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Software Development

1. Platform Engineering ROI: What it costs to build your own platform

What it actually costs to build your own internal developer platform over five years, and why most “we’ll just build The post Platform Engineering ROI: What it costs to build your own platform appeared first on The New Stack.

2. Coding agents can be evaluated. We just have to evaluate the work.

I recently argued with a software factory provider, whose position was that coding agents cannot be evaluated. Their reasoning was The post Coding agents can be evaluated. We just have to evaluate the work. appeared first on The New Stack.

3. AI coding got faster. Why didn’t engineering?

AI is great at making individuals faster, but the surrounding systems are then slowing everything right back down. This result The post AI coding got faster. Why didn’t engineering? appeared first on The New Stack.

4. AI adoption isn’t the same as AI usage

Every engineering org I’ve talked to this year has some version of the same chart. Seat activations climbing. Token spend The post AI adoption isn’t the same as AI usage appeared first on The New Stack.

5. Why your KubeVirt VMs can’t move between clusters — and how EVPN fixes it

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’t move between clusters — and how EVPN fixes it appeared first on The New Stack.

6. Five AI rivals just backed a shared plugin standard. Here’s why it matters for developers.

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’s why it matters for developers. appeared first on The New Stack.

7. AI skills start on laptops. Enterprises inherit the mess.

“It’s unrealistic to expect an admin to have context over how every skill in a company should be optimally performing,” The post AI skills start on laptops. Enterprises inherit the mess. appeared first on The New Stack.

8. Auto Mode will soon be the default in Claude Code — because humans can’t be trusted

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 — because humans can’t be trusted appeared first on The New Stack.

9. The AI model OpenAI won’t release yet — and what it found in testing

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’t release yet — and what it found in testing appeared first on The New Stack.

10. The npm attack that turned provenance attestations into camouflage

⁠Security 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.

11. Async-First Doesn’t Mean Async-Only

Key Takeaways Asynchronous discussions can lose momentum because participants are focused on different tasks. For complex or important topics, it’s often better to switch to synchronous communication. At least in my experience working in a Japanese-speaking organization, AI-generated messages are often still too verbose to send as-is. As writing becomes cheaper, it’s even more important to reduce the cognitive load on readers. Async-first does not mean async-only. Keeping written records while i...

12. I tested my security extension against 20 real sites and found three bugs - in my own tool

I built 'QuickAudit', a browser extension that runs ten OWASP-style security checks on whatever web page you're currently viewing (headers, cookie flags, mixed content, vulnerable JS libraries via OSV.dev, exposed files). Before publishing, I pointed it at a corpus of 20 real-world websites- ten major security vendor sites and ten older enterprise properties - expecting a quick validation exercise to confirm everything worked. Instead, it turned into a bug hunt. And the bugs were all mine. Here ...

13. Swapping Across 25 Models With One Line

Picking a model usually feels like a decision you have to live with. You install that provider's SDK, wire in its key, learn its quirks, and the choice is baked into your code. Switching later is a small migration, so most teams pick one model and stick with it even when a cheaper or better one would suit a given task. Through an AI gateway, the model is just a string in the request. The gateway exposes around 25 models across OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, and moving between any of them is a on...

14. What We Check Before Shipping an LLM Integration to a Client

When we hand off an LLM-powered feature to a client, they are putting it in front of their users. Some of those users will try to break it — not always maliciously, but because users probe things. Some of them will be malicious. Either way, the question we ask before every handoff is: what happens when someone sends this system something it wasn't designed to handle? This post is our pre-shipment checklist for LLM integrations. It covers prompt injection, output filtering, data exposure, and a f...

15. Per-Branch AI Endpoints: Isolating Model Spend Across Prod, Preview, and CI

AI spend is hard to see. In most setups the same gateway credential is used by production, every preview environment, CI, and whatever load test someone ran on Friday. All of that lands in one undifferentiated number. You cannot answer "what did that preview cost," you cannot cap a specific environment, and you find out a CI job went into a retry loop against an expensive model when the monthly invoice arrives, not when it happens. The reason is that spend is attributed to a key, and the key is ...

Programming Languages

1. Assembly Hall of Shame: Racing to the bottom of CPU performance

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2. Reducing Graphics API Complexity: A Clean Slate Design for Modern GPUs

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3. The Sentinel Object Pattern in Python

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4. Hungarian Assignment Algorithm: Applied Optimal Transport for Programmers

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5. A quick look at zero-knowledge proofs

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6. Greenfield and the cost of amnesia

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7. The advantage of using program images as a flight recorder instead of relying on logs

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8. Differential heuristics: learning about a way to optimize the A* heuristic

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9. A shell exclamation mark is not for yelling. Be lazy. | Filip Roséen

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Game Development

1. Pushing the limits in Simulating a City, One Page at a Time

In which famed designer Stone Librande chronicles the design process of SimCity (2013) and the one-page design paradigm.

2. GTA V surpasses 230 million sales months before GTA VI touches down

Those sales were delivered across three console generations.

Gaming News

1. Don’t Miss Out On Grabbing This 97%-Rated Cozy Indie Game For Its Lowest Price Yet

When it comes to tinkering with electronics and messing with components, my fat little fingers make it difficult. Take one look at my gaming PC build and, if you’re a fan of neat cable management, you might pass out on the spot. Fortunately, ReStory: Chill Electronics Repair offers exactly what the name suggests, and this charming indie is already highly rated on Steam, so now’s a great time to grab it at its lowest price yet. Some of the best cozy games still offer a satisfying challenge while ...

2. Fortnite’s Item Shop Has Become An Increasingly Annoying Labyrinth Of Frustration

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...

3. Magic: The Gathering Has A Kickass Video Game You Probably Don’t Know About

We’re 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...

4. Who Gets Left Behind In Sony’s All-Digital Future?

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...

5. The Best Otome Games To Play That Aren’t Love And Deepspace

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 ...

6. I Replaced All My Consoles & PC With A Steam Machine For A Month

Can the Steam Machine truly become my all in one solution for gaming?

7. THQ Nordic Showcase 2026: All The News, Trailers, And Reveals

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...

8. AI Tools Aren’t Going To Replace Anyone, Says GTA 6 Publisher Boss

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...

9. MLB The Show 26 Celebrates The Trade Deadline’s Biggest Villain

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 / ...

10. Lies of P studio reveals name change and hypes up sequel: 'My goal has been to create the world's greatest action game.'

Round 8 is now Nough, I think.

11. Deltarune's 'The Third Sanctuary' is an affront to time signatures, and also one of my favourite songs in a videogame ever

The drummer will say "please" and then "make it stop".

12. The last season of Netflix's Witcher show has reportedly been delayed

Hold on to that coin, actually.

13. Blizzard is now reportedly Microsoft's top studio, according to leaked email

"This past year has marked our third highest fiscal for top line revenue in Blizzard's history."

14. Hit markers are an FPS crutch

The humble hit marker has its place, but it's way overused.

15. Fields of Mistria's cast has me head over heels in a way no farm sim has since Stardew Valley

The anime aesthetic is just the beginning of what I've found to love about Mistria's locals.

Robotics

1. Analog Devices returns as strategic sponsor to aid MassRobotics startups

Analog Devices Inc. is supporting MassRobotics startups with Analog Garage and participating in events including RoboBusiness. The post Analog Devices returns as strategic sponsor to aid MassRobotics startups appeared first on The Robot Report.

2. Experts look ahead at the next 20 years of robotics at RoboBusiness

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.

3. Building robots that survive the warehouse

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.

4. Tacta Systems takes aim at high-skilled manufacturing work with TactaBot

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.

5. Avatar Robotics raises seed round to address industrial labor constraints

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.

6. Video Friday: Drones Go Heavy in DARPA Lift Challenge

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: 18–19 August 2026, SAN FRANCISCOIROS 2026: 27 September–1 October 2026, PITTSBURGHHumanoids Summit Seoul: 22–23 September 2026, SEOULEnjoy today’s videos! The DARPA Lift Challenge is taking place through this weekend. There are a couple of ve...

Tech General

1. Anthropic is turning Claude Code’s auto mode on by default

Programming with Claude Code will soon require even less human oversight.

2. TechCrunch Mobility: Zoox prepares for launch and Uber’s AV empire

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.

3. Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy

On the latest episode of Equity, we spoke to Jill Lepore about "government by machines" and why Elon Musk is a bad science fiction reader.

4. The AI safety test is becoming a safety risk

AI agents are escaping cybersecurity testing environments and reaching real-world systems, raising questions about whether safety infrastructure, industry standards and regulation can keep pace with increasingly powerful models.

5. This ‘adversarial’ pattern can prevent surveillance cameras from detecting you

A security researcher has designed an algorithm that can create computer-generated patterns capable of hiding people, faces, and vehicles from detection by surveillance cameras.

6. This former notorious red-light district is now one of the world’s top AI hubs

More than 20 years ago, King's Cross was one of the seediest area's in London. Now it's sprouting something new.

7. Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.

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.

8. OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide

NextSlide says its team members are now working on ChatGPT.

9. X replaces ‘misaligned’ revenue sharing program with Original Content Rewards

X is winding down its existing Revenue Sharing program.

10. The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is a lot of fun, but it’s not a must-have

While the device is pretty and lightweight, it’s not something the everyday person needs due to its hefty price tag and size.

11. No Dogs in Space is a music history podcast for true obsessives

Sadly, there hasn't been a new episode of No Dogs in Space since July of 2024. Part four of the podcast's series on Can wrapped up an abbreviated season three, which focused on experimental rock. Don't get me wrong, I loved seasons one and two, but the show seemed to be gearing up for a [
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12. Zuckerberg’s yacht was closer, but someone else saved a stranded boat

Earlier this week, the Alaskan cruise ship Wilderness Legacy rescued a small skiff stranded near Farragut Bay after running out of fuel. But, according to tracking data reviewed by the Alaska Beacon and Halifax Shipping News, the closest vessel was actually Mark Zuckerberg's super yacht, Launchpad. Michael Love, a passenger on the Wilderness Legacy, posted [
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13. 49ers coach says his Tesla was on Autopilot when he crashed

Four weeks ago, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was involved in an accident near downtown Palo Alto. At the time Shanahan said only that the accident was his fault. But during a recent press conference he shared more details about the incident, including the fact that he had his Tesla's Autopilot engaged at the [
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14. Dropbox is a PC builder’s best friend

In 2018 I bet my reputation and self-worth on a huge crowdfunded game design project. It could have been a failure for many reasons, but the one I became most worried about was losing all of the work that was stored locally on my home-built PC - a scenario that would have left a lot [
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15. AI detectors are creating a new era of distrust

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about how AI is changing our daily lives, follow Emma Roth. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Long before ChatGPT became a thing, [
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