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AI & Machine Learning

1. AWS and Bluesight build AI for hospital 340B compliance

AWS (Amazon Web Services) has explained how Bluesight developed Prism, an AI layer that connects hospital pharmacy and compliance data across its product suite. Prism Assistant for ControlCheck has reached general availability and operates across 20 health systems, according to AWS vendor statements. Meanwhile, a multi-product agent for 340B Group Purchasing Organisation (GPO) compliance remains […] The post AWS and Bluesight build AI for hospital 340B compliance appeared first on AI News.

2. AI agent crawlers now need permission. Here’s how to get it

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.

3. LLM Evaluation Frameworks Compared: How to Actually Measure What Your Model Does

In this article, you will learn how to evaluate LLM applications using the three dominant open-source frameworks β€” RAGAS, DeepEval, and Promptfoo β€” and why...

4. Building AI Agents? Here Are Some Anti-Patterns to Avoid.

Agent systems change constantly in production.

5. How to manage AI investments in the agentic era

Learn how enterprises can manage AI investments in the agentic era by measuring useful work per dollar, improving efficiency, and scaling high-value workflows.

6. How sales teams use ChatGPT Work

See how sales teams can use ChatGPT Work to create pipeline briefs, meeting prep packets, forecast reviews, account plans, and stalled-deal diagnoses from real work inputs.

7. How data science teams use ChatGPT Work

See how data science teams can use ChatGPT Work to build root-cause briefs, impact readouts, KPI memos, scoped analyses, and dashboard specs from real work inputs.

Software Development

1. AWS will now watch Microsoft’s cloud for you

On Tuesday, AWS announced an expansion to Security Hub, its security operations service, to also monitor Microsoft Azure resources, in addition The post AWS will now watch Microsoft’s cloud for you appeared first on The New Stack.

2. What happens when your VPN meets 200 AI agents

Providing secure access for your human staff is no simple task. For one, traditional VPNs often grant unnecessarily broad access, The post What happens when your VPN meets 200 AI agents appeared first on The New Stack.

3. The enterprise strikes back: Keep your data, ditch the AI bill.

As the AI cost crisis begins to fade from the forefront, a related fear is rearing its head: The need The post The enterprise strikes back: Keep your data, ditch the AI bill. appeared first on The New Stack.

4. Open-source AI is just β€œ4 months behind” closed frontier models β€” and 10x cheaper

A quiet revolution is brewing in the AI model space. The dominance of proprietary closed frontier models has been cemented The post Open-source AI is just β€œ4 months behind” closed frontier models β€” and 10x cheaper appeared first on The New Stack.

5. β€œVibe coding slop”: Port’s CEO on the problem with ungoverned AI dev

Vibe coding, left alone on the dance floor without any steps, shimmy, or syncopation, lacks the rhythm it needs to The post β€œVibe coding slop”: Port’s CEO on the problem with ungoverned AI dev appeared first on The New Stack.

6. The MCP debate has a context problem

Every few months, a new technology gets its premature obituary. Across many developer circles, MCP’s has already been written. Too The post The MCP debate has a context problem appeared first on The New Stack.

7. AI can finally read your handwriting β€” here’s why enterprises care

The seemingly unquenchable thirst of the AI data ingestion pipeline spans language, numerical, and tabular data in the first instance, while The post AI can finally read your handwriting β€” here’s why enterprises care appeared first on The New Stack.

8. What makes CIOs trust an AI agent? Thira bets it’s not the model.

Sunny Gupta spent a decade and a half building Apptio into the system of record for enterprise technology spend. His The post What makes CIOs trust an AI agent? Thira bets it’s not the model. appeared first on The New Stack.

9. Prefect just bought Dagster, another big Airflow rival β€” and it’s not a data pipeline story

Prefect, best known for the eponymous open-source data pipeline and workflow orchestrator, has announced that it’s acquiring Dagster, one of The post Prefect just bought Dagster, another big Airflow rival β€” and it’s not a data pipeline story appeared first on The New Stack.

10. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says you’re paying for AI twice β€” the second price is worse

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella took to the internet to share his thoughts about the hidden cost of enterprise The post Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says you’re paying for AI twice β€” the second price is worse appeared first on The New Stack.

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Recorded at Microsoft Build, Ryan welcomes Sarah Bird, Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer for Responsible AI, about how we can build and use AI responsibly with the NIST approach, why most irresponsible AI comes from experimentation without thought of impact, and how Microsoft is researching thoughtful human/AI workflow design to reduce unnecessary escalation. β€‹β€‹β€‹β€‹β€Œο»Ώβ€ο»Ώβ€‹β€β€‹β€β€Œβ€ο»Ώο»Ώβ€Œο»Ώβ€‹β€β€Œβ€β€β€Œβ€Œβ€β€Œο»Ώβ€Œβ€β€β€Œβ€Œβ€ο»Ώβ€β€‹β€β€‹β€β€‹ο»Ώβ€β€β€‹β€β€‹β€β€Œο»Ώβ€‹ο»Ώβ€Œβ€β€‹β€Œβ€Œβ€ο»Ώβ€β€Œβ€β€β€Œβ€Œο»Ώβ€Œβ€‹β€Œο»Ώβ€β€Œβ€‹β€ο»Ώβ€β€Œβ€β€β€Œβ€Œβ€ο»Ώο»Ώβ€‹β€β€‹β€β€‹β€ο»Ώβ€‹β€‹β€β€‹β€β€Œβ€β€β€‹β€Œο»Ώβ€‹β€β€Œβ€β€Œβ€Œβ€Œβ€β€Œβ€β€‹β€β€‹β€β€‹ο»Ώβ€β€β€‹β€β€‹β€β€Œβ€β€β€‹β€Œο»Ώβ€Œβ€‹β€Œο»Ώβ€Œβ€‹β€Œο»Ώ...

12. Production-Ready AI Agents in Node.js: Iteration Caps and Tracing

Your AI Agent Needs Tracing, Not Just Logs You've probably already called an LLM from a Node.js backend. That part's easy β€” every provider ships a solid SDK. The part that actually trips people up is what happens after: turning that one API call into an agent that reasons, uses tools, loops a few times, and still behaves once real users are hitting it. Here's a small, honest pattern for that β€” plus the one thing most tutorials skip: making the loop debuggable. Why Node.js is doing this job Node ...

13. Backward Compatibility: A Practitioner's Guide to Evolving APIs Without Breaking Clients

How to version REST endpoints, evolve GraphQL schemas, and ship mobile updates β€” without leaving existing users behind. Why It Matters Every deployed API is a contract. Every mobile binary installed on a user's phone is a snapshot of that contract. The moment you change a response shape, rename a field, or remove an endpoint, you risk breaking clients you cannot force-update. Backward compatibility is not about avoiding change. It is about managing change so that existing consumers continue to w...

14. Fine-Tuning Qwen2-VL for Blockchain Graph Classification on AMD MI300X: What the Docs Don't Tell You

TL;DR: Graph renderings of blockchain transactions carry topology signals that serialize badly into token sequences. A hub node surrounded by 47 short-lived leaf wallets looks like a table of addresses and amounts in text form β€” recognizable only if you already know the pattern. πŸ“– Reading time: ~23 min What's in this article The Problem: Blockchain Forensics Needs Vision, Not Just Text Hardware and Environment Setup on MI300X Data Pipeline: Rendering Blockchain Graphs as Training Images Fine-Tun...

15. The Union‑Find Fellowship: Finding Your Tribe in Code

The Quest Begins (The "Why") I still remember the first time I stared at a LeetCode problem that asked me to count the number of islands in a grid. My initial instinct? Run a BFS/DFS from every unvisited land cell, mark everything reachable, and repeat. It worked, but each query felt like I was re‑exploring the same territory over and over againβ€”like walking the same hallway in a dungeon every time I wanted to open a new door. Then a friend tossed me another problem: β€œGiven a list of friendships...

Programming Languages

1. I Could've Rickrolled the Entire FIFA World Cup. All I Needed Was My ID.

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2. HTTP gets a QUERY method so complex searches can stop pretending to be POST

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3. git rebase -i is not that scary

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4. The git history command deserves more attention

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5. Beautiful Type Erasure with C++26 Reflection

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6. two case studies of NaN

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7. Writing a bindless GPU abstraction layer

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8. Cloudflare Identifies Race Condition in hyper’s HTTP/1 Implementation

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9. VINs: The Encoding Stamped Into Steel

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Game Development

1. Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced crosses 2 million in sales as studio strikes over proposed layoffs

Ubisoft sold over 2 million copies of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced in 24 hours, all while its Barcelona studio striking over the proposed layoffs of 51 employees.

2. Paramount confirms Mike Zaimont is employed by Avatar Legends dev

Zaimont 'holds a position as an individual developer' at Gameplay Group International. He was previously accused of sexual harassment during his time as CEO of Lab Zero Games.

3. Compulsion Games posts call for business partners after Xbox spinoff

'We invite partners to leverage the talent and creativity of the award-winning team behind South of Midnight.'

4. Studio founded by former Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes GM lays off staff

Azra Games is 'reducing the size of its team' two years after raising $42 million in fundingβ€”and before it's even launched its debut game UnGodly.

5. Spin Master lays off Paw Patrol: The Game devs two days after launch

Spin Master says Toronto-based Sago Mini Team will take over Originator Inc's development duties.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. '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. EA Is Finally Trying to Save Your Sims 4 Saves

EA has just given The Sims 4 players a look at the next item on its laundry list of upcoming bug-fixes and game improvements: making sure the game actually saves correctly. Assuming all goes to plan when the next free base game patch arrives on July 21, players will soon be able to enjoy The Sims 4 without constant fear that a sudden crash or corrupted save file will destroy their progress. The upcoming patch approaches the saved-game struggle from multiple angles. The first is the implementatio...

2. You Can Earn A $15,000 A Year For Mastering Your Favorite Game

For those who have obsessively played their favorite game for years at the cost of real-world productivity, here's your chance to turn all that time spent into something you can actually use: a $15,000-a-year scholarship. The University of Silicon Valley (via Icy Veins) is looking to reward players who have spent hundreds of hours accomplishing the most demanding of in-game feats through its new Max Achievement Scholarship program. "The Max Achievement Scholarship recognizes students who have de...

3. Star Of 2026’s Biggest Movie Will Talk Call Of Duty: MW4 This Weekend

The Fanatics Fest event takes place this weekend in New York City, and as announced previously, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's multiplayer will be playable at the event. In addition to that, Infinity Ward studio head Mark Grigsby and Activision marketing executive Tyler Bahl will sit down for a conversation about the game where more news or details could be revealed. In addition to the developers, the panel will feature NBA superstar and Call of Duty skin Kevin Durant, along with the star of t...

4. You Could Pull William Shatner’s Autograph Out Of A Magic: The Gathering Pack This November

Later this week, MagicCon Amsterdam will bring tons of news on Magic: The Gathering's next two expansions, August's The Hobbit and October's in-universe Reality Fracture. Today, Wizards of the Coast kicked off MagicCon week with a look further into the future and into deep space, as multiple cards from November's Star Trek set were revealed, including a set of Headliner cards that boldly go where no Magic card has ever gone before: authentic autographs. The Star Trek set, which encompasses all 6...

5. Baseball’s Best Pitcher Put A Charizard Card In His Glove

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski is arguably the greatest pitcher currently playing in Major League Baseball, with a fastball he's thrown as hard as 105.5 MPH and incredible command. When he's not striking out 15 people in a game, however, he likes collecting Pokemon (and baseball) cards, and his new glove lets him show off one of the most legendary Pokemon ever. https://twitter.com/MLB/status/2076786975692992840 Created by the company 44 Pro, Misiorowski's glove was made specifically...

6. Beast Of Reincarnation’s Perfect Parry Ping Makes Me Want To Git Gud

With its launch around the corner, Beast of Reincarnation co-developer Fictions has dropped a new gameplay video outlining how players will hack and slash their way through a post-apocalyptic world. We already knew that the game borrows a few ideas from Sekiro for its moment-to-moment gameplay--including a parry mechanic that has one of the best "PING" deflection sounds we've heard in quite some time, and Fictions also detailed how it's blending real-time action with the tactical depth of turn-b...

7. Exclusive: Mondo Reveals Masters Of The Universe 2002 Keldor And Flocked Panthor Figures

Mondo has revealed its next limited-edition Masters of the Universe figure, inspired by one of the most underrated series in the franchise. Long before he became known as Skeletor, Keldor was the most infamous--and good-looking--villain on Eternia. GameSpot can exclusively reveal Mondo's new 1/12-scale figure inspired by the 2002 Masters of the Universe animated series, and it'll be available to preorder soon. The collectibles company is also launching a 1/6-scale version of Skeletor's savage co...

8. Xbox’s Console Future Looks Bleak In New Industry Forecast

Next year could be a grim one for Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, as console sales are expected to dramatically decline in 2027 by almost 20%. Thanks to component shortages, video game consoles like the Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S have only gotten more expensive over time--a complete reversal of how systems used to get cheaper the longer they were on the market. According to a report from S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan (via GamesIndustry.Biz), the math is simple: more expensive machi...

9. A forgotten dungeon crawler from the Baldur's Gate era is coming to Steam and GOG for the first time ever

Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor floundered when it was new, but I have to admit that I'm very interested in this re-release.

10. The PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct returns September 20

We had such a good time last year we decided this should be an annual trip.

11. George Lucas says rejecting AI is like rejecting cars in favour of horses: 'There's nothing you can do about it… it's the future'

Not sure about that one, George.

12. I've helped 100 cats mail parcels in Cat Mail Co. which is why I can safely say it's one of the best management sims I've played in a very long time

It's excellent with or without friends.

13. This DIY 'OpenPuck' project allows the Steam Controller to emulate Xbox, Switch, and PlayStation controllers, but no wireless charging for you

Still, it's a perfectly practical puck in many respects.

14. Ubisoft promises new Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Ghost Recon games are coming, but says this year will be 'quieter' than most

Please be patient.

15. DRAM demand predicted to outstrip supply by 28.7 exabytes in 2030, which is almost as much as the actual DRAM in the world right now

More to come? Joy.

Robotics

1. Ondas acquires DZYNE for $875.8M, expanding its defense capabilities

DZYNE Technologies specializes in long-endurance autonomous aircraft, counter-drone systems, and autonomous effects. The post Ondas acquires DZYNE for $875.8M, expanding its defense capabilities appeared first on The Robot Report.

2. Yaskawa America gets information security 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.

3. 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.

4. Building a Foundation Stack for General-Purpose Robots

This article is brought to you by X Square Robot.Large language models gave artificial intelligence a working recipe. Pretrain a large model on broad data, and general capability follows. Robotics has no such recipe. Robotics systems have long been assembled from separate perception, planning, and control parts that rarely add up to intelligence a robot can carry from one task to another, or one machine to another. The central problem in embodied AI is to find the equivalent recipe, and the fiel...

Tech General

1. Lucid Motors denies report it’s considering bankruptcy

The company said the "rumors are completely false" after its stock sank more than 50% on a report that it was weighing the option.

2. Google faces another AI training lawsuit from major publishers

Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, and other publishers allege that Google trained its AI on copyrighted works without the necessary permissions.

3. DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is proposing an AI "standards body" modeled after FINRA, to test frontier models and develop best practices for their release.

4. DeepSeek reportedly in talks to raise $1.5B, then IPO

DeepSeek, the Chinese large language model developer, is said to be preparing for a 2027 IPO debut as it also looks to raise around $1.5 billion in new funds at a $71 billion valuation.

5. Meta’s Adam Mosseri says AI token budgets could soon be capped per engineer

Instagram head Adam Mosseri believes companies will eventually need to manage AI token spending the same way they manage payroll or other operating expenses, predicting that engineers could soon face limits on how much they spend using AI tools.

6. Google Images gets a Pinterest-like redesign focused on discovery

Now, when users navigate to Google Images, they'll see a "For You" gallery of images tailored to their interests and browsing history.

7. New York State halts construction of all new data centers

New York has become the first state to temporarily halt approval of large data centers, as Gov. Kathy Hochul argues the AI-driven building boom shouldn’t come at the expense of higher electricity costs, water supplies, or local control.

8. Iran abused mobile networks’ vulnerabilities to locate US military in the Middle East, report says

The Iranian government exploited well-known flaws in cellphone networks to locate and then strike U.S. military personnel in the build-up and beginning of the war.

9. I’m de-influencing you from buying the RingConn 3 (even though it’s pretty)

The RingConn 3 actually looks like real jewelry, not a wearable -- but its fitness tracking and headache detection features are disappointing.

10. Reflection inks $1B compute deal with Nebius

Reflection AI has signed a $1 billion deal to access Nebius' compute. Reflection was founded in 2024 and is developing open source AI technology.

11. Philips Hue’s budget-friendly Essential starter kit has hit a new low price

Although most of Prime Day’s unusually good Philips Hue deals have ended, a few remain, and some, including the black Philips Hue Twilight Sleep and Wake-Up Light, are even cheaper. None, however, have fallen to a new all-time low price like Philips Hue’s Essential starter kit. Right now, you can buy a bundle containing four […]

12. Plex problems prevented users from streaming movies and shows

Plex services experienced some major issues on Tuesday, with multiple users reporting problems on Plex's forums and on Reddit. Many people use Plex as a way to stream shows and movies they host locally, but users are upset because today's problems were reportedly affecting their ability to do that. "Basically all Plex is down unless […]

13. Nintendo’s Switch 2 bundle that includes a game is $50 off

Discounts on the Nintendo Switch 2 are rare, but they do happen on occasion. There’s one happening now, actually, on the company’s $499.99 console bundle that includes a digital game (Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, or PokΓ©mon Pokopia). Usually, the bundle saves you $20 or $30, depending on the game you choose, but for […]

14. Meta accused of using biased AI targeting for mass layoffs

A group of 26 former Meta employees is suing the company over claims that it used AI tools to unfairly target workers on leave with layoffs, as reported earlier by Reuters. In the lawsuit, the employees allege Meta determined which workers to dismiss based on performance data collected by a "constellation" of internal AI tools, […]

15. Boston Dynamics tries using ‘robot dogs’ for deliveries

Boston Dynamics' robotic quadruped Spot has already found work doing routine factory inspections and patrolling the ruins of Pompeii, but what about deliveries? The company is testing a new conveyor belt accessory that allows Spot to carry packages from a vehicle and autonomously unload them on a customer's doorstep in an effort to reduce a […]

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