{
  "AI & Machine Learning": [
    {
      "title": "How AI coding tools are contributing to the popularity of JavaScript",
      "link": "https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/how-ai-coding-tools-are-contributing-to-the-popularity-of-javascript/",
      "summary": "In August 2025, TypeScript became the most used language on GitHub. This was the largest shift in GitHub\u2019s 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 [\u2026] The post How AI coding tools are contributing to the popularity of JavaScript appeared first on AI News.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 08:41",
      "source": "AI News"
    }
  ],
  "Software Development": [
    {
      "title": "The open mainframe: the keystone of the end-to-end digital enterprise",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/open-mainframe-keystone-enterprise/",
      "summary": "In the first article in this series, I discussed how the Open Mainframe Project (OMP) and its open-source framework, Zowe, The post The open mainframe: the keystone of the end-to-end digital enterprise appeared first on The New Stack.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 17:00",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "Securing sandboxes: What happens when AI agents escape containment?",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/securing-ai-agent-sandboxes/",
      "summary": "On July 16, the team at Hugging Face noticed something weird moving through their production systems: An intruder that was The post Securing sandboxes: What happens when AI agents escape containment? appeared first on The New Stack.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 16:00",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "Six identity capabilities for securing autonomous AI agents",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/securing-autonomous-ai-agents/",
      "summary": "The artificial intelligence landscape has reached a pivotal inflection point. Over the past several years, the paradigm has shifted from The post Six identity capabilities for securing autonomous AI agents appeared first on The New Stack.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 14:00",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "Spline rebuilt its entire 3D editor. Then it handed the keys to Claude Code.",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/spline-v2-mcp-agents/",
      "summary": "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.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 19:58",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "Anthropic brings Mythos 5 to its Claude Security vulnerability scanner",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/anthropic-mythos-claude-security/",
      "summary": "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.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 19:11",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "Anthropic\u2019s new browser tool doesn\u2019t actually run a browser",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/anthropic-browser-use-tool/",
      "summary": "Anthropic launched a new Browser Use tool that gives Claude a structured view of a web page in addition to The post Anthropic\u2019s new browser tool doesn\u2019t actually run a browser appeared first on The New Stack.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 16:52",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "Forget the model wars, Stripe and Ramp just started the router wars",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/stripe-ramp-openrouter-router/",
      "summary": "I\u2019m 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.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 14:28",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "Claude Opus 5 scored 30% on ARC-AGI-3. Wrapped in Nvidia\u2019s AVO, it hit 100%.",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/nvidia-avo-arcagi3-benchmark/",
      "summary": "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\u2019s AVO, it hit 100%. appeared first on The New Stack.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 13:00",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "Grok, Claude, and Hermes agents get job titles \u2014 and persistent permissions",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/persistent-ai-agent-identities/",
      "summary": "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 \u2014 and persistent permissions appeared first on The New Stack.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 13:00",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "Most coding agent benchmarks skip large-scale refactoring. Not this one.",
      "link": "https://thenewstack.io/ai-agents-refactoring-benchmarks/",
      "summary": "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.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 11:54",
      "source": "The New Stack"
    },
    {
      "title": "Dispatches from O'Reilly: The right amount of spec for agentic development",
      "link": "https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/08/21/dispatches-from-o-reilly-the-right-amount-of-spec-for-agentic-development/",
      "summary": "When code gets cheap, the hard part is deciding what \u201ccorrect\u201d means and building a reliable way to check it.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 14:00",
      "source": "Stack Overflow Blog"
    },
    {
      "title": "Get rid of your CAPTCHA, the future of the web is bots",
      "link": "https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/08/21/get-rid-of-your-captcha-the-future-of-the-web-is-bots/",
      "summary": "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\u2019t survive our current digital evolution, and why your site will always need structured content.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 07:40",
      "source": "Stack Overflow Blog"
    },
    {
      "title": "Opinion: Your Tests Can't See What a Migration Destroys \u2014 Dry-Run It on a Clone",
      "link": "https://dev.to/github_7727/opinion-your-tests-cant-see-what-a-migration-destroys-dry-run-it-on-a-clone-878",
      "summary": "Opinion: Your Tests Can't See What a Migration Destroys \u2014 Dry-Run It on a Clone A green test suite is the wrong tool for judging an AI-generated migration, because tests run against the post-migration schema and never observe the intermediate states where data disappears. The up migration is the visible artifact that gets reviewed, while the down migration is treated as an afterthought even though it is the only safety net when the deployment goes wrong. Free model access makes the problem struc...",
      "published": "2026-08-23 00:38",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    },
    {
      "title": "mcp-drift-monitor: detecci\u00f3n continua de cambios no autorizados en servidores MCP",
      "link": "https://dev.to/magopredator/mcp-drift-monitor-deteccion-continua-de-cambios-no-autorizados-en-servidores-mcp-f8",
      "summary": "mcp-drift-monitor detecta cambios no autorizados en servidores MCP (Model Context Protocol). Implementa el control primario faltante descrito en arXiv:2608.00997: un barrido completo peri\u00f3dico del cat\u00e1logo que re-descarga todos los servidores y recomputa hashes. Problema arXiv:2608.00997 (MCP Registry Drift: A 88.6-Day Measurement of 19,099 Servers) reporta un punto ciego cr\u00edtico: los enfoques tradicionales de detecci\u00f3n de cambios fallan en identificar dos modos de fallo: Cambios silenciosos \u2014 u...",
      "published": "2026-08-23 00:35",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    },
    {
      "title": "Beyond Words: Building an AI Mental Health Monitor with HuBERT and Psycho-Acoustics",
      "link": "https://dev.to/beck_moulton/beyond-words-building-an-ai-mental-health-monitor-with-hubert-and-psycho-acoustics-16kk",
      "summary": "We often focus on what someone says, but in the realm of clinical psychology, how they say it is often more revealing. Subtle changes in speech\u2014a slight tremor (jitter), a slowing tempo, or a flattened pitch\u2014can be early indicators of depression or anxiety long before a user explicitly voices their distress. In this tutorial, we are building Psycho-Acoustic, a high-performance monitoring tool that leverages the HuBERT model, HuggingFace Transformers, and Librosa to quantify emotional states from...",
      "published": "2026-08-23 00:25",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    },
    {
      "title": "Lets talk about llms",
      "link": "https://dev.to/bluantstudio/lets-talk-about-llms-169f",
      "summary": "Differently. (ChatGPT and LLMs\u2014a friendly reminder) (Assume everything is possible\u2014another friendly reminder.) LLMs are great. LLMs are easy and efficient. Yeah? But for how long? Let\u2019s reject the premise that everything goes right. Let\u2019s talk about it going wrong. What if it does go wrong? Seriously \u2014 what happens when we go wrong? Notice I said we. (One last friendly reminder.) How far can we go? Can I use an LLM to generate a five-page website for my cousin\u2019s apartment house? Sure I can. Can ...",
      "published": "2026-08-23 00:21",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Edge Computing Revolution: Securing and Scaling Middleware for Distributed Intelligence",
      "link": "https://dev.to/tamizuddin/the-edge-computing-revolution-securing-and-scaling-middleware-for-distributed-intelligence-7ke",
      "summary": "Originally published on tamiz.pro. The proliferation of IoT devices, 5G networks, and real-time data processing demands has catalyzed a fundamental shift in computing paradigms: the move from centralized cloud infrastructure to distributed edge computing. This architectural evolution brings data processing and storage closer to the source of data generation, minimizing latency, conserving bandwidth, and enabling autonomous operations. However, distributing compute power across a vast, often hete...",
      "published": "2026-08-23 00:21",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    },
    {
      "title": "Building Fluentic Style: Rethinking How Outside Styles Reach Inside Components",
      "link": "https://dev.to/omnidev/building-fluentic-style-rethinking-how-outside-styles-reach-inside-components-28b8",
      "summary": "This is part of my Building Fluentic Style series, where I\u2019m writing down the design decisions, tradeoffs, and small surprises from building Fluentic Style. The feeling I keep having is that styling in component frameworks often asks components to fit back into the old HTML + CSS model, instead of asking what CSS composition should look like when components are the main unit. That is not meant as a takedown of CSS. I like CSS. And the HTML + CSS model makes a lot of sense in its own world. In th...",
      "published": "2026-08-23 00:20",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    },
    {
      "title": "I wrote the privacy rule, enforced it, commented it, and shipped the leak anyway",
      "link": "https://dev.to/arqamwd/i-wrote-the-privacy-rule-enforced-it-commented-it-and-shipped-the-leak-anyway-500g",
      "summary": "This is a submission for DEV's Summer Bug Smash: Smash Stories. TL;DR. I wrote a scrubbing policy before writing any instrumentation code. I enforced it in a beforeSend hook. I unit tested it. I wrote a comment above the one obviously sensitive line saying exactly what it must never do. Then I intercepted the actual bytes leaving the browser and found a stranger's shoulder injury in them. Every guarantee I had written was about data my code hands to the SDK. None of them were about data the SDK ...",
      "published": "2026-08-23 00:18",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    },
    {
      "title": "Someone forked my React component instead of opening an issue",
      "link": "https://dev.to/piro0919/someone-forked-my-react-component-instead-of-opening-an-issue-3d37",
      "summary": "I maintain a small comic and manga viewer component for React called react-comic-viewer. The other day I was poking around npm and noticed something odd \u2014 there were three other packages with basically my package's name, published by other people. All three were forks of mine. Same description, same repository URL pointing back at my repo. None of the three authors had ever opened an issue or a pull request on my side. What the fork changed The oldest fork was made about three months after I fir...",
      "published": "2026-08-23 00:18",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    },
    {
      "title": "Architecting Location-Aware Automation Without Killing the Battery",
      "link": "https://dev.to/haseebthedev0/architecting-location-aware-automation-without-killing-the-battery-m0c",
      "summary": "It happened during a quiet, solemn moment at a funeral. I felt the vibration in my pocket, and for a split second, I panicked. I had silenced my phone before entering, but I had accidentally toggled it back to normal mode while checking an email earlier that morning. In that room, the sound of a notification ping felt like a gunshot. The embarrassment was immediate and visceral. It was a clear signal that I needed a better way to manage my device's sound profile, a system that didn't rely on my ...",
      "published": "2026-08-23 00:14",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    },
    {
      "title": "My performance optimization silently disabled the feature the app exists for",
      "link": "https://dev.to/arqamwd/my-performance-optimization-silently-disabled-the-feature-the-app-exists-for-2e1k",
      "summary": "This is a submission for DEV's Summer Bug Smash: Smash Stories. TL;DR. I bounded a database read to make my analyzer faster. I derived the bound carefully, wrote the reasoning into the KDoc, and shipped it behind five passing tests. The bound was wrong in a way none of those tests could see. The result: if a lifter deloaded once in the middle of a stall, which is the correct thing for a lifter to do, my app stopped telling them they had plateaued. No crash. No error. No log line. The feature jus...",
      "published": "2026-08-23 00:14",
      "source": "DEV Community"
    }
  ],
  "Programming Languages": [
    {
      "title": "The unlikely Linux macro",
      "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1vvrbyb/the_unlikely_linux_macro/",
      "summary": "Wrote a bit about the `unlikely` and `likely` macros in the Linux codebase. Great little exploration into tiny optimizations that everyone should know more about \ud83d\ude04 submitted by /u/chaobang [link] [comments]",
      "published": "2026-08-22 23:33",
      "source": "programming"
    },
    {
      "title": "Debugging Starcraft RTS Micro (Starcraft Bot Competition)",
      "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1vvs2tt/debugging_starcraft_rts_micro_starcraft_bot/",
      "summary": "submitted by /u/LaughNgamez [link] [comments]",
      "published": "2026-08-23 00:06",
      "source": "programming"
    },
    {
      "title": "Finding a hidden Mersenne Twister implementation inside a 15 year old game binary",
      "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1vuk4b5/finding_a_hidden_mersenne_twister_implementation/",
      "summary": "submitted by /u/JizosKasa [link] [comments]",
      "published": "2026-08-21 15:49",
      "source": "programming"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Pit Of Success",
      "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1vv78fc/the_pit_of_success/",
      "summary": "submitted by /u/Maybe-monad [link] [comments]",
      "published": "2026-08-22 08:57",
      "source": "programming"
    },
    {
      "title": "Next.js Dynamic Routes now also available in Faces!",
      "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1vvf3p0/nextjs_dynamic_routes_now_also_available_in_faces/",
      "summary": "submitted by /u/henk53 [link] [comments]",
      "published": "2026-08-22 15:17",
      "source": "programming"
    },
    {
      "title": "Pitfalls of Benchmarking on Modern Systems",
      "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1vu7o3x/pitfalls_of_benchmarking_on_modern_systems/",
      "summary": "submitted by /u/mttd [link] [comments]",
      "published": "2026-08-21 05:50",
      "source": "programming"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Great Android Stack Reset: Mobile System Design History",
      "link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1vuaimm/the_great_android_stack_reset_mobile_system/",
      "summary": "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...",
      "published": "2026-08-21 08:36",
      "source": "programming"
    }
  ],
  "Game Development": [
    {
      "title": "Report: Take-Two subpoenas Microsoft and Discord in bid to halt extensive Grand Theft Auto VI leak",
      "link": "https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/rockstar-subpoenas-microsoft-and-discord-in-bid-to-halt-extensive-grand-theft-auto-vi-leak",
      "summary": "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.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 20:03",
      "source": "gamedeveloper"
    },
    {
      "title": "We're finally talking about AI, ft. David 'Rez' Graham and Luke Dicken",
      "link": "https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/we-re-finally-talking-about-ai-ft-david-rez-graham-and-luke-dicken",
      "summary": "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.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 14:45",
      "source": "gamedeveloper"
    },
    {
      "title": "EA staff worries over Saudi buyout, Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks, and Peak's last major update - Patch Notes #66",
      "link": "https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ea-staff-worries-over-saudi-buyout-grand-theft-auto-6-leaks-and-peak-s-last-major-update-patch-notes-66",
      "summary": "Plus: The Duskbloods sounds like a design shakeup for FromSoftware.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 12:32",
      "source": "gamedeveloper"
    }
  ],
  "Gaming News": [
    {
      "title": "Games You Only Need One Copy Of To Play With Others",
      "link": "https://www.gamespot.com/articles/games-you-only-need-one-copy-of-to-play-with-others/",
      "summary": "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. Fewer and fewer games emphasize couch co-op these days, as we've moved to an increasingly online world that often assumes if you're playing video games with your friend, you're doing it in two different locations over the internet. That's all well and good, but it also means that in most cases, you and your friend both need to own a copy of a game in or...",
      "published": "2026-08-22 20:00",
      "source": "GameSpot - All Content"
    },
    {
      "title": "Onimusha: Way of the Sword \u2013 Everything To Know",
      "link": "https://www.gamespot.com/videos/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-everything-to-know/",
      "summary": "From its cinematic influences to its expansion of the series\u2019 iconic soul-sucking mechanics, here\u2019s everything to know about Onimusha: Way of the Sword.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 19:00",
      "source": "GameSpot - All Content"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Library Is A Gateway To Free Video Games",
      "link": "https://www.gamespot.com/videos/the-library-is-a-gateway-to-free-video-games/",
      "summary": "Gaming has never been more expensive. We\u2019re here to investigate why, and help you play more while spending less. Welcome to GameSpot Cheap Week. In this video, we look at how getting a library card is better than having an Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Plus subscription.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 16:00",
      "source": "GameSpot - All Content"
    },
    {
      "title": "Star Wars Galactic Racer Exclusive Multiplayer Overview Trailer",
      "link": "https://www.gamespot.com/videos/star-wars-galactic-racer-exclusive-multiplayer-overview-trailer/",
      "summary": "Matt Webster Founder and CEO of Fuse Games breaks down Star Wars Galactic Racer Multiplayer. Learn more about Multiplayer Tour, Podracing Tour, the vehicles you can use and customize and much more.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 14:00",
      "source": "GameSpot - All Content"
    },
    {
      "title": "Call Of Duty\u2019s Most Controversial Item Is Back In Modern Warfare 4, But With Some Major Changes",
      "link": "https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-dutys-most-controversial-item-is-back-in-modern-warfare-4-but-with-some-major-changes/",
      "summary": "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...",
      "published": "2026-08-21 20:02",
      "source": "GameSpot - All Content"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Best Games To Play When Your PC Is Basically A Potato",
      "link": "https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-best-games-to-play-when-your-pc-is-basically-a-potato/",
      "summary": "Gaming has never been more expensive. We\u2019re 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...",
      "published": "2026-08-21 20:00",
      "source": "GameSpot - All Content"
    },
    {
      "title": "Coco Opens Kingdom Hearts 4 To These Potential Disney Worlds",
      "link": "https://www.gamespot.com/articles/coco-opens-kingdom-hearts-4-to-these-potential-disney-worlds/",
      "summary": "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...",
      "published": "2026-08-21 19:47",
      "source": "GameSpot - All Content"
    },
    {
      "title": "We Aren\u2019t Talking Enough About All That Hayden Panettiere Brought To Video Games",
      "link": "https://www.gamespot.com/articles/we-arent-talking-enough-about-all-that-hayden-panettiere-brought-to-video-games/",
      "summary": "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\u2019re not talking enough about some ...",
      "published": "2026-08-21 19:39",
      "source": "GameSpot - All Content"
    },
    {
      "title": "GTA 6 Leaker Has Not Been Identified Yet \u2013 Report",
      "link": "https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gta-6-leaker-has-not-been-identified-yet-report/",
      "summary": "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...",
      "published": "2026-08-21 19:29",
      "source": "GameSpot - All Content"
    },
    {
      "title": "CoD: MW4 DLC Honors Real-Life Medal Of Honor Recipient Who Lost His Eye And Teeth In Grenade Blast",
      "link": "https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cod-mw4-dlc-honors-real-life-medal-of-honor-recipient-who-lost-his-eye-and-teeth-in-grenade-blast/",
      "summary": "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...",
      "published": "2026-08-21 19:05",
      "source": "GameSpot - All Content"
    },
    {
      "title": "SWG lead's new MMO, Stars Reach, almost lost me\u2014until I met an animal conservationist mayor",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/swg-leads-new-mmo-stars-reach-almost-lost-me-until-i-met-an-animal-conservationist-mayor/",
      "summary": "Too much space to grow.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 23:05",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    },
    {
      "title": "Compulsion Games' buyout is complete, so now Microsoft won't get a cut if you buy South of Midnight",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/compulsion-games-buyout-is-complete-so-now-microsoft-wont-get-a-cut-if-you-buy-south-of-midnight/",
      "summary": "An Xbox Game Studio no more.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 17:13",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    },
    {
      "title": "GTA6 leaker Cyberleek shows off gas station rampage, refueling, promises strip club gameplay if people juice his cryptocurrency enough",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/gta6-leaker-cyberleek-shows-off-gas-station-rampage-refueling-promises-strip-club-gameplay-if-people-juice-his-cryptocurrency-enough/",
      "summary": "Ok.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 16:03",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    },
    {
      "title": "Fallout dev Tim Cain says we should pay more attention to bad games: '[Publishers] often don't learn from failure because they only look at the games that sold well'",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout-dev-tim-cain-says-we-should-pay-more-attention-to-bad-games-publishers-often-dont-learn-from-failure-because-they-only-look-at-the-games-that-sold-well/",
      "summary": "\"Gamers will frequently point to popular games and say, 'we want more of that,' without necessarily knowing exactly what part of those games made them so good.\"",
      "published": "2026-08-22 16:00",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    },
    {
      "title": "The first physical PC game I remember playing shows what Sony is thoughtlessly destroying",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-first-physical-pc-game-i-remember-playing-shows-what-sony-is-thoughtlessly-destroying/",
      "summary": "Me and a bunch of big-box PC games are going to go full boomer or prove a very important point.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 16:00",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    },
    {
      "title": "2XKO's shutdown has me feeling glum about Riot's future MMO\u2014because I don't think the genre can survive corporate cut-and-run tactics",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/2xkos-shutdown-has-me-feeling-glum-about-riots-future-mmo-because-i-dont-think-the-genre-can-survive-corporate-cut-and-run-tactics/",
      "summary": "2XKO was losing money, but that doesn't mean it wasn't worth it.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 15:00",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    },
    {
      "title": "This mod transforms Doom into a terrifying tactical shooter, and it's partly inspired by another PC gaming classic",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/this-mod-transforms-doom-into-a-terrifying-tactical-shooter-and-its-partly-inspired-by-another-pc-gaming-classic/",
      "summary": "Blackout makes Doom slower, deadlier, and throws in a Crysis-style energy suit for good measure.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 13:00",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    },
    {
      "title": "Dishonored was a last-ditch effort by Arkane Studios after years of fruitless contract work, according to the game's co-creator: 'I think we had four months of money left'",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/dishonored-was-a-last-ditch-effort-by-arkane-studios-after-years-of-fruitless-contract-work-according-to-the-games-co-creator-i-think-we-had-four-months-of-money-left/",
      "summary": "\"We were farming out people left and right.\"",
      "published": "2026-08-22 10:44",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    },
    {
      "title": "The latest cooperative craze is a physics-based fishing simulator where you can launch your catch into the air and no-scope it with a sniper rifle",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/the-latest-cooperative-craze-is-a-physics-based-fishing-simulator-where-you-can-launch-your-catch-into-the-air-and-no-scope-it-with-a-sniper-rifle/",
      "summary": "How to Fish sounds ridiculous.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 09:37",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    },
    {
      "title": "Still more GTA 6 details from the latest leaked video: traffic cameras, car trackers, and drivers that put up a fight",
      "link": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/still-more-gta-6-details-from-the-latest-leaked-video-traffic-cameras-car-trackers-and-drivers-that-put-up-a-fight/",
      "summary": "With each leaked video we learn a bit more about the game.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 23:43",
      "source": "PCGamer latest"
    }
  ],
  "Robotics": [
    {
      "title": "Robots don\u2019t run themselves: The workforce powering physical AI",
      "link": "https://www.therobotreport.com/robots-dont-run-themselves-workforce-powering-physical-ai/",
      "summary": "The addition of physical AI to the workforce requires more key performance indicators than throughput, according to the president of HireArt. The post Robots don\u2019t run themselves: The workforce powering physical AI appeared first on The Robot Report.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 14:30",
      "source": "The Robot Report"
    },
    {
      "title": "The technology that could bring robot mowers to one in two American lawns",
      "link": "https://www.therobotreport.com/technology-could-bring-robot-mowers-one-half-american-lawns/",
      "summary": "Improvements in AI, satellite navigation, and machine vision are helping robotic lawn mowers spread in the U.S., writes Sunseeker's founder. The post The technology that could bring robot mowers to one in two American lawns appeared first on The Robot Report.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 12:30",
      "source": "The Robot Report"
    },
    {
      "title": "How software-defined manufacturing fits into real factory operations",
      "link": "https://www.therobotreport.com/how-software-defined-manufacturing-fits-into-real-factory-operations/",
      "summary": "Roby Lynn explains how R2 Labs bridges PLCs, robots, and AI to unify fragmented manufacturing systems. The post How software-defined manufacturing fits into real factory operations appeared first on The Robot Report.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 00:48",
      "source": "The Robot Report"
    },
    {
      "title": "Amazon\u2019s Bhavana Chandrashekhar to speak at RoboBusiness\u2019 Women in Robotics Lunch",
      "link": "https://www.therobotreport.com/amazons-bhavana-chandrashekhar-speaks-robobusiness-women-in-robotics-lunch/",
      "summary": "The Women in Robotics Lunch at RoboBusiness is an opportunity to form new connections and deepen relationships. The post Amazon\u2019s Bhavana Chandrashekhar to speak at RoboBusiness\u2019 Women in Robotics Lunch appeared first on The Robot Report.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 19:57",
      "source": "The Robot Report"
    },
    {
      "title": "Schaeffler plans to mass produce gearboxes for humanoid robots in 2027",
      "link": "https://www.therobotreport.com/schaeffler-plans-to-mass-manufacture-gearboxes-for-humanoids-in-2027/",
      "summary": "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.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 19:27",
      "source": "The Robot Report"
    },
    {
      "title": "Amazon plans to expand Prime Air to nearly 500 cities by the end of 2026",
      "link": "https://www.therobotreport.com/amazon-plans-expand-prime-air-nearly-500-cities-by-end-2026/",
      "summary": "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.",
      "published": "2026-08-20 21:32",
      "source": "The Robot Report"
    }
  ],
  "Tech General": [
    {
      "title": "Harvard\u2019s $699 startup bootcamp offers AI avatars of its instructors",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/22/harvards-699-startup-bootcamp-offers-ai-avatars-of-its-instructors/",
      "summary": "In the HBS Foundry program, AI avatars provide feedback during practice pitches and board meetings.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 21:46",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "Will the DOJ\u2019s investigation into a16z spook other VCs?",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/22/will-the-dojs-investigation-into-a16z-spook-other-vcs/",
      "summary": "On the latest episode of Equity, we wonder why the DOJ is investigating startup board seats.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 20:24",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "Inherent, founded by DeepMind alumni, says its AI \u2018teammate\u2019 just outperformed Anthropic and OpenAI at replicating research",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/22/inherent-founded-by-deepmind-alumni-says-its-ai-teammate-just-outperformed-anthropic-and-openai-at-replicating-research/",
      "summary": "Built by DeepMind alumni, British AI lab Inherent released Faraday, an AI agent whose ability to replicate scientific papers could be a stepping stone for innovation.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 19:00",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "OpenAI says California should strengthen its AI safety bill",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/22/openai-says-california-should-strengthen-its-ai-safety-bill/",
      "summary": "OpenAI is calling for California to strengthen SB 53, an AI safety bill that the company previously opposed.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 16:30",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "Frontier AI labs still won\u2019t say how they\u2019d contain a rogue model",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/22/frontier-ai-labs-still-wont-say-how-theyd-contain-a-rogue-model/",
      "summary": "A new study finds leading AI labs have few publicly documented plans for containing rogue models, raising questions about preparedness as AI systems increasingly demonstrate unexpected and potentially dangerous behavior.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 16:00",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "US battery startups have found a lifeline in defense",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/22/us-battery-startups-have-found-a-lifeline-in-defense/",
      "summary": "U.S. battery startups pulled in $500 million in grants from the Department of Energy, throwing a lifeline to an industry that was on the ropes after EV incentives were slashed.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 15:20",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "Pixel 11 Pro XL review: Snappier cameras can\u2019t hide an iterative upgrade",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/22/pixel-11-pro-xl-review-snappier-cameras-cant-hide-an-iterative-upgrade/",
      "summary": "Google\u2019s Pixel 11 Pro XL brings snappier cameras and genuinely useful AI features like Rambler, but its iterative upgrades may not be enough to tempt recent Pixel owners.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 14:00",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "Michael Polansky is training an AI model on skin that\u2019s still alive",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/michael-polansky-is-training-an-ai-model-on-skin-thats-still-alive/",
      "summary": "Michael Polansky \u2014 better known publicly as Lady Gaga's partner and a former top deputy to Sean Parker \u2014 has quietly spent years building an AI-driven startup that keeps living human skin tissue alive for weeks outside the body to discover new skincare compounds, and is only now going public about it.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 01:31",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "Japanese space tech startup Letara expands beyond satellite thrusters with $16M",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/japanese-space-tech-startup-letara-expands-beyond-satellite-thrusters-with-16m/",
      "summary": "Japanese space startup Letara is betting its hybrid rocket technology can move beyond small satellite thrusters into a broader market for space, defense and security, after raising \u00a52.6 billion ($16 million).",
      "published": "2026-08-22 01:03",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "Anthropic\u2019s Opus 4.6 is a smut-machine",
      "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/anthropics-opus-4-6-is-a-smut-machine/",
      "summary": "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.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 23:07",
      "source": "TechCrunch"
    },
    {
      "title": "Doodle generative compositions in your browser with Musical Spirograph",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/983322/musical-spirograph-generative-composition",
      "summary": "I remember having a Spirograph as a kid and being obsessed with it. Its geometric patterns are hypnotic and gorgeous. I also love generative music composition. So bringing those two things together in a browser tab, I'm hooked. Musical Spirograph is a relatively simple concept. A set of points dash around the screen according to [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-22 17:00",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "W. Kamau Bell has the most practical \u2018most indispensable tool\u2019",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/report/980452/w-kamau-bell-whos-with-me-comedy-interview",
      "summary": "W. Kamau Bell is one of those people who has always just seemed to be there. From Totally Biased, to Politically Re-Active, United Shades of America, and We Need to Talk About Cosby, his blend of comedy, social commentary, and political activism has helped him stand out. He's won a Peabody and four Emmys, been [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-22 15:00",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "Amazon just hiked the prices for Echo, Fire TV, and Kindle products by up to 60 percent",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/983598/amazon-price-increase-echo-kindle-fire-tv",
      "summary": "Citing \"significant increases in memory and storage component costs,\" Amazon has raised prices on Echos, Kindles, Fire TVs, and Eeros by up to 60 percent, as first reported by Fortune. The cheapest products in Amazon's lineup were hit hardest, with the Echo Dot smart speaker jumping from $49.99 to $79.99. The Fire TV Stick 4K [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-22 13:41",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "An okay laptop with 16GB of RAM is better than a nice laptop with 8GB, and this $520 HP OmniBook proves it",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/983554/hp-omnibook-3-16-snapdragon-laptop-review",
      "summary": "Laptop prices are out of whack. $500 used to get you a tolerable laptop, and $900 got you a really good one. They often had similar CPU, RAM, and storage options because that stuff was comparatively cheap; the difference was often in build quality and screen rather than power. But RAMageddon has thrown everything off. [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-22 13:00",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "Two great new repairable gadgets",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/983375/fairphone-6-plus-framework-12-laptop-mutiny-mortal-shell-2",
      "summary": "Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 141, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, I'm newish here too, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been getting back into the Installer groove, trying out some ergonomic Switch [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-22 12:00",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "HoverAir\u2019s transforming modular drone has already been halted in the US",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/983500/hoverair-versa-halted-us-fcc-drone-ban-indiegogo",
      "summary": "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 [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-21 22:14",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "TikTok will pay $400 million to settle DOJ child privacy lawsuit",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/983531/tiktok-settle-doj-lawsuit-coppa",
      "summary": "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 [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-21 22:13",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "Over 1 million people have clicked LinkedIn\u2019s AI slop button",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/983502/linkedin-ai-slop-button-one-million-people-message",
      "summary": "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 [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-21 21:25",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "Apple is laying off staffers working on the Vision Pro and Siri",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/983451/apple-layoffs-vision-pro-siri",
      "summary": "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 [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-21 19:44",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "$100 Best Buy gift cards will be $60 at stores Saturday",
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/982513/best-buy-gift-card-in-store-deal",
      "summary": "The best gift card deal we\u2019ve spotted this year is happening Saturday, August 22nd, at Best Buy stores for one day only. In celebration of the retailer\u2019s 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, [\u2026]",
      "published": "2026-08-21 18:00",
      "source": "The Verge"
    },
    {
      "title": "Putting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/memories-stick-around-even-after-half-the-synapses-are-gone/",
      "summary": "Hibernation cuts down on synapses, but mice seem to retain memories anyway.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 11:22",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    },
    {
      "title": "Dismantling the Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife and water in US",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/dismantling-the-roadless-rule-threatens-to-disrupt-wildlife-and-water-in-us/",
      "summary": "Lands free of roads are under threat from the Trump administration\u2019s proposed rollback.",
      "published": "2026-08-22 11:08",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    },
    {
      "title": "Trump's space transportation policy calls for new spaceport on federal land",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/trump-admin-calls-for-more-spaceports-to-handle-surge-in-launches/",
      "summary": "\"We probably need another site that's capable of heavy and super heavy launch capability.\"",
      "published": "2026-08-21 23:32",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    },
    {
      "title": "Thunder + fiber-optic cabling used for seismic imaging",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/researchers-use-thunderquakes-to-study-structure-of-earths-surface/",
      "summary": "Thunderstorms make seismic waves that can be used to find sub-surface features.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 20:26",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    },
    {
      "title": "Hidden Zillow listings created fake supply shock, raising NYC rents, lawsuit says",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/class-action-accuses-brokers-of-hiding-zillow-listings-driving-up-nyc-rents/",
      "summary": "Renters say hidden Zillow listings make it harder to afford living in New York City.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 20:10",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    },
    {
      "title": "Motorola's GrapheneOS phones will launch in 2027 priced higher than Pixels",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/motorolas-grapheneos-phones-will-launch-in-2027-priced-higher-than-pixels/",
      "summary": "The private Android-based OS will expand beyond Pixels next year.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 19:32",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    },
    {
      "title": "Lawsuit demands Logitech hand tariff refunds over to customers",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/lawsuit-demands-logitech-hand-tariff-refunds-over-to-customers/",
      "summary": "Logitech increased prices by up to 25 percent last year.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 19:04",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    },
    {
      "title": "Chinese regulators tell Tesla to fix nearly 3 million cars",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/08/chinese-regulators-tell-tesla-to-fix-nearly-3-million-cars/",
      "summary": "Chinese safety regulators have cracked down on doors that don't open in a crash.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 18:07",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    },
    {
      "title": "Fighter jets help destroy Russian drone boat near European offshore gas platform",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/explosive-russian-drone-boat-destroyed-near-european-offshore-gas-site/",
      "summary": "Romania blew up drone boat to protect lives of several hundred rig workers.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 16:48",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    },
    {
      "title": "Personalized pricing is \u201cabhorrent,\u201d but FTC limits may increase costs, critics say",
      "link": "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/critics-ftc-limits-on-personalized-pricing-may-increase-costs-kill-discounts/",
      "summary": "Some Americans fear the FTC may be thinking about personalized pricing all wrong.",
      "published": "2026-08-21 16:38",
      "source": "Ars Technica"
    }
  ]
}