Seems like a downgrade.

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### 14. The greatest FPS mode of all time is endangered

**Source:** PCGamer latest  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 16:36  
**Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-greatest-fps-mode-of-all-time-is-endangered/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-greatest-fps-mode-of-all-time-is-endangered/)  

It never got better than capture the flag.

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### 15. Epic says the 'ground-up rebuild' of its launcher offers 5-6.5x improved performance, and the Epic Games Store is getting a big redesign

**Source:** PCGamer latest  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 16:27  
**Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/software/the-new-epic-games-launcher-might-not-suck-so-much-thanks-to-ground-up-rebuild-with-5-6-5x-improved-performance-still-a-long-way-to-catch-up-with-steam/](https://www.pcgamer.com/software/the-new-epic-games-launcher-might-not-suck-so-much-thanks-to-ground-up-rebuild-with-5-6-5x-improved-performance-still-a-long-way-to-catch-up-with-steam/)  

Slides out of Unreal Fest promise "5x faster cold start (average)" and "6.5x faster systray restore to library (average)" as Epic works on making its store suck less.

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## Robotics

### 1. U.S. robotics industry saw double-digit growth in 2025, says IFR

**Source:** The Robot Report  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 12:45  
**Link:** [https://www.therobotreport.com/u-s-robotics-industry-saw-double-digit-growth-in-2025-says-ifr/](https://www.therobotreport.com/u-s-robotics-industry-saw-double-digit-growth-in-2025-says-ifr/)  

The IFR said robust growth in the food industry and other non-manufacturing sectors drove this recovery in the U.S. robotics industry. The post U.S. robotics industry saw double-digit growth in 2025, says IFR appeared first on The Robot Report.

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### 2. Elmo releases new motion controller and servo drives for industrial applications

**Source:** The Robot Report  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 12:30  
**Link:** [https://www.therobotreport.com/elmo-releases-new-motion-controller-servo-drives-industrial-applications/](https://www.therobotreport.com/elmo-releases-new-motion-controller-servo-drives-industrial-applications/)  

Elmo said its latest products set new benchmarks for power density, expand its existing Platinum line, and introduce the Titanium line. The post Elmo releases new motion controller and servo drives for industrial applications appeared first on The Robot Report.

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### 3. RealSense unveils AI-native D585 Pro depth camera for robots

**Source:** The Robot Report  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 13:10  
**Link:** [https://www.therobotreport.com/realsense-unveils-ai-native-d585-pro-depth-camera-for-robots/](https://www.therobotreport.com/realsense-unveils-ai-native-d585-pro-depth-camera-for-robots/)  

The D585 Pro is powered by a proprietary Gen 5 system-on-chip and delivers more than 2x better depth quality than the previous generation of RealSense cameras. The post RealSense unveils AI-native D585 Pro depth camera for robots appeared first on The Robot Report.

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### 4. Kinova launches KIMA medical robotic arm

**Source:** The Robot Report  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 12:45  
**Link:** [https://www.therobotreport.com/kinova-launches-kima-medical-robotic-arm/](https://www.therobotreport.com/kinova-launches-kima-medical-robotic-arm/)  

Instead of adapting the robot from industrial technology, Kinova said it designed KIMA from the ground up for clinical use. The post Kinova launches KIMA medical robotic arm appeared first on The Robot Report.

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### 5. Microbot Medical to expand veteran access to robotic surgery with LIBERTY

**Source:** The Robot Report  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 12:30  
**Link:** [https://www.therobotreport.com/microbot-medical-expands-veteran-access-robotic-surgery-liberty/](https://www.therobotreport.com/microbot-medical-expands-veteran-access-robotic-surgery-liberty/)  

Lovell Government Services will become Microbot's service-disabled veteran-owned small business vendor to supply federal programs. The post Microbot Medical to expand veteran access to robotic surgery with LIBERTY appeared first on The Robot Report.

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### 6. Richtech Robotics launches livestream for ADAM AI-powered humanoid

**Source:** The Robot Report  
**Published:** 2026-06-18 12:30  
**Link:** [https://www.therobotreport.com/richtech-robotics-launches-livestream-adam-ai-powered-humanoid/](https://www.therobotreport.com/richtech-robotics-launches-livestream-adam-ai-powered-humanoid/)  

Online users will be able to engage with service robot ADAM, which uses NVIDIA technology, says Richtech Robotics. The post Richtech Robotics launches livestream for ADAM AI-powered humanoid appeared first on The Robot Report.

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### 7. Video Friday: Do Robots Even Need Legs?

**Source:** IEEE Spectrum  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 15:00  
**Link:** [https://spectrum.ieee.org/video-friday-agentic-ai-robot](https://spectrum.ieee.org/video-friday-agentic-ai-robot)  

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.RSS 2026: 13–17 July 2026, SYDNEYSummer School on Multi-Robot Systems: 29 July–4 August 2026, PRAGUEActuate 2026: 18–19 August 2026, SAN FRANCISCOIROS 2026: 27 September–1 October 2026, PITTSBURGHEnjoy today’s videos! Eno is our first agentic robot: an AI ...

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### 8. What Amazon’s Astro Taught Me About Giving Robots a Soul

**Source:** IEEE Spectrum  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 10:00  
**Link:** [https://spectrum.ieee.org/amazon-astro-robot-sound](https://spectrum.ieee.org/amazon-astro-robot-sound)  

In 2018, Amazon brought me in as the lead UX Sound Designer for Astro, its first consumer home robot. Astro used cameras and other sensors to map and navigate your home and workplace, and could proactively patrol, check up on loved ones, and transport small items using its built-in cargo bin. While there was a well-defined feature set and form factor, initially there was no character direction. In fact, even before Astro had a name, there were two main questions—was it simply Alexa on wheels, or...

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## Tech General

### 1. He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he’s doing that for robots.

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-06-20 00:47  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/he-made-your-free-video-player-run-smoothly-now-hes-doing-that-for-robots/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/he-made-your-free-video-player-run-smoothly-now-hes-doing-that-for-robots/)  

French serial entrepreneur and open-source legend Jean-Baptiste Kempf has been building Kyber, an infrastructure layer to control remote devices in real time.

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### 2. Encryption, spyware, and now Mythos: History shows why cyber export control doesn’t work

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 22:40  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/encryption-spyware-and-now-mythos-history-shows-why-cyber-export-control-doesnt-work/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/encryption-spyware-and-now-mythos-history-shows-why-cyber-export-control-doesnt-work/)  

For the last 30 years, stopping the flow of cybersecurity-related software has proven to be ineffective. It's unclear why it would work now with Anthropic’s cybersecurity model Mythos.

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### 3. Go eyes robotaxis and acquisitions after Japan’s biggest IPO of 2026. Here’s why it matters

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 21:45  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/go-eyes-robotaxis-and-acquisitions-after-japans-biggest-ipo-of-2026-heres-why-it-matters/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/go-eyes-robotaxis-and-acquisitions-after-japans-biggest-ipo-of-2026-heres-why-it-matters/)  

Go’s IPO — Japan’s biggest so far this year — has done more than provide a much-needed boost to the country’s languishing listing season. It has also supplied the taxi-hailing app with the capital required to address an existential issue: Japan’s shortage of drivers. Go, which went public Tuesday, plans to use the ¥88.6 billion […]

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### 4. Aura’s impressive e-ink photo frame doesn’t even look digital

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 21:00  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/auras-impressive-e-ink-photo-frame-doesnt-even-look-digital/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/auras-impressive-e-ink-photo-frame-doesnt-even-look-digital/)  

What’s the most cliche possible gift you can give a relative? A digital photo frame, displaying a rotating slideshow of family photos. Now Aura has completely refreshed this product space with its gorgeous Aura Ink frame, which uses e-ink to create a display that doesn’t even look digital. Digital frames have always been so popular […]

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### 5. Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 16:50  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/every-fusion-startup-that-has-raised-over-100m/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/every-fusion-startup-that-has-raised-over-100m/)  

Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies.

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### 6. Is the US government’s Anthropic ban accidentally helping the brand?

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 16:08  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/video/is-the-us-governments-anthropic-ban-accidentally-helping-the-brand/](https://techcrunch.com/video/is-the-us-governments-anthropic-ban-accidentally-helping-the-brand/)  

Just as last week was ending, the US government forced Anthropic to pull its two newest models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing national security concerns after Amazon researchers allegedly found a way to bypass Fable 5’s guardrails. Cybersecurity researchers have since signed an open letter calling the move dangerous, and Anthropic itself noted the same jailbreaks exist in other models. So is […]

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### 7. Billionaire Ambani wants AI in every call, app, and home

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 15:23  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/billionaire-ambani-wants-ai-in-every-call-app-and-home/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/billionaire-ambani-wants-ai-in-every-call-app-and-home/)  

Reliance is weaving AI into telecom services used by more than 500 million people.

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### 8. The CEO of Allbirds’ new AI biz has a plan, but no team

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 13:00  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/the-ceo-of-allbirds-new-ai-biz-has-a-plan-but-no-employees/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/the-ceo-of-allbirds-new-ai-biz-has-a-plan-but-no-employees/)  

Call it a startup with a sole founder and a very large seed round, but what's next is less clear.

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### 9. The US says ASML’s top chip tool may be in China. ASML says it isn’t.

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 07:59  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/the-us-says-asmls-top-chip-tool-may-be-in-china-asml-says-it-isnt/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/the-us-says-asmls-top-chip-tool-may-be-in-china-asml-says-it-isnt/)  

There's a commercial logic that cuts against the idea that ASML would risk its export license to arm a Chinese customer.

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### 10. Telegram ban in India sparks a rush to VPNs, rival apps

**Source:** TechCrunch  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 01:01  
**Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/18/telegram-ban-in-india-sparks-a-rush-to-vpns-rival-apps/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/18/telegram-ban-in-india-sparks-a-rush-to-vpns-rival-apps/)  

Telegram argues India should block specific content, not an entire platform used by millions.

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### 11. Nothing cancels this year’s CMF phone due to RAM prices

**Source:** The Verge  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 21:28  
**Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/953066/nothing-cmf-phone-delayed-ram-prices](https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/953066/nothing-cmf-phone-delayed-ram-prices)  

Nothing's next budget phone is the latest victim of RAMageddon. As 9to5Google reports, Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis announced in a post on X that a follow-up to the CMF Phone 2 Pro won't be coming this year: We were working on a successor but with memory prices where they are right now, we can't build […]

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### 12. NASA selects Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for a 2028 mission to Mars

**Source:** The Verge  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 18:41  
**Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/science/952988/nasa-relativity-space-eric-schmidt-mars](https://www.theverge.com/science/952988/nasa-relativity-space-eric-schmidt-mars)  

Relativity Space, the rocket company led by former Google executive Eric Schmidt, was picked to launch NASA's Aeolus payload to Mars in 2028, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. Under a new public-private partnership, Relativity Space will provide the "spacecraft, rocket, and cruise operations" to fly Aeolus to Mars, where the payload will "provide the first […]

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### 13. Hue’s wired wall modules bring non-smart lights into its ecosystem

**Source:** The Verge  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 17:24  
**Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/tech/952953/phillips-hue-wired-wall-module-play-lamp-candle-bulb](https://www.theverge.com/tech/952953/phillips-hue-wired-wall-module-play-lamp-candle-bulb)  

Smart lighting company Philips Hue has launched its first wired wall modules. Installed behind existing wall switches, the new devices bring non-smart lights into the Hue ecosystem for the first time. Hue also announced new Play table and floor lamps that are more affordable versions of its Signe series, along with upgrades to its E14 […]

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### 14. The NTS Radio Player brings the best of internet radio to your hi-fi

**Source:** The Verge  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 14:53  
**Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/952910/nts-radio-player-atonemo-music-streaming](https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/952910/nts-radio-player-atonemo-music-streaming)  

NTS Radio and Swedish audio company Atonemo have teamed up on a dedicated player that brings NTS's genre-defying mixes and streaming stations to almost any stereo or speaker setup. And, like Atonemo's existing Streamplayer, you can also listen to your favorite streaming services with it, using AirPlay 2, Google Cast, Spotify Connect, or Tidal Connect. […]

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### 15. The film about Sam Altman has been dropped by Amazon MGM

**Source:** The Verge  
**Published:** 2026-06-19 14:15  
**Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/952906/sam-altman-film-artificial-openai-amazon-mgm-dropped](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/952906/sam-altman-film-artificial-openai-amazon-mgm-dropped)  

Luca Guadagnino's film about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Artificial, has reportedly been dropped by Amazon MGM. The film, which stars Andrew Garfield and covers the rollercoaster five days in 2023 spanning Altman's termination and reinstatement as CEO, had been in the works for about a year. The cast also includes A Complete Unknown actress Monica […]

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