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AI & Machine Learning

1. MIT AI forecasts extreme weather without historical data

MIT engineers have built an AI tool that forecasts extreme weather without training on historical disaster data. Kai Chang, a mechanical engineering graduate student, and Professor Themis Sapsis developed the tool. It produces maps of events that have not appeared in a region’s historical record but remain statistically-possible. Each map also carries estimates of the […] The post MIT AI forecasts extreme weather without historical data appeared first on AI News.

2. XPENG IRON humanoid robot draws record physical AI funding

XPENG’s physical AI unit has secured over $900 million at a $6.3 billion valuation to scale its IRON humanoid robot platform. The Chinese electric vehicle maker announced the funding round for its robotics business through a set of share purchase agreements with multiple investors. XPENG says the deal represents the largest single-round private capital raise […] The post XPENG IRON humanoid robot draws record physical AI funding appeared first on AI News.

3. Comparing Local Tool Calling: Gemma 4 vs. Llama 3 vs. Mistral

In this article, you will learn how Gemma 4, Llama 3, and Mistral implement tool calling locally, and what trade-offs each model family presents for...

4. Integrating Agentic AI with Existing Machine Learning Pipelines

In this article, you will learn how to combine a classical machine learning pipeline with an agentic AI system to build a hybrid, autonomous customer...

5. The full stack behind abundant intelligence

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar explains how advances across chips, compute, models, and products compound to deliver more useful intelligence at greater scale and lower cost.

6. Jalapeño’s first results show industry-leading speed and efficiency in AI inference

Jalapeño is a custom inference chip from OpenAI that delivers faster, more power-efficient AI inference, with higher throughput and lower latency for modern models.

7. Disrupting a new covert influence campaign from Russia

OpenAI banned Russia-origin accounts using AI to promote a fake Israel-based think tank and a “sovereignty” index praising Russia and criticizing the West.

8. Introducing the Admin plugin for ChatGPT Work and Codex

Use the Admin plugin for ChatGPT Work and Codex to analyze workspace usage, manage members and permissions, adjust limits, and act on admin requests.

9. Advancing price-performance for developers with GPT‑5.6 in Kiro

GPT‑5.6 is now available in Kiro, helping developers plan, build, review, and test software with better price-performance.

Software Development

1. Shopify’s CEO threatened to ban Claude Code. Anthropic had already closed the feature request.

Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke is considering banning Claude Code at the company, but not because he thinks Anthropic’s coding agent The post Shopify’s CEO threatened to ban Claude Code. Anthropic had already closed the feature request. appeared first on The New Stack.

2. IBM’s new Granite 4.2 models add reasoning and stay dense

On Tuesday, IBM launched the latest family of its open-weight Granite large language models (LLMs). Weighing in at 3 billion, The post IBM’s new Granite 4.2 models add reasoning and stay dense appeared first on The New Stack.

3. How telemetry pipelines keep AI agent costs under control

As enterprises move from experimenting with AI to running autonomous agents in production, an infrastructure problem is emerging: rising telemetry The post How telemetry pipelines keep AI agent costs under control appeared first on The New Stack.

4. Anthropic gives chat and Cowork one memory

On Tuesday, Anthropic launched a major update to how Claude remembers things. The new system combines Claude’s memory in Cowork The post Anthropic gives chat and Cowork one memory appeared first on The New Stack.

5. Tokenmaxxing is out. How to minimize AI spend without sacrificing security capability.

Security teams are discovering that the most capable AI models cost too much to run on routine, high-volume work, and The post Tokenmaxxing is out. How to minimize AI spend without sacrificing security capability. appeared first on The New Stack.

6. Perplexity’s Computer agent can now run locally — if you can afford it

Perplexity, in partnership with Nvidia, has taken Computer, its agentic AI assistant, and brought it to the desktop as Portable The post Perplexity’s Computer agent can now run locally — if you can afford it appeared first on The New Stack.

7. OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip tackles a problem AI agents make worse

When OpenAI unveiled Jalapeño, its first custom inference chip, in June, the company made some big promises. The chip, developed The post OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip tackles a problem AI agents make worse appeared first on The New Stack.

8. CLI or IDE? Build in verification first.

The ongoing debate over where AI coding agents belong, in an integrated development environment (IDE) or at the command line The post CLI or IDE? Build in verification first. appeared first on The New Stack.

9. AI agents are spreading fast. Their rules are still catching up.

AI agents are already inside the enterprise, but the rules for controlling them haven’t caught up yet. Some 86% of The post AI agents are spreading fast. Their rules are still catching up. appeared first on The New Stack.

10. “You can rent a feature, but you can’t rent a foundation”: why MotherDuck bought the startup already powering its data pipelines

What do you do when a technology you’ve become dependent on belongs to someone else? You buy the startup behind The post “You can rent a feature, but you can’t rent a foundation”: why MotherDuck bought the startup already powering its data pipelines appeared first on The New Stack.

11. Inside LinkedIn's cognitive memory agent for agentic personalization

Ryan is joined by Praveen Bodigutla, Principal AI Researcher at LinkedIn, to chat about the four-layer memory system his team built to give LinkedIn's hiring assistant a persistent, personalized state.

12. Responsible AI adoption needs developer workflow design

Organizations cannot solve shadow AI with a document employees read once. They need to make responsible use easier than improvised use.

13. How to Explain a Technical Issue in English: Conclusion, Reason, Example

Explaining a technical problem in a second language can become harder when you try to include every detail at once. Logs, reproduction steps, customer impact, and possible fixes all compete for the first sentence. A simple structure helps: conclusion → reason → example. 1. Start with the conclusion Give the listener the direction of your answer before the details. I recommend delaying the launch. This first sentence tells the team what decision or action you are proposing. It also gives the list...

14. Figma published 10 skills

Figma published 10 skills their community https://dub.sh/ZfYjDlg A few that stuck with me: /find-animation-opportunities – scans a design and tells you what should animate, and what definitely shouldn't. /ui-state-expander – turns one screen into the full set of states: loading, empty, error, edge cases. /component-handoff – turns a component into ready-to-share documentation on the canvas. /analyze-components – a component audit: orphans, duplicates, broken naming. /superfuture-design-review – ...

15. Five Files, No Record of Which Came First

Five Files, No Record of Which Came First You started a project on Monday. By Thursday you have five files: a research document, a spreadsheet of data, a draft slide deck, a sketch of the app interface, and a chat log where you decided to pivot the pricing model. Nobody else on the team knows which file was made first, which decision overrides the previous, or why the pricing changed. The project is alive, but its history is dead. The Research That Stayed in the Chat When you were investigating ...

Programming Languages

1. EVE Online: The Move to Python 3 Begins!

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2. Solving the 1+N Query Problem

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3. Latency optimizations on the system level

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4. How to test if your numerical code is Mathematically correct?

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5. Memory ordering in CPUs

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6. Q&A with cipherboy on Leaving Vault for OpenBao

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7. Your executable is a SQLite database

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8. Running a Java Spring Boot app on a 512 MB VPS with lightweight monitoring

I wanted to see how a fairly representative Java Spring Boot application behaves on a very small VPS, especially the difference between configured heap and actual JVM process memory. The test app uses Spring Boot 3.5.x, Spring MVC, JPA/Hibernate, H2, embedded Tomcat, Actuator, scheduled work, and outbound HTTP. I also kept lightweight monitoring on the same machine. The original 256 MB configuration was too tight. With 512 MB RAM + 256 MB swap, the application completed the test reliably. Full s...

9. What Zig felt like, coming from Rust

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10. Postgres at PlanetScale (Changelog Interviews #684)

Sam Lambert is back after 4 years and he does not hold back! We cover $5 PlanetScale Postgres, the Neki "do-over" of Vitess, agents shipping schema changes through deploy requests, rolling back a 500TB table in seconds, and the very real question of whether to open source any of it. Plus: why he thinks the sleeping, lazy giants should be broken up.

Game Development

1. Riot Games is winding down 2XKO active development in December

Riot says it hasn't seen 'enough players stick with the game to get to a path toward sustainability.'

2. Report: Among Us 3D co-dev Schell Games lays off staff

Schell Games has provided multiple interviews over the years on avoiding layoffs.

3. Irish browser games start-up Entity raises $5M in funding for 'console-quality games for the 'new web' era'

The 'next-generation gaming platform' will launch in 2027.

4. Journey maker thatgamecompany announces thatgamepublisher

Profit from Sky: Children of the Light will support the initiative.

5. W4 Games raises $18M to expand its international team

W4 Games has also signed a multi-year strategic partnership with Tencent to scale its business and the Godot ecosystem in Asia.

6. Creative Artists Agency spins up indie funding venture Frame1Games

'We want to support emerging, often under-resourced teams that don't necessarily have the financing, relationships or marketing resources that other titles do.'

7. Mutter and Blue Prince among winners at Gamescom Dev Awards 2026

Six winners were crowned in Cologne.

8. 'Each event has to feel local and relevant to its market:' Gamescom wants responsible expansion after record-breaking year

Gamescom 2026 is about to deliver its biggest show in history, so where does the industry expo head next?

Gaming News

1. 1001 Threads of Mizan First Look Gameplay

Check out our first look and hands-on time with 1001 Threads of Mizan, a new game showcased at Opening Night Live 2026.

2. Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026: All The Biggest Announcements, Games, And Trailers

Gamescom Opening Night Live is here, and once again, it was a bumper night full of new game reveals, gameplay deep-dives, and more from Geoff Keighley's second big show of the year. There were new trailers for plenty of big games, like Gears of War: E-Day, Metro 2039, and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation. We also got a whole bunch of new reveals, and in case you missed it, you can catch up below. Worms: Galactic Tactics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVcmBd7u6J0&pp=ygUXV29ybXM6IEdhbGFjdGljIFRhY3RpY3M...

3. Gravhounds Reveal Trailer Sends Good Boys Into A Sci-Fi Battle

Gamescom Opening Night Live is always full of surprises, and this year, indie developer Octopus Panic made a splash with a first look at its new action-builder game Gravhounds. As seen in the reveal trailer below, Gravhounds takes place in a future where interstellar exploration and colonization have become the domain of man's best friend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7K6kahO2Ak Although the trailer states that the titular Gravhounds have been "bred" for this life, their humanoid appearance ...

4. The Witcher 3 Remastered Is Adding Dozens Of Upgrades And It Might Be Free For You

It may not be The Witcher 4, but the first real look at The Witcher 3's new DLC, Songs of the Past, might just make the wait a little easier, especially when it's coming soon after a free upgrade to The Witcher 3 Remastered, as was newly revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live. Developer CD Projekt Red showed off the upcoming expansion (just don't call it DLC) as part of Gamescom Opening Night Live, revealing new details about the over-a-decade-later expansion coming to The Witcher 3. But this c...

5. Cyberpunk 2077’s Sequel Is Years Away, But No Law Might Fill The Gap

From the stage of Gamescom Opening Night Live, No Law brought out the cyberpunk flair during a stage show that was often dominated by anime games, dark fantasy souls-likes, and cozy offerings. There's nothing cozy in No Law, though fans of Cyberpunk 2077 will find aesthetics that seem familiar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClVyqFt1IJM While No Law looks a lot like Cyberpunk 2077 when all hell breaks loose, it should be noted that such is the main attraction of Neon Giant's follow-up to The As...

6. Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Gamescom Trailer Is All About The Weapons

Following its official reveal at Summer Games Fest, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation made another appearance at Gamescom Opening Night Live, following a brief introduction from director Naoki Hamaguchi. This trailer was centered almost entirely on the Weapons, massive beasts that appear to have a larger role to play in this final part of the trilogy. The cinematic trailer showed Rufus Shinra giving an address following recent world events, and the world has become overrun with Weapons. Those kaiju-lik...

7. Path Of Exile 2 Is Finally Getting Its Full Release, And It’ll Be Free-To-Play

Path of Exile 2 debuted a new gameplay trailer during Gamescom Opening Night Live, which revealed that the action-role-playing sequel will finally launch out of early access on December 11. The latest gameplay trailer offers a snippet of the sequel's narrative setup, as well as a look at its faster action compared to its predecessor. Like the first game, Path of Exile 2 will offer incredibly deep class customization through hundreds of active and passive skill gems, with a deep emphasis on endga...

8. All Anyone At Gamescom Can Talk About Is Dolly Parton

This year's Gamescom Opening Night Live ceremony just came to an end, and the livestreamed showcase had no shortage of highly anticipated announcements and trailers. From a closer look at the upcoming Witcher 3 DLC and the announcement of two PUBG spin-offs, to new glimpses of Control: Resonant, Silent Hill: Townfall, and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, ONL seemed to have something for everyone. There was even a live performance of a track from the Mewgenics soundtrack. But between demands for a new...

9. Gears Of War: E-Day Seems To Miss The Point Of Prequels

Having now played about two hours of Gears of War: E-Day's story campaign, I'm not impressed. The upcoming third-person cover shooter handles fine and the demo I played through checked all the hits you'd expect from a story in the genre--intense action, cringy one-liners, lots of blood, a desperate gamble to cross a bridge while being peppered by sniper fire. But of what I've seen, it seems like E-Day's story misses the mark that all prequels should try to hit. Admittedly, there's a good idea he...

10. Gears Of War: E-Day Seems To Miss The Point Of Prequels – Preview

Having now played about two hours of Gears of War: E-Day, I'm not impressed. The upcoming third-person cover shooter handles fine and the demo I played through checked all the hits you'd expect from the genre--intense action, cringy one-liners, lots of blood, a desperate gamble to cross a bridge while being peppered by sniper fire. But of what I've seen, it seems like E-Day misses the mark that all prequels should try to hit.

11. Solasta 2 is getting multiplayer and warlocks in its next update

So anyway, I started eldritch blasting.

12. Humankind 2 trailer accused of being 'AI slop,' studio says nope: 'real actors, practical sets, and custom-made props'

The uncanny trailer shows the perspective of infants through space and time.

13. Metro 2039 gameplay trailer looks like bad news for your aging graphics card

My gut says a regular PC will not like this game.

14. Tarae: The Unbound is an 'Eastern dark fantasy' action RPG, and I for one am here for K-Diablo

Featuring one of my favorite ARPG class archetypes: Guy With Gun.

15. Paradox's next grand strategy game is taking cues from Fallout and Mad Max

Afterworld will let you conquer post-apocalyptic North America.

Robotics

1. Early bird pricing for RoboBusiness 2026 ends August 31

Early bird pricing for RoboBusiness 2026, which saves attendees $200 on full conference passes, will end Aug. 31. The post Early bird pricing for RoboBusiness 2026 ends August 31 appeared first on The Robot Report.

2. Humans in the loop are still needed for robotaxi fleet safety, says Guident

As fleets of autonomous vehicles scale, AI and human oversight remain critical for safety, explains Guident's CEO. The post Humans in the loop are still needed for robotaxi fleet safety, says Guident appeared first on The Robot Report.

3. Jetson Orin Nano 2 doubles inference performance for robotics on the edge, says NVIDIA

With Jetson Orin Nano 2, NVIDIA says that frontier intelligence has reached the edge and can now run in real time. The post Jetson Orin Nano 2 doubles inference performance for robotics on the edge, says NVIDIA appeared first on The Robot Report.

4. The next big AI play isn’t apps or humanoids; it’s machines with brains and brawn

For agricultural and construction equipment makers to stay relevant as workforces dwindle, they need to add AI, says Agtonomy's founder. The post The next big AI play isn’t apps or humanoids; it’s machines with brains and brawn appeared first on The Robot Report.

5. XPeng Motors humanoid robot unit Dogotix raises $900M

Dogotix, the humanoid unit of XPeng Motors, has attained a valuation of $6.3 billion as it plans to produce robots at scale. The post XPeng Motors humanoid robot unit Dogotix raises $900M appeared first on The Robot Report.

6. AI Companion Robots Are Closing the Human Connection in Modern Homes

This article is brought to you by Ollobot.From about 2017, individuals began to truly connect with the initial wave of companion robots. These devices had personality, moved around, joked, and answered when you spoke to them. Most early companion robots, however, were still limited by simple voice-command interactions and narrow functionality. Once the novelty wore off, many ended up sitting unused on shelves. As some of those companies went out of business and turned off their servers, many own...

Tech General

1. India’s Ringg gets backing from Peak XV as it pushes voice AI past the phone call

Ringg has raised $10 million from Peak XV as a part of its Series A extension.

2. Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3B valuation, sources say

The $200 million extension comes just months after the physical AI startup reached a $2 billion valuation.

3. OpenAI loses a top data center exec, as stream of high-profile departures continues

Before Malone left, OpenAI had already reshuffled its infrastructure org, shifting his reporting line away from President Greg Brockman and putting Vice President Sachin Katti in charge of the group.

4. X sends cease-and-desist to open source project Nitter over alleged scraping

X has sent cease-and-desist letters to Nitter, the open source project behind privacy-friendly X front ends, demanding its instances and code repository be taken down over alleged scraping.

5. Instagram’s ‘First Draft’ feature aims to make editing Reels less tedious

Instagram says the process can produce a first pass in under 10 seconds, potentially saving creators significant editing time while making video creation more approachable for people who don't have much experience with editing software.

6. Stability AI, maker of image generator Stable Diffusion, raises $76 million in fresh funding

The company's new fundraising total now stands at $232 million.

7. SpaceX will build a second, $100B ‘Starbase’ spaceport in Louisiana

The company says it will start construction in 2027 and that a Starship rocket could take flight as soon as 2029.

8. Your vote matters! Decide which Audience Choice sessions will make it to TechCrunch Founder Summit

Each year, we get a huge influx of applicants to speak at TechCrunch’s events, and this year’s Founder Summit in Boston on November 4 will be no different!

9. Tonight marks your last chance to save up to $300 on a TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass

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!

10. Claude Cowork finally remembers what you told the app in chat

Anthropic is giving Claude a shared memory across chat and Cowork, so users no longer have to repeatedly brief the AI on projects, preferences, and other context.

11. Garmin’s new Fenix 9 adds brighter screens and smoother map panning

Garmin just took the wraps off its new line of rugged Fenix 9 smartwatches, with the base model featuring an OLED display with a brightness of up to 3,000 nits, making it twice as bright as its predecessor. Starting at $999.99 for the 43mm case option, the Fenix 9 has 50 percent more RAM and […]

12. Trump is upping the price of Big Tech’s favorite visa

In the span of a few hours on Monday, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would be implementing a fee of over $103,000 on H-1B visas, and news broke that the State Department plans on revoking the visas of up to 200,000 asylum seekers - which, according to The Associated Press, would be […]

13. At just $8, you owe it to yourself to grab Inscryption

If you watched the Gamescom 2026 announcements, you might have caught a trailer for the bizarre, frenetic Pony Island 2: Panda Circus, a game from Daniel Mullins. In case you haven’t heard of him, get a crash course with a fantastic discount on Inscryption. Humble is currently selling Steam versions of the secret-packed deckbuilder for […]

14. The Witcher 3 is getting a remaster

CD Projekt Red is remastering The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the hit RPG that first launched in 2015, and the updated game will be available starting September 29th. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered will bring improvements to visuals and combat, a "reimagined" skill tree, and more, and it also includes the first two […]

15. Dreame’s dream of a rocket-powered car is dead

Dreame, the Chinese vacuum company that aspires to be a global technology giant, is reportedly shutting down its automotive project after funding from the government dried up. According to CarNewsChina, the company's automotive division called "Project Starry Sky" once employed over 1,000 people, but now only a handful legal and HR staffers remain, charged with […]

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