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AI & Machine Learning

1. Samsung health AI models analyse wearable biosignal data

Samsung Research America’s Digital Health Team has presented two AI foundation models designed to learn from wearable biosignals. The work centres on data captured by smartwatches, including heart activity, sleep, and physical activity. The company discussed its Connected Care vision at the Health Forum during Galaxy Unpacked in July 2026. Samsung described a future of […] The post Samsung health AI models analyse wearable biosignal data appeared first on AI News.

2. Google AI health coach to use Abbott glucose data

Abbott and Google are linking continuous glucose monitoring data with Google’s AI-powered health coaching tools, giving the Gemini-powered service access to another source of personal health information. Under a multiyear agreement, data from Abbott’s Lingo continuous glucose monitor will be integrated into the Google Health app. Users will be able to view glucose trends alongside […] The post Google AI health coach to use Abbott glucose data appeared first on AI News.

3. Okta targets AI agent token costs with MCP scoping

Okta says identity-scoped Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool lists can reduce AI agent token costs. Each model call made by an AI agent can include schemas, names, descriptions and parameters for every tool exposed by a MCP server. Okta calls the resulting prompt overhead the “tool tax”: tokens consumed as a model considers tools, including […] The post Okta targets AI agent token costs with MCP scoping appeared first on AI News.

4. Google tests AMIE for clinical video consultations

Google’s research medical AI system, AMIE (Video), conducted synchronous video consultations with professional patient actors and received clinical evaluator ratings on par with primary care physicians across several core measures. Fifteen trained actors portrayed conditions across cardiopulmonary, abdominal, HEENT, neurological or psychiatric, and musculoskeletal presentations. Google says studies involving real patients and their own health […] The post Google tests AMIE for clinical video con...

5. Understanding the Role of Latent Space in Machine Learning Models

In this article, you will learn what latent spaces are and how they serve three distinct roles — descriptive, generative, and predictive — across a...

6. The builder’s guide to GPT‑5.6

Learn how startups use GPT-5.6 to build faster, more cost-efficient AI agents with smarter model selection and new Responses API capabilities.

7. Previewing Ultrafast mode: GPT-5.6 Sol at up to 14X the speed

Preview Ultrafast, a new OpenAI API service tier that runs GPT-5.6 Sol up to 14× faster. Powered by Cerebras, it delivers up to 750 output tokens per second.

8. OpenAI appoints Dali Rajic as Chief Revenue Officer

OpenAI appoints Dali Rajic as Chief Revenue Officer to lead its global revenue organization and help businesses realize the full value of AI.

Software Development

1. Apple’s new AI split means your iOS app could behave differently in China

Apple is splitting up its AI stack. Instead of rolling out the same system worldwide, the company reportedly built a The post Apple’s new AI split means your iOS app could behave differently in China appeared first on The New Stack.

2. Alibaba’s new model promises Opus 4.6-level performance on your laptop

Alibaba recently made the open weights of its 2.4 trillion parameter Qwen3.8 model available. That’s a massive model, and its The post Alibaba’s new model promises Opus 4.6-level performance on your laptop appeared first on The New Stack.

3. GLM-5.3 didn’t change the base model — where did its coding gains come from?

Z.ai released GLM-5.3 on Friday, a coding and agent model built from the same base model as GLM-5.2. Developers can The post GLM-5.3 didn’t change the base model — where did its coding gains come from? appeared first on The New Stack.

4. Your container images are unsigned. In the AI era, that’s a ticking time bomb.

Most organizations that know they should sign their images still don’t. Not because they disagree, but because the path to The post Your container images are unsigned. In the AI era, that’s a ticking time bomb. appeared first on The New Stack.

5. The AI model that just scored 65% on DeepSWE isn’t the one Google promised.

Google has a new Gemini model, and no, it is not Gemini 3.5 Pro. Gemini 3.7 Flash launched Thursday as The post The AI model that just scored 65% on DeepSWE isn’t the one Google promised. appeared first on The New Stack.

6. ChatGPT can now remember what you did on your Mac — without screenshots

OpenAI is launching a new feature for ChatGPT Work and Codex on macOS that sounds quite useful but may also The post ChatGPT can now remember what you did on your Mac — without screenshots appeared first on The New Stack.

7. Rubrik’s lessons from one month with Mythos Preview

After it joined Project Glasswing and gained access to experiment with Mythos Preview, security and AI company Rubrik learned it The post Rubrik’s lessons from one month with Mythos Preview appeared first on The New Stack.

8. DeepSeek open sources an agent harness where everything is a plugin

DeepSeek on Thursday open sourced the DeepSeek Harness, a new agent runtime for developers. The Node.js-based harness is now available The post DeepSeek open sources an agent harness where everything is a plugin appeared first on The New Stack.

9. Why your AI pipeline costs 10x more after the demo

Every token has a price. The problem is that most AI systems don’t reveal the bill until they reach production. The post Why your AI pipeline costs 10x more after the demo appeared first on The New Stack.

10. Code review is a taste problem

Code review is becoming the most important decision-making surface in software engineering, and it’s outgrowing the diff. The assumption was The post Code review is a taste problem appeared first on The New Stack.

11. No Dumb Questions: What is AI context architecture? Why not just build your own?

In this No Dumb Questions, Phoebe asks Stack’s Engineering Manager Doug Whitley and Product Manager Ash Zade everything she wants to know about AI context architecture. What exactly is it? Why is it so important? What makes for good AI context architecture? Why buy one when you can build your own?

12. Solving integration woes with a hackathon

Ryan welcomes Meryll Blanchet, Director of Engineering for Adobe Brand Visibility, to chat about Adobe’s recent acquisition of Semrush, how Adobe Brand Visibility was born from Semrush’s AI visibility product and Adobe’s LLM Optimizer, and how Adobe used a three-day internal hackathon instead of a large-scale infrastructure integration to quickly deliver value to customers.

13. An O(1) Space Alternative to "Rearrange Array Alternately" Using Sequential Suffix Reversal

If you've spent time on LeetCode or GeeksforGeeks, you've probably run into the classic "Rearrange Array Alternately" problem. The premise: given a sorted array of positive integers, rearrange it so the first element is the maximum, the second is the minimum, the third is the second maximum, the fourth is the second minimum, and so on. For [1, 2, 3, 4, 5], the expected output is [5, 1, 4, 2, 3]. The Standard Solutions There are usually two approaches taught for this: Temporary array (O(N) time, ...

14. JoyAI-Video-Edit Targets Streaming Video Without a Full Clip

JoyAI-Video-Edit has released deployment code, checkpoints and a technical report for a video editor that works on frames as they arrive rather than after a complete clip has been collected. The practical consequence is clear: the project is aimed at live-camera and streaming workflows, where conventional offline video generation is structurally a poor fit. The repository describes the system as instruction-guided, accepting either a live camera stream or an uploaded video plus a natural-languag...

15. Software Team Scaling: Why More Developers Can Slow Delivery

A project is six weeks late. The deadline has not moved. Leadership asks: “How many developers do we need to add to get back on schedule?” That question assumes the delay is caused by insufficient coding capacity. Sometimes it is. Often it is not. A late project may already be constrained by architecture decisions, unresolved requirements, code review, testing, integration, or a small number of engineers who hold critical knowledge. Adding developers increases theoretical capacity, but it also c...

Programming Languages

1. How 2004 RuneScape fit a multiplayer RPG into 56k dial-up

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2. Coding Magic the Gathering in C# - PART ONE - Why Build A Card Game in WinForms

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3. There Is Still No Silver Bullet · cekrem.github.io

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4. Kernel Context Switch Costs And Spin Locks In Perf Profile: A Practical Study

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5. Building a toy language in C++: Adding variables

This episode explains how to add variables, so instead of handling one expression at a time, the language now parses a list of declarations and starts looking like something you could write real programs in. submitted by /u/Xaneris47 [link] [comments]

6. A Preview of Roc 0.1.0 by Richard Feldman

Roc’s first numbered release, 0.1.0, is on the horizon. This talk previews what we’re aiming to include, the key language and tooling milestones needed to get there, and what the release will mean for people interested in trying, using, or contributing to Roc. submitted by /u/MagnusSedlacek [link] [comments]

7. State-of-the-art Bytecode Interpreters in Java by Yudi Zheng

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8. Building a practical path to post-quantum cryptography

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9. Hardware researcher spins up 'CPU deoptimization' project to find the slowest single x86 instruction, creates hall of shame — worst offender takes 198 billion cycles spanning 62 seconds to execute

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Game Development

1. Scabby versus Sharma, Twitch's GenAI admission, and Netflix shutters more studios - Patch Notes #65

Plus: Big sales for Big Walk and some welcome preservation news.

2. Netflix closing Oxenfree developer Night School Studio and Moonloot Games

'We believe we can operate more strategically and efficiently within our Games business, and as a result are eliminating some additional Games roles'

3. 2K announces new Vancouver-based AAA studio led by EA veteran

After almost two decades at EA, Aaron McHardy will act as vice president, executive producer, and head of Small Axe Studios.

4. Xsolla rolls out publishing tools to keep players 'engaged' after the first purchase

The commerce company wants to give studios more ways to drive repeat purchases.

5. Saber Interactive to add Rideshare 'Stimulator' AI disclosure after public controversy

'Neither Saber nor Unigine have replaced any writers with AI for Rideshare or any other game.'

6. Opinion: Deprofessionalization could foster toxic work environments on small teams

As smaller teams see bigger success, how will the game industry protect professional standards of conduct?

7. Twitch will sacrifice you to its AI overlord whether you like it or not

The streaming platform has informed users their content will be used to train Amazon's generative AI models by default—and opting-out doesn't solve the problem entirely.

8. CD Projekt Red has laid off nine Project Sirius developers

Nine people have been laid off across two locations, while another nine developers could be moved onto other projects.

9. UNC Greensboro game preservation project back on track after Trump funding cuts

'We can't trust Sony, we can't trust Microsoft to preserve things.'

10. Amazon to rescind its publisher role on Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty by early 2027

Amazon Games is returning the MMOs to their respective developers.

Gaming News

1. Rideshare Stimulator Outlines AI Usage After Contentious Exchange With Ex-Writer

After Saber Interactive unveiled its upcoming title Rideshare Stimulater, former lead writer Stella Sacco came forward and said that she had been replaced by ChatGPT during development. Saber CEO Matthew Karch denied Sacco's allegation that she had been replaced by AI, but the company has now shared previously undisclosed details about Rideshare Stimulator's AI usage. Rideshare Stimulator casts players as a driver who can pick up a seemingly infinite number of passengers and interact with them w...

2. Here’s A First Look At CoD: Warzone’s New Zodiac Map For MW4

Call of Duty players can expect a brand-new Warzone Resurgence map for Modern Warfare 4, and Infinity Ward has teased a first look at the upcoming location. Players will also be able to go hands-on with the Zodiac map ahead of launch. As shown in the image below, Zodiac is a map that appears to have an industrial setting. The teaser reveals a stretch of road with industrial buildings on both sides, and one rooftop that looks reminiscent of the Factory point-of-interest on Rebirth Island. Several...

3. Halo: Campaign Evolved Will Look Way Better Soon

Halo: Campaign Evolved is set to receive its first major patch next week, one that will give players more control over the game's visuals as well as make improvements to Jackals and Sgt. Johnson. As outlined by the Halo Support X account, a patch coming sometime next week will fix a few pain points for players of Halo Studios' remake. The update should make graphics purists happy, as it will add the ability to disable the game's very noticeable film grain and chromatic aberration. The patch will...

4. Want More Story In Your Stardew? Fields Of Mistria Is Right Up Your Valley

Despite first hitting storefronts a decade ago, Stardew Valley still remains king of the farming simulators. Solo developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone struck gold when he took the formula established by games like Harvest Moon and improved on just about every facet, weaving charming visuals and music with a rewarding gameplay loop that sees players restore a rundown farm--and town--to its former glory. Since then, many similar games have strived to achieve the same level of ubiquity to varying d...

5. Fortnite’s Jonesy Looks Weirdly Real In His First Hot Toys Figure

Hot Toys has made plenty of video game figures over the years--from Batman: Arkham Knight to Marvel's Spider-Man--but it's finally venturing into the world of Fortnite. The collectible toys manufacturer has shown off its first-ever sixth-scale figure based on the popular battle royale game, with the dimension-hopping everyman Jonesy in the spotlight. Limited to 3,000 units, the Hot Toys Jonesy figure is designed to look just like the character's in-game model. Hot Toys has replicated the art dir...

6. Watch God Of War Laufey Star Smash The Last Of Us Golf Club Prop On Her First Day

Deborah Ann Woll plays Faye in the upcoming PS5 game God of War Laufey, and she had quite a memorable first day on set. At San Diego Comic-Con recently, she shared a story about how, on her very first day, she broke a famous prop from The Last of Us due to her strength and tenacity--only she didn't know the significance at the time. And now, footage of the event has arrived. "Unbeknownst to me, this was a very famous prop that they had used on The Last of Us," she said, going on to joke that it ...

7. Roblox Is Now The Target Of A Congressional Investigation: “Children Are Hurting”

US Senators Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin have announced that Roblox will be the subject of a congressional investigation amid claims that the gaming platform is a threat to child safety. "You trumpet Roblox as a safe digital playground for children as young as five," the pair wrote in an open letter. "But the public record raises serious questions about this promise of safety. Over the past decade, police have arrested numerous individuals for committing serious acts of violence and harm against ...

8. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Will Do Something No Previous CoD Beta Has

Activision has announced that the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta will have more than just multiplayer content. The MW4 beta will also include access to the campaign mission, Entrenched, along with the upcoming Warzone mode, Resurgence Zodiac. Activision will show off some of this content during the Call of Duty: Next event on August 21. As announced previously, the beta begins with an early access period August 21-25 for people who preorder, before opening up to everyone to try Aug...

9. US Senate launches investigation into Roblox: 'Children on your platform are hurting. Congress will not look the other way'

Roblox says it "looks forward to sharing the facts" with the investigative committee.

10. A dev tried to warn WB Games not to launch Lord of the Rings: War in the North 10 days before Skyrim, but was 'overruled'

As a wise tree guy once said, "We must not be hasty."

11. We've been tracking graphics card prices for exactly one year and it's never been worse than this

And I don't know where we go from here. Any positive thoughts welcome.

12. Fields of Mistria review

It's a shojo anime fever dream with a level of character writing I didn't know I could find in a farm sim.

13. Arc Raiders' next major update will present players with a 'new high-level challenge' with a frozen map and arcs which will 'challenge the ways you've learned to move'

Go get your gloves and winter hats.

14. 'To own a Razer Artisan Keycap is to display one’s allegiance, a mark of belonging within the Cult of Razer' says the PR nonsense behind this $90 coil of snakes

It's Medusa-friendly, though.

15. The Epic Games Launcher will be available on Linux 'soon' says dev, after it's had a bit of work

Another year of Linux PC gaming, perhaps?

Robotics

1. Neros Technologies raises $250M to deploy its defense drones by the end of 2026

Neros is developing its Archer AI and Bandit platform with the hardware and compute required for multi-asset control. The post Neros Technologies raises $250M to deploy its defense drones by the end of 2026 appeared first on The Robot Report.

2. Robots on Wall Street: Non-traditional paths to public markets for robotics companies

Agility’s SPAC deal shows there is no one route to a robotics public listing, with SPAC mergers, reverse mergers, and traditional IPOs offering different advantages. The post Robots on Wall Street: Non-traditional paths to public markets for robotics companies appeared first on The Robot Report.

3. Mobile manipulators and humanoids: The future of robotics

A free download looks at the state of humanoids, including a rundown of current robotics developers and interviews with industry experts. The post Mobile manipulators and humanoids: The future of robotics appeared first on The Robot Report.

4. ARM Institute calls for defense manufacturing technology projects

The ARM Institute and the U.S. Department of War are seeking technology project submissions to help rapid U.S. production. The post ARM Institute calls for defense manufacturing technology projects appeared first on The Robot Report.

5. Experts to discuss the state of humanoid robots at RoboBusiness

The RoboBusiness panel will include insights on humanoid robots from Agility, Apptronik, Persona AI, and PSYONIC experts. The post Experts to discuss the state of humanoid robots at RoboBusiness appeared first on The Robot Report.

6. BioflexBot robot hand aims to replicate key human hand motions

Researchers created the BioflexBot, a novel robot that mimics and even exceeds core motions of the hand with a simple design. The post BioflexBot robot hand aims to replicate key human hand motions appeared first on The Robot Report.

7. SEW-EURODRIVE adds economy series to its planetary servo gear unit portfolio

SEW-EURODRIVE's new P1.G, P2.G and P3.G gear units extend its existing PxG family below the P5.G, P6.G, and P7.G precision range. The post SEW-EURODRIVE adds economy series to its planetary servo gear unit portfolio appeared first on The Robot Report.

8. Video Friday: Lift Happens

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! Speaking from experience, I can tell you that the best part of any DARPA challenge is w...

Tech General

1. Thrive’s Joshua Kushner chides Silicon Valley VCs over AI euphoria

The AI opportunity is huge but "it would also be a grave error in our minds to let excitement weaken our investment discipline," Kushner warns in his first-ever investment letter.

2. What we know about the alleged Iranian hacks on U.S. water utilities

Over the last couple of weeks, hackers have targeted and broken into the systems of several water plants in the United States. Here’s what we know and don’t know about this wave of attacks allegedly carried out by the Iranian government.

3. Read-it-later app Pocket shut down — here are the best alternatives

Pocket users have until October 8, 2025, to export their saved articles and other items, including lists, archives, favorites, notes, and highlights.

4. Unforgetful is a new reminders app for people who can’t stop hitting snooze

Unforgetful, the latest app from longtime indie developer Marco Arment, is designed to make reminders harder to ignore — or accidentally dismiss.

5. Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations

Turning off this setting won't affect invisible benchmarks used to identify an AI generated file.

6. Does Mark Zuckerberg really believe AI is ‘for everyone’?

Meta released Glimmer this week, an open-weight AI model anyone can download and run on their own hardware — a contrast to Muse Spark, the company’s more powerful model that stays locked behind its own APIs. The release landed alongside a letter from Mark Zuckerberg arguing AI should be “for everyone” rather than controlled by a handful of labs, but as Equity’s […]

7. Apple proposes to take a 15% cut of purchases made outside the App Store

Apple is asking a federal judge to allow it to charge commissions of up to 15% on purchases made through external links in iOS apps.

8. Kog is going deeper to squeeze more inference out of GPUs

The idea that GPUs are poorly suited for agentic workflows may be a misconception, according to French startup Kog.

9. Hyperscalers might regret embracing natural gas if new forecast proves correct

Natural gas prices could triple in some parts of the U.S., which could saddle hyperscalers with massive bills to power their AI data centers.

10. US courts will start publishing how often the government uses spyware

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts told TechCrunch that it will start disclosing how many times judges authorized the use of spyware to wiretap suspected criminals.

11. Samsung has new Galaxy headphones in the works

Strings of code in Samsung's Galaxy Wearable app hint at an upcoming pair of over-ear headphones that could compete with the AirPods Max, SamMobile reports. Samsung's reportedly referring to the headphones as the "Galaxy H1," and SamMobile says they could launch sometime in 2027. That would make these the company's first pair of over-ear headphones […]

12. A RAMageddon guide to back-to-school laptop shopping

If you’re a student looking for an affordable laptop, I have bad news and I have good news. The bad news is that computer prices are out of whack due to the ongoing RAM and storage crunch, making some a little pricier than they used to be and others wildly more expensive. The good news? […]

13. Lamborghini’s flagship Revuelto levels up with SV trim

A lot of automakers talk about wanting to minimize or eliminate driver distractions so as to make the experience of driving more rewarding and safer overall. Lamborghini has a different strategy; it wants the driver to become one with their vehicle. This helps explain the storied super car maker's tagline for the new Revuelto SV: […]

14. The X-Files creator Chris Carter wanted to make a more horrific movie

The version of The X-Files: I Want to Believe that premiered in 2008 was not exactly the movie co-writer / director Chris Carter intended to make. Carter wanted to bring agents Mulder and Scully back to the big screen with a grisly story about faith and the supernatural. But executives at 20th Century Fox felt […]

15. Google’s best new camera feature is only for the Pixel 11 series

Arguably the coolest new photo feature for the Pixel 11 lineup is Google's new Camera Looks, which process image data differently at the sensor level to produce photos that don't have that "smartphone" look. The result is new styles like "Digi," which mimics the style of photos taken by older digital cameras. But to use […]

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