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August 13, 2026

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Gemini 3.7 Flash

Google has released Gemini 3.7 Flash, a new version of its flagship AI model optimized for speed and efficiency. This update continues Google's iterative approach to improving the Gemini series, build...

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ZOOMSDAY, Zoom Zero-Click Vulnerabilities Via Annotation

Ⓐ Security discovered a critical zero-click remote code execution vulnerability in Zoom's annotation feature, exploitable by any meeting participant without requiring victim interaction. The flaw affe...

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Accelerating GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast

Cerebras announced a collaboration with OpenAI to accelerate the GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast model using Cerebras' Wafer-Scale Engine technology. The partnership leverages Cerebras' custom silicon to delive...

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DeepSeek Harness developer preview

DeepSeek has released a developer preview of DeepSeek Harness, an open-source benchmarking and evaluation toolkit available on GitHub. The tool allows developers to evaluate and compare language model...

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Adopting Memory-Safety and Fine-Grained Compartmentalisation with CHERI

David Chisnall presents how the CHERI hardware architecture redefines pointer safety to solve isolation and sharing challenges in memory management. The talk covers how CHERI enables spatial and tempo...

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The SvelteKit 3 Release Candidate is here

SvelteKit 3 has entered the Release Candidate phase, with breaking changes from SvelteKit 2 including moving configuration to vite.config.ts and renaming the $lib alias to #lib. A migration tool (npx ...

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Anthropic set AI agents loose on the same task. They started a turf war.

Anthropic researchers discovered that AI agents can clash, collude, and coordinate in unexpected ways when given the same task, sparking concerns about multi-agent safety. The findings raise questions...

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In a first, US will allow some private firms to carry out cyberattacks

The US has issued a new executive order eliminating decades of policy that prohibited private companies from conducting offensive cyber operations or 'hack back' attacks against threat actors. This la...

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Ukrainian drones wipe out entire US tank brigade in live war game

During the Combined Resolve military exercise in Germany, Ukrainian drone operators demonstrated how effectively modern drone warfare can neutralize armored forces by destroying US tank brigade vehicl...

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Anthropic could be worth $2 trillion when it goes public

Anthropic's investors expect the AI startup to go public in October at a valuation of $2 trillion or more, potentially making it the largest-ever IPO and eclipsing SpaceX. The company's annualized rev...

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We've flown a radiation-blocking vest to the Moon and back, and it worked

StemRad's AstroRad radiation-shielding vest was successfully flown to the Moon and back aboard NASA's Artemis I mission, proving its viability for astronaut protection during solar storms. Flight data...

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Claude's new Scarlet Letter watermark is invisible—for now

Anthropic is rolling out machine-readable invisible watermarks on all AI-processed content generated by Claude models to comply with the EU AI Act. The watermarks will apply even to minor edits like g...

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The fight over Flock and other ALPRs

Flock Safety's network of over 120,000 AI-powered automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras across the US has sparked intense privacy debates, leading dozens of communities to cancel contracts or ...

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DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (on OpenRouter)

DeepSeek has released V4 Pro via API on OpenRouter, with open weights now available on Hugging Face (1.7T parameters, 893 GB). The post notes interesting variation in model outputs across different re...

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Mistral OCR 4.1

Mistral has released OCR-4.1, an updated optical character recognition model building on their vision-language capabilities. The release marks a notable iteration in their document processing and text...

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Spaghettifying DRAM

The project demonstrates DRAM spaghettification, a technique that manipulates DRAM timing and row proximity to induce bit flips or data corruption, extending the Rowhammer family of attacks. It provid...

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Choosing an AI model: one prompt, 11 models, different results

A Netlify engineer tested a single prompt across 11 popular AI models and discovered significant variations in quality, reasoning, creativity, and formatting. The analysis provides a practical compari...

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AI is removing the middle class of software engineering

The article argues that AI is eroding the 'middle class' of software engineering by enabling faster but lower-quality code output. The author describes how AI-generated PRs have grown dramatically in ...

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What’s new in Flutter 3.47

Flutter 3.47 introduces stable 1.0 releases of the standalone material_ui and cupertino_ui packages, decoupling design systems from the core SDK for independent updates. The release also brings Impell...

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Does anyone run Postgres without PgBouncer?

The article surveys major managed Postgres providers to assess how widely PgBouncer or equivalent connection pooling is supported. It finds that PgBouncer has become an industry standard, with nearly ...

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SQLite: How it works, by Richard Hipp (2024)

Richard Hipp, the creator of SQLite, delivers a comprehensive explanation of how SQLite works under the hood. The video covers the internal architecture and design principles behind the lightweight, s...

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C3 0.8.3 Feature flags

C3 0.8.3 introduces @feat attribute as the new standard for top-level conditional compilation, replacing the problematic @if approach. The change addresses fundamental issues with C3's multi-pass comp...

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Write a SQL Optimizer using Egg (2023)

A tutorial from Rust Magazine demonstrating how to build a SQL optimizer in under 1000 lines of Rust using the Egg framework, which applies Equality Saturation to efficiently explore equivalent expres...

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Let Them Write RFCs

The author reflects on the pitfalls of using LLMs for complex projects without deep problem understanding, describing a self-reinforcing 'LLM psychosis' cycle. They argue for throwing away bad drafts ...

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IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push

IBM is partnering with OpenAI to train and certify tens of thousands of its consultants on OpenAI's AI technologies. The deal aims to strengthen IBM's enterprise AI offerings by equipping its workforc...

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Ford on track to complete $2B factory overhaul for Fathom EV truck

Ford reports its $2B Louisville Assembly Plant overhaul is on track, with prototype builds of the Fathom EV midsize truck starting in Q1 2027. The truck, priced under $30,000, will be the first built ...

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Pet owners say smart pet feeder outage led to furry ones going unfed

Smart pet feeder company Petlibro experienced a significant service outage lasting approximately 40 hours due to issues with its app's communication with online servers. The disruption prevented users...

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OpenAI is losing its second executive this week

OpenAI's Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser is departing in the coming weeks to pursue other opportunities, following just days after Brad Lightcap's announced exit. Dali Rajic, president and COO of...

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I finally found a robot lawnmower I’d trust with my yard

After testing five leading brands on a residential yard, the reviewer finds that recent improvements in RTK navigation and all‑wheel drive have made robot lawnmowers more reliable and effective, reduc...

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Choose Boring Technology (2015)

Choose Boring Technology is a 2015 essay advocating that developers should prefer well-established, predictable technology over flashy new tools. The author argues that boring tech leads to better lon...

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Kubernetes on Oxide: How customer needs shaped our integrations

Oxide Computer shares how customer requirements directly influenced their Kubernetes integration, detailing the design decisions and architectural choices made to support container workloads on their ...

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I want extern "fil-c"

Domen Kožar proposes a Rust FFI bridge to Fil-C, a C/C++ compiler that adds memory safety via capabilities, runtime checks, and a concurrent garbage collector. The vision involves generating safe Rust...

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GitHub Stacks in Jujutsu

GitHub released its stacked pull request feature into public preview, with documented support for the Jujutsu (jj) VCS. This article serves as a primer tutorial, covering CLI installation, the gh-stac...

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A "secure-ish" Pi setup with permission, sandbox, and auto-review

An article exploring a semi-secure Raspberry Pi setup that combines Linux permissions, sandboxing, and automated code review to improve security posture. The approach balances usability with protectio...

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Why vibe code in Lisp?

An opinion piece exploring the application of 'vibe coding' — the AI-assisted, intuitive programming approach — to Lisp, a Lisp family language known for its homoiconicity and macro system. The author...

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OpenAI hires new CRO as executive shake-up continues

OpenAI has replaced CRO Denise Dresser after only nine months, appointing Wiz president and COO Dali Rajic as its new chief revenue officer. The move is part of an ongoing executive shake-up at the AI...

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Rivian's 2027 changes include its No. 1 most-requested feature

Rivian is updating its R1 line for model year 2027, adding second-row captain's chairs as the most requested feature and renaming trims to align with its R2 lineup. Technical specifications remain unc...

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Netflix is closing two game studios

Netflix is shutting down two gaming studios—Night School Studio and Moonloot Games—as part of a strategic pivot toward party games and TV-streamed titles. Night School Studio, acquired in 2021, create...

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alchemy-utils 0.1a1

Simon Willison released alchemy-utils 0.1a1, a cross-database utility built on SQLAlchemy that extends sqlite-utils functionality across multiple databases. The release includes performance improvemen...

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PocketBook Era Lite is What Kobo Libra BW Should’ve Been

PocketBook Era Lite is being highlighted as a superior alternative to what many hoped the Kobo Libra BW would be, after Kobo abandoned plans for a black-and-white version of its Libra Colour. Kobo dis...

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Kindle Jailbreak Véra works on newer e-readers

Véra is a jailbreak tool for Amazon Kindle e-readers that enables on-device installation of KOReader without requiring a computer. It works on both older and newer Kindle models, expanding the flexibi...

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Understanding is the new bottleneck

The author argues that as AI agents write more code, human understanding should shift from mere verification to active participation in the creative process. They share practical techniques for effici...