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AI & Machine Learning

1. How AI coding tools are contributing to the popularity of JavaScript

In August 2025, TypeScript became the most used language on GitHub. This was the largest shift in GitHub’s language rankings in the last ten years and it occurred during the period of most accelerated adoption of coding AI agents. Coding AI agents had previously been predicted to lower the importance of language selection. It was […] The post How AI coding tools are contributing to the popularity of JavaScript appeared first on AI News.

2. Amazon’s Prime Air autonomous drones to reach 500 US cities

Amazon plans to expand its Prime Air drone delivery service to nearly 500 cities and towns across the US by the end of 2026. That build-out amounts to six times the number of locations Prime Air serves today, extending the option to communities with tens of millions of customers, according to Amazon. Reaching that many […] The post Amazon’s Prime Air autonomous drones to reach 500 US cities appeared first on AI News.

3. Stripe agrees to buy OpenRouter as AI model routing expands

Stripe has agreed to acquire OpenRouter, an AI model-routing platform that gives developers access to hundreds of models through a single interface. The deal adds model selection and routing to Stripe’s existing work around AI usage and token-based billing. OpenRouter supports more than 400 models from over 80 providers, according to Stripe. Rather than requiring […] The post Stripe agrees to buy OpenRouter as AI model routing expands appeared first on AI News.

4. Agentic AI in government just hit the hard part: deciding what a machine may decide

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been early in adopting artificial intelligence for 9 years. It published a national AI strategy in October 2017 and, days later, created a ministerial post to run it, making Omar Sultan Al Olama the world’s first minister of state for artificial intelligence at 27. In the years since, it […] The post Agentic AI in government just hit the hard part: deciding what a machine may decide appeared first on AI News.

5. A third of ChatGPT ads appear in irrelevant conversations

Advertising inside ChatGPT arrived with a promise that the assistant already knows what the user wants. So far, that hasn’t entirely been the case. Searchable, the AI visibility platform, analysed more than 11,000 ads served inside real ChatGPT conversations between 4 July and 4 August 2026, pairing every ad with the conversation it appeared in, […] The post A third of ChatGPT ads appear in irrelevant conversations appeared first on AI News.

6. AI data centre regulation just got a template that needs no new law

AI data centre regulation in Pennsylvania now begins with a signature. Before the state will so much as open a developer’s permit file, that developer has to sign a contract accepting a fixed set of conditions and the penalties for breaking them, and persuade the town that has to live with the building to say […] The post AI data centre regulation just got a template that needs no new law appeared first on AI News.

7. HoneyBook bets on agentic AI to streamline small business operations with its new Claude connector

Autonomous artificial intelligence agents have already penetrated the offices of large, global enterprises. Now, HoneyBook is trying to bring that same capability to independent businesses with the launch of HoneyBook MCP, recently released as a connector for Anthropic’s AI assistant Claude. The move addresses a real gap. McKinsey’s recent State of AI survey found that […] The post HoneyBook bets on agentic AI to streamline small business operations with its new Claude connector appeared first o...

8. How to Build a Robust RAG System with Minimal Resources

In this article, you will learn how to design, assemble, and tune a retrieval-augmented generation system that runs entirely on a standard laptop, without cloud...

9. Introducing AI Futures

Introducing AI Futures, a new OpenAI blog exploring how transformative AI could reshape power, governance, the economy, and individual freedom.

10. Stampli cuts launch hours by 68% using ChatGPT Work

With a fixed deadline and design resources committed elsewhere, Stampli used Codex and ChatGPT Work to compress weeks of launch production into days.

Software Development

1. Spline rebuilt its entire 3D editor. Then it handed the keys to Claude Code.

Spline released V2 on Thursday, a complete rebuild of its 3D editor that enables external coding agents to work directly The post Spline rebuilt its entire 3D editor. Then it handed the keys to Claude Code. appeared first on The New Stack.

2. Anthropic brings Mythos 5 to its Claude Security vulnerability scanner

Earlier this year, Anthropic launched Claude Security, an enterprise tool that helps development teams scan their codebase for security vulnerabilities The post Anthropic brings Mythos 5 to its Claude Security vulnerability scanner appeared first on The New Stack.

3. Anthropic’s new browser tool doesn’t actually run a browser

Anthropic launched a new Browser Use tool that gives Claude a structured view of a web page in addition to The post Anthropic’s new browser tool doesn’t actually run a browser appeared first on The New Stack.

4. Forget the model wars, Stripe and Ramp just started the router wars

I’m Matt Burns, Chief Content Officer at Insight Media Group. Each week, I round up the most important AI developments, The post Forget the model wars, Stripe and Ramp just started the router wars appeared first on The New Stack.

5. Claude Opus 5 scored 30% on ARC-AGI-3. Wrapped in Nvidia’s AVO, it hit 100%.

Nvidia first introduced its Agentic Variation Operators (AVO) general-purpose coding agent system in late March 2026. The company has now The post Claude Opus 5 scored 30% on ARC-AGI-3. Wrapped in Nvidia’s AVO, it hit 100%. appeared first on The New Stack.

6. Grok, Claude, and Hermes agents get job titles — and persistent permissions

Your next AI coworker may look like a chatbot, but underneath their name, face, and job title will be something The post Grok, Claude, and Hermes agents get job titles — and persistent permissions appeared first on The New Stack.

7. Most coding agent benchmarks skip large-scale refactoring. Not this one.

AI coding agents still struggle with large-scale refactoring, with the best model achieving only a 41.2% resolve rate on a The post Most coding agent benchmarks skip large-scale refactoring. Not this one. appeared first on The New Stack.

8. GitHub now sees 2.9 billion commits a month — and it can’t keep up

Per month, GitHub now sees 2.9 billion commits, 130 million merged pull requests, and 24 million new repos. Back in The post GitHub now sees 2.9 billion commits a month — and it can’t keep up appeared first on The New Stack.

9. Google’s AI coding agent just escaped its own IDE

When Google launched Antigravity in November 2025, it was on the premise that developers could hand an entire coding task The post Google’s AI coding agent just escaped its own IDE appeared first on The New Stack.

10. Debian just proposed banning AI code. Here’s why it matters for open source developers & maintainers.

The board behind open source operating system Debian has tabled proposals for and against the use of LLM-assisted contributions in The post Debian just proposed banning AI code. Here’s why it matters for open source developers & maintainers. appeared first on The New Stack.

11. Dispatches from O'Reilly: The right amount of spec for agentic development

When code gets cheap, the hard part is deciding what “correct” means and building a reliable way to check it.

12. Get rid of your CAPTCHA, the future of the web is bots

Ryan chats with Brian Alvey, CTO at WordPress VIP, about how AI agents are changing the business models of the web, what parts of how we build our sites won’t survive our current digital evolution, and why your site will always need structured content.

13. AI Won't Replace Project Managers, But It is Reshaping How Work Gets Done

14. Quantum-Augmented Applications: Integrating Quantum Subroutines into Classical Software Stacks

15. From PHP to team lead of agents: rethinking judgment, review, and data with Google's Andi Gutmans (Part 1)

Andi Gutmans, head of Agentic Data Cloud at Google and co-creator of PHP, joins Leaders of Code to talk about why agentic development feels less like a break from the past and more like the next chapter of the same story. This is part one of a two-part conversation.

Programming Languages

1. Finding a hidden Mersenne Twister implementation inside a 15 year old game binary

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2. The August 17 outage, and the work ahead

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3. Building Mini Spark, a Tiny Distributed Computing Engine

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4. Ich möchte eine Alternative für Tinder, Bumble, Hinge und Jodel anbieten

Hallo zusammen, ich finde die aktuellen Datingapps Menschen unwĂĽrdig und versuche, meine eigene App zu etablieren. Dabei wird Ghosting, Bots, Pay2win vermieden, es gibt niveauvolle Fragen und Filter nach Vorlieben und Tabus, es ist nicht profit orientiert. Meine App ist vor allem eine Matchingapp zum Finden von neuen netten Menschen, die zu einem passen, je nach Interessen, Hobbys, Prinzipien, Beziehungsstatus etc. Bitte gebt eure Meinung und Gedanken ab und testet die App gerne unter: https://p...

5. Pitfalls of Benchmarking on Modern Systems

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6. Music theory for programmers

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7. Supply chain attack on arrayref

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8. Quake Shareware, a CD-ROM just a little too full - Fabien Sanglard

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9. The Great Android Stack Reset: Mobile System Design History

Android, the last to arrive at the declarative UI party, took its time, until finally reaching a stable solution. Here's a rundown of the major changes in the Android System Design across the eras. I was away from Android for 7 years and came home to a totally strange place. This is my attempt to make sense of what happened while I was gone - how the stack reset four times (Activities -> MVP/RxJava -> Architecture Components -> Compose) and why each lurch happened. Written for interview prep but...

Game Development

1. Report: Take-Two subpoenas Microsoft and Discord in bid to halt extensive Grand Theft Auto VI leak

Take-Two is racing to halt a series of GTA VI leaks from an entity known as "Cyberleek" that may have access to a playable build of the game.

2. We're finally talking about AI, ft. David 'Rez' Graham and Luke Dicken

We're chatting about AI and AI techniques, but it's also a conversation about the nature of work and the inherent value of AI in game development.

3. EA staff worries over Saudi buyout, Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks, and Peak's last major update - Patch Notes #66

Plus: The Duskbloods sounds like a design shakeup for FromSoftware.

4. Makers Fund expands game industry footprint through $250 million investment round

Makers general partner Jay Chi said the VC firm was 'founded on the belief that creators are the constant.'

5. Hundreds of union workers rally across North America to protest Xbox layoffs

CWA members and supporters are keeping pressure on Microsoft after the company announced plans to eliminate 3,200 roles across Xbox during the current fiscal year.

Gaming News

1. Call Of Duty’s Most Controversial Item Is Back In Modern Warfare 4, But With Some Major Changes

One of the most infamous and controversial items in Call of Duty is the Riot Shield. Some love it. Some hate it. Well, it's back in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, but with a few key changes. With MW4's beta now live, we're seeing the game in action and learning more about it. This includes new details on the Riot Shield, including how it's now destructible. Not only that, but the new Riot Shield can be placed on the ground to allow players to create their own cover, wherever they are. What's mo...

2. The Best Games To Play When Your PC Is Basically A Potato

Gaming has never been more expensive. We’re here to investigate why, and help you play more while spending less. Welcome to GameSpot Cheap Week. It's no secret that PC gaming has gotten extraordinarily expensive in recent years, with components reaching record-high prices due to a perfect storm of factors. The days of solid-state drives and RAM being sold for reasonable prices feel well and truly over, but the good news is you don't need a monster rig to enjoy some of the best PC games out there...

3. Coco Opens Kingdom Hearts 4 To These Potential Disney Worlds

In the middle of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Lea--well before he becomes fan-favorite character Axel--makes a brief appearance, leaving a big impression on protagonist Ventus with his rather boisterous behavior. At the end of this scene, Lea makes a declaration that outlines his outlook in life. "I want everybody I meet to remember me. Inside people's memories, I can live forever." In what might seem like a coincidence at first, the D23 trailer for Kingdom Hearts 4 begins with a remarkably s...

4. We Aren’t Talking Enough About All That Hayden Panettiere Brought To Video Games

This past week, the world lost Hayden Panettiere. Only 36 years old, the former child actress established herself as a household name in numerous iconic roles in film and television. From Claire, the super-powered cheerleader from Heroes, to Kirby Reed, the horror know-it-all from the Scream franchise, Panettiere proved herself to be a highly versatile actress in an ever-evolving industry. But perhaps some of her best acting work was found in video games, and we’re not talking enough about some ...

5. GTA 6 Leaker Has Not Been Identified Yet – Report

One of the biggest stories in gaming this week has been the ongoing GTA 6 gameplay leaks, which are all about hyping up a memecoin for profit. A new report provides insight into how Rockstar is handling the situation internally. Bloomberg reported that Rockstar has yet to identify the party responsible, or how such a breach happened. One top executive at Rockstar sent a memo to staff this week "denouncing the leaker and promising the incident wouldn't detract from the excellent work they've done...

6. CoD: MW4 DLC Honors Real-Life Medal Of Honor Recipient Who Lost His Eye And Teeth In Grenade Blast

Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will have day-one DLC, and like in years past, it will focus on a real-life military hero, with proceeds going to charity. The Call of Duty Endowment Valor Pack, launching on October 23 alongside the game, adds the real-life Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter to the game as a playable character. Carpenter was in Marjah, Afghanistan, when, on November 21, 2010, he put himself in front of a grenade to help save the life of his fello...

7. Mortal Shell 2’s Latest Update Alleviates One Of The Game’s Biggest Headaches

Developer Cold Symmetry has released its latest souls-like action-RPG, Mortal Shell 2, on August 20 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. And not even a day after launch, the studio already dropped a patch that makes some welcome tweaks, including addressing one of the game's most annoying issues: gold farming. On August 20, Cold Symmetry shared a breakdown on the game's subreddit and Steam page of what Balance Patch 1 does. A welcome adjustment is a refund of the Glimpses--a rare currency...

8. GTA 6 Could Do For Cars What Red Dead Redemption 2 Did For Horses

As long as Grand Theft Auto games have been around, cars have been accessories to the crimes that players committed. A vital part of the experience, a new set of wheels was just a felony away, whether you were dodging cops in Liberty City or stealing hot rides for car dealerships in Vice City. But beyond that, cars have always just been … there. Some of them might have looked cool or were the perfect getaway vehicles during a five-star wanted spree, but that's all they were. GTA Online also plac...

9. Still more GTA 6 details from the latest leaked video: traffic cameras, car trackers, and drivers that put up a fight

With each leaked video we learn a bit more about the game.

10. Rockstar employees frustrated by GTA 6 leaks, though they may have only whet appetites for the reveal

The increased security measures following the 2022 hack didn't stop another major leak of GTA 6 gameplay.

11. The GTA 6 leaker is selling ads now

For $165,000, you too can ask Cyberleek about promoting your product on his videos.

12. Robot Olympics runner bravely sprints headfirst into wall and collapses in shower of sparks, is not a metaphor

This is not an event imbued with meaning.

13. The newly independent Psychonauts dev now earns all the revenue when you buy games it made under Xbox: 'Buying any of our games helps support the studio'

It also has a new Kickstarter campaign set to kickoff later this month.

14. Arc Raiders is halting Expeditions until 2027 so it can make 'major improvements' to the system

The fifth Expedition in September will be the last for a while.

15. 2 Steam top sellers, 2 simultaneous betas, 2 very different shooters: It's Wardogs & Modern Warfare weekend

Which one are you checking out this weekend?

Robotics

1. Amazon’s Bhavana Chandrashekhar to speak at RoboBusiness’ Women in Robotics Lunch

The Women in Robotics Lunch at RoboBusiness is an opportunity to form new connections and deepen relationships. The post Amazon’s Bhavana Chandrashekhar to speak at RoboBusiness’ Women in Robotics Lunch appeared first on The Robot Report.

2. Schaeffler plans to mass produce gearboxes for humanoid robots in 2027

Schaeffler is creating its strain wave gearboxes with a forming technology that will enable mass production of the components. The post Schaeffler plans to mass produce gearboxes for humanoid robots in 2027 appeared first on The Robot Report.

3. Amazon plans to expand Prime Air to nearly 500 cities by the end of 2026

Amazon said its Prime Air drones can deliver nearly all items 5 lb. or less that can fit in a large shoebox. The post Amazon plans to expand Prime Air to nearly 500 cities by the end of 2026 appeared first on The Robot Report.

4. ATDev gives update on its journey building autonomous wheelchairs

ATDev is developing a modern power wheelchair with a coordinated robotic arm that can take on reaching and lifting tasks for the user. The post ATDev gives update on its journey building autonomous wheelchairs appeared first on The Robot Report.

5. Agtonomy releases new autonomous multi-point turning features

Agtonomy has added autonomous multi-point turning and enhanced field data collection to its commercial off-road platform. The post Agtonomy releases new autonomous multi-point turning features appeared first on The Robot Report.

6. Kollmorgen to give a joint-by-joint guide to humanoid motion at RoboBusiness

The talk at RoboBusiness will outline the unique demands of each body zone and the challenges of scaling for production. The post Kollmorgen to give a joint-by-joint guide to humanoid motion at RoboBusiness appeared first on The Robot Report.

Tech General

1. Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 is a smut-machine

Anthropic forbids its Claude models from generating sexually explicit content. But a series of tests conducted by TechCrunch found that it didn't take much to get past the restriction.

2. Nvidia partners with data center developer Cloverleaf

Nvidia continues to pour money into data center development — just as AI data centers bring lots of money into Nvidia.

3. How AI accounting startup Rillet raised $100M and became a unicorn in 48 hours

Rillet CEO Nicolas Kopp shared growth numbers at a board meeting and set off a fundraising frenzy from Iconiq, Sequoia and others. Without even trying.

4. Apple is reportedly cutting hundreds of jobs from Siri, Vision Pro teams

Apple has admitted that some roles are being impacted as it shifts its focus away from certain initiatives.

5. TikTok reaches $400M settlement over children’s privacy lawsuit

Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice alleged that TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, it has reached a $400 million settlement.

6. The $225 Pebble Time 2 is a refreshingly fun smartwatch

The $225 Pebble Time 2 pairs quirky watch faces and apps with physical buttons, an e-paper display, weeks of battery life, and a playful hacker spirit.

7. Nvidia just showed that the harness, not the AI model, is now the real hero

Nvidia research shows that AI agents can perform well, and not go off the deep end, through fine-tuning, even if the AI model isn't that great at the task.

8. Last chance: Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket today

If you’ve been circling around Disrupt, then now’s the best time to lock in your pass and start getting ready to join the rest of the startup community gathering in San Francisco from October 13-15 at Moscone West!

9. Tesla’s solar roof is dead — here’s what went wrong

Tesla's solar roof was an experiment that never really caught on for the company. But does that mean the concept of roof-integrated solar is dead?

10. Waymo hands over documents in NHTSA’s child collision probe

The responses to NHTSA's questions so far are redacted entirely, citing "confidential business information."

11. HoverAir’s transforming modular drone has already been halted in the US

I am so sorry, fellow US gadget fans: the FCC's drone ban appears to have struck again. The HoverAir Versa - a baby steadycam with snap-on propeller wings that transform it into a drone - has already stopped taking US orders just three days after its Indiegogo debut, and may be forced to abandon shipping […]

12. TikTok will pay $400 million to settle DOJ child privacy lawsuit

The US Department of Justice announced on Friday that TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit filed in 2024 over allegedly violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). In the lawsuit, the DOJ alleged that TikTok collected data from children without notifying parents or obtaining consent and did not delete the accounts […]

13. Over 1 million people have clicked LinkedIn’s AI slop button

LinkedIn actually announced a "Seems like AI slop" button on July 30th, and the company says that a lot of people have already used it. According to a Thursday post from chief product officer Hari Srinivasan, "over a million people" have clicked on the button, which is accessible from the three dots menu on a […]

14. Apple is laying off staffers working on the Vision Pro and Siri

Apple is laying off staff on the Siri and the Vision Pro teams, according to Bloomberg. The cuts include "largely shutting down" a Vision Pro gaming team and "reducing the size" of the team that makes Vision Pro immersive content, the publication says. More than 200 jobs were cut. Apple said in a statement to […]

15. $100 Best Buy gift cards will be $60 at stores Saturday

The best gift card deal we’ve spotted this year is happening Saturday, August 22nd, at Best Buy stores for one day only. In celebration of the retailer’s 60th anniversary, you can purchase a $100 Best Buy gift card for $60. The deal is only good for as long as supplies last at your local store, […]

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