# Tech News Daily Summary - 2026-07-13 - Morning *Generated at 2026-07-13 16:07:01* --- ## Quick Navigation - [AI & Machine Learning](#ai--machine-learning) (2 articles) - [Software Development](#software-development) (18 articles) - [Programming Languages](#programming-languages) (9 articles) - [Game Development](#game-development) (3 articles) - [Gaming News](#gaming-news) (20 articles) - [Robotics](#robotics) (3 articles) - [Tech General](#tech-general) (30 articles) --- ## AI & Machine Learning ### 1. AI agent crawlers now need permission. Here’s how to get it **Source:** AI News **Published:** 2026-07-13 11:00 **Link:** [https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/ai-agent-crawlers-cloudflare-rules/](https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/ai-agent-crawlers-cloudflare-rules/) AI agent crawlers, the bots that fetch pages in real time on behalf of a person waiting for an answer, will be blocked by default on a slice of the web from September 15 onwards. Cloudflare announced the change on July 1, and most of the coverage since then has focused on Google. The more useful part […] The post AI agent crawlers now need permission. Here’s how to get it appeared first on AI News. --- ### 2. Building AI Agents? Here Are Some Anti-Patterns to Avoid. **Source:** MachineLearningMastery.com **Published:** 2026-07-13 12:00 **Link:** [https://machinelearningmastery.com/building-ai-agents-here-are-some-anti-patterns-to-avoid/](https://machinelearningmastery.com/building-ai-agents-here-are-some-anti-patterns-to-avoid/) Agent systems change constantly in production. --- ## Software Development ### 1. Anthropic extends Fable 5 again — and won’t talk about what developers found inside Cursor **Source:** The New Stack **Published:** 2026-07-13 17:10 **Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/fable-5-honeycomb-opus/](https://thenewstack.io/fable-5-honeycomb-opus/) Anthropic has extended its enhanced access to Claude Fable 5 for all paid subscribers through July 19, marking the third The post Anthropic extends Fable 5 again — and won’t talk about what developers found inside Cursor appeared first on The New Stack. --- ### 2. What an ex-NSA red teamer wants every SOC to stop doing **Source:** The New Stack **Published:** 2026-07-13 13:50 **Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/ai-soc-alert-fatigue/](https://thenewstack.io/ai-soc-alert-fatigue/) Security teams have spent years trying to see more. More endpoints, more cloud services, more identities, more telemetry. For the The post What an ex-NSA red teamer wants every SOC to stop doing appeared first on The New Stack. --- ### 3. Where AI saves me time and where it slows me down **Source:** The New Stack **Published:** 2026-07-13 12:00 **Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/ai-engineering-speed-tradeoffs/](https://thenewstack.io/ai-engineering-speed-tradeoffs/) I use AI every day, and I would not want to go back. That is probably the simplest way to The post Where AI saves me time and where it slows me down appeared first on The New Stack. --- ### 4. APIs aren’t dead. Here’s where MCP fits alongside them. **Source:** The New Stack **Published:** 2026-07-12 18:00 **Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/api-vs-mcp-incident-management/](https://thenewstack.io/api-vs-mcp-incident-management/) The allure of emerging technology is undeniable, but adopting it rarely means completely ripping out what already works. Instead, new The post APIs aren’t dead. Here’s where MCP fits alongside them. appeared first on The New Stack. --- ### 5. How async processing hides latency and improves responsiveness **Source:** The New Stack **Published:** 2026-07-12 17:00 **Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/async-processing-hides-latency/](https://thenewstack.io/async-processing-hides-latency/) Editor’s Note: This article contains an exclusive excerpt from Latency by Pekka Engberg, which helps readers diagnose latency problems and The post How async processing hides latency and improves responsiveness appeared first on The New Stack. --- ### 6. Anthropic’s newest enterprise partner is training 20,000 people on Claude — here’s the shift it signals **Source:** The New Stack **Published:** 2026-07-12 17:00 **Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/ust-anthropic-enterprise-ai-stack/](https://thenewstack.io/ust-anthropic-enterprise-ai-stack/) The clearest signal of a major pivot in enterprise AI came this week when Anthropic announced its second Global Premier Partner in the The post Anthropic’s newest enterprise partner is training 20,000 people on Claude — here’s the shift it signals appeared first on The New Stack. --- ### 7. Meet Brain, the AI that decides when Azure is officially down **Source:** The New Stack **Published:** 2026-07-12 15:00 **Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/inside-azure-brain/](https://thenewstack.io/inside-azure-brain/) Microsoft recently took the wraps off Brain, the internal AI system that continuously monitors Azure’s health and, increasingly, acts on The post Meet Brain, the AI that decides when Azure is officially down appeared first on The New Stack. --- ### 8. Your merge gate was a compromise. Coding agents are making it a liability. **Source:** The New Stack **Published:** 2026-07-11 17:00 **Link:** [https://thenewstack.io/merge-gate-coding-agents/](https://thenewstack.io/merge-gate-coding-agents/) A merge is a contract. The moment a change lands on main, every other team in the organization starts building The post Your merge gate was a compromise. Coding agents are making it a liability. appeared first on The New Stack. --- ### 9. Bumblebee: Perplexity AI Open-Sources a Safe Supply-Chain Scanner **Source:** DEV Community **Published:** 2026-07-13 21:02 **Link:** [https://dev.to/terminalchai/bumblebee-perplexity-ai-open-sources-a-safe-supply-chain-scanner-ief](https://dev.to/terminalchai/bumblebee-perplexity-ai-open-sources-a-safe-supply-chain-scanner-ief) Auditing Developer Workstations: Meet Bumblebee When a new software supply-chain vulnerability is announced, security teams face a major challenge: how to quickly check if any developer's local machine is compromised. Developers install thousands of packages, VS Code extensions, and third-party tools weekly. In the era of AI coding agents, they are also frequently installing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to give AI models access to local databases and files. If one of these components is ... --- ### 10. Backend/Domain foundation **Source:** DEV Community **Published:** 2026-07-13 20:58 **Link:** [https://dev.to/lksvn/backenddomain-foundation-24hl](https://dev.to/lksvn/backenddomain-foundation-24hl) Today I continued my TypeScript learning project after a short break. Instead of jumping into React right away, I decided to keep working on the backend/domain side of the Candidate Tracker project. The main lesson today: TypeScript is not just useful for components and props. It also helps clarify ownership, data flow, and service boundaries. Some examples from today: using Omit and Partial to define create/update inputs deciding which fields the caller can change and which fields the service o... --- ### 11. 14 Browser Testing Articles That Changed How I Think About Release Confidence **Source:** DEV Community **Published:** 2026-07-13 20:57 **Link:** [https://dev.to/mellowthunder735/14-browser-testing-articles-that-changed-how-i-think-about-release-confidence-2a2o](https://dev.to/mellowthunder735/14-browser-testing-articles-that-changed-how-i-think-about-release-confidence-2a2o) Modern browser testing is no longer just about clicking a button and checking whether the next page loads. Frontend applications now contain animated route changes, Shadow DOM components, dynamic validation, session refresh logic, AI-generated interfaces, visual transitions, and increasingly complex release pipelines. At the same time, AI is making it easier to generate both application code and automated tests. That sounds like it should simplify testing, but it also creates a new problem: team... --- ### 12. How a mesh of peer AI workspaces catches what any single agent misses **Source:** DEV Community **Published:** 2026-07-13 20:57 **Link:** [https://dev.to/soulentheo/how-a-mesh-of-peer-ai-workspaces-catches-what-any-single-agent-misses-2ffh](https://dev.to/soulentheo/how-a-mesh-of-peer-ai-workspaces-catches-what-any-single-agent-misses-2ffh) How a mesh of peer AI workspaces catches what any single agent misses Two things about agent fleets get most of the current attention. First: agents fail on stale state, so retrieval and memory hygiene matter. Second: the workspace inside a model is small enough that what you put into it, and how you keep it clean, matters more than raw context volume. Both true. Both incomplete. Here is the piece that changes what those two claims mean in practice. A single agent measuring its own workspace and... --- ### 13. Podman in Production: The Book, and the Pipeline Behind It **Source:** DEV Community **Published:** 2026-07-13 20:42 **Link:** [https://dev.to/wkerschbaumer/podman-in-production-the-book-and-the-pipeline-behind-it-nie](https://dev.to/wkerschbaumer/podman-in-production-the-book-and-the-pipeline-behind-it-nie) My first encounter with Podman back in 2020 was involuntary. A customer with air-gapped RHEL 7 machines that we needed to deploy a containerized microservices stack on. Installing third-party software like Docker on them would have been a major bureaucratic hurdle, so I looked at what we could use that came built in. The tooling had its quirks — at least the way we were using it — but the general daemonless architecture of the Podman ecosystem just felt right from the beginning. And needless to ... --- ### 14. Bootcamp Grad Explores Open-Source AI APIs: What I Learned **Source:** DEV Community **Published:** 2026-07-13 20:37 **Link:** [https://dev.to/purecast/bootcamp-grad-explores-open-source-ai-apis-what-i-learned-3pc](https://dev.to/purecast/bootcamp-grad-explores-open-source-ai-apis-what-i-learned-3pc) Here's the thing: bootcamp Grad Explores Open-Source AI APIs: What I Learned I graduated from a coding bootcamp about six months ago, and honestly, I thought I understood the AI landscape. GPT-4o, Claude, maybe Gemini if someone was feeling fancy — that was basically my mental model. Then I started building a side project and kept hearing people mention "open-source models" in tech Twitter threads, and I had no idea what they were talking about. I spent an entire weekend falling down this rabbit... --- ### 15. SINGLE RESPONSIBILITY PRINCIPLE **Source:** DEV Community **Published:** 2026-07-13 20:35 **Link:** [https://dev.to/victorlisbronzo/single-responsibility-principle-1g20](https://dev.to/victorlisbronzo/single-responsibility-principle-1g20) SINGLE RESPONSIBILITY PRINCIPLE (SRP) A class should have one, and exclusively one, reason to change. In other words, we shouldn't have a single class doing everything: receiving data, validating requests, applying business rules, and accessing the database... This class that “does it all” is the famous God Class, and it is an anti-pattern. IS IT REALLY THAT IMPORTANT? An analogy that explains its importance well is the comparison between a Swiss Army Knife vs. a Scalpel. I know it might sound w... --- ## Programming Languages ### 1. VINs: The Encoding Stamped Into Steel **Source:** programming **Published:** 2026-07-13 13:13 **Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uvb8bc/vins_the_encoding_stamped_into_steel/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uvb8bc/vins_the_encoding_stamped_into_steel/) submitted by /u/bezomaxo [link] [comments] --- ### 2. Cloudflare Identifies Race Condition in hyper’s HTTP/1 Implementation **Source:** programming **Published:** 2026-07-13 16:12 **Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uvfzlz/cloudflare_identifies_race_condition_in_hypers/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uvfzlz/cloudflare_identifies_race_condition_in_hypers/) submitted by /u/Ok_Stomach6651 [link] [comments] --- ### 3. GhostLock, a stack-UAF that has existed in ALL Linux distributions for 15 years **Source:** programming **Published:** 2026-07-13 16:26 **Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uvgdwm/ghostlock_a_stackuaf_that_has_existed_in_all/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uvgdwm/ghostlock_a_stackuaf_that_has_existed_in_all/) submitted by /u/mitousa [link] [comments] --- ### 4. Converting colors in JS at 6 billion operations per second **Source:** programming **Published:** 2026-07-13 15:07 **Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uve7m2/converting_colors_in_js_at_6_billion_operations/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uve7m2/converting_colors_in_js_at_6_billion_operations/) submitted by /u/Either_Collection349 [link] [comments] --- ### 5. A peek into Reddit's anti-spam internals **Source:** programming **Published:** 2026-07-12 21:47 **Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uuskff/a_peek_into_reddits_antispam_internals/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uuskff/a_peek_into_reddits_antispam_internals/) submitted by /u/NXGZ [link] [comments] --- ### 6. Prefer STRICT tables in SQLite **Source:** programming **Published:** 2026-07-12 14:04 **Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uuge0p/prefer_strict_tables_in_sqlite/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uuge0p/prefer_strict_tables_in_sqlite/) submitted by /u/mitousa [link] [comments] --- ### 7. JavaScript Magic Objects **Source:** programming **Published:** 2026-07-13 14:45 **Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uvdm2g/javascript_magic_objects/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uvdm2g/javascript_magic_objects/) submitted by /u/noeldemartin [link] [comments] --- ### 8. C3 0.8.2 A modest improvement **Source:** programming **Published:** 2026-07-12 09:36 **Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uuaukq/c3_082_a_modest_improvement/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uuaukq/c3_082_a_modest_improvement/) submitted by /u/Nuoji [link] [comments] --- ### 9. Control the ideas, not the code **Source:** programming **Published:** 2026-07-13 14:57 **Link:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uvdxoq/control_the_ideas_not_the_code/](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1uvdxoq/control_the_ideas_not_the_code/) submitted by /u/Either_Collection349 [link] [comments] --- ## Game Development ### 1. The Alters and Frostpunk developer 11 Bit Studios is laying off 20 employees **Source:** gamedeveloper **Published:** 2026-07-13 15:27 **Link:** [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/the-alters-and-frostpunk-developer-11-bit-studios-is-laying-off-20-employees-](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/the-alters-and-frostpunk-developer-11-bit-studios-is-laying-off-20-employees-) The studio said it has managed to mitigate the number of job cuts by transferring employees to other internal teams. --- ### 2. Games Done Quick apologizes for partnering with Saudi-owned studio SNK **Source:** gamedeveloper **Published:** 2026-07-13 14:39 **Link:** [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/games-done-quick-apologizes-for-partnering-with-saudi-owned-studio-snk](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/games-done-quick-apologizes-for-partnering-with-saudi-owned-studio-snk) The speedrunning event cancelled a sponsored stream with SNK after community members sounded the alarm. --- ### 3. 'A kick in the teeth:' Game workers protest alleged misconduct at MindsEye developer Build A Rocket Boy **Source:** gamedeveloper **Published:** 2026-07-13 11:06 **Link:** [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-a-kick-in-the-teeth-game-workers-protest-alleged-misconduct-at-mindseye-developer-build-a-rocket-boy](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-a-kick-in-the-teeth-game-workers-protest-alleged-misconduct-at-mindseye-developer-build-a-rocket-boy) 'Whilst the goingson at BARB sound extreme, game workers know that shocking treatment from bosses is rife across the sector.' --- ## Gaming News ### 1. LA Noire Could Have Featured A Different, Very Famous, And More Expensive Lead Actor **Source:** GameSpot - All Content **Published:** 2026-07-13 20:45 **Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/la-noire-could-have-featured-a-different-very-famous-and-more-expensive-lead-actor/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/la-noire-could-have-featured-a-different-very-famous-and-more-expensive-lead-actor/) The 2011 detective game LA Noire, which was published by GTA company Rockstar Games, starred Mad Men actor Aaron Staton as the lead character, Cole Phelps. A writer on the game has now revealed that a different Mad Men actor, Jon Hamm, was considered for the role as well. Staton portrayed Ken Cosgrove on Mad Men, with Hamm playing the show's leading role, Don Draper. Daniel McMahon told IGN that Mad Men and LA Noire had the same casting director, and that Hamm was "discussed as a possibility for... --- ### 2. Beast of Reincarnation Could Be Something Really Special **Source:** GameSpot - All Content **Published:** 2026-07-13 20:31 **Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/videos/beast-of-reincarnation-could-be-something-really-special/](https://www.gamespot.com/videos/beast-of-reincarnation-could-be-something-really-special/) Jake had the chance to play 90 minutes of Game Freak's upcoming action game, Beast of Reincarnation. He started from the very beginning and played just after the first boss, and what he played has him excited. Alongside Pokemon, Game Freak might have another hit on their hands. --- ### 3. Kingdom Hearts 4 News Could Come Sooner Than You Think **Source:** GameSpot - All Content **Published:** 2026-07-13 20:31 **Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/kingdom-hearts-4-news-could-come-sooner-than-you-think/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/kingdom-hearts-4-news-could-come-sooner-than-you-think/) A special 25th-anniversary Kingdom Hearts panel at Disney's 2026 D23 event has fans of Square Enix's RPG series wondering if major Kingdom Hearts 4 news is right around the corner. Disney doesn't hold a D23 annually (the previous one was held in 2024), and in recent years the fan event has taken on newfound importance as a stage for the House of Mouse to make all kinds of major announcements about upcoming films, shows, and even, occasionally, video games. This year in particular may be worth pa... --- ### 4. Slay The Spire 2 Is Choosing “Shit” Art Over Generative AI **Source:** GameSpot - All Content **Published:** 2026-07-13 20:23 **Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/slay-the-spire-2-is-choosing-shit-art-over-generative-ai/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/slay-the-spire-2-is-choosing-shit-art-over-generative-ai/) Throughout the past decade, we've seen the gaming industry grow increasingly concerned with optimization and the fruitless endeavor of chasing perfection. Including Larian, Pearl Abyss, and Sandfall Interactive, studios big and small seem to be relying more often on generative AI to create placeholder art for their titles--even if "getting caught" often leads to negative PR. It's for precisely this reason that Slay the Spire 2's "shit" placeholder art holds a special place in my heart. Upon its ... --- ### 5. Call Of Duty Season 5 Puts You Inside A Pinball Machine, Heavy Metal Heroes Mode Returns **Source:** GameSpot - All Content **Published:** 2026-07-13 19:46 **Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-season-5-puts-you-inside-a-pinball-machine-heavy-metal-heroes-mode-returns/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-season-5-puts-you-inside-a-pinball-machine-heavy-metal-heroes-mode-returns/) Call of Duty's Season 5 roadmap has been revealed for Black Ops 7 and Warzone, which includes a pinball-themed multiplayer map, the return of Heavy Metal Heroes in battle royale, and the final Zombies map for the Black Ops 7 storyline. Season 5 arrives on July 23, and all the major highlights can be found below. More weapons to unlock Season 5's Mammoth LMG Black Ops 7's weapon pool expands in Season 5 with four more additions. Some weapons will be available in the battle pass and others will ar... --- ### 6. Diablo 4 Update Will Drown You In Mythics **Source:** GameSpot - All Content **Published:** 2026-07-13 19:07 **Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/diablo-4-update-will-drown-you-in-mythics/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/diablo-4-update-will-drown-you-in-mythics/) Diablo 4 Season 14 will receive its first update on July 14, and while it does bring some welcome changes to what has proven to be an unpopular season so far, those hoping it would fix everything will have to keep waiting. Season 14 launched June 30, and its main hook is what Blizzard coined "Mythic Uniques 3.0," an overhaul of the game's item chase that made it so every Unique in the game (of which there are well over 100) can become an even more powerful Mythic Unique. Patch 3.1.1 makes a few ... --- ### 7. Cousin, Where’s The GTA 4 Remaster? Roman Bellic Actor Wants Answers **Source:** GameSpot - All Content **Published:** 2026-07-13 17:59 **Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cousin-wheres-the-gta-4-remaster-roman-bellic-actor-wants-answers/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cousin-wheres-the-gta-4-remaster-roman-bellic-actor-wants-answers/) Grand Theft Auto 5 has cemented itself as one of the best-selling games of all time with 230 million lifetime sales to date. Part of the success comes from the game being remastered for two new console generations, something that its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto 4, has never enjoyed. Considering how older GTA games have often popped up with fresher coats of paint, it's odd to see GTA 4 stuck in purgatory, and the actor behind the bowling-obsessed character of Roman Bellic is as puzzled about it... --- ### 8. God Of War Laufey Will Be On A Disc, And That Tells Us When It Could Launch By **Source:** GameSpot - All Content **Published:** 2026-07-13 17:42 **Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/god-of-war-laufey-will-be-on-a-disc-and-that-tells-us-when-it-could-launch-by/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/god-of-war-laufey-will-be-on-a-disc-and-that-tells-us-when-it-could-launch-by/) Sony will stop supporting physical game discs beginning in January 2028, and that news has not gone over well, even if it makes good business sense. Following that announcement, Sony's own Santa Monica Studio has confirmed that its high-profile upcoming game, God of War Laufey, will be available on a disc, and this is sparking some theories as to when it could release. "We can confirm God of War Laufey will be available on disc," the developer said. Given that Sony's plan to kill game discs begi... --- ### 9. MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls – Official Spider-Man Character Gameplay Guide **Source:** GameSpot - All Content **Published:** 2026-07-13 17:14 **Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/videos/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-official-spider-man-character-gameplay-guide/](https://www.gamespot.com/videos/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-official-spider-man-character-gameplay-guide/) Swing in fast and keep your opponents guessing!In this Character Guide, we break down Spider-Man’s speed, web-powered mobility and close-range pressure so you can zip around the fight and turn every opening into damage. Learn how to use Web Zip, wall movement, and web-shooter tools to bind enemies, and reposition quickly. MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls is coming to PS5 and PC on August 6th, 2026 PT! --- ### 10. Rockstar Won’t Make Bully 2, But A New Game Will Let You Relive The Horrors Of High School **Source:** GameSpot - All Content **Published:** 2026-07-13 16:10 **Link:** [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/rockstar-wont-make-bully-2-but-a-new-game-will-let-you-relive-the-horrors-of-high-school/](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/rockstar-wont-make-bully-2-but-a-new-game-will-let-you-relive-the-horrors-of-high-school/) Although Rockstar Games is not returning to its Bully franchise anytime soon--at least not that we know of--another game is coming out soon that will allow you to relive the horrors of high school. Agefield High: Rock the School, from developer Refugium Games, is launching on August 12 via Steam, the studio has announced. The "raunchy 2000s-era comedy" game has players trying to become the "big man on campus." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qPYXGCQwHI&feature=youtu.be Agefield High takes place... --- ### 11. My Chemical Romance front man Gerard Way pauses concert to talk classic RPGs, admits he hasn't played Baldur's Gate 3 yet: 'The first one was a lot of fun, the closest thing at the time to playing D&D' **Source:** PCGamer latest **Published:** 2026-07-13 20:45 **Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/baldurs-gate/my-chemical-romance-front-man-gerard-way-pauses-concert-to-talk-classic-rpgs-admits-he-hasnt-played-baldurs-gate-3-yet-the-first-one-was-a-lot-of-fun-the-closest-thing-at-the-time-to-playing-d-and-d/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/baldurs-gate/my-chemical-romance-front-man-gerard-way-pauses-concert-to-talk-classic-rpgs-admits-he-hasnt-played-baldurs-gate-3-yet-the-first-one-was-a-lot-of-fun-the-closest-thing-at-the-time-to-playing-d-and-d/) Somebody get this man a Steam Deck. --- ### 12. Sick of holding F in Palworld? Change these two settings to make crafting and building less obnoxious **Source:** PCGamer latest **Published:** 2026-07-13 20:09 **Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/sick-of-holding-f-in-palworld-change-these-two-settings-to-make-crafting-and-building-less-obnoxious/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/sick-of-holding-f-in-palworld-change-these-two-settings-to-make-crafting-and-building-less-obnoxious/) Your fingers will thank you—no keyboard weights necessary. --- ### 13. 'I'm in this whole new world': Here's what Eric Barone had to say about the life-changing Stardew Valley 10 years ago this month **Source:** PCGamer latest **Published:** 2026-07-13 19:59 **Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/im-in-this-whole-new-world-heres-what-eric-barone-had-to-say-about-the-life-changing-stardew-valley-10-years-ago-this-month/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/im-in-this-whole-new-world-heres-what-eric-barone-had-to-say-about-the-life-changing-stardew-valley-10-years-ago-this-month/) Looking back at Stardew Valley's four-year journey to overnight acclaim. --- ### 14. One week after going independent in the Xbox bloodbath, South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games is looking for work **Source:** PCGamer latest **Published:** 2026-07-13 19:40 **Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/one-week-after-going-independent-in-the-xbox-bloodbath-south-of-midnight-developer-compulsion-games-is-looking-for-work/](https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/one-week-after-going-independent-in-the-xbox-bloodbath-south-of-midnight-developer-compulsion-games-is-looking-for-work/) Compulsion says it's open to working with studios "across the games and entertainment industry." --- ### 15. How to get married in Moonlight Peaks, or divorced, if your undead heart wanders **Source:** PCGamer latest **Published:** 2026-07-13 19:31 **Link:** [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/moonlight-peaks-marriage-divorce/](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/moonlight-peaks-marriage-divorce/) After dozens of dates and gifts, seal the deal with a supernatural ceremony. --- ## Robotics ### 1. Yaskawa America gets information security certification **Source:** The Robot Report **Published:** 2026-07-13 19:55 **Link:** [https://www.therobotreport.com/yaskawa-america-gets-information-seccurity-certification/](https://www.therobotreport.com/yaskawa-america-gets-information-seccurity-certification/) Yaskawa America said that independent ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification shows its focus on protecting customer information. The post Yaskawa America gets information security certification appeared first on The Robot Report. --- ### 2. The Robot Report parent company, WTWH Media, rebrands as Arrowfly **Source:** The Robot Report **Published:** 2026-07-13 12:04 **Link:** [https://www.therobotreport.com/the-robot-report-parent-company-wtwh-media-rebrands-as-arrowfly/](https://www.therobotreport.com/the-robot-report-parent-company-wtwh-media-rebrands-as-arrowfly/) The Arrowfly name unifies more than 40 brands under a new identity built for the future of B2B content and events. The post The Robot Report parent company, WTWH Media, rebrands as Arrowfly appeared first on The Robot Report. --- ### 3. STEM education in the classroom, introducing BotBall **Source:** The Robot Report **Published:** 2026-07-12 10:00 **Link:** [https://www.therobotreport.com/stem-education-classroom-introducing-botball/](https://www.therobotreport.com/stem-education-classroom-introducing-botball/) Botball addresses STEM education with autonomous robotics, real coding, and a level playing field driven entirely by students. The post STEM education in the classroom, introducing BotBall appeared first on The Robot Report. --- ## Tech General ### 1. Satya Nadella has issued a shocking warning to companies using AI **Source:** TechCrunch **Published:** 2026-07-13 20:59 **Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/satya-nadella-has-issued-a-shocking-warning-to-companies-using-ai/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/satya-nadella-has-issued-a-shocking-warning-to-companies-using-ai/) In a surprising blog post on Monday, Microsoft CEO is warning enterprises of the dangers of using proprietary models like Anthropic's and OpenAI's. --- ### 2. Apple says former employee exploited ‘rare’ bug to download confidential files after leaving for OpenAI **Source:** TechCrunch **Published:** 2026-07-13 20:00 **Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/apple-says-former-employee-exploited-rare-bug-to-download-confidential-files-after-leaving-for-openai/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/apple-says-former-employee-exploited-rare-bug-to-download-confidential-files-after-leaving-for-openai/) Apple would not comment on the "security breach," which allegedly allowed a former employee to download sensitive files from Apple's network long after he departed the company for rival OpenAI. --- ### 3. The wildest allegations in Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI **Source:** TechCrunch **Published:** 2026-07-13 18:22 **Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/the-wildest-allegations-in-apples-trade-secrets-lawsuit-against-openai/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/the-wildest-allegations-in-apples-trade-secrets-lawsuit-against-openai/) Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI contains allegations that range from employees joking about unauthorized access to Apple’s systems to claims that job candidates were asked to bring Apple hardware to interviews. Here are the complaint’s most eye-catching claims. --- ### 4. Sam Altman’s space data center trash talk is what most experts already believe **Source:** TechCrunch **Published:** 2026-07-13 17:28 **Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/sam-altmans-space-data-center-trash-talk-is-what-most-experts-already-believe/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/sam-altmans-space-data-center-trash-talk-is-what-most-experts-already-believe/) Responding to Musk accusing him of being a scammer, Altman said, "homeboy you're the one sellling [sic] public market investors on short-term space datacenters." --- ### 5. Investors send General Fusion soaring in debut as first publicly traded fusion company **Source:** TechCrunch **Published:** 2026-07-13 17:03 **Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/investors-send-general-fusion-soaring-in-debut-as-first-publicly-traded-fusion-company/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/investors-send-general-fusion-soaring-in-debut-as-first-publicly-traded-fusion-company/) General Fusion started trading on the Nasdaq following a reverse merger that saw high redemptions. --- ### 6. 12 states sue to block Paramount’s $110B Warner Bros. deal **Source:** TechCrunch **Published:** 2026-07-13 17:00 **Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/12-states-sue-to-block-paramounts-110b-warner-bros-deal/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/12-states-sue-to-block-paramounts-110b-warner-bros-deal/) The states allege that the deal would harm movie theaters, basic cable distributors, and audiences. --- ### 7. Should AI help you get away with killing your spouse? **Source:** TechCrunch **Published:** 2026-07-13 16:31 **Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/should-ai-help-you-get-away-with-killing-your-spouse/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/should-ai-help-you-get-away-with-killing-your-spouse/) What does a world of total user-aligned AI actually look like? --- ### 8. As TV-tracking app TV Time shuts down, its founder builds Bingers, a new home for fans **Source:** TechCrunch **Published:** 2026-07-13 15:49 **Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/as-tv-tracking-app-tv-time-shuts-down-its-founder-builds-bingers-a-new-home-for-fans/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/as-tv-tracking-app-tv-time-shuts-down-its-founder-builds-bingers-a-new-home-for-fans/) The creator of TV Time is building a successor app that will let users import their watch histories and preserve the community that formed around discussing their favorite shows. --- ### 9. Anthropic starts localizing Claude pricing for India, its biggest market after the US **Source:** TechCrunch **Published:** 2026-07-13 15:34 **Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/anthropic-starts-localizing-claude-pricing-for-india-its-biggest-market-after-the-us/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/anthropic-starts-localizing-claude-pricing-for-india-its-biggest-market-after-the-us/) Claude users in India are starting to see Indian rupee-denominated subscription plans. --- ### 10. SpaceX cleared to fly Starship again after booster failure in May **Source:** TechCrunch **Published:** 2026-07-13 14:19 **Link:** [https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/spacex-cleared-to-fly-starship-again-after-booster-failure-in-may/](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/spacex-cleared-to-fly-starship-again-after-booster-failure-in-may/) This will be the first Starship test flight for SpaceX as a public company, testing the market's appetite for the company's "fly, fail, fix" approach to rocket development, which often ends in fireballs. --- ### 11. A two-pack of DJI’s most capable wireless mics just got its first price cut **Source:** The Verge **Published:** 2026-07-13 21:03 **Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/964914/dji-mic-three-bundle-deal-sale](https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/964914/dji-mic-three-bundle-deal-sale) Smartphones these days have incredible cameras that are capable of taking smooth, sharp video, but the microphones are often lacking, to say the least. A wireless lavalier microphone can dramatically improve the audio quality of your videos, whether you’re the only one talking, or if you’re getting audio from multiple people. The DJI Mic 3 […] --- ### 12. The Shokz OpenRun Pro are the cheapest they’ve been since January **Source:** The Verge **Published:** 2026-07-13 20:57 **Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/964982/shokz-openrun-pro-bone-conduction-headphones-summer-deal-sale](https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/964982/shokz-openrun-pro-bone-conduction-headphones-summer-deal-sale) Noise-canceling earbuds are great for flights and focusing, but they're not always ideal for outdoor workouts. The last-gen Shokz OpenRun Pro's open-ear design lets you enjoy music while staying aware of approaching cars, cyclists, and other potential hazards, and right now they're on sale for $109 ($50 off) at Amazon, Walmart, and B&H Photo. That […] --- ### 13. The Pixel colors might rule this year **Source:** The Verge **Published:** 2026-07-13 20:52 **Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/tech/964972/google-pixel-11-colors-rumor](https://www.theverge.com/tech/964972/google-pixel-11-colors-rumor) This year's Google Pixel 11 lineup might come in a bunch of funky colors. A series of now-deleted Amazon listings spotted by 9to5Google show what appear to be placeholders for Google's upcoming Pixel 11 in hot pink Fuchsia (Hibiscus), vibrant green Moss (Pistachio), and Midnight (Obsidian) black. We've seen two sets of names for the […] --- ### 14. Apple’s public betas for iOS 27 and more are out now **Source:** The Verge **Published:** 2026-07-13 20:45 **Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/tech/964307/apple-public-betas-ios-27-siri-ai](https://www.theverge.com/tech/964307/apple-public-betas-ios-27-siri-ai) Apple has just released public betas for iOS 27 and other major OS updates that are set to publicly launch this fall. The big new feature this year is Siri AI, the delayed AI-powered revamp to Siri. It actually works - which is big praise! - though it keeps things brief. Other betas available now […] --- ### 15. Siri AI makes the Apple Watch finally feel like a wrist computer **Source:** The Verge **Published:** 2026-07-13 20:44 **Link:** [https://www.theverge.com/tech/964800/watchos-27-preview-siri-ai-apple-watch-gestures-smartwatch](https://www.theverge.com/tech/964800/watchos-27-preview-siri-ai-apple-watch-gestures-smartwatch) Siri has been on the Apple Watch since day one, though I'm usually hard-pressed to find people who actually make good use of it. It's kind of just… been there - mostly as a way to set timers when my hands are full. But after playing around with the watchOS 27 developer beta, I get […] --- ## Summary Statistics - **Total Articles:** 85 - **Categories:** 7 - **Time Period:** Last 24 hours