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AI & Machine Learning

1. How to shrink the token budget without shrinking the team

Jensen Huang has a test for whether an engineer is worth keeping, and it comes with a token budget attached. Speaking on the All-In Podcast at the close of GTC 2026, the Nvidia chief executive said that if a $500,000 engineerโ€™s annual AI token consumption came in under half their salary, โ€œI am going to [โ€ฆ] The post How to shrink the token budget without shrinking the team appeared first on AI News.

2. AWS GraphRAG deployment cuts drug research cycles by 87%

A recent AWS GraphRAG deployment reduced drug research and development cycles in pharmaceutical environments by 87 percent. This acceleration is achieved by integrating previously separated proprietary databases into a unified and queryable knowledge graph. Historically, initial data gathering and screening phases took over six months per iteration, yielding a low five percent success rate. Crucial [โ€ฆ] The post AWS GraphRAG deployment cuts drug research cycles by 87% appeared first on AI News.

3. Choosing the Right AI Agent Memory Strategy: A Decision-Tree Approach

In this article, you will learn how to choose the right memory strategy for an AI agent by working through a simple decision tree, one...

4. LLM Orchestration Frameworks Compared: LangChain vs. LlamaIndex vs. Raw API Calls

The default assumption in most LLM developer communities is that you start with raw API calls and graduate to a framework as your project grows.

5. How Deutsche Telekom is rewiring telecommunications with AI

How Deutsche Telekom is becoming an AI-native telco with OpenAI-transforming customer service, employee workflows, network operations, and the future of voice.

Software Development

1. 85% say code review is the new bottleneck. Hereโ€™s what the AI coding narrative leaves out.

A merge is a contract. The moment a change lands on main, every other team in the organization starts building The post 85% say code review is the new bottleneck. Hereโ€™s what the AI coding narrative leaves out. appeared first on The New Stack.

2. The impressive AI demo is dead. Hereโ€™s what actually reaches production

Most engineering teams I talk to can ship an AI demo. The prototype works, stakeholders are impressed, and everyone agrees The post The impressive AI demo is dead. Hereโ€™s what actually reaches production appeared first on The New Stack.

3. Microsoft joins Google in backing Go for AI agents โ€” OpenAI and Anthropic lag

Go has emerged as the lingua franca for cloud infrastructure, used for everything from container orchestration and CI/CD pipelines to The post Microsoft joins Google in backing Go for AI agents โ€” OpenAI and Anthropic lag appeared first on The New Stack.

4. In 24 hours, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Meta turned AI into a race to the bottom on price

Iโ€™m Matt Burns, Chief Content Officer at Insight Media Group. Each week, I round up the most important AI developments, The post In 24 hours, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Meta turned AI into a race to the bottom on price appeared first on The New Stack.

5. Metaโ€™s Iris push signals the next phase of AI infrastructure

Meta is preparing to manufacture its own AI chip for the first time. According to an internal memo, the company The post Metaโ€™s Iris push signals the next phase of AI infrastructure appeared first on The New Stack.

6. Why retrieval quality is becoming the defining challenge in AI agent architecture

Agentic systems usually have two jobs: Build context, then use that context to produce an answer or action. Many failures The post Why retrieval quality is becoming the defining challenge in AI agent architecture appeared first on The New Stack.

7. What running Kubernetes across millions of clusters taught AWS about zonal failures

Handling the obvious failures is the easy part: a server goes down, you spin up another. The failures that actually The post What running Kubernetes across millions of clusters taught AWS about zonal failures appeared first on The New Stack.

8. Anthropic wants you to use AI to decide whether or not you should use AI.

On Thursday, Anthropic released reflection, a new feature that lets users track and review their Claude activity. Available now in beta The post Anthropic wants you to use AI to decide whether or not you should use AI. appeared first on The New Stack.

9. OpenAI, Microsoft & Anthropic agree on who runs the agent. They disagree on what you can take back.

OpenAI announced ChatGPT Work on July 9 and began rolling it out to Pro, Enterprise, and Edu users. It runs The post OpenAI, Microsoft & Anthropic agree on who runs the agent. They disagree on what you can take back. appeared first on The New Stack.

10. โ€œEvery IC engineer is really a front line manager now.โ€ But are they productive?

Saying AI has changed the way software engineers work is an understatement, but Cameron Etezadi, CTO, LaunchDarkly and former VP The post โ€œEvery IC engineer is really a front line manager now.โ€ But are they productive? appeared first on The New Stack.

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Live from Microsoft Build, Ryan is joined by Jay Parikh, Microsoftโ€™s VP of AI Core, for a conversation on what enterprises need to build, deploy, and run AI agents at scale with demonstrable ROI; how Microsoft built an end-to-end agent development system that goes past just the harness; and how you can evaluate for reliability and correctness in models that get more intelligent and autonomous everyday.โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€Œ๏ปฟโ€๏ปฟโ€‹โ€โ€‹โ€โ€Œโ€๏ปฟ๏ปฟโ€Œ๏ปฟโ€‹โ€โ€Œโ€โ€โ€Œโ€Œโ€โ€Œ๏ปฟโ€Œโ€โ€โ€Œโ€Œโ€๏ปฟโ€โ€‹โ€โ€‹โ€โ€‹๏ปฟโ€โ€โ€‹โ€โ€‹โ€โ€Œ๏ปฟโ€‹๏ปฟโ€Œโ€โ€‹โ€Œโ€Œโ€๏ปฟโ€โ€Œโ€โ€โ€Œโ€Œ๏ปฟโ€Œโ€‹โ€Œ๏ปฟโ€โ€Œโ€‹โ€๏ปฟโ€โ€Œโ€โ€โ€Œโ€Œโ€๏ปฟ๏ปฟโ€‹โ€โ€‹โ€โ€‹โ€๏ปฟโ€‹โ€‹โ€โ€‹...

12. Password Managers: 3 Key Differences for a Secure Choice

Last month, on a client project, I realized that a password shared by a developer for accessing the development environment came from a leaked service in another infrastructure. This situation once again demonstrated how critical password managers are, not just for personal but also for corporate security. When choosing among the many password managers on the market, it's essential to consider three main differences based on security and ease of use: where passwords are stored, authentication me...

13. Why iPhone Videos Fail as Telegram Avatars and How I Fixed It

Last month a friend tried to set a video from her iPhone as her Telegram profile video. Telegram accepted the upload, spun for a second, then quietly did nothing. No error message. The video just never appeared. The cause is boring: iPhones have recorded HEVC (H.265) by default since iOS 11, and Telegram's video avatar pipeline only accepts H.264. Telegram never tells you this. It fails silently, and you're left assuming your video is somehow broken. I spent an evening figuring out the exact req...

14. Model Kombat: The LLM Fighting Game!

Ever wondered what would happen if the world's leading Large Language Models settled their benchmark disputes in a 2D cybercity arena? It's easy to look at model performance on standardized benchmarks (like MMLU, MATH, or HumanEval). It is much more fun to visualize their underlying architectures, parameter scales, and hardware constraints as a retro-cyber fighting game. So, we built Model Kombat (Mixture of Experts Edition)! ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Play Directly Here ๐ŸŽฎ Launch Game in Full Screen ๐Ÿงฌ Playable ML Conce...

15. I got tired of GitHub deleting my traffic stats after 14 days, so I built a local-first alternative ๐Ÿš€

Hey DEV community! ๐Ÿ‘‹ If you maintain open-source projects on GitHub, you probably love checking your repository's "Insights" tab. Seeing people clone, view, and star your project is an amazing feeling. But there are two catches that have always frustrated me: The Tedious Click-Fest: To see how your projects are doing, you have to manually open GitHub in your browser, navigate to each repository individually, click "Insights", and then click "Traffic". If you maintain 5+ repos, this becomes a cho...

Programming Languages

1. How Container Networking Works: Building a Bridge Network From Scratch

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2. Official jscrambler npm Package Compromised at 8.14.0

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3. Programs, Not Objects: How I Stopped Designing Architecture and Started Writing a 3D Editor

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4. Self-hosting Umami analytics on Cloudflare, Fly, and Supabase

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5. Good Tools Are Invisible

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6. Quantum Computers Are Not a Threat to 128-bit Symmetric Keys

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7. Postgres is enough for more than we admit

I came across this on Hacker News and felt like I needed to share it with the dev community. The main point is simple: a lot of teams reach for extra databases, queues, search engines, caches, and services before they actually need them. This page lays out where Postgres is usually enough, and where you may actually need something else: https://postgresisenough.dev/ Postgres is not perfect for everything, but it is good enough for a surprising amount of real-world work. The more I build and main...

8. Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes

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Game Development

1. NexusMods CEO digs into the dynamics of video game modding ft. Victor Folmann

Folmann believes the company can evolve from a file-hosting company to a bona fide user-generated content (UGC) platform.

2. Own goal specialist Xbox rifles another into the roof of the net - Patch Notes #60

In a change to our scheduled programming, we break down how one of the most significant weeks in the recent history of Xbox unfolded.

3. 'We mean business:' Xbox union workers fighting back with 'Save Our Devs' rally on July 15

The protest is being organized by union members at Bethesda Game Studios.

4. Asha Sharma joins Federal Reserve advisory task force days after laying off thousands at Xbox

Sharma certainly knows about 'the economic impact of new general-purpose technologies.'

5. Eurogamer and VG247 veterans launch new independent site

Respec believes that the audience seeking magazine-style games coverage is best served through independence.

6. Fired Marathon director says he's settled lawsuit with Sony

Christopher Barrett, who was fired by Sony for misconduct allegations, now has his name on Marathon's credits.

Gaming News

1. Garfield Craps On Mario Over Upcoming Mario Kart Game Shutdown

In the kart-racing genre, Mario Kart's reigns supreme. But the social media team behind Garfield Kart: Furious Racing and Garfield Kart 2: All You Can Drift didn't miss a chance to dunk on Nintendo's decision to sunset Mario Kart Tour this fall. On X, the official account for Garfield Kart declared its superiority to Mario Kart because it "will not randomly kill your game license." https://twitter.com/GarfieldKartX/status/2074947859644809275 While the Garfield Kart games are far behind Mario Kar...

2. Pokemon Go Fest 2026: Mega Mewtwo Raids, Zeraora Special Research, Rotating Habitats, And More

Pokemon Go's global Go Fest has arrived, and this year's event is a big one. For the first time in the game's history, all players who log in during the festivities will receive access to a new Special Research that leads to an encounter with the mythical Pokemon Zeraora. That's not all that players can look forward to this weekend. Mewtwo's Mega-Evolved forms are also making their debut, and different wild Pokemon and Raid bosses will appear throughout the weekend as part of the game's rotating...

3. Big Walk Is Destined To Be Your Next Big Co-Op Obsession

Often my job involves playing games before they come out. Sometimes, this means I'll come away feeling like I've just played the next big thing. That's one of the most exciting parts of my job, really, and it happened yesterday; I'm certain Big Walk is the next big thing. Developed by Untitled Goose Game's House House, Big Walk is a two- to 12-player co-op game in which you explore a huge island full of puzzles and secrets. Playing in first-person as vaguely human-like, customizable avatars, you...

4. This Isnโ€™t The First Time PlayStation (And Others) Tried To Kill Used Games

As monumental as Sonyโ€™s decision to abandon PlayStation discs by 2028 is, it isnโ€™t surprising one bit. The move feels like the culmination of industry trends dating back over a decade, and it recalls one egregious business practice--one that took aim at the used-game market, whether companies would admit it or not--that caused a brief uproar before fading away into the depths of our collective memory. There was a period at the end of the 2000s and start of the 2010s when big publishers including...

5. Iโ€™m Breaking Up With Love And Deepspace

Earlier this year, Infold invited me to attend Love and Deepspace's second anniversary event. At this point, I had been playing the game on and off for about a year. I was juggling questionable relationships with both Zayne, the main character's physician, and Sylus, the violent leader of a crime syndicate. And while I wasn't as financially invested as many players, I certainly had fostered a level of emotional investment in the game, its story, and its charming characters. I was thrilled to be ...

6. Microsoft Refutes Notion That Foreign-Worker Visas Were Behind Mass Xbox Layoffs

Since news broke of Microsoft's recent round of mass layoffs--which affected 1,600 people immediately and will reach double that number over the next year--a number of reports have claimed that mass approvals of foreign-worker visas were behind the decision. Now, Microsoft communications lead Frank X. Shaw has refuted what he calls "bad information." In a Twitter post, Shaw said that while there are Microsoft workers using H-1B visas, they are "not specific to Xbox and represent a small percenta...

7. This Promising DayZ Rival Is Thankfully Pivoting To PvE Before Launch

Zeverland, the upcoming open-world zombie sim for PC, plays a lot like DayZ, but the team at Quantum Quirks has announced a major shift in the game's design following a closed alpha test. According to the studio, players wanted the PvPvE game to be an entirely cooperative PvE experience instead, so much so that the team is meeting the community's requests and turning Zeverland into exactly that. "You talked. We listened," the studio said on the Zeverland Steam page. "We've decided to shift Zever...

8. Robloxโ€™s Latest Crossover Is One I Guarantee Youโ€™d Never Guess

The Rolling Stones, one of the most legendary rock bands of all time, are coming to Roblox. The band is launching an "immersive" new game inside Roblox today, July 10, but it's only going to be around for a short time. The Stones are coming to Roblox's The Block virtual venue starting today and ending on July 17. The in-game event will feature "classic hits" and new songs from the band's Foreign Tongues album, which released on July 10. As for the game, players are called on to work together to ...

9. AC Black Flag Resynced Is A Hit, But People Are Particularly Upset About One Thing

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced launched on July 9, and the swashbuckling pirate adventure game got off to a great start. Vantage Studios, the new company in charge of the Assassin's Creed brand, announced today that Resynced sold more than 2 million copies in its first 24 hours. It hasn't been a total success story, however, and the negativity surrounding the game pertains to the usual culprit: microtransactions. Beyond the strong sales and player numbers, Resynced is scoring well with cri...

10. I've found my perfect summer game: A stomach-churning horror story about Czech train conductors built over a bafflingly deep simulation of a fictional subway

Rancid vibes only.

11. Steam has raked in an estimated $11.1 billion gross revenue so far this year, says market analystโ€”its 'biggest-ever six months'

PC gaming continues to embiggen.

12. College Football 27 to remove microtransactions after player backlash, though EA maintains they were only added to 'give players more choice'

The goal for CFB 28 is "greater transparency and communication."

13. The Elder Scrolls Online's developer deserved better than to get sucker-punched by Microsoft twice in two years

$2 billion over 10 years can't save you from Xbox.

14. Handheld gaming PCs are cooked

Fancy a spot of pessimism, perchance?

15. Star Citizen's next update will switch focus to fixing its bug-riddled previous update, with bigger changes shunted to a later patch

"We're moving Siege of Orison and all instance-related content out of Alpha 4.9.0".

Robotics

1. Are suppliers ready for new robot safety standards?

Suppliers that are well prepared for standard changes will benefit, while underprepared companies may face market access disruption. The post Are suppliers ready for new robot safety standards? appeared first on The Robot Report.

2. Why robotics teams need virtual gyms before deployment

To address environmental and task variability, robots can benefit from 'virtual gyms' to bridge the sim-to-real gap, says SoftServe. The post Why robotics teams need virtual gyms before deployment appeared first on The Robot Report.

3. How Path Robotics uses AI to optimize robotic welding

CEO Andy Lonsberry explains how Path Robotics applies AI to welding, and UC San Diego professor Michael Yip discusses robot learning. The post How Path Robotics uses AI to optimize robotic welding appeared first on The Robot Report.

4. XTEND secures U.S. patent for autonomous navigation technology

XTEND said the newly granted patent expands its portfolio supporting autonomous navigation, operator assistance, and mission execution. The post XTEND secures U.S. patent for autonomous navigation technology appeared first on The Robot Report.

5. AIยฒ Robotics raises $735M at $3B valuation for wheeled humanoid robots

Shenzhenโ€™s Ai2 Robotics raised $735 million at a $2.8 billion valuation, backed by state, corporate, and financial giants. The post AIยฒ Robotics raises $735M at $3B valuation for wheeled humanoid robots appeared first on The Robot Report.

6. ForSight Roboticsโ€™ road to performing a fully robotic cataract surgery

ForSight Robotics' JASPER Platform assists surgeons with cataract surgeries, while still leaving the power in the surgeon's hands. The post ForSight Roboticsโ€™ road to performing a fully robotic cataract surgery appeared first on The Robot Report.

7. Calling all robotics startups: apply to RoboBusiness Startup Alley

We're looking for robotics startups that are creating a full system, component, or software system to show off their work at RoboBusiness. The post Calling all robotics startups: apply to RoboBusiness Startup Alley appeared first on The Robot Report.

8. Rollon launches two telescopic rails with integrated magnets

Rollon said the magnets deliver improved load management, smoother extension, and increased durability, even under intensive operating conditions. The post Rollon launches two telescopic rails with integrated magnets appeared first on The Robot Report.

9. Video Friday: A World Cup for Robots

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: 13โ€“17 July 2026, SYDNEYSummer School on Multi-Robot Systems: 29 Julyโ€“4 August 2026, PRAGUEActuate 2026: 18โ€“19 August 2026, SAN FRANCISCOIROS 2026: 27 Septemberโ€“1 October 2026, PITTSBURGHHumanoids Summit Seoul: 22โ€“23 September 2026, SEOULEnjoy tod...

10. Ground Robots Inherit the Kill Zone

Borys Drozhak has a vision: a frontline almost free of humans, patrolled by flying drones and ground robots, and continuously monitored by AI-controlled sensor networks. And itโ€™s not a pipe dream. Ukrainian roboticists have made major strides in that direction over the past four years. Remotely controlled ground vehicles fitted with machine guns and grenade launchers now patrol the no-manโ€™s land straddling the front, part of a robotic legion that has stymied Russiaโ€™s territorial ambitions so far...

Tech General

1. Smart glasses without a camera? Even Realities bets productivity beats recording everyone

The glasses are targeted at people who might be constantly in meetings, giving presentations, and traveling to countries where different languages are spoken.

2. OpenAI bets on families as ChatGPT goes deeper into households

ChatGPT is hiring a dedicated product manager to build experiences for families, caregivers, and older adults, according to a job posting.

3. US cybersecurity agency CISA had to build its incident playbook during the incident, agency reveals

Independent cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs reported in May that a security researcher with cyber firm GitGuardian alerted him to reams of exposed passwords stored in a publicly accessible GitHub repository, which an employee of a CISA contractor had uploaded.

4. Phia accused of โ€˜cookie stuffing,โ€™ taking affiliate credit on purchases it didnโ€™t earn

Phia, the shopping startup founded by Bill Gatesโ€™ daughter, Phoebe, and her friend Sophia Kianni is under fire for a practice known as โ€œcookie stuffing,โ€ which helped the product receive commissions and credit for sales it did not actually generate, per a Bloomberg investigation.

5. Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash

"Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control over whether their public content could be referenced in this way," the company said in a blog post. "We've heard the feedback that this feature missed the mark, so it's no longer available."

6. Blueskyโ€™s interim CEO, Toni Schneider, drops the โ€˜interimโ€™

Schneider, who formerly served as the CEO of Automattic and is a partner at True Ventures, says he is "all in" on the unconventional social media platform.

7. Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft

Apple alleges the misconduct was directed by OpenAI's senior leadership, including a longtime former employee.

8. Filing: College app Fizz accuses VC of sharing confidential startup information with rival Sidechat

Fizz has expanded its lawsuit against rival Sidechat, alleging that a Maveron VC shared its confidential information obtained during a fundraising meeting with the competing startup.

9. SK Hynix raises $26.5B in the biggest foreign IPO in US history, is urged to build new US fabs

The AI chip boom just produced its biggest Wall Street moment yet. Now SK Hynix and Samsung are being asked to build U.S. factories.

10. A new app, HyperTexting, turns the open web into a scrollable social media-like feed

HyperTexting's new app aims to make the open web feel more like social media by turning websites, blogs, newsletters, and podcasts into a scrollable feed, while also making it easier to post to your own website.

11. Oregonโ€™s Attorney General withdraws effort to delay Paramount and Warner Bros. merger

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield had been seeking documents from Paramount related to its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Rayfield also asked a state circuit court judge to delay the closing of the deal by 60 days so that his office could review the documents. But according to Deadline and Variety, he's now dropped his [โ€ฆ]

12. FL Studio head Constantin Koehncke turns to Reddit for feedback and fun

If you're a music maker of a certain age, then you probably once dabbled with a pirated copy of a little app called Fruity Loops. These days it's called FL Studio, and Constantin Koehncke, is the man responsible for shepherding the pioneering digital audio workstation (DAW) through the modern age. As CEO of Image Line, [โ€ฆ]

13. Nintendoโ€™s Talking Flower got a small price cut

If youโ€™re the type of person who could always use a little extra positive affirmation, or you have a weakness for weird gadgets, the Talking Flower might be of interest. Iโ€™m only kind of serious. The toy is based on a character from Super Mario Bros. Wonder that guides Mario through levels with quippy, whimsical [โ€ฆ]

14. White House taps the guy who keeps crying โ€˜aliensโ€™ to run UFO group

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb will head the UAP Science Advisory Council established by the White House, the Pentagon, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the FBI, and "the intelligence community." The Council will provide scientific reports and advice to the UAP Governing Board, in an effort to "resolve the nature of UAP," or [โ€ฆ]

15. ICE are heavily armed killers. Theyโ€™re also huge losers

Donald Trump's Homeland Security regime has been at the center of two critical stories in the past two weeks. In the first, federal agents shot and killed a man and quickly got to work justifying the use of force under the flimsiest of pretenses. In the other, it made house calls to people who said [โ€ฆ]

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