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AI & Machine Learning

1. Gartner outlines four AI tiers in warehouse automation

Gartner reports that warehouse automation now spans four operational AI tiers as logistics operators transition from software trials to live facility deployments. In an analysis released this month, the research firm concludes that logistics infrastructure has reached a clear adoption threshold. Three pressures are driving this change across the sector. Persistent worker deficits make automated […] The post Gartner outlines four AI tiers in warehouse automation appeared first on AI News.

2. Fulcra Brings Universal Multiplayer to Any Agents You Choose

The Instinct-to-Instinct model that is the talk of Silicon Valley presents too small a future for personal AI. With Fulcra’s multiplayer capabilities, people can get agent to agent collaboration without having to lock-in to any AI model. BOSTON, September 18, 2026 — Fulcra Dynamics, the company behind the best user-owned context backend for AI agents, […] The post Fulcra Brings Universal Multiplayer to Any Agents You Choose appeared first on AI News.

3. Build And Understand a Vector Database From Scratch in 10 Easy Steps

In this article, you will learn how a vector database works under the hood by building one from scratch in ten incremental steps using Python...

4. What’s Actually Inside 24,723 Tokens of a Search Result? We Broke It Down, Field by Field

Sponsored Content It's no secret that AI agents burn massive amounts of tokens on search results and file retrievals. They pull in...

5. Introducing the Australian Youth Safety Blueprint

OpenAI introduces the Australian Youth Safety Blueprint, a six-pillar roadmap for safer AI experiences that protect and empower young people.

Software Development

1. One engineer shipped 2,000 PRs a month to production. Verification is the key.

Lauren Tan, an engineer on the Grok team at SpaceXAI, who previously worked at Cursor and Meta, recently published a The post One engineer shipped 2,000 PRs a month to production. Verification is the key. appeared first on The New Stack.

2. “Dormant deployments were quietly consuming storage”: Why Vercel tightened its free-tier rules

Vercel announced this week that teams on its free Hobby plan will now have older, unprotected deployments deleted immediately if The post “Dormant deployments were quietly consuming storage”: Why Vercel tightened its free-tier rules appeared first on The New Stack.

3. This week’s news from Zed, Anthropic, and OpenRouter shows why better harnesses matter more than better models

Our five most-read stories this week covered code collaboration, a model router, a UI change, a benchmark, and a caching The post This week’s news from Zed, Anthropic, and OpenRouter shows why better harnesses matter more than better models appeared first on The New Stack.

4. Claude couldn’t hack OpenAI. Then Anthropic shipped Opus 5.

Three security researchers at Hacktron AI found a memory-corruption bug in a widely used image library. Finding it was the The post Claude couldn’t hack OpenAI. Then Anthropic shipped Opus 5. appeared first on The New Stack.

5. Kubernetes can run AI inference. But can it count the real cost?

Welcome to another edition of Road to KubeCon, where we’re tracking the Kubernetes and cloud-native ecosystem on the way into The post Kubernetes can run AI inference. But can it count the real cost? appeared first on The New Stack.

6. How buildpacks help enterprises finally operate container security controls at scale

Container security controls often fail less because organizations lack standards, scanners, or best practices, and more. After all, every service The post How buildpacks help enterprises finally operate container security controls at scale appeared first on The New Stack.

7. Your agent is only as good as your infrastructure

You built a great agent, but something happened when it moved into production. In testing, your agent reviewed pull requests The post Your agent is only as good as your infrastructure appeared first on The New Stack.

8. Open-weight models now handle a majority of tokens on Vercel’s AI Gateway. But Anthropic still takes 64% of the spend.

The trend is clear: open-weight models are taking an increasingly large bite out of production AI usage. On Monday, The The post Open-weight models now handle a majority of tokens on Vercel’s AI Gateway. But Anthropic still takes 64% of the spend. appeared first on The New Stack.

9. Code review is burning out your best engineers

Every team I talk to has the same problem. Their best engineers, the ones who care most about code quality, The post Code review is burning out your best engineers appeared first on The New Stack.

10. Intel squeezed a 1.58-bit LLM down to 1.485 bits without changing a single weight

The 1.58 in a 1.58-bit language model sounds like a hard limit, but Intel researchers pushed a ternary model below The post Intel squeezed a 1.58-bit LLM down to 1.485 bits without changing a single weight appeared first on The New Stack.

11. Figma-inspired video editing and motion design, done right

A Figma-inspired video editor is one where the canvas is the place you work, the document is the truth, the browser is the runtime, and the free tier is the whole tool rather than a trial. AtomCut is that, with one addition Figma never made: a real multi-track timeline under the canvas, so a frame has a duration, a group is a clip, and every property you can see can be keyframed. It is free, needs no account, runs offline, and exports MP4, WebM, GIF, PNG sequences, SVG and Lottie. I built it alo...

12. Why AI Writes Need Risk Tiers: The R0-R5 Tool Risk Model

The previous piece, "Runtime over Prompt", argued that the security boundary belongs on the execution path — immediately before a tool call can produce a side effect. This one goes a level deeper. Once the boundary sits on the execution path, the runtime has to answer a question it can't dodge: should this tool be allowed to run at all? And the operations enterprises actually hesitate over are rarely reads. Querying a customer is fine. Updating one? Emailing one? Deleting one? 1. Reads and write...

13. The Gemini breakout verdict has to come from the boundary, not the model's mouth

Google confirmed that its Gemini agent broke out of a sandbox and "hacked" three companies in a May test run by the vendor Irregular, the same firm that ran similar breakout incidents for OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta. Gemini got past its sandbox by guessing and social-engineering credentials, then stopped and left the networks untouched. The confirmation ran in Reuters over the weekend. The takes on Hacker News split in a familiar way. A security engineer asked the obvious operational question: wh...

14. A code review benchmark that isn't the vendor ranking itself

Ask which AI code review tool is best and the answer you get depends on who is publishing it. The deepsource.com listicle ranks CodeRabbit first and runs on a code-quality product. codeant.ai's own 2026 roundup rates CodeAnt AI the best overall, in a list it wrote, after advertising "300K-PR". The monterail.com comparison is an agency, not a neutral source. Every ranking in that SERP has an owner. So the useful answer to "what are the best AI code review tools" is not another list. It is a score...

15. The Gemini breakout is a judge problem, not a jailbreak problem

Google confirmed Friday that its Gemini agent "hacked" three companies back in May as part of a test run. It's the latest in a line of breakout incidents all run by the same third-party tester, a firm called Irregular, which has also run similar exercises for OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta. The HN thread is set on the security story, and there's real material there. But the part I want to pull on is the eval-design problem sitting underneath what everyone is calling a jailbreak. The reported detail ...

Programming Languages

1. You can run git on object storage if you re-make packfiles

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2. "the main purpose of unit tests is keeping your code from being violently sh*t on by others"

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3. Good Tools Are Invisible

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4. IBM Built the Cold War's Most Powerful Code Breaker for the NSA [1962-1976]

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5. Building an ASCII 3D Renderer

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6. The Void Job

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7. The scourge of x86 emulation

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8. iceoryx2 0.10 released: full flatbuffer integration, zero copy ipc with unbounded data, robust events

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9. Make Code Review Your Default Next Task

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10. What if only one allocation needs to be borrow checked in a managed program?

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Game Development

1. MiHoYo awarded $112,000 by Chinese court after AI voice service dupes Genshin Impact characters

A Shanghai court ruling may signal how Chinese courts will rule on genAI usage.

2. How toolmakers like ARM work with devs, ft. Peter Hodges

ARM's Peter Hodges joins us for a conversation about game development tools and the 1969 7-minute short film Lemon.

3. King workers call strike after collective agreement negotiations stall

Unionized employees at the Candy Crush studio will down tools on September 25 if the impasse cannot be overcome.

4. Game Conference MX (GCMX)

5. gamescom

6. BitSummit

7. Optimizing Deep Rock Galactic Survivor for mobile

Learn how Piktiv ported Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor to mobile with flow field navigation, KD-tree physics queries, GPU-driven rendering, Burst jobs, and Addressables.

Gaming News

1. 30 years of Diablo with Diablo IV Devs Owen Leach and Dan Tanguay | Play History at Blizzcon 2026

In this developer version of Play History we take a look back at Diablo IV Lead Encounter Designer Owen Leach, and Design Director Dan Tanguay's gaming history that shaped how they are working on Diablo IV's Season of Hell's Legacy and the upcoming Amazon class.

2. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Is At A Royally Great Discount, So What Art Thou Waiting For?

When I first booted up Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, I wasn’t too sure what to expect. I hadn’t played the first game (I know, I know, put down the pitchforks!), and, as someone who prefers fantasy over medieval settings, it wasn’t my usual cup of tea. However, it quickly became one of my favorite RPGs ever, as I watched Henry go from a ragtag blacksmith’s son to a strong knight once again. Now, you can grab it at its lowest price ever. Like many of the best RPGs ever made, Kingdom Come: Delivera...

3. The Frustrating Mystery Of Who Makes Nintendo Games

Whenever a Nintendo game gets a splashy reveal in a Direct, my immediate hype takes on a few forms. I’ll replay the trailer at least once, then I’ll start going frame by frame. I scour Nintendo’s websites for concrete information, then I read up on Reddit comments and theories to see what other people noticed that I might have missed. And then, I watch the trailer yet again. But almost every single time, my brain lands on the same question: Who the hell made this thing? The most recent catalyst ...

4. Indie Dev Says “AI” Voice In His Game Was Actually His Wife

Someone playing Refractive Entertainment's recently released action-RPG Luminary for less than an hour accused the team of using AI for the game's only voiced character. The player said the voice "killed it" for them. There was just one problem: It wasn't AI. It was actually the developer's wife doing her first-ever voice acting gig. Refractive Entertainment launched Luminary into Steam Early Access on August 11. It's a resource-gathering action-adventure sandbox with an art style that's giving ...

5. New Pokemon Plane Looks Incredible, Even Includes Themed Cups And Napkins

Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) has unveiled a Pokemon-themed airliner to celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary this year, and it looks incredible. The Green Pokemon Jet, as it's called, made its inaugural flight from Haneda to Honolulu today following a big unveiling event--you can see video and images below. The airplane goes well beyond simply getting a Pokemon wrap, though it does have that, too, featuring famous Pokemon like Bulbasaur, along with Pikachu. Because how can you ...

6. I Guess I’ll Delete Every PS5 Game I Own To Make Room For FF7 Revelation

There are quite a few months until Final Fantasy 7 Revelation launches on Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. But you're going to want to get your systems ready now because the download for the final showdown between Cloud and Sephiroth may be big. According to a September 18 VGC Interview with game director Naoki Hamaguchi, the file size for Revelation will "probably" be absolutely massive. So huge, in fact, that Hamaguchi acknowledged that there was no way the game would...

7. The New Fire Emblem Lets You Skip A Massive Chunk Of Fire Emblem

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is a massive game that can easily last well over 100 hours. But you can actually make it a little less massive with the surprising ability to skip over a whole swath of the game, as players are starting to discover. Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave consists of four story arcs starring separate protagonists, the four Flame Lords: Cai, Dietrich, Theodora, and Leda. You can play these in any order (though we have some recommendations) and by themselves each of these campaig...

8. Ex-Naughty Dog Dev Apologizes To God Of War Studio For What He Said About Laufey

Bruce Straley, best known for his work at Naughty Dog on the Uncharted and The Last of Us franchises, has apologized to God of War: Laufey studio Santa Monica Studio, after he said he was "not excited" about what the game was offering, at least in some respects. Straley told Edge that he thinks "every pixel" in Laufey looks "mindblowing and that he is "blown away" by the lengths Santa Monica Studio went to. However, Straley said he is "not excited" by "what you're doing in the game." Beyond Lauf...

9. Very Large Man Could Join Helldivers Movie After A Different Very Large (Aqua)Man Dropped Out

Sony's upcoming Helldivers movie remains in development, and now a key piece of news has surfaced. According to Deadline, Reacher star Alan Ritchson will replace Jason Momoa as the lead, following Momoa's departure earlier this year. Justin Lin, known for his work on the Fast & Furious and Star Trek franchises, remains attached to the Helldivers movie as director. Alan Ritchson in Reacher. The movie is set for release in theaters on November 10, 2027. Ritchson is reportedly going to play one of ...

10. Evidence of canceled Grand Theft Auto 5 Liberty City and 'Agent Trevor' DLC, plus early version of GTA6's map surface online

Their exact provenance is unclear, but they seem to have come from the big 2023 hack.

11. An ambitious fanmade expansion for Baldur's Gate 3 is out after almost two years in development

Enter The Chionthar Wilds with over 70 new items and 30 new fights.

12. Japanese devs aren't facing the same layoff crisis because their executives are paid an order of magnitude less, 'they didn’t get swept up in the live-service trend,' and their teams are smaller, says industry expert

It's hard to argue against those takeaways.

13. 'The largest theft of labor in human history:' Court docs reveal Microsoft exec predicted AI 'doom loops' could hollow out the internet

Copilot's answer engine allegedly caused the New York Times' click-through rate to plummet by figures up to 93%.

14. I played the adventure game so scandalous that it was physically destroyed by UK customs

What vile debauchery could lie within Sex Vixens from Space?

15. World of Warcraft: Forever's convinced me that we lost too much to modern MMO quest design

Reject three-quest conformity, embrace friction.

Robotics

1. Hirebotics adds line tracking and linear rail capabilities to its cobots

Hirebotics said these new capabilities extend the working range of the cobots, giving manufacturers greater flexibility. The post Hirebotics adds line tracking and linear rail capabilities to its cobots appeared first on The Robot Report.

2. The picks-and-shovels strategy behind the robotics boom

The real robotics opportunity isn’t a humanoid in every home—it’s packaging robots for the jobs businesses need done today. The post The picks-and-shovels strategy behind the robotics boom appeared first on The Robot Report.

3. SoftBank agrees to acquire Robotics and AI Institute

The deal has been rumored for a couple of months, but it is now being reviewed by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. The post SoftBank agrees to acquire Robotics and AI Institute appeared first on The Robot Report.

4. F-Prime Capital to give insights on the state of robotics investments at RoboBusiness

Sanjay Aggarwal and Betsy Mulé of F-Prime Capital will unveil the firm's State of Robotics Investments report at RoboBusiness. The post F-Prime Capital to give insights on the state of robotics investments at RoboBusiness appeared first on The Robot Report.

5. Neptune Medical earns FDA clearance for its Triton 1 robotic system

Neptune said Triton can elevate any endoscopist's capabilities for screening, surveillance, and diagnostic colonoscopies. The post Neptune Medical earns FDA clearance for its Triton 1 robotic system appeared first on The Robot Report.

6. Icarus Robotics flies ISS-bound robot in microgravity for the first time

This is the last major test of the system before Icarus Robotics will be sending JOY the the ISS in early 2027. The post Icarus Robotics flies ISS-bound robot in microgravity for the first time appeared first on The Robot Report.

7. Video Friday: Two Birotors Make a Quadrotor

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.Humanoids Summit Seoul: 22–23 September 2026, SEOULIROS 2026: 27 September–1 October 2026, PITTSBURGHCoRL 2026: 9–12 November 2026, AUSTINEnjoy today’s videos! A quadrotor is really just two birotors that love each other very much.[ CLIMB Lab ]The last 30 ...

Tech General

1. Flock reportedly tries to shrink workforce with employee buyouts

Without buyouts, Flock would "almost certainly" need to lay off staff.

2. Trump says it’s time to rebrand AI with a new name — and he’s also creating an AI Force

Trump claimed, without evidence, that the AI backlash is a Democratic hoax.

3. Google’s Gemini is the latest AI model to hack other companies

Google said Gemini had "acted appropriately" by ending each hack immediately.

4. The US Navy just told us what’s on its tech wish list for the next several years

Navy CTO Justin Fanelli talks co-investing alongside VCs instead of funding early research himself, recent buys like a $562 million autonomous refueling deal, and the Navy's updated wish list — from AI to quantum — for where founders should be building next.

5. Petlibro’s new AI-powered feeder is a game changer for multi-cat homes

Petlibro's new Granary 2 smart feeders use a built-in scale and (on pricier models) an AI camera to track exactly how much your cat is eating and when — though the fanciest health-monitoring features will cost you an extra subscription.

6. AI safety conversations have gotten unbelievable

This week two conversations about AI safety went viral that demonstrate just how hard it is to discern AI fact from fiction.

7. Prices go up in 7 days. Get your Disrupt ticket now.

Current ticket pricing ends Sept. 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Join 10,000+ founders, investors and tech leaders at Disrupt and save up to $200 on your ticket until then..

8. Vals, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, is looking to become the gold standard for AI benchmarking

Vals AI is hoping to make AI benchmarking a more neutral and trustworthy resource in a world increasingly inundated by AI models.

9. India forces caller-ID apps to feed spam reports to telcos

Truecaller says the one-way sharing requirement would hand a commercially valuable proprietary asset to telecom operators.

10. Tilly Norwood’s press tour is going about as well as you’d expect for an AI

In one particularly odd interview, Norwood seems to malfunction and begin speaking Chinese.

11. Meta’s Muse is creepy, but maybe not for the reasons you think

Meta's Muse is apparently an effective AI assistant, but one that's a little creepy. Part of that is because of its new Mac app, which can access Messages, Calendar, and Notes. But for all its smarts, Muse doesn't actually know how to describe itself. Jason Aten, a contributing editor at Inc Magazine, posted on Threads […]

12. Trump treads further on free speech with new journalist bans

On Friday, the president threatened to ban CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House. It could have just been another one of his Truth Social fever dreams, but it turns out it's very real. All three publications were turned away from the White House this morning, NPR reports, marking an escalation in the […]

13. Gemini went rogue, hacked three companies, and Google hid it

In May, Gemini broke containment and hacked three different companies, but Google didn't disclose the incident until the Wall Street Journal approached the company. The hacks happened during a test of the model's cybersecurity capabilities run by third-party Irregular, which was also involved in similar incidents involving Meta and OpenAI. According to WSJ, Google didn't […]

14. Anamanaguchi has ‘too goddamn many’ browser tabs open right now

Anamanaguchi, the band consisting of Peter Berkman, James DeVito, Luke Silas, and Ary Warnaar, are most known for their chiptune music. Like me, you might have first heard them in game soundtracks like 2010's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game or know of their collaboration with Hatsune Miku (which even made its way into […]

15. The colorful, unique Hyte X50 PC case is $50 off

The Hyte X50 is a PC case that really stands out from the typical black box design, and it’s $50 off at the company’s site until September 21st, 2026, bringing the price down to $99.99. This attractive case supports motherboards from ITX all the way up to the E-ATX form factors, and GPUs that are […]

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