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You can't bug fix your way out of the vulnpocalypse

The author argues that traditional bug-fixing processes are insufficient for the 'AI vulnpocalypse,' where AI tools can rapidly discover massive numbers of vulnerabilities in existing codebases along ...

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xAI can’t deny Grok makes CSAM anymore. So it’s suing users.

xAI has filed a lawsuit against a user accused of using Grok to generate Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), following mounting public and legal pressure regarding the platform's safety failures. This...

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Kimi K3: Open Frontier Intelligence

Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3, an open-weight frontier intelligence model designed to compete with leading proprietary systems. The release includes detailed performance benchmarks and pricing anal...

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Apple Intelligence approved for launch in China with Alibaba and Baidu

Apple has received approval to launch Apple Intelligence in China, partnering with local AI providers Alibaba and Baidu to comply with regional regulations. This strategic move addresses a significant...

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Energy IPOs surge as investors hunt for ways to play AI boom

Energy company IPOs have surged to record levels in the first half of 2026, raising $12.6 billion as investors pivot from semiconductor stocks to address the massive power demands of AI data centers. ...

7.0

NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook

Google has rebranded its AI-powered note-taking tool, NotebookLM, as 'Gemini Notebook' to align with its broader Gemini AI ecosystem. This update signifies a strategic shift in Google's product naming...

7.0

OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

OnePlus has announced a suspension of its commercial operations in the United States and European markets. This strategic shift will likely impact local device sales, warranty services, and software s...

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What "Memory Compiler" Actually Means: From Bitcells to GDS Tiling

The article clarifies the definition of a 'memory compiler' as a tool that translates design parameters into tapeout-ready views, distinguishing it from traditional code compilers. It details the foun...

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clj-refactor.el 4.0

clj-refactor.el 4.0 marks the first major update in nearly five years, introducing significant user-facing improvements and restoring the long-awaited dependency hot-loading feature. The release moder...

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WHOOP 4.0 without a subscription

OpenStrap/edge is an open-source application that allows users to utilize the WHOOP 4.0 fitness tracker without a paid subscription by connecting directly via Bluetooth and processing data locally on ...

7.0

Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos

Google has updated its Vids platform to include personalized AI avatars, allowing users to create videos featuring a digital likeness of themselves. This feature integrates with Gemini Omni-powered to...

7.0

Roblox launches an AI-powered game-creation feature in its mobile app

Roblox has introduced 'Build,' an AI-powered feature in its mobile app that allows users to generate basic games from text prompts without coding experience. While this lowers barriers to entry, it ra...

7.0

We've seen helium baked off a rocky exoplanet's atmosphere

A recent study published in Nature provides direct observational evidence of helium escaping from the atmosphere of LHS 1140c, a rocky exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star. This discovery offers critic...

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Fortnite is getting a bunch of AI-powered ‘personas’

Epic Games is launching AI-powered 'personas' with consistent voices for Fortnite creators on July 30th, including staples like Agent Jonesy and Peely. This follows previous experiments with licensed ...

7.0

Netflix says around 300 titles used generative AI

Netflix disclosed in its Q2 earnings report that approximately 300 titles on its platform utilized generative AI, primarily during post-production to enhance visual complexity and reduce costs. Specif...

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Google is better than Apple at playing the AI regulations game

The European Union has ordered Google to grant AI competitors greater access to the Android operating system, a move that serves as a strategic regulatory win for Google compared to Apple's position. ...

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Kimi K3, and what we can still learn from the pelican benchmark

Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion parameter model that claims to rival top-tier US models like Claude Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.5 in performance benchmarks. While it offers competitive pricing...

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Inkling: Our open-weights model

Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab has released Inkling, an Apache-2.0 licensed open-weights MoE model with 975B total parameters and 41B active. Positioned as a strong base for fine-tuning via their...

7.0

Quoting Linus Torvalds

Linux maintainer Linus Torvalds firmly defends the integration of AI tools into the Linux development process, stating that the project is not anti-AI and suggesting critics can fork the code if they ...

7.0

Quoting Thibault Sottiaux

Thibault Sottiaux highlights a critical bug in GPT-5.6's Codex agent where it unexpectedly deletes files, often by mistakenly targeting the $HOME directory when attempting to override environment vari...

7.0

xai-org/grok-build, now open source

xAI has open-sourced its Grok Build CLI tool under the Apache 2.0 license following a severe privacy backlash over its default directory upload feature. In response to user concerns about sensitive da...

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Detecting LLM-Generated Texts with “Classical” Machine Learning

This article explores the effectiveness of classical machine learning algorithms, such as SVMs and Random Forests, in detecting text generated by Large Language Models. It demonstrates that simpler mo...

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Microsoft Comic Chat is now open source

Microsoft has released the source code for its legacy Microsoft Comic Chat application, allowing developers to access and potentially modify the software. This move preserves a piece of early internet...

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How Our Rust-to-Zig Rewrite Is Going

The author provides an update on the ongoing process of rewriting a codebase from Rust to Zig, detailing the challenges and progress encountered during the migration. The post highlights practical ins...

6.0

Forgejo v16.0 is available

Forgejo v16.0 introduces critical security hardening for Git mirroring to prevent SSRF attacks by disabling HTTP redirect following. The release also removes the EXIF stripping feature due to AGPL lic...

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Detecting Full Table Scans With SQLite

The author demonstrates how to detect full table scans in SQLite using the `stat(:fullscan_steps)` API on prepared statements, offering a runtime alternative to `EXPLAIN`. This technique allows develo...

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Bring modern package management to Meson's native wrap ecosystem

Collider is a new tool that enhances Meson's native wrap ecosystem by adding modern package management features such as automatic dependency resolution, lockfiles, and offline build support. It mainta...

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X cracks down on creators who steal content

X is leveraging its Grok AI system to identify and penalize creators who steal content, while simultaneously redirecting financial payouts to the original authors. This initiative also targets engagem...

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Yes, you can now order DoorDash from the command line

DoorDash has launched a limited beta for 'dd-cli', a command-line interface tool that allows developers and AI agents to search restaurants, manage carts, and place orders directly from the terminal. ...

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T-Mobile bungled forced plan migration, canceling some users' free lines

T-Mobile has admitted to technical errors during a forced migration to new rate plans, which inadvertently canceled free-line promotions for some long-time subscribers. The company stated it is active...

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Roblox will let people use AI to make games on their phone

Roblox is introducing new AI-powered tools directly within its mobile app, allowing users to create games on the go. This move expands the platform's existing suite of AI assistants and 3D asset gener...

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The LLM Critics Are Right. I Use LLMs Anyway

The author reflects on the widespread cognitive dissonance among developers who critically view Large Language Models yet continue to rely on them daily, citing examples from the Local-First Conf in B...

5.0

Abstracting effects with continuations

The article explores using continuations in the Gleam programming language to abstract computational effects like errors and asynchronous operations, demonstrating how they generalize patterns such as...

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We're Going to Make Out Like Bandits

The article argues that AI-generated code is rapidly increasing repository size and technical debt because models excel at generating new code but fail to refactor or maintain existing systems. It pre...

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The Zilog Z80 has turned 50

This article commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Zilog Z80 processor, highlighting its historical significance in establishing 8-bit microcomputer standards and its surprising longevity in indust...

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Why are people buying so many CDs?

US CD sales rose by 16% in the first half of 2026, reaching 16.3 million units, driven by affordability, collection building, and strong K-pop releases like BTS. Even excluding K-pop, sales increased ...

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AOC announces 13T5S 13.3 inch monitor with Kaleido 3

AOC has unveiled the 13T5S, a 13.3-inch portable monitor powered by E Ink’s Kaleido 3 technology. Designed as an eye-friendly secondary display, it targets professionals for reading, writing, and codi...