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AI & Machine Learning

1. OneRail uses Nvidia AI for real-time last-mile delivery optimisation

OneRail has launched an AI-powered delivery platform that uses Nvidia technology to help retailers, wholesalers, and distributors decide how individual orders should be delivered. Called OmniSTAR, the system evaluates options including owned fleets, couriers, parcel carriers, and other delivery modes, then selects the lowest-cost option that meets the required service level, according to OneRail. The […] The post OneRail uses Nvidia AI for real-time last-mile delivery optimisation appeared first...

2. NVIDIA to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93B

NVIDIA has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 billion to scale the open-source model repository’s platform and infrastructure. The transaction targets platform growth and infrastructure investment, aiming to expand AI access for enterprise developers, software engineers, and research institutions globally. Built over the past decade by Clem Delangue, Julien Chaumond, Thomas Wolf, and their […] The post NVIDIA to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93B appeared first on AI News.

3. Motional and MIT AI explains self-driving car decisions

Motional and MIT researchers have built a system that lets self-driving cars explain their decisions in real-time, tackling the black-box problem in autonomous vehicle AI. The work, published in Nature, comes from a team at Motional that includes CEO Laura Major, working alongside researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Their proposed method, […] The post Motional and MIT AI explains self-driving car decisions appeared first on AI News.

4. ChatGPT Ads passes $1B run rate in 200 days

ChatGPT Ads has hit $1 billion in annualised revenue run rate in under 200 days, and OpenAI is expanding self-service ads to new regions. Tens of thousands of advertisers now use the platform and self-service access through Ads Manager is launching today in India, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. According to OpenAI, people […] The post ChatGPT Ads passes $1B run rate in 200 days appeared first on AI News.

5. Single-Agent vs. Multi-Agent Systems: When the Complexity Is Worth It

In this article, you will learn the key differences between single-agent and multi-agent AI systems, and how to decide which architecture fits your problem. Topics...

6. AI Agent Memory Design: What Works and What Doesn’t

In this article, you will learn how to design reliable memory systems for AI agents, covering both the patterns that work and the common architectural...

7. ATV Big Air Tour turned 3 days of work into 3 hours with ChatGPT

ATV Big Air Tour uses ChatGPT Work to speed up marketing, merchandising, and more. It even turned merchandise photos into an inventory website in 15 minutes.

8. How AI-native companies turn workflows into operating capability

Basis, Clay, and Exa Labs use AI agents to improve onboarding, account management, and developer integrations. See what enterprise leaders can apply.

Software Development

1. GPT-6 Astra aced the hardest AI benchmark. The asterisk matters more than the score.

There was no mistaking the divide in March with the release of ARC-AGI-3. While frontier AI models could do little The post GPT-6 Astra aced the hardest AI benchmark. The asterisk matters more than the score. appeared first on The New Stack.

2. The systems guide to production token optimization

When enterprise AI applications scale, they inevitably hit a wall. For many engineering teams this wall is initially diagnosed as The post The systems guide to production token optimization appeared first on The New Stack.

3. Cut GPU inference cold start from 8 minutes to less than a minute

We instrumented the full path from pod creation to first inference response on a GPU node running a 70B-class model. The post Cut GPU inference cold start from 8 minutes to less than a minute appeared first on The New Stack.

4. OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra and says welcome to the “AGI era”

OpenAI on Thursday launched GPT-6 Astra, its newest flagship model. The company describes it as “the world’s most intelligent and The post OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra and says welcome to the “AGI era” appeared first on The New Stack.

5. “Hugging Face will remain an open platform”: Nvidia strikes $12.9B deal for the ‘GitHub of AI’

Nvidia has confirmed that it’s agreed to acquire Hugging Face in a mammoth $12.9 billion deal that will bring one The post “Hugging Face will remain an open platform”: Nvidia strikes $12.9B deal for the ‘GitHub of AI’ appeared first on The New Stack.

6. It cost $33 to build a virtual Union Square. Here’s what the agents got wrong.

PhiloLabs wanted to see how far a group of AI coding agents could get building something where working code wasn’t The post It cost $33 to build a virtual Union Square. Here’s what the agents got wrong. appeared first on The New Stack.

7. Nvidia PAIR lets you put your idle Macs and PCs to work for AI agents

Nvidia’s bet on open models and local AI has been taking shape for a while now. Its acquisition of Hugging The post Nvidia PAIR lets you put your idle Macs and PCs to work for AI agents appeared first on The New Stack.

8. Want to scale AI agents without breaking anything? Retrieval engineering is the answer.

AI agents are multiplying as corporations adopt the technology in record numbers. Smarter underlying models, better tool use, and improved The post Want to scale AI agents without breaking anything? Retrieval engineering is the answer. appeared first on The New Stack.

9. “Google was ahead only a few hours”: Muse Spark 1.3 edges out Gemini as Meta claims its biggest coding leap yet

It has been a big week for Meta in the AI sphere, formally launching its Muse Code coding agent out The post “Google was ahead only a few hours”: Muse Spark 1.3 edges out Gemini as Meta claims its biggest coding leap yet appeared first on The New Stack.

10. Multiverse says its 438B model is fast enough for AI agents. The benchmarks tell a more complicated story.

A 438-billion-parameter reasoning model isn’t an obvious choice when speed is a priority. Multiverse Computing is betting that compression can The post Multiverse says its 438B model is fast enough for AI agents. The benchmarks tell a more complicated story. appeared first on The New Stack.

11. Elevating security, control, and accessibility: Stack Internal 2026.6

In our 2026.6 release, we are shipping updates across administrative security, programmatic API control, developer portal integrations, and platform-wide accessibility—ensuring both your engineers and your AI agents act on verified, decision-grade knowledge.

12. The economics of agent scale: tokens, ROI, and building platforms for AI-first teams (Part 2)

Andi Gutmans, head of Agentic Data Cloud at Google, returns for the second half of his Leaders of Code conversation to talk through the cost and infrastructure side of agentic development. ICYMI, part one covered judgment, code review, and data activation.

13. MCP Design Patterns: 7 Proven Patterns for Building Scalable AI Systems in Java

MCP Design Patterns: Building Scalable AI-Integrated Systems in Java A comprehensive guide to seven proven architectural patterns for Model Context Protocol servers, with production-ready Java implementations. The 7 Essential MCP Patterns Pattern 1: Resource Provider Pattern Abstracts heterogeneous data sources (databases, files, APIs) behind a unified interface. Create a ResourceProvider interface that any data source can implement. Use when: Multiple data sources, need to expose internal data ...

14. F1-U flow control: how a 5G base station's two halves stay in step

In 5G, the gNB is not a single box. Under the 3GPP higher-layer split (TS 38.401), a Central Unit owns the upper radio-protocol layers, and one or more Distributed Units own the real-time lower ones — RLC, MAC, and PHY. F1-U is the user-plane leg between them, and it carries GTP-U tunnels running the NR User Plane Protocol (NR-U / NRUP, TS 38.425). The CU-UP pushes downlink data toward a radio it cannot see; the DU reports back what it managed to send. This walkthrough reads a real srsRAN F1-U c...

15. Flutter Web in Two Tabs: Both Polling, Both Wrong

Your app works. Then a user opens it in a second tab, and things start going wrong in ways that never show up in testing. Both tabs poll the server, so your request volume doubles for one user. Both hold a WebSocket, so your connection count is wrong and your server thinks you have twice the traffic you do. Both raise the same desktop notification, so it appears twice. The user signs out in one tab and the other carries on as though nothing happened, still showing their data, still refreshing it...

Programming Languages

1. Branch‑Avoidant Programming

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2. Maybe you don't need GraphQL

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3. Zig's Io.Threaded is Neat

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4. Virtual Memory: Page Tables, TLBs, and Linux Internals

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5. CTTI is Exponential, RTTI is Linear

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6. Postgres Calculations and the Ambiguity of NULL

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7. Let's build a compressor from scratch

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8. This Fence Has No Farmer

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9. Data Access Patterns That Makes Your CPU Really Angry

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Game Development

1. Gamecity Hamburg launches second round of prototype funding

The organization is offering up to €80,000 to developers based or operating in the region.

2. CD Projekt Red won't be abandoning physical releases

'What you can definitely expect from us is to put out a box that's going to make it worth your while.'

3. Nexus Mods is acquiring database and analytics site SteamDB

Nexus Mods wants to grant SteamDB resources and the 'long-term stability it deserves.'

4. Report: Savvy Games Group CEO Brian Ward departs company

'As Savvy embarks on its next period of transformational growth, this is the right time for new leadership for that evolution.'

5. The majority of Doom: The Dark Ages' DLC got made 'in three or four months'

The team reportedly worked 60 to 80 hour weeks to get the project out the door.

6. Aggro Crab launches publishing label to splash that Peak cash

The studio wants to support 'intense, stylized games with an attitude' - but isn't interested in 'generative AI slop.'

7. Sega-owned Rovio is shutting down its Copenhagen studio

The closure follows the cancellation of Sonic Blitz and the exact number of redundancies are yet to be confirmed.

8. The Immersive Edge: August 2026 industry content wrap-up

The Immersive Edge, August 2026: 31 Unity resources from July and August, including BMW Group's Virtual Teardown Assistant and the Ditmara twin architecture.

Gaming News

1. “Cult” Isn’t A Four-Letter Word In Join Us

Does being the leader of a cult automatically make you a bad guy? Doomsday cult sim Join Us might make that a more nuanced question than it initially appears. We got some hands-on cult-building time at Gamescom this year and saw a glimpse of how varied an experience different players could cultivate. You probably are a villain, but the flavor of your sin is yours to choose, and is it really all that terrible if you're merely herding your flock into salvation? Yes, you can ride pigs in the game, ...

2. Dungeons And Dragons Icons Could Take The TTRPG To A Modern-Day Setting

The D&D Icons initiative, led by actor and longtime D&D fanatic Joe Manganiello, brings today's Dungeons & Dragons game together with famous series creators of the past, like author R.A. Salvatore's The Legend of Drizzt. But things aren't going to be strictly limited to classic fantasy settings, Manganiello has teased. Speaking to GameSpot's Jessica Cogswell at Gen Con 2026, Manganiello stressed that modern-day settings could be part of the Icons program, too. "There [are] also lots of other thi...

3. The New Gundam Game Has A Collector’s Edition Just For Gunpla Sickos Like Me

Gundam Rogue Orbit is a break from tradition for Bandai Namco, as new entries in the franchise typically debut as an anime series first, then as a line of collectible model kits. But this Gundam is arriving first as a video game--one that was shown in more detail today during the September PlayStation State of Play broadcast. If you're a Gundam fan, fret not, because at least one part of the traditional Gundam experience is being kept intact if you buy the $160 Rogue Orbit collector's edition. G...

4. Game Pass Is Getting Worse, And More Expensive

Microsoft has made a big announcement about one of the big perks of Xbox Game Pass, cloud streaming, and the news is not great. Starting in November, Microsoft will put limits on how many hours per month people can use the service, and then allow people to pay more to unlock more time. Below is a breakdown of how many hours you'll get included with the tier of Game Pass you're subscribed to: Game Pass Ultimate: 15 hours Game Pass Premium: 10 hours Game Pass Essential: 5 hours Microsoft said it u...

5. The Metroidvania Is Decades Old, But One Year In Particular Is The Undisputed King

The original Metroid and Castlevania both turn 40 years old this fall. As the two series most responsible for creating the “metroidvania,” we’re taking this occasion to take a comprehensive view of the popular genre. This is Metroidvania Week. Metroidvanias have been around for decades, with numerous high points over those years. Super Metroid–which set the template for the beloved (and much-iterated-upon) formula–hit the SNES in 1994. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night–which established a bold,...

6. A Long-Dormant Blizzard Franchise Could Be Coming To Dungeons And Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons is no stranger to crossovers with other IP, and a collaboration with Blizzard's World of Warcraft also already on the way. However, that may not be the only Blizzard crossover we get in D&D, as both Wizards of the Coast and Blizzard teased recently. Speaking to GameSpot's Jessica Cogswell during Gen Con 2026, head of Dungeons & Dragons Dan Ayoub made it clear that he would love a StarCraft crossover. "I will say this, since I am sitting here with [World of Warcraft VP] Holly L...

7. D&D’s World Of Warcraft Crossover May Not Be A One-Way Street

Dungeons & Dragons fans will soon be exploring the dangerous lands of Azeroth, as World of Warcraft is coming to the tabletop game. Wizards of the Coast (WotC) and Blizzard have gone all-out with this crossover, as not only does it feature multiple World of Warcraft classes and six additional subclasses, but also various specializations, spells, items, and enemies. That sounds like a dream pairing between two titans of the fantasy genre, but could we see Dungeons & Dragons make an appearance in ...

8. D&D Says Universes Beyond Is Designed To Bring In New Players, Not Push Out Existing Fans

Universes Beyond has been a major hit for Wizards of the Coast (WotC), as drawing outside intellectual properties like Final Fantasy into Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons has brought new audiences to those tabletop experiences. But what about the core games that serve as a foundation for Universes Beyond? There is some concern amongst the fandom that Universes Beyond could delay or replace original core D&D rulebooks and campaigns, but WotC says that the classic side of the franchise ...

9. Crimson Desert Channels The Sims With Its Chartering The Unknown Expansion

Revealed during today’s State of Play presentation, Pearl Abyss has confirmed that Crimson Desert’s first major expansion will be launching in October. It not only adds a new region and plenty of new narrative surprises, but also gameplay features that pull from the most unlikely of places. If the reveal trailer is any indication, Crimson Desert could soon be a life sim that gives The Sims a run for its money. In Chartering the Unknown, players can expect underwater combat in which you pilot sub...

10. A multi-month delay for Deus Ex turned into a huge payoff for one of its best characters, says designer Harvey Smith

Smith's story about the late stages of Deus Ex development takes some time to get to the point, but it's a fun ride.

11. The bizarre spirit of classic Elder Scrolls games is alive and well in little lo-fi RPG A Short Quest

A few hours with a recent playtest has me eager to play the full thing next year.

12. Onimusha: Way of the Sword launch times and release date

Your countdown to some quality katana time.

13. I installed a mod that adds building interiors to GTA 5, at the low cost of deleting most of the map's exterior

You win some, you lose some.

14. Guild Wars 3 is a lot smaller scale than Guild Wars 2 because of the new approach to combat and movement: 'You would probably see about 20 players in a large combat scenario'

Expect more clarity, but no more 100-player boss fights.

15. How to escape Xanthe's trap in The Blood of Dawnwalker

Find a way out of the endless maze in Griefberg Castle.

Robotics

1. Medtronic invests $700M in surgical partner Cornerstone Robotics

Medtronic and Cornerstone Robotics are building a multi-port portfolio anchored by the Hugo surgical system and expanded by Sentire. The post Medtronic invests $700M in surgical partner Cornerstone Robotics appeared first on The Robot Report.

2. JAKA hits Teradyne Robotics back over patent dispute

JAKA is now taking legal action against Teradyne Robotics to end public dissemination of statements it considers "false, misleading and damaging." The post JAKA hits Teradyne Robotics back over patent dispute appeared first on The Robot Report.

3. NVIDIA plans to acquire Hugging Face and keep AI development platform open

NVIDIA is already a major model contributor to Hugging Face, which recently surpassed 1 million datasets. The post NVIDIA plans to acquire Hugging Face and keep AI development platform open appeared first on The Robot Report.

4. PlusAI to take autonomous trucking public via a SPAC deal

The SPAC transaction values PlusAI, whose self-driving trucking software is already generating revenue, at about $800 million. The post PlusAI to take autonomous trucking public via a SPAC deal appeared first on The Robot Report.

5. NexCOBOT discusses physical AI market hurdles and acceleration

NexCOBOT, which provides functional safety and motion controllers, discusses how physical AI benefits from 'Big Tech' and where it will grow. The post NexCOBOT discusses physical AI market hurdles and acceleration appeared first on The Robot Report.

6. Learn why food is physical AI’s hardest problem at RoboBusiness

Rajat Bhageria, the founder and CEO of Chef Robotics, will explore what makes food such a demanding benchmark for physical AI. The post Learn why food is physical AI’s hardest problem at RoboBusiness appeared first on The Robot Report.

7. AIR to use Elmo Motion Control technology in uncrewed cargo aircraft

The partnership brings together Elmo's compact, high-power density servo drives and AIR's electric aviation design. The post AIR to use Elmo Motion Control technology in uncrewed cargo aircraft appeared first on The Robot Report.

8. Top 10 robotics stories of August 2026

August 2026's top 10 stories included large funding rounds, updates in the humanoid robot industry, and the latest physical AI models. The post Top 10 robotics stories of August 2026 appeared first on The Robot Report.

9. Learn how physical AI is being used to do real work at RoboBusiness

Leaders at Amazon Robotics, Teradyne Robotics, and Cobot will discuss how they're applying physical AI to robots operating in customer environments. The post Learn how physical AI is being used to do real work at RoboBusiness appeared first on The Robot Report.

10. Visko launches Orbis live model and closes pre-seed funding round

Visko says Orbis streams 4K video at 24 frames per second, responds to user intervention, and sustains hour-scale generation without drift. The post Visko launches Orbis live model and closes pre-seed funding round appeared first on The Robot Report.

11. Protecting Dynamic Industrial Robot Cable Carriers

This article is brought to you by Tsubaki KabelSchlepp.In modern automated manufacturing, six-axis articulated robots perform high-speed, multidirectional maneuvers under demanding operational cycles. However, as robot arms swivel, rotate, and extend, the electrical cables, fiber optics, and pneumatic hoses supplying them endure severe mechanical stress. Torsional twist, rapid acceleration, and repeated contact with machine structures often lead to premature conductor fatigue, insulation breakdo...

12. The Best Way to Explore Lunar Craters Is a Giant Robot Ball

On a good day, the rock quarry in central Texas is about 370,000 kilometers (230,000 miles) from the moon. But last February, when Rishi Jangale watched his 1.8-meter-wide, 150-kilogram inflatable robot roll effortlessly over rocks, gravel, and wet clay, his imagination turned the quarry into the lunar surface instead.Jangale is an upbeat mechanical engineer nearing the end of his Ph.D at Texas A&M University, in College Station, TX. He and his labmates have been working on this big tan “RoboBal...

Tech General

1. Abliteration.ai is making a business out of removing AI guardrails

Abliteration.AI is making powerful AI models without guardrails easier to access, arguing that giving defenders the same tools as bad actors could ultimately improve cybersecurity.

2. Meta is paying to peek at how you use their latest AI model

For its new Muse Spark model, intended for operating coding and other agents, Meta is offering an explicit discount averaging out to about 95% for users who "contribute" to the development of future models by sharing their prompts and model outputs.

3. OpenAI launches Astra, its powerful (and controversial) new model

OpenAI claims that Astra represents "a new frontier on computer and browser use," and that it handles tasks with unmatched "speed, accuracy, and safety."

4. Qualcomm backs Ultrahuman in $70M round on bet to turn smart rings into computers

Ultrahuman is targeting a $200 million annual revenue run rate by January 2027 as it builds a new Qualcomm-powered smart ring.

5. Circular unveils Ring 3 series with contactless payments and on-finger vibration alerts

The Circular Ring 3 series announcement comes amid a year of heightened competition in the smart ring market, following the launches of the Oura Ring 5 and RingConn Gen 3.

6. Ollie is betting its focus on privacy can help it win the AI assistant race

The family-focused AI assistant wants access to the details of your everyday life, but says it won’t use that data to train AI models or share it with others.

7. Google launches AI voice features in Gmail, Docs, and Keep

Users can search for emails or draft documents using the new conversational feature.

8. Google’s latest AI weather model gives you no excuse to forget your umbrella

WeatherNext 3 is the latest wave of a sea change in meteorology brought out by deep learning techniques. Google says it will start feeding into weather information users see in search, Google Maps, and Gemini.

9. Volunteer at TechCrunch Founder Summit in Boston

Our rebranded Boston event, TechCrunch Founder Summit (formerly All Stage), is back on November 4th! And we are looking for some incredible volunteers to help us make this event happen. If you are interested in finding out what goes into building tech events, apply to volunteer. If you are selected, not only will you get […]

10. TikTok comments are getting more interactive with voice comments, polls, and more

With the additions, the app is borrowing features from messaging apps as it looks to deepen engagement on its platform.

11. Congressman says TikTok backed out of a meeting to avoid child safety questions

TikTok backed out of a congressional committee's "public roundtable" set for this month over concerns it would be asked about child safety practices, the chair of the committee said. After negotiating "in good faith" to bring TikTok's chief security officer before the House Select Committee on China to answer questions about Chinese government access to […]

12. Samsung’s beloved Q Series sound system is hundreds off for Labor Day

Researching, buying, then finally assembling a sound system for your TV is daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. If you want one of the best kits you can get at a rare discount, Best Buy and Amazon are selling the Samsung Q990F Soundbar for $999.99. It normally retails between $1,300 and $1,600. This bundle […]

13. OpenAI’s next big AI model has ‘entered the AGI era’

OpenAI's next big model is here: GPT-6 Astra. The company calls it a "generational leap in capability" for areas like cybersecurity, professional work, software engineering, science, and computer use. As OpenAI announced earlier this week, it's also the first model designated as meeting OpenAI's "critical cybersecurity capability threshold" - but the company promises that won't […]

14. Microsoft slashes Xbox Cloud Gaming to just 15 hours a month for Ultimate subscribers

Microsoft is announcing some major changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming today, less than a year after opening up cloud gaming to its Xbox Game Pass Premium and Essential tiers. While all Game Pass plans have included unlimited cloud gaming over the past year, from November this will be limited to just 15 hours on Ultimate, […]

15. Microsoft opens up Xbox Cloud Gaming with new pay-as-you-go option

Microsoft says it will let anyone access Xbox Cloud Gaming in November, without the need to subscribe to Xbox Game Pass. The change to a pay-as-you-go model is part of some sweeping changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming today, and is designed for people who don't use cloud access enough to warrant a monthly subscription. "Players […]

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