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  "AI & Machine Learning": [
    {
      "title": "Stanford Evo 2 AI model generates phages against E. coli",
      "link": "https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/stanford-evo-2-ai-model-generates-phages-against-e-coli/",
      "summary": "Stanford researchers have synthesised nearly 300 phages from DNA sequences produced by the Evo 2 generative AI model. Laboratory testing narrowed the group to 16 phages that showed particularly strong E. coli-killing activity. The work centres on bacteriophage \u03a6X174, pronounced \u201cFYE-ex-1-7-4\u201d. Brian Hie, an assistant professor of chemical engineering and Dieter Schwarz Foundation Stanford Data [\u2026] The post Stanford Evo 2 AI model generates phages against E. coli appeared first on AI News.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 15:05",
      "source": "AI News"
    },
    {
      "title": "How AI Is changing Instagram engagement without replacing the human touch",
      "link": "https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/how-ai-is-changing-instagram-engagement-without-replacing-the-human-touch/",
      "summary": "Every post you see, every Reel that autoplays, and every \u2018Explore\u2019 page suggestion on Instagram is now decided by its AI system. With over three billion people using it, that\u2019s not a small detail; it\u2019s the whole algorithm. But here\u2019s the point: the more AI controls over how you see the content, the more it [\u2026] The post How AI Is changing Instagram engagement without replacing the human touch appeared first on AI News.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 14:33",
      "source": "AI News"
    },
    {
      "title": "Alibaba tests new business model for Qwen open-source AI",
      "link": "https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/alibaba-qwen-open-source-ai-revenue-sharing/",
      "summary": "Alibaba plans to introduce revenue-sharing terms for some commercial users of its next Qwen open-weight AI model, Reuters reported, citing two people familiar with the company\u2019s plans. The arrangement would require larger companies that generate revenue from offering the model as a service to reach a commercial agreement with Alibaba. The exact revenue-sharing rate has [\u2026] The post Alibaba tests new business model for Qwen open-source AI appeared first on AI News.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 10:00",
      "source": "AI News"
    },
    {
      "title": "Identifying Token Costs Hiding in Your Agentic Loop",
      "link": "https://machinelearningmastery.com/identifying-token-costs-hiding-in-your-agentic-loop/",
      "summary": "But cutting your runtime token burn is just the first problem.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 13:19",
      "source": "MachineLearningMastery.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Responding to the next frontier of critical cyber capabilities",
      "link": "https://openai.com/index/responding-next-frontier-critical-cyber-capabilities",
      "summary": "OpenAI is sharing preliminary cybersecurity evaluations for Astra and the steps we\u2019re taking to strengthen safeguards and security controls.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 15:20",
      "source": "OpenAI News"
    },
    {
      "title": "How HSP GRUPPE builds AI capabilities for tax advisory",
      "link": "https://openai.com/index/hsp-gruppe",
      "summary": "Discover how HSP GRUPPE uses ChatGPT Enterprise to boost productivity, improve work quality, and create more capacity for tax advisory and client service.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 09:00",
      "source": "OpenAI News"
    }
  ],
  "Software Development": [
    {
      "title": "AI adoption isn\u2019t the same as AI usage",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/ai-adoption-versus-usage/",
      "summary": "Every engineering org I\u2019ve talked to this year has some version of the same chart. Seat activations climbing. Token spend The post AI adoption isn\u2019t the same as AI usage appeared first on The New Stack.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 15:00",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "Why your KubeVirt VMs can\u2019t move between clusters \u2014 and how EVPN fixes it",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/kubevirt-evpn-vm-migration/",
      "summary": "Your team has moved VMs to Kubernetes with KubeVirt. The workloads are running. The team is gaining confidence. Then someone The post Why your KubeVirt VMs can\u2019t move between clusters \u2014 and how EVPN fixes it appeared first on The New Stack.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 14:00",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "Five AI rivals just backed a shared plugin standard. Here\u2019s why it matters for developers.",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/agent-plugins-open-standard/",
      "summary": "OpenAI, AWS, Cursor, GitHub and Microsoft have backed Agent Plugins 1.0.0, a portable package format for reusable components that extends The post Five AI rivals just backed a shared plugin standard. Here\u2019s why it matters for developers. appeared first on The New Stack.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 13:50",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "AI skills start on laptops. Enterprises inherit the mess.",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/speakeasy-enterprise-agent-skills/",
      "summary": "\u201cIt\u2019s unrealistic to expect an admin to have context over how every skill in a company should be optimally performing,\u201d The post AI skills start on laptops. Enterprises inherit the mess. appeared first on The New Stack.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 13:00",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "Auto Mode will soon be the default in Claude Code \u2014 because humans can\u2019t be trusted",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/claude-code-auto-mode/",
      "summary": "In the early days of Claude Code, it felt like you either had to approve everything the coding agent did The post Auto Mode will soon be the default in Claude Code \u2014 because humans can\u2019t be trusted appeared first on The New Stack.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 21:42",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "The AI model OpenAI won\u2019t release yet \u2014 and what it found in testing",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/openai-astra-cybersecurity-delay/",
      "summary": "OpenAI is reducing work on Astra after internal testing indicated the upcoming model may have reached a cybersecurity limit that no The post The AI model OpenAI won\u2019t release yet \u2014 and what it found in testing appeared first on The New Stack.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 20:56",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "The npm attack that turned provenance attestations into camouflage",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/npm-supply-chain-worm-attack/",
      "summary": "\u2060Security researchers this week disclosed an npm supply-chain attack affecting more than 400 packages, including projects connected to Keyv and The post The npm attack that turned provenance attestations into camouflage appeared first on The New Stack.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 18:31",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "Meta\u2019s new coding agent is cheap (but it\u2019ll cost you your data).",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/meta-muse-code/",
      "summary": "Meta this week announced Muse Code, its first coding agent designed to tackle complex software engineering tasks, like planning changes, The post Meta\u2019s new coding agent is cheap (but it\u2019ll cost you your data). appeared first on The New Stack.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 18:17",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "Coinbase, Shopify and Ramp all built their own coding agents. All three still pay Anthropic.",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/enterprise-ai-agent-harness/",
      "summary": "Enterprise engineering teams are converging on a common architecture for AI-assisted software development. Coinbase, Shopify, and Ramp have each built The post Coinbase, Shopify and Ramp all built their own coding agents. All three still pay Anthropic. appeared first on The New Stack.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 18:16",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "The \u201cAI kill switch\u201d assumes you know what you are trying to shut down",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/ai-kill-switch-infrastructure/",
      "summary": "\u201cAI kill switch\u201d entered the public conversation because it gives people a simple way to talk about a complex fear. The post The \u201cAI kill switch\u201d assumes you know what you are trying to shut down appeared first on The New Stack.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 13:00",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "How to be fearlessly AI 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      "link": "https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/08/07/how-to-be-fearlessly-ai-native/",
      "summary": "Ryan welcomes McLaren Stanley, Senior Principal Engineer for Amazon Stores, to discuss what it actually takes to make teams AI native, why agentic engineering is shifting code bottlenecks downstream to testing and deployment, and why robust validation is essential to build trust and enable \u201cfearless commits.\u201d\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200c\ufeff\u200d\ufeff\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200d\ufeff\ufeff\u200c\ufeff\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200d\u200d\u200c\u200c\u200d\u200c\ufeff\u200c\u200d\u200d\u200c\u200c\u200d\ufeff\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200b\ufeff\u200d\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\ufeff\u200b\ufeff\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200c\u200d\ufeff\u200d\u200c\u200d\u200d\u200c\u200c\ufeff\u200c\u200b\u200c\ufeff\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\ufeff\u200d\u200c\u200d\u200d\u200c\u200c\u200d\ufeff\ufeff\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200d\ufeff\u200b\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200d\u200d\u200b\u200c\ufeff\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200d\u200c\u200c\u200c\u200d\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200b\ufeff\u200d\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200d\u200d\u200b\u200c\ufeff\u200c\u200b\u200c\ufeff\u200c\u200b\u200c\ufeff\u200b\u200b\u200c\ufeff\u200b\ufeff\u200b\ufeff\u200d\u200d\u200b\u200d\ufeff\ufeff\u200b\u200d\ufeff\ufeff\u200c\u200d\u200b\ufeff\u200c\u200d\ufeff\u200c\u200c\ufeff\u200b\ufeff\u200b\u200d\ufeff\u200d\u200c\ufeff\u200b\ufeff\u200c\ufeff\u200c\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200c\u200d\u200b\ufeff\u200c\u200d...",
      "published": "2026-08-07 07:40",
      "source": "Stack Overflow Blog"
    },
    {
      "title": "Deploying and committing to git are not the same \"done\" \u2014 the trap of assuming uploaded means synced",
      "link": "https://dev.to/susumun/deploying-and-committing-to-git-are-not-the-same-done-the-trap-of-assuming-uploaded-means-synced-4jjc",
      "summary": "Near the end of a release, every file transfer to the production server succeeded, and the version file that triggers distribution was updated too. With that confirmed, the release got reported as complete \u2014 except the local git repository never actually had those changes committed. Note: \"Deploying\" here means transferring changed files to the production server (via scp, for example) so they're actually live for users. \"git push\" is a separate operation that records the change history in a remo...",
      "published": "2026-08-09 00:52",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    },
    {
      "title": "Local LLMs in 2026: What Actually Runs Well on a Laptop Now",
      "link": "https://dev.to/ai_maya_063fc568e157562fd/local-llms-in-2026-what-actually-runs-well-on-a-laptop-now-hk1",
      "summary": "Two years ago, \"run a language model locally\" meant a weekend of compiling, a graveyard of CUDA errors, and a model that answered like it had a concussion. In 2026, you can install one tool, type one command, and have a genuinely useful assistant running on a laptop with no internet connection. Here's an honest map of what works, what doesn't, and where the sharp edges still are. Why bother running locally at all Three reasons keep pulling developers back to local inference: Privacy. The prompt ...",
      "published": "2026-08-09 00:23",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    },
    {
      "title": "MCP in 2026: How the Model Context Protocol Became the USB-C of AI Tooling",
      "link": "https://dev.to/ai_maya_063fc568e157562fd/mcp-in-2026-how-the-model-context-protocol-became-the-usb-c-of-ai-tooling-3bfi",
      "summary": "A year ago, connecting a model to your tools meant writing glue for that model, in that framework, with that vendor's function-calling format. Swap the model and you rewrote the glue. In 2026, that pain is mostly gone, and the reason has a boring name: the Model Context Protocol (MCP). MCP is worth understanding not because it's clever, but because it's winning \u2014 and the reason it's winning tells you where the industry's center of gravity is moving. What MCP actually is Strip away the branding a...",
      "published": "2026-08-09 00:17",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    },
    {
      "title": "Default-to-Flagship Is Now a Cost Bug: Tiered Model Routing for Agentic Workloads",
      "link": "https://dev.to/ai_maya_063fc568e157562fd/default-to-flagship-is-now-a-cost-bug-tiered-model-routing-for-agentic-workloads-2gk4",
      "summary": "For two years the reflex was simple: reach for the biggest model you can afford and call it a day. In 2026 that reflex quietly became a bug in your cost model. The clearest signal came this summer, when a smaller, cheaper \"flash\"-tier model started edging out its own flagship sibling on the workload developers care about most \u2014 multi-step agentic coding \u2014 at a fraction of the price. When the fast tier wins the hard benchmark, \"always use the flagship\" stops being a safe default and starts being ...",
      "published": "2026-08-09 00:17",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    },
    {
      "title": "How much to share in a monorepo when building common features for web and mobile",
      "link": "https://dev.to/hirodeath/how-much-to-share-in-a-monorepo-when-building-common-features-for-web-and-mobile-2481",
      "summary": "This article is an English translation of the original Japanese article. When I added an Expo app to an existing Next.js web service, I initially wanted to share as much code as possible. In practice, types and business rules share well, while UI and runtime dependencies are easier to manage separately. SquadNote uses pnpm workspace and Turborepo, composed of apps/web, apps/mobile, and packages/*. Current split apps/ web/ Next.js, Cloudflare Workers mobile/ Expo, React Native packages/ api/ tRPC...",
      "published": "2026-08-09 00:13",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    },
    {
      "title": "AI Made Prototyping Free. That Is Exactly Why Your Portfolio Strategy Matters Now.",
      "link": "https://dev.to/debashish_ghosal/ai-made-prototyping-free-that-is-exactly-why-your-portfolio-strategy-matters-now-40fc",
      "summary": "Part of the \"AI Leadership in the Real World\" series: how leaders turn AI from scattered pilots and executive excitement into governed, adopted, measurable business capability. TLDR: 60 ideas on a board. 4 product teams to build them. $1.2M in annualized run cost for pilots that produced $340K in measurable value. The week we made tradeoffs visible was the week AI stopped being a budget line item and started being a product strategy. My AI backlog looked like a menu with 60 \"top priorities\" and ...",
      "published": "2026-08-09 00:06",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    },
    {
      "title": "Specification-first AI development with Ouroboros",
      "link": "https://dev.to/q00/specification-first-ai-development-with-ouroboros-22m6",
      "summary": "Most AI coding tools fail before they write a single line of code. The prompt was vague, and the model quietly filled the gaps with assumptions you never agreed to. You ask for \"a task management CLI.\" The model picks a data model, a priority scheme, a persistence layer \u2014 all reasonable, none of them yours. You find out three files in, during review, and you rework it. That's the loop most of us are stuck in: prompt, guess, rework, repeat. Ouroboros is an open-source Agent OS that fixes the inpu...",
      "published": "2026-08-09 00:03",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    },
    {
      "title": "Lessons from a Robotics Startup: What I Learned About Data Pipelines",
      "link": "https://dev.to/jds64/lessons-from-a-robotics-startup-what-i-learned-about-data-pipelines-138j",
      "summary": "\"Smile because it happened\" \u2014 Dr. Seuss The Setup Earlier this year, I took on a short-term trial role with an early-stage robotics startup. The premise was straightforward: help with data collection, annotation, and evaluation workflows\u2014essentially the backbone of any modern robotics or embodied-AI system. The trial didn't work out long-term. I was let go after about two months \u2014 a decision that, honestly, came down in part to my bandwidth as a student. Balancing a full course load with a start...",
      "published": "2026-08-09 00:01",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    },
    {
      "title": "Our Status Column Said 30 Waiting. Six Were.",
      "link": "https://dev.to/hexisteme/our-status-column-said-30-waiting-six-were-39do",
      "summary": "Originally published on hexisteme notes. A status column in one of my agent fleet's ledgers said 30 items were queued to publish. A working session that day stated a backlog close to a month at the fleet's normal rate and deferred the work that keeps posts flowing into the queue. At that moment the ledger showed the same backlog. That exact numeric match suggests \u2014 but does not prove \u2014 that the ledger informed the decision. The real number of items actually waiting was 6. At one post published p...",
      "published": "2026-08-09 00:00",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    },
    {
      "title": "Four AI Agent Skills That Make Coding Workflows Sharper",
      "link": "https://dev.to/shubham399/four-ai-agent-skills-that-make-coding-workflows-sharper-3k5",
      "summary": "AI coding agents are often discussed as though they are a single tool: ask for code, receive code. In practice, useful agent work has stages. You need different behavior when the request is unclear, when a design has to survive scrutiny, when implementation is underway, and when work must move into a new session. Trying to solve all four stages with one large prompt usually produces a compromise. The agent may be verbose while you need execution, eager while you need questions, or unable to resu...",
      "published": "2026-08-08 23:55",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    }
  ],
  "Programming Languages": [
    {
      "title": "The advantage of using program images as a flight recorder instead of relying on logs",
      "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1vj203j/the_advantage_of_using_program_images_as_a_flight/",
      "summary": "submitted by /u/yogthos [link] [comments]",
      "published": "2026-08-08 17:35",
      "source": "programming"
    },
    {
      "title": "Differential heuristics: learning about a way to optimize the A* heuristic",
      "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1vj4cdd/differential_heuristics_learning_about_a_way_to/",
      "summary": "submitted by /u/mttd [link] [comments]",
      "published": "2026-08-08 19:09",
      "source": "programming"
    },
    {
      "title": "A shell exclamation mark is not for yelling. Be lazy. | Filip Ros\u00e9en",
      "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1vilqxz/a_shell_exclamation_mark_is_not_for_yelling_be/",
      "summary": "submitted by /u/refp [link] [comments]",
      "published": "2026-08-08 03:57",
      "source": "programming"
    },
    {
      "title": "Kafka Producer Callback Precautions",
      "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1vj7sf7/kafka_producer_callback_precautions/",
      "summary": "submitted by /u/tech-tinkerer-19 [link] [comments]",
      "published": "2026-08-08 21:37",
      "source": "programming"
    },
    {
      "title": "JDK 28 EA Build10 is now available for download and includes JEP 401: Value Objects (Preview) from Project Valhalla",
      "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1vii2vi/jdk_28_ea_build10_is_now_available_for_download/",
      "summary": "submitted by /u/davidalayachew [link] [comments]",
      "published": "2026-08-08 00:56",
      "source": "programming"
    },
    {
      "title": "Solving and benchmarking QUBO problems with Gurobi in Python",
      "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1vija3m/solving_and_benchmarking_qubo_problems_with/",
      "summary": "State-of-the-art classical optimizer Gurobi for Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO) problems. The core gurobipy implementation for QUBO is relatively compact: ```python model = gp.Model() x = model.addMVar(n, vtype=GRB.BINARY) model.setObjective(x @ Q @ x, GRB.MINIMIZE) model.optimize() solution = x.X.astype(int) objective = model.ObjVal ``` Complete workflow in Python. First formulate a graph problem (weighted Max-Cut) as QUBO, solve it with Gurobi, benchmark increasingly large i...",
      "published": "2026-08-08 01:55",
      "source": "programming"
    },
    {
      "title": "From constraint models to playable puzzle games",
      "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1vhxjpv/from_constraint_models_to_playable_puzzle_games/",
      "summary": "submitted by /u/mzl [link] [comments]",
      "published": "2026-08-07 11:05",
      "source": "programming"
    },
    {
      "title": "Why I Stopped Grinding LeetCode",
      "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1vix13t/why_i_stopped_grinding_leetcode/",
      "summary": "submitted by /u/Business_Mix3602 [link] [comments]",
      "published": "2026-08-08 14:11",
      "source": "programming"
    },
    {
      "title": "DRY vs. SRP",
      "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1virrlk/dry_vs_srp/",
      "summary": "After re-reading \"Clean Architecture\" I ended up with some confusion regarding Bob's take on repetition and single responsibility. Ge defines the SRP as a function only serving one actor. Dies that mean, that repetitve code is justified according to him, as long as it serves seperate actors/user groups? I am aware that such decisions depend on the specific situation. I was just wondering if others found the same contradiction, or if i misunderstood it. Thanks submitted by /u/TalesGameStudio [lin...",
      "published": "2026-08-08 09:44",
      "source": "programming"
    }
  ],
  "Game Development": [
    {
      "title": "Pushing the limits in Simulating a City, One Page at a Time",
      "link": "https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/pushing-the-limits-in-simulating-a-city-one-page-at-a-time",
      "summary": "In which famed designer Stone Librande chronicles the design process of SimCity (2013) and the one-page design paradigm.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 17:08",
      "source": "gamedeveloper"
    },
    {
      "title": "GTA V surpasses 230 million sales months before GTA VI touches down",
      "link": "https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/gta-v-surpasses-230-million-sales-months-before-gta-vi-touches-down",
      "summary": "Those sales were delivered across three console generations.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 15:34",
      "source": "gamedeveloper"
    },
    {
      "title": "What devs need to know about localization, ft. Concha Fernandez Alvarez, Aurelie Perrin, and Guido Di Carlo",
      "link": "https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/what-devs-need-to-know-about-localization-ft-concha-fernandez-alvarez-aurelie-perrin-and-guido-di-carlo",
      "summary": "We're breaking down what developers need to know about working with localizers to bring their games to different languages.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 14:30",
      "source": "gamedeveloper"
    },
    {
      "title": "EA taken private by Saudi Arabia, GTA marketing jumps the shark, and Devolver's huge mistake - Patch Notes #64",
      "link": "https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ea-taken-private-by-saudi-arabia-gta-marketing-jumps-the-shark-and-devolver-s-huge-mistake-patch-notes-64",
      "summary": "Plus: You need to listen to the new single from The Avalanches.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 11:03",
      "source": "gamedeveloper"
    }
  ],
  "Gaming News": [
    {
      "title": "Fortnite\u2019s Item Shop Has Become An Increasingly Annoying Labyrinth Of Frustration",
      "link": "https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnites-item-shop-has-become-an-increasingly-annoying-labyrinth-of-frustration/",
      "summary": "The Fortnite item shop has always been kind of annoying, because it's never had a consistent inventory you could browse like a normal store. There are more than 2,000 Fortnite skins that have been sold in the item shop, but only a few dozen are available on any given day. But Epic has never been content with just the FOMO angle--the company has been dinged by regulatory agencies all over the world for its \"dark patterns\" and coercive sale techniques. In some very significant ways, the Fortnite i...",
      "published": "2026-08-07 21:36",
      "source": "GameSpot - All Content"
    },
    {
      "title": "Magic: The Gathering Has A Kickass Video Game You Probably Don\u2019t Know About",
      "link": "https://www.gamespot.com/articles/magic-the-gathering-has-a-kickass-video-game-you-probably-dont-know-about/",
      "summary": "We\u2019re currently experiencing a huge renaissance of Magic: The Gathering popularity. The 33-year-old card game designed by Richard Garfield introduced the world to the concept of the trading card game itself: a game where players would collect individual game pieces and craft a deck that represented spells they would cast and creatures they would summon. It was a wild new form of player expression that greatly impacted the world of tabletop gaming for all time. Magic: The Gathering also told play...",
      "published": "2026-08-07 20:45",
      "source": "GameSpot - All Content"
    },
    {
      "title": "Who Gets Left Behind In Sony\u2019s All-Digital Future?",
      "link": "https://www.gamespot.com/articles/who-gets-left-behind-in-sonys-all-digital-future/",
      "summary": "When Sony dropped the announcement that it was going to be ending physical disc production for PlayStation 5 in early 2028, I saw many posts on social media lamenting how this decision would have an outsized impact on certain groups and institutions. People without reliable internet, lending libraries, gaming tournament organizers, gamers in developing countries--how would the decision to move to download-only games affect these people? I reached out to several folks, some of whom I knew while o...",
      "published": "2026-08-07 20:28",
      "source": "GameSpot - All Content"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Best Otome Games To Play That Aren\u2019t Love And Deepspace",
      "link": "https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-best-otome-games-to-play-that-arent-love-and-deepspace/",
      "summary": "Otome has a long history, as vibrant and complex as any other video game subgenre. For decades, most of that history has been obscured in North America. The good news is now is the best possible time to get into Otome. The massive success of Love and Deepspace has more than proven that there is a huge audience for games focused on romances with men, and more of these games get translated (and made in English) than ever before. And, should you get interested in retro offerings, there are now fan ...",
      "published": "2026-08-07 20:07",
      "source": "GameSpot - All Content"
    },
    {
      "title": "I Replaced All My Consoles & PC With A Steam Machine For A Month",
      "link": "https://www.gamespot.com/videos/i-replaced-all-my-consoles-pc-with-a-steam-machine-for-a-month/",
      "summary": "Can the Steam Machine truly become my all in one solution for gaming?",
      "published": "2026-08-07 20:00",
      "source": "GameSpot - All Content"
    },
    {
      "title": "THQ Nordic Showcase 2026: All The News, Trailers, And Reveals",
      "link": "https://www.gamespot.com/articles/thq-nordic-showcase-2026-all-the-news-trailers-and-reveals/",
      "summary": "Since the Not-E3 blitz of summer gaming showcases, things have been relatively quiet since then. Amidst that break, THQ Nordic dropped a new showcase full of trailers to show what the publisher has on the way from its various studios. While it wasn't focused on big-name games like the ones you'd find in dedicated Xbox and PlayStation showcases, THQ Nordic instead has titles in very specific niche genres and IP. https://youtu.be/ToLh5Ruefxk Several of them are already available via early access o...",
      "published": "2026-08-07 19:30",
      "source": "GameSpot - All Content"
    },
    {
      "title": "AI Tools Aren\u2019t Going To Replace Anyone, Says GTA 6 Publisher Boss",
      "link": "https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ai-tools-arent-going-to-replace-anyone-says-gta-6-publisher-boss/",
      "summary": "During the latest investment call for Grand Theft Auto 6's parent company, Take-Two Interactive, CEO Strauss Zelnick weighed in on the future of AI in game development. While Zelnick acknowledges that even his company will utilize AI, he reiterated his belief that the emerging technology won't replace anyone. \"Those [AI] tools are not going to replace anyone,\" said Zelnick. He also expanded on the company's approach, which he characterized as focusing on creating entertainment rather leading wit...",
      "published": "2026-08-07 18:35",
      "source": "GameSpot - All Content"
    },
    {
      "title": "MLB The Show 26 Celebrates The Trade Deadline\u2019s Biggest Villain",
      "link": "https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mlb-the-show-26-celebrates-the-trade-deadlines-biggest-villain/",
      "summary": "Tarik Skubal has been one of the best starting pitchers in all of baseball over the last few years, winning two consecutive Cy Young Awards as a member of the Detroit Tigers. But the Tigers have been having a rough season, and the team dealt Skubal to the Dodgers at the trade deadline this past weekend. Now, MLB The Show 26 is celebrating Skubal's move to Los Angeles with a special Diamond Dynasty card, so everyone can play as the biggest villain in baseball. Coming later today around noon PT / ...",
      "published": "2026-08-07 17:00",
      "source": "GameSpot - All Content"
    },
    {
      "title": "id co-founder John Carmack revisits Doom at QuakeCon: 'Still a great game after all these years!'",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/id-co-founder-john-carmack-revisits-doom-at-quakecon-still-a-great-game-after-all-these-years/",
      "summary": "Not a controversial opinion, by any means.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 19:08",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bethesda 40th anniversary sale knocks 50% off Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations just a month after launch",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/bethesda-40th-anniversary-sale-knocks-50-percent-off-doom-the-dark-ages-revelations-just-a-month-after-launch/",
      "summary": "The whole catalogue is discounted, but this one really stood out to me.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 18:30",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    },
    {
      "title": "The indie parkour game from one of the French brothers behind 2024's best FPS is coming out in just two weeks",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/the-indie-parkour-game-from-one-of-the-french-brothers-behind-2024s-best-fps-is-coming-out-in-just-two-weeks/",
      "summary": "Mirror's Edge, Hot Lava, and surf map enjoyers may want to keep an eye on Vholume.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 17:25",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    },
    {
      "title": "WoW developers reflect on Midnight's first season\u2014a world without AddOns, task overload, and Prey",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wow-developers-reflect-on-midnights-first-season-a-world-without-addons-task-overload-and-prey/",
      "summary": "Curse of Ul'atek comes out next week, but how has Midnight's first season gone in the eyes of its devs?",
      "published": "2026-08-08 17:00",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    },
    {
      "title": "Forget Quake, Worms: The Director's Cut just got a free expansion for the series' 30th anniversary",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/forget-quake-worms-the-directors-cut-just-got-a-free-expansion-for-the-series-30th-anniversary/",
      "summary": "Creator Andy Davidson hopes it gives the game \"a new lease on life.\"",
      "published": "2026-08-08 16:00",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    },
    {
      "title": "Stop waiting for the Game of Thrones CRPG of your dreams and settle for the pleasant eurojank compromise instead",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/stop-waiting-for-the-game-of-thrones-crpg-of-your-dreams-and-settle-for-the-pleasant-eurojank-compromise-instead/",
      "summary": "It's rough, dated and still probably one of the better GoT games.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 16:00",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    },
    {
      "title": "Blocky zombie survival sim Unturned releases its source code so players can build a 'lasting legacy' for the game 'regardless of the changes we make'",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/blocky-zombie-survival-sim-unturned-releases-its-source-code-so-players-can-build-a-lasting-legacy-for-the-game-regardless-of-the-changes-we-make/",
      "summary": "The source files are freely available for non-commercial use.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 13:00",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    },
    {
      "title": "God of War TV series sees further recasts as Amazon seeks older actors for Atreus and Thrud",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/god-of-war-tv-series-sees-further-recasts-as-amazon-seeks-older-actors-for-atreus-and-thrud/",
      "summary": "The series will have different actors in these roles for Season 2.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 12:00",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    },
    {
      "title": "Tencent's cyberpunk rival to Grand Theft Auto is in trouble as its developer lays off 80 people",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/tencents-cyberpunk-rival-to-grand-theft-auto-is-in-trouble-as-its-developer-lays-off-80-people/",
      "summary": "Lightspeed LA says it will \"shift the creative and development direction\" of Last Sentinel.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 11:00",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    },
    {
      "title": "Big Walk: So, what's the deal with that number puzzle?",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/big-walk-number-puzzle-4166-1899/",
      "summary": "If you're stuck on this early puzzle, we can give you some hints\u2014or the complete solution.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 00:02",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    }
  ],
  "Robotics": [
    {
      "title": "Experts look ahead at the next 20 years of robotics at RoboBusiness",
      "link": "https://www.therobotreport.com/experts-look-ahead-at-the-next-20-years-of-robotics-at-robobusiness/",
      "summary": "At Robobusiness, leaders in robotics will explore the technologies, opportunities, and challenges that will shape the next twenty years. The post Experts look ahead at the next 20 years of robotics at RoboBusiness appeared first on The Robot Report.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 12:30",
      "source": "The Robot Report"
    },
    {
      "title": "Building robots that survive the warehouse",
      "link": "https://www.therobotreport.com/building-robots-that-survive-warehouse/",
      "summary": "Nomagic says its real moat is production data, because the messiness of real warehouses is where robots either prove themselves or fail. The post Building robots that survive the warehouse appeared first on The Robot Report.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 22:01",
      "source": "The Robot Report"
    },
    {
      "title": "Tacta Systems takes aim at high-skilled manufacturing work with TactaBot",
      "link": "https://www.therobotreport.com/tacta-systems-takes-aim-high-skilled-manufacturing-work-tactabot/",
      "summary": "Tacta Systems unveiled a three-part system, including its robotic hand, that enables users to teach its robot new dexterous skills. The post Tacta Systems takes aim at high-skilled manufacturing work with TactaBot appeared first on The Robot Report.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 21:53",
      "source": "The Robot Report"
    },
    {
      "title": "Avatar Robotics raises seed round to address industrial labor constraints",
      "link": "https://www.therobotreport.com/avatar-robotics-raises-6-5-m-seed-round-address-industrial-labor-constraints/",
      "summary": "Avatar Robotics raised $6.5 million in funding to scale humanoid robots and remote teleoperation across industrial supply chains. The post Avatar Robotics raises seed round to address industrial labor constraints appeared first on The Robot Report.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 19:57",
      "source": "The Robot Report"
    },
    {
      "title": "HII signs up to $900M agreement with Path Robotics, GrayMatter Robotics",
      "link": "https://www.therobotreport.com/hii-signs-up-to-900m-agreement-with-path-robotics-graymatter-robotics/",
      "summary": "The latest agreement expands HII's HYPER Program, which Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics joined earlier this year. The post HII signs up to $900M agreement with Path Robotics, GrayMatter Robotics appeared first on The Robot Report.",
      "published": "2026-08-06 20:19",
      "source": "The Robot Report"
    },
    {
      "title": "Video Friday: Drones Go Heavy in DARPA Lift Challenge",
      "link": "https://spectrum.ieee.org/video-friday-heavy-lift-drone",
      "summary": "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.Actuate 2026: 18\u201319 August 2026, SAN FRANCISCOIROS 2026: 27 September\u20131 October 2026, PITTSBURGHHumanoids Summit Seoul: 22\u201323 September 2026, SEOULEnjoy today\u2019s videos! The DARPA Lift Challenge is taking place through this weekend. There are a couple of ve...",
      "published": "2026-08-07 16:00",
      "source": "IEEE Spectrum"
    }
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      "title": "Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/08/planned-amazon-data-center-could-become-the-biggest-climate-polluter-in-the-u-s/",
      "summary": "As part of a planned Texas data center, Amazon is investing in an on-site power plant that could reportedly become the largest source of climate pollution in the United States.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 21:24",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/08/openai-acquires-presentation-startup-nextslide/",
      "summary": "NextSlide says its team members are now working on ChatGPT.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 19:41",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "X replaces \u2018misaligned\u2019 revenue sharing program with Original Content Rewards",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/08/x-replaces-misaligned-revenue-sharing-program-with-original-content-rewards/",
      "summary": "X is winding down its existing Revenue Sharing program.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 16:34",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is a lot of fun, but it\u2019s not a must-have",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/08/the-kindle-scribe-colorsoft-is-a-lot-of-fun-but-its-not-a-must-have/",
      "summary": "While the device is pretty and lightweight, it\u2019s not something the everyday person needs due to its hefty price tag and size.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 16:00",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "Google\u2019s top hacker hunter explains why hacking groups get codenames",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/08/googles-top-hacker-hunter-explains-why-hacking-groups-get-codenames/",
      "summary": "Google recently changed how it refers and assigns names to hacking groups. TechCrunch spoke with one of the world\u2019s foremost experts on tracking hackers to understand why companies give hackers codenames.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 15:00",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/openai-says-it-slowed-astra-model-development-over-security-concerns/",
      "summary": "OpenAI said this model, which is still in development, reached its \"critical cybersecurity threshold,\" meaning it could independently identify and carry out cyberattacks against traditionally well-protected real-world systems.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 22:48",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/after-rippling-blew-millions-on-ai-in-months-it-built-an-employee-roi-tool/",
      "summary": "After its own AI usage wake-up call, Rippling this week unveiled AI Spend Console, a product that tracks individual and team employee AI spending.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 21:30",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "Wacom\u2019s MovinkPad 11 is a fun, midpriced entry point for digital artists",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/wacoms-movinkpad-11-is-a-fun-and-mid-priced-entry-point-for-digital-artists/",
      "summary": "The MovinkPad 11 a versatile little graphics tablet that can help make your wildest digital art dreams come true.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 21:20",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "Security researchers scanned the Polish web and found courts, hospitals, and airports at risk of hacks",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/security-researchers-scanned-the-polish-web-and-found-courts-hospitals-and-airports-at-risk-of-hacks/",
      "summary": "Researchers found common points of failure, like software used to organize and display web content, could have allowed hackers to run riot through government websites.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 21:00",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser built for AI agents",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/cloudflare-launches-kitesurf-a-browser-built-for-ai-agents/",
      "summary": "Kitesurf is a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI agents instead of people. It uses less computing power than Chromium for common automation tasks, helping developers build browser-based AI agents more efficiently.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 16:16",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "X replaces its revenue-sharing program with \u2018Original Content Rewards\u2019",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/977143/x-revenue-sharing-original-content-rewards",
      "summary": "X is ending its controversial revenue-sharing program for content creators, which has seen numerous revisions under Elon Musk's reign. In its place, it's launching a new Original Content Rewards program on September 8th. To be eligible, creators must have at least 500 verified followers and at least 500,000 Home Timeline impressions from verified users in [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-08 21:15",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/977124/amazon-data-center-worst-polluting-power-plant",
      "summary": "To power its new West Texas data center, Amazon is investing in the construction of a new power plant that could be one of the largest single producers of greenhouse gases in the US, according to the New York Times. The new gas-burning plant in Pecos County, Texas has received significant investment from Amazon and, [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-08 17:53",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "Buc-ee\u2019s dodges John Oliver to sue another small business",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/business/977112/buc-ees-john-oliver-lawsuit-beaver-mini-mart",
      "summary": "Buc-ee's became something of a viral sensation during the World Cup, but it has a troubling history of suing small gas stations and convenience stores. On a recent episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver literally begged the company to sue him for selling merch featuring his squirrel mascot, Mr. Nutterbutter, with branding that reads [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-08 15:47",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "Musician and entrepreneur Tom Vek is building a digital music player, but don\u2019t call it retro",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/report/976872/tom-vek-musician-entrepreneur-sleevenote-interview",
      "summary": "Tom Vek burst onto the scene in 2005 with his album We Have Sound, which garnered a solid 7.6 from the tastemakers of the day over at Pitchfork. His undeniably catchy brand of dancy indietronica landed him an appearance on The OC and placement on the Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack. His follow-up, Leisure Seizure, [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-08 15:00",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "Is this $450 laptop from an unknown brand too good to be true?",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/977031/chuwi-unibook-laptop-intel-wildcat-lake-review",
      "summary": "Finding a good laptop under $500 was hard enough before RAMageddon. They nearly always had cheap hardware and underpowered, often outdated chips. That's what made the MacBook Neo so disruptive: It offered great build quality and good-enough performance starting at $599. Windows laptops couldn't touch it. Even though it's gone up to $699, it's still [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-08 12:00",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "My favorite feel-good show is back",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/977084/ted-lasso-bose-tony-installer",
      "summary": "Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 139, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, barbecue sauce, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about Johnny Knoxville and Google Zero and the history of the bicycle, [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-08 12:00",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "Nitecore\u2019s latest power bank is the lightest and most compact yet",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/976506/nitecore-nb10000-gen4-review-adventure-battery",
      "summary": "There's two things you should know about me, your intrepid reviewer: I hate the feature creep associated with modern power banks, and I love shaving grams off the gear I carry when backpacking, bikepacking, and trail running. So imagine my delight when Nitecore released a new generation of its ultralight NB10000 battery. After a few [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-08 07:00",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "The gaming site sponsored by Walmart lays off its editorial staff",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/games/977056/restart-gaming-site-walmart-moonrock-layoffs",
      "summary": "Restart, a games media website launched in late 2024 that was sponsored by Walmart, has laid off its \"entire editorial team,\" according to a Friday post from Brandy Berthelson, the site's former editor-in-chief. Other staffers have also posted about being laid off. Restart is operated by Moonrock, a content marketing agency, though its editorial mission [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-07 22:05",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "Fenix Flexin isn\u2019t even denying using AI to make \u2018Rubberz\u2019 anymore",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/976801/fenix-flexin-rubberz-ai-song-treblo",
      "summary": "It took long enough, but now LA rapper Fenix Flexin appears to have admitted using AI for the 80s synth pop-themed song \"Rubberz.\" His comments follow the producer Medasin's videos claiming that an AI tool called Treblo (formerly Sonauto) was used to make the song, and the company releasing an AI detector that identifies it [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-07 20:01",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "Watching Roku\u2019s AI channel is like eating from a trough",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/976939/roku-fairground-ai-fast-channel",
      "summary": "The appeal of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels has always been the way they make it easier to (re)discover classic films and series. But Roku's latest experiment in the FAST space has less to do with traditionally produced entertainment and is entirely focused on giving viewers access to a constant source of AI-generated content. [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-07 18:59",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "The first self-driving vehicle on Mars has proven to be a smashing success",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/the-first-self-driving-vehicle-on-mars-has-proven-to-be-a-smashing-success/",
      "summary": "About 90 percent of the distance driven by Perseverance has been autonomous.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 11:30",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    },
    {
      "title": "DeepMind\u2019s hurricane breakthrough has surprised weather scientists",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/deepminds-hurricane-model-bought-forecasters-an-extra-day/",
      "summary": "Open source WeatherNext model can make accurate predictions with lower-resolution weather data.",
      "published": "2026-08-08 11:05",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    },
    {
      "title": "Europe's free satellite service just made it easier to track wildfires",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/europes-free-satellite-service-just-made-it-easier-to-track-wildfires/",
      "summary": "Copernicus Browser adds wildfire visualization amid record wildfire season.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 21:48",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    },
    {
      "title": "Flesh-eating screwworms feast on humans in Mexico; human cases top 500",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/08/flesh-eating-screwworms-feast-on-humans-in-mexico-human-cases-top-500/",
      "summary": "Six deaths reported among screwworm cases, one directly attributed to the flies.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 21:09",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    },
    {
      "title": "Judge rules Meta caused \"public nuisance\" and must fund mental health treatment",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/meta-ordered-to-pay-567m-to-treat-youth-mental-health-problems-it-helped-create/",
      "summary": "New Mexico judge orders $567M fund to help address youth mental health crisis.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 19:49",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    },
    {
      "title": "The ultimate eclipse chase: A Concorde raced against the Moon's shadow",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/the-ultimate-eclipse-chase-a-concorde-raced-against-the-moons-shadow/",
      "summary": "Fitted with telescopes, the plane did our longest imaging of the Sun's corona.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 19:00",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    },
    {
      "title": "New official 30th anniversary Quake mission pack adds new maps and mechanics",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/08/new-official-30th-anniversary-quake-mission-pack-adds-new-maps-and-mechanics/",
      "summary": "19 new maps continue the story from MachineGames' other campaign additions.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 18:00",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    },
    {
      "title": "DOGE's wild, unverifiable savings claims discredited in US government report",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/doges-inflated-wall-of-receipts-96-of-grant-savings-unverifiable-gao-says/",
      "summary": "DOGE's inflated \"Wall of Receipts\": 96% of grant savings unverifiable, GAO says.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 17:51",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    },
    {
      "title": "OpenAI\u2019s expensive smart speaker will use moving parts to seem \u201cmore alive\u201d",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/openais-expensive-smart-speaker-will-use-moving-parts-to-seem-more-alive/",
      "summary": "Gurman report claims OpenAI confirmed the speaker is not an Apple ripoff.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 17:36",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    },
    {
      "title": "How snails engineer their slime",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/how-snails-engineer-their-slime/",
      "summary": "Collagen and calcium work in tandem to achieve varying mechanical properties of different kinds of mucus.",
      "published": "2026-08-07 17:25",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    }
  ]
}