# Tech News Daily Summary - 2026-06-20 - Evening *Generated at 2026-06-20 20:00:46* --- ## Quick Navigation - [AI & Machine Learning](#ai--machine-learning) (2 articles) - [Software Development](#software-development) (20 articles) - [Programming Languages](#programming-languages) (9 articles) - [Game Development](#game-development) (3 articles) - [Gaming News](#gaming-news) (17 articles) - [Robotics](#robotics) (5 articles) - [Tech General](#tech-general) (28 articles) --- ## 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. --- ### 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... --- ## Software Development ### 1. Gemini CLI vs. Antigravity: What works, not the spec sheet **Source:** The New Stack **Published:** 2026-06-20 16:00 **Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/gemini-cli-antigravity-replacement/](https://thenewstack.io/gemini-cli-antigravity-replacement/) Google has decommissioned its Gemini CLI, the open-source terminal tool that just shipped last year. It had over 100,000 GitHub The post Gemini CLI vs. Antigravity: What works, not the spec sheet appeared first on The New Stack. --- ### 2. Backporting bug fixes is dead, Project Valkey now sends in the bots **Source:** The New Stack **Published:** 2026-06-20 14:21 **Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/valkey-ai-backporting-agents/](https://thenewstack.io/valkey-ai-backporting-agents/) When Project Valkey released version 9.1 last month, users, contributors and maintainers alike were understandably excited: There were new functionalities The post Backporting bug fixes is dead, Project Valkey now sends in the bots appeared first on The New Stack. --- ### 3. Losing Fable made the best case yet for AI models you can run yourself **Source:** The New Stack **Published:** 2026-06-20 10:30 **Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/losing-fable-open-weight-glm/](https://thenewstack.io/losing-fable-open-weight-glm/) The most-said line in one of my group chats this week was three words, on repeat: “I miss Fable.” I The post Losing Fable made the best case yet for AI models you can run yourself appeared first on The New Stack. --- ### 4. “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. --- ### 5. 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. --- ### 6. “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. --- ### 7. 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. --- ### 8. 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. --- ### 9. 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.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‌​‍‌​‌‌‍​‌‍​‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌​‌‍‌... --- ### 10. 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.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍... --- ### 11. Introducing Stardust API Engine **Source:** DEV Community **Published:** 2026-06-21 00:21 **Link:** [https://dev.to/stardustofficial/introducing-stardust-api-engine-4h1k](https://dev.to/stardustofficial/introducing-stardust-api-engine-4h1k) Hey developers! 🚀 I wasted too much time setting up dummy backends just to test my frontend designs. So, I built Stardust API Engine — a completely free, serverless mock server. What it does: Instant live endpoints for /users and /products (Ready to fetch()). In-built Custom JSON Data Generator to structure your own schemas. 100% serverless, zero login friction, and lightning fast. Check it out here: https://stardustofficial.github.io/stardust-api/ Feedback is highly appreciated! Built with 🌌 by... --- ### 12. Precision Medicine RAG: Building a Clinical Trial Search Engine with Hybrid Search and BGE-M3 **Source:** DEV Community **Published:** 2026-06-21 00:21 **Link:** [https://dev.to/beck_moulton/precision-medicine-rag-building-a-clinical-trial-search-engine-with-hybrid-search-and-bge-m3-5872](https://dev.to/beck_moulton/precision-medicine-rag-building-a-clinical-trial-search-engine-with-hybrid-search-and-bge-m3-5872) In the world of Generative AI, there is a massive difference between asking for a "pancake recipe" and asking for "eligibility criteria for phase III immunotherapy trials." In specialized fields like healthcare, a standard vector search often fails because medical terminology is dense, specific, and unforgiving. 🏥 Today, we are building a High-Precision Medical RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) engine. We will move beyond simple semantic search by implementing Hybrid Search (Dense + Sparse ve... --- ### 13. Building a no-root Android automation app taught me that trust is harder than features **Source:** DEV Community **Published:** 2026-06-21 00:20 **Link:** [https://dev.to/romka2x/building-a-no-root-android-automation-app-taught-me-that-trust-is-harder-than-features-2acn](https://dev.to/romka2x/building-a-no-root-android-automation-app-taught-me-that-trust-is-harder-than-features-2acn) I’m building ScriptTap, a no-root Android automation app for user-controlled phone workflows. The app lets people create scripts with taps, swipes, routines, screen-aware checks, OCR/text detection, image/pixel checks, variables, logic, and AI-assisted script creation. The technical side is hard, but the trust side may be harder. ScriptTap needs Android Accessibility permission because user-authored input automation requires it. That is a powerful permission. I do not want to minimize it, hide i... --- ### 14. I Built an Afriex MCP Prompt Cookbook So Developers Never Have to Stare at a Blank Prompt Again **Source:** DEV Community **Published:** 2026-06-21 00:17 **Link:** [https://dev.to/afriex/i-built-an-afriex-mcp-prompt-cookbook-so-developers-never-have-to-stare-at-a-blank-prompt-again-1i1b](https://dev.to/afriex/i-built-an-afriex-mcp-prompt-cookbook-so-developers-never-have-to-stare-at-a-blank-prompt-again-1i1b) A few weeks ago, I started exploring the Afriex MCP server. The setup was surprisingly straightforward. Connect your MCP client. Configure your API key. Verify the connection. Done. But then I ran into a different problem. Not a technical problem. A prompt problem. The Blank Prompt Problem Once everything was connected, I found myself staring at an empty prompt box. What should I ask? Sure, I could retrieve balances. I could create customers. I could generate virtual accounts. But what were the ... --- ### 15. Stop reading to build a library. Start reading to solve a problem. **Source:** DEV Community **Published:** 2026-06-21 00:11 **Link:** [https://dev.to/neilton_rocha_dev/stop-reading-to-build-a-library-start-reading-to-solve-a-problem-55ag](https://dev.to/neilton_rocha_dev/stop-reading-to-build-a-library-start-reading-to-solve-a-problem-55ag) Most engineering reading lists are optimized for knowledge accumulation. Modern engineering rewards bottleneck elimination. Last week, a junior engineer showed me a "Top 10 Books Every Engineer Should Read" list. It looked almost identical to the lists I saw ten years ago. The same classics. The same process books. The same assumption: Read enough books and you'll become a better engineer. That's not how most high-performing teams learn. The best engineers I know don't build learning plans aroun... --- ## Programming Languages ### 1. wrote my first Garmin app in Monkey C and its the strangest middle ground ive coded in years **Source:** programming **Published:** 2026-06-20 21:19 **Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1ub7uqu/wrote_my_first_garmin_app_in_monkey_c_and_its_the/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1ub7uqu/wrote_my_first_garmin_app_in_monkey_c_and_its_the/) spent most of my career either in kernel land where you account for every byte yourself, or in nodejs/nestjs world where you just throw objects around and let the runtime sort it out. Monkey C is neither and it kept messing with my instincts. the lead dev once described the goal as wanting something that looked like javascript but with no features that waste memory, basically "syntactic splenda" instead of sugar. so you get this language that reads like JS but the second you write JS-brained cod... --- ### 2. Burnout Is Real for Open Source Maintainers: A Conversation with John-David Dalton, Creator of Lodash **Source:** programming **Published:** 2026-06-20 05:37 **Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uaodhr/burnout_is_real_for_open_source_maintainers_a/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uaodhr/burnout_is_real_for_open_source_maintainers_a/) submitted by /u/fagnerbrack [link] [comments] --- ### 3. So You Want To Define a Well-Known URI **Source:** programming **Published:** 2026-06-20 20:14 **Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1ub6bqs/so_you_want_to_define_a_wellknown_uri/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1ub6bqs/so_you_want_to_define_a_wellknown_uri/) submitted by /u/BlondieCoder [link] [comments] --- ### 4. 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] --- ### 5. What is inference engineering? Deepdive **Source:** programming **Published:** 2026-06-20 22:24 **Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1ub9b9b/what_is_inference_engineering_deepdive/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1ub9b9b/what_is_inference_engineering_deepdive/) submitted by /u/fagnerbrack [link] [comments] --- ### 6. 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] --- ### 7. 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] --- ### 8. Build a Bytecode VM (in Sema) **Source:** programming **Published:** 2026-06-20 15:44 **Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uazs9j/build_a_bytecode_vm_in_sema/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uazs9j/build_a_bytecode_vm_in_sema/) submitted by /u/TheHelgeSverre [link] [comments] --- ### 9. 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] --- ## 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. --- ### 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. --- ### 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. --- ## Gaming News ### 1. My Favorite Baseball Team Can Make Me Love MLB The Show, Or Absolutely Hate It **Source:** GameSpot - All Content **Published:** 2026-06-20 16:00 **Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/my-favorite-baseball-team-can-make-me-love-mlb-the-show-or-absolutely-hate-it/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/my-favorite-baseball-team-can-make-me-love-mlb-the-show-or-absolutely-hate-it/) It's a 5-4 game in the bottom of the ninth inning in Pittsburgh, and it looks like the Pirates might drop one to the struggling Minnesota Twins. But Spencer Horwitz gets on base with a scrappy infield single. With one out, Bryan Reynolds steps up to the plate. On a 2-2 count, he absolutely demolishes a fastball, sending it over the left-field wall as fireworks erupt. Ballgame. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hu7sDCUCOc I'm on top of the world, watching clips of the walk-off blast from every ang... --- ### 2. 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. --- ### 3. 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... --- ### 4. 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... --- ### 5. 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. --- ### 6. 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... --- ### 7. 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... --- ### 8. Crysis 2 had problems, but it got one thing right: destruction **Source:** PCGamer latest **Published:** 2026-06-20 22:00 **Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/crysis-2-had-problems-but-it-got-one-thing-right-destruction/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/crysis-2-had-problems-but-it-got-one-thing-right-destruction/) Fancy a second helping of Crysis 2's big apple crumble? --- ### 9. The team behind bullet hell FPS Luna Abyss just got laid off, less than a month after the game's release **Source:** PCGamer latest **Published:** 2026-06-20 21:39 **Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-team-behind-bullet-hell-fps-luna-abyss-just-got-laid-off-less-than-a-month-after-the-games-release/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-team-behind-bullet-hell-fps-luna-abyss-just-got-laid-off-less-than-a-month-after-the-games-release/) Another deluge of layoffs in a year full of them. --- ### 10. The videogame market is as big as ever, with PC leading growth—global games revenue surpassed the $200 billion mark in 2025 **Source:** PCGamer latest **Published:** 2026-06-20 18:50 **Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-videogame-market-is-as-big-as-ever-with-pc-leading-growth-global-games-revenue-surpassed-the-usd200-billion-mark-in-2025/](https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-videogame-market-is-as-big-as-ever-with-pc-leading-growth-global-games-revenue-surpassed-the-usd200-billion-mark-in-2025/) Market analyst Michiel Buijsman reckons GTA 6 will be 2026's "defining commercial catalyst." --- ### 11. Former Dragon Age writer says AI could make gamedev 'frustrating as hell': 'How are we going to train up the next generation of devs if we eliminate every entry-level task?' **Source:** PCGamer latest **Published:** 2026-06-20 17:16 **Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/former-dragon-age-writer-says-ai-could-make-gamedev-frustrating-as-hell-how-are-we-going-to-train-up-the-next-generation-of-devs-if-we-eliminate-every-entry-level-task/](https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/former-dragon-age-writer-says-ai-could-make-gamedev-frustrating-as-hell-how-are-we-going-to-train-up-the-next-generation-of-devs-if-we-eliminate-every-entry-level-task/) Part of the sales pitch for AI is that it can carve out tedious 'busy work.' Should it? --- ### 12. The best D&D videogame you've never played is one guy's outsider art, personal Baldur's Gate saga **Source:** PCGamer latest **Published:** 2026-06-20 16:40 **Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-best-d-and-d-videogame-youve-never-played-is-one-guys-outsider-art-personal-baldurs-gate-saga/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-best-d-and-d-videogame-youve-never-played-is-one-guys-outsider-art-personal-baldurs-gate-saga/) Realheads know Swordflight. Sickos love it. --- ### 13. 5 promising games recently cancelled by Microsoft **Source:** PCGamer latest **Published:** 2026-06-20 16:12 **Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/5-promising-games-recently-cancelled-by-microsoft/](https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/5-promising-games-recently-cancelled-by-microsoft/) If you wished for more pizazz at this year's Xbox Showcase, there's lots of it buried in an growing graveyard of cancelled Xbox games. --- ### 14. I spent an entire day with a fan-mod of North Korea's homegrown operating system, and I'm sorry to say it's not a Windows killer yet **Source:** PCGamer latest **Published:** 2026-06-20 16:00 **Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/software/operating-systems/i-spent-an-entire-day-with-a-fan-mod-of-north-koreas-homegrown-operating-system-and-im-sorry-to-say-its-not-a-windows-killer-yet/](https://www.pcgamer.com/software/operating-systems/i-spent-an-entire-day-with-a-fan-mod-of-north-koreas-homegrown-operating-system-and-im-sorry-to-say-its-not-a-windows-killer-yet/) Not the year of RedStar on the desktop. --- ### 15. Stellaris celebrates 10 years (and a new DLC) with a free weekend and a 70% discount **Source:** PCGamer latest **Published:** 2026-06-20 15:36 **Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/stellaris-celebrates-10-years-and-a-new-dlc-with-a-free-weekend-and-a-70-percent-discount/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/stellaris-celebrates-10-years-and-a-new-dlc-with-a-free-weekend-and-a-70-percent-discount/) The sci-fi strategy game is getting on in years, but it's no less active. --- ## Robotics ### 1. Defense manufacturing readiness hinges on autonomous finishing, says GrayMatter Robotics **Source:** The Robot Report **Published:** 2026-06-20 14:00 **Link:** [https://www.therobotreport.com/defense-manufacturing-readiness-hinges-autonomous-surface-prep-says-graymatter/](https://www.therobotreport.com/defense-manufacturing-readiness-hinges-autonomous-surface-prep-says-graymatter/) The Navy's industrial base review identified a projected need for 174,000 new workers. GrayMatter says robotics can fill this gap. The post Defense manufacturing readiness hinges on autonomous finishing, says GrayMatter Robotics appeared first on The Robot Report. --- ### 2. 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. --- ### 3. 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. --- ### 4. 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 ... --- ### 5. 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... --- ## Tech General ### 1. Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’ **Source:** TechCrunch **Published:** 2026-06-20 20:32 **Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/20/signals-meredith-whittaker-wants-you-to-remember-that-ai-chatbots-are-not-your-friends/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/20/signals-meredith-whittaker-wants-you-to-remember-that-ai-chatbots-are-not-your-friends/) "These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.” --- ### 2. In the Weights is your new AI-centric vanity search **Source:** TechCrunch **Published:** 2026-06-20 19:41 **Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/20/in-the-weights-is-your-new-ai-centric-vanity-search/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/20/in-the-weights-is-your-new-ai-centric-vanity-search/) So ... what's your In the Weights score? --- ### 3. This startup built a fish-killing robot and chefs love the results **Source:** TechCrunch **Published:** 2026-06-20 18:26 **Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/20/founders-funds-outlier-bet-on-humanely-killed-fish/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/20/founders-funds-outlier-bet-on-humanely-killed-fish/) Shinkei makes a refrigerator-sized robot called Poseidon to kill fish quickly and humanely. --- ### 4. Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving DeepMind for rival Anthropic **Source:** TechCrunch **Published:** 2026-06-20 16:39 **Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/20/nobel-laureate-john-jumper-is-leaving-deepmind-for-rival-anthropic/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/20/nobel-laureate-john-jumper-is-leaving-deepmind-for-rival-anthropic/) Jumper isn't the only big name leaving Google DeepMind. --- ### 5. Every new iOS 27 feature that’s worth knowing about **Source:** TechCrunch **Published:** 2026-06-20 15:00 **Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/20/every-new-ios-27-feature-thats-worth-knowing-about/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/20/every-new-ios-27-feature-thats-worth-knowing-about/) While it's not flashy like Apple’s new Siri AI and Apple Intelligence upgrades, there are still a number of additions to iOS 27 worth looking at. --- ### 6. 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. --- ### 7. From PGP to Mythos: a brief history of export controls that didn’t stop anyone **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. --- ### 8. 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. --- ### 9. 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 […] --- ### 10. 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. --- ### 11. The Atlantic created a searchable database of the music used to train AI **Source:** The Verge **Published:** 2026-06-20 18:46 **Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/953183/the-atlantic-searchable-database-music-ai-training-data](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/953183/the-atlantic-searchable-database-music-ai-training-data) Atlantic reporter Alex Reisner recently uncovered four datasets of music being used to train AI models and made them fully searchable for the public. Two of the sets are absolutely enormous at 12 million and 9 million tracks. The other two are much smaller, but still represent a significant amount of training data at over […] --- ### 12. Musician and YouTuber Hainbach on ‘Breath of the Wild’ and Swiss Army Knives **Source:** The Verge **Published:** 2026-06-20 15:20 **Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/report/953116/experimental-musician-youtuber-hainbach-interview](https://www.theverge.com/report/953116/experimental-musician-youtuber-hainbach-interview) Stefan Paul Goetsch, better known as Hainbach, is a German experimental composer, artist, and YouTuber who is perhaps most famous for making music with laboratory equipment and scientific instruments. He describes it as being like the "Dark Souls of synthesis." Despite using "hard mode" production techniques that often rely on telephone line testing equipment and […] --- ### 13. Moves of the Diamond Hand is an unfinished, irresistibly weird dice-based RPG **Source:** The Verge **Published:** 2026-06-20 14:00 **Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/games/949875/moves-of-the-diamond-hand-rpg-dice-jazz-noir](https://www.theverge.com/games/949875/moves-of-the-diamond-hand-rpg-dice-jazz-noir) From its opening minutes, Moves of the Diamond Hand is upfront about what it offers: You're going to have a lot of strange conversations, and you're going to roll a lot of dice. Get on board with this proposition, and the reward is one of the most creative roleplaying games I've seen in years, even […] --- ### 14. Toy Story has the right take on tech **Source:** The Verge **Published:** 2026-06-20 12:00 **Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/tech/952547/toy-story-5-tech-android-17-snap-specs-installer](https://www.theverge.com/tech/952547/toy-story-5-tech-android-17-snap-specs-installer) Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 133, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy belated Juneteenth, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about Sam Bankman-Fried and PE Guy and admin nights (which we […] --- ### 15. SwitchBot’s Standing Circulator Fan is worth fighting for **Source:** The Verge **Published:** 2026-06-20 07:00 **Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/tech/952855/switchbot-standing-circulator-fan-review](https://www.theverge.com/tech/952855/switchbot-standing-circulator-fan-review) I can't remember the last time I got excited about a fan. Normally, I just buy whatever Vornado or Dreo model fits my budget, but that was before I started testing the battery-powered Standing Circulator Fan from SwitchBot. As the name indicates, the SwitchBot fan is a 3D circulator - a fancy way of saying […] --- ## Summary Statistics - **Total Articles:** 84 - **Categories:** 7 - **Time Period:** Last 24 hours