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AI & ML

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AI Leaders

15 articles
AI Leaders 1h ago

I spent 10 years building enterprise search for clients. Then I open-sourced all of it.

Every enterprise search project I did in the last decade ended the same way. A search engine (Solr or Elasticsearch), a pile of glue code for facets and relevance, then, in recent years, a RAG…

AI Leaders 1h ago

6 AI Gateways Compared for 2026: Routing, Governance, Caching, and Observability

TL;DR An AI gateway is one control plane for every LLM request your application makes, regardless of which provider serves it. Without one, the pieces scatter: provider keys in one place, rate…

AI Leaders 1h ago

NVIDIA RTX Spark Laptop Found on Roadside Gets Reviewed Before Official Launch

A long-time TechPowerUp forum user who goes by Fouquin just posted a surprisingly in-depth review of the upcoming Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra, featuring the NVIDIA RTX Spark Arm-based SoC. In a…

AI Leaders 1h ago

What Happens When Frustrated Machines Talk to Each Other?

Vagueness drifts one way, contradiction washes out, and the last node in the chain pays for bothA message handed from one node to the next. Nobody drops it; it simply arrives less and less defined —…

AI Leaders 3h ago

I cancelled Claude after 6 months of daily use — here's what went wrong

GPT 5.6 is a better value.

AI Leaders 3h ago

Claude, Codex, and other AI tools credited in today’s Apple security releases

Apple’s technical details on the many security fixes included in today’s operating system updates show how quickly AI tools are becoming part of vulnerability research. Here are the details.

AI Leaders 3h ago

PSA: Your Claude shared chats and Artifacts may have ended up on Google

The issue appears to have originated from Claude’s “share chat” feature, which allows users to create links that enable anyone with the assigned URL view a conversation or project.

AI Leaders 3h ago

Private Claude Chats Exposed in Google and Bing Search Results

The screwup shows how tricky it can be to stop web crawlers from making ostensibly private conversations with AI chatbots entirely too public.

AI Leaders 3h ago

Claude Code Prompt Caching: Stop Paying for the Same Context

A practical guide to cache prefixes, token usage, TTLs, invalidation, and the habits that keep long Claude Code sessions efficient.A long coding session can look expensive because the token counter…

AI Leaders 4h ago

MSI and Colorful raise Nvidia RTX 50-series prices in China by up to 59% across the entire lineup — change in distributer pricing suggests GPU price hikes are on the way

GPU prices seem to be on the rise once again with official distributor announcements in China hiking up the entire Blackwell lineup overnight. Compared to MSRP, we're witnessing a staggering bump of…

AI Leaders 4h ago

Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3 open weights and infrastructure after shaking up the frontier model race

Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3's model weights and made parts of its infrastructure open source. The Chinese model nearly matches Western frontier models such as Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol on popular…

AI Leaders 4h ago

The 24-hour experiment that helped Anthropic find its identity

If you’re building traditional software, you write the product requirements document. If you’re building frontier AI, you run an evaluation. The post The 24-hour experiment that helped Anthropic…

AI Leaders 4h ago

Moonshot opens Kimi K3 weights — but few can run it

Moonshot AI has released the open weights for Kimi K3 on Hugging Face, giving developers access to one of the The post Moonshot opens Kimi K3 weights — but few can run it appeared first on The New…

AI Leaders 4h ago

OpenAI says more workers are using ChatGPT to do other people's jobs

OpenAI analyzed over 800,000 work-related ChatGPT messages and found that 43.5 percent of job-specific queries involve tasks from other professions. The company calls this "task crossover." The…

AI Leaders 4h ago

OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic absent from Nvidia-led Open Secure AI Alliance — 30+ companies join security alliance after OpenAI agent breach

Industry leading tech companies have formed an "Open Secure AI Alliance" that will build open-source models, agent harnesses, and cybersecurity tools, arguing that defenders need locally controlled…

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Cybersecurity

7 articles
Cybersecurity 10m ago

Hackers target US firms in FastJson RCE zero-day attacks

Hackers are actively exploiting a vulnerability in the FastJson open-source Java library, allowing remote code execution without user interaction or elevated privileges. [...]

Cybersecurity 42m ago

The Laws That Quietly Govern Good Software (Part One)

"We'll clean it up later." — every engineering team, at some point In my last post, I wrote about the hidden complexity behind simple products. The short version: great software feels effortless…

Cybersecurity 43m ago

Paving the wrong Path: What a Broken Government System Taught Me About Feedback Loops

Last year I was made redundant from an NHS role. Around the same time, the team I worked in got a "new system." Everything that used to live on paper — or, honestly, in something that behaved like a…

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Cybersecurity 1h ago

Arista patches VeloCloud Orchestrator zero-day exploited in attacks

Arista has patched a maximum-severity command injection vulnerability in on-premises VeloCloud Orchestrator deployments that is being actively exploited in attacks. [...]

Cybersecurity 2h ago

New Dysphoria DDoS botnet spreads to 200k devices worldwide

A botnet called Dysphoria has compromised around 200,000 devices across the world and is using them for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and traffic relay operations. [...]

Cybersecurity 3h ago

New Certighost PoC exploit lets attackers hijack Windows domains

A proof-of-concept exploit for "Certighost," a Windows Active Directory Certificate Services vulnerability, has been released that can allow authenticated attackers to potentially compromise a…

Cybersecurity 3h ago

FBI: Breaking Affiliate Trust Sped Along LockBit's Takedown

An FBI agent explains how the mulitnational law-enforcement Operation Cronos was successful in disrupting the largest ransomware group of its time.

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Startups

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End User

32 articles
End User 0m ago

The Steam Machine's GPU is already obsolete, and a cheap prebuilt PC proves it

In a price-to-performance sense, the Steam Machine can't compete

End User 0m ago

Cherry XTRFY MX 8.2 Pro TMR wireless mechanical keyboard is now on sale for 20% off

If you're looking for a premium magnetic switch TKL keyboard, check out the Cherry XTRFY MX 8.2 Pro, which is currently on sale. Read more...

End User 38m ago

Closure: o que o JavaScript se recusa a deixar pra trás

Introdução Closure é um comportamento padrão de toda função JavaScript e por isso é um assunto fundamental quando trabalhamos com essa linguagem. No entanto, o mais interessante sobre esse conceito,…

End User 42m ago

T-Mobile ‘actively working’ to fix ongoing outage, iPhone SOS mode

Update #2, 4:15 p.m. PT: In a statement to 9to5Mac, a T-Mobile spokesperson said: “Our teams are actively working the reports of technical challenges impacting some customers. Any service impacts…

End User 1h ago

I run my whole media server on a business laptop with no graphics card, and it still transcodes

Turns out the graphics card was optional.

End User 1h ago

How to find old Windows icons that are still buried in Windows 11

Feeling nostalgic about the old Windows icons? You'd be glad to know you can still use them. Here's how: Read more...

End User 1h ago

What’s new in Android’s July 2026 Google System Updates [U]

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC.…

End User 1h ago

X Money is launching in the US starting today

X Money, a core part of Elon Musk's mission to turn X into an "everything app," is rolling out starting today, 9to5Mac reports. The payment platform offers a digital wallet and peer-to-peer payments…

End User 2h ago

I gave Google Antigravity access to my Obsidian vault, and it fixed years of chaos in a weekend

Using Antigravity outside its lane is more useful than I anticipated

End User 2h ago

Ubisoft reportedly axes Far Cry extraction shooter but greenlights ambitious new entry

The Far Cry franchise has been missing in action for some time, but things may finally be moving in the right direction according to a new report. Read more...

End User 2h ago

Three customers sue Apple after fake wallet app wipes out their Bitcoin

Apple is once again being sued over a scam cryptocurrency app that allegedly slipped through App Store review and cost users nearly $2 million. Here are the details.

End User 2h ago

These 5 old devices can make better home servers than a Raspberry Pi

Upgrade without overspending.

End User 2h ago

Razer’s analog Huntsman V3 Pro is over 20 percent off

Gaming keyboards have evolved over the years to add RGB LEDs, extra knobs, and buttons with screens, but one feature has remained fairly consistent: the mechanical switch. That’s slowly changing,…

End User 2h ago

New Windows 11 build for Future Platforms brings Voice Isolation and instant braille support

Check out what's new in the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 29634.1000 for Experimental (Future Platforms). Read more...

End User 3h ago

The Sideload 040: Finding digital peace with Light Phone

Welcome to episode 40 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will is joined by Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light to discuss the recent announcement of the Light Flip, the urge to…

End User 3h ago

Yale refreshed your smart lock’s companion app with battery insights, more

Yale’s recent app update sets the user experience on par with using Google Home or ADT’s app to control your lock. It might even be a little easier.

End User 3h ago

Microsoft releases new updates for Notepad, Calculator, Media Player, and Clock

See what's new in the latest set of updates for Windows 11's built-in apps. This time, updates arrive for Notepad, Calculator, Media Player, and Clock. Read more...

End User 3h ago

Samsung's newly released 2TB 990 NVMe SSD gets its first discount at 30% off

Samsung's newly released 2TB 990 NVMe internal solid-state drive, with up to 7,250MB/s and 6,450MB/s sequential read and write speeds, respectively, gets a 30% discount. Read more...

End User 3h ago

iOS and macOS 26.6 arrive today, paving the way for iOS and macOS 27

These are likely the last updates of note before Apple's bigger fall updates.

End User 3h ago

2026 has changed gaming for the worse, gamers just don't realize it yet

Ownership is dying, prices are rising, and hardware upgrades are getting extinct

End User 3h ago

Pocket Casts is now available for download on Apple TV

Pocket Casts is arguably one of the world's most popular podcast players. It already supports a wide range of platforms, and Apple TV is now joining the list. Read more...

End User 3h ago

STALKER 2 is getting an Unreal Engine upgrade in August alongside new expansion

The upcoming story expansion and 2.0 update to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl now have a release date attached to them both. Read more...

End User 3h ago

iOS 26.6, macOS 26.6 and the rest are out, addressing security fixes

Apple's latest software updates are primarily focused on security fixes.

End User 4h ago

I ditched Snap Layouts for a free i3-style tiling manager, and Windows 11 never looked so good

Explore the world of GlazeWM, a free i3-style tiling manager for Windows 11, and how it revolutionizes window management with keyboard shortcuts.

End User 4h ago

Xbox’s huge outage even blocked games on disc

An extended Xbox outage that began Sunday evening didn't just cause issues for people trying to play digital games - it blocked people from playing their disc-based games, too. Xbox's status page…

End User 4h ago

Galaxy Z Fold 8 in ‘Pistachio’ already appears to be selling out

The best version of Samsung’s adorable new Galaxy Z Fold 8 is the green “Pistachio” one and, fittingly, that’s the one that already appears to be selling out.

End User 4h ago

I don't pay for a password manager anymore — I self-host Vaultwarden and get every premium feature free

Bitwarden doubled its Premium price, so I stopped renewing.

End User 4h ago

Galaxy S27 Ultra rumored to near 6,000 mAh in long-overdue battery upgrade

If you had to pick one spec on Samsung’s top-end flagship that doesn’t feel all that “Ultra,” it’d probably be the 5,000 mAh battery that hasn’t changed in half a decade. Finally, though, it sounds…

End User 4h ago

Nanoleaf’s colorful pegboard and shelf kit is half off

Nanoleaf’s Blocks Combo XL Smarter Kit is a fun back-to-school buy that can add pops of customizable light and storage to your wall. It combines colorful smart lighting panels with a low-profile…

End User 4h ago

Ted Lasso season 4: Here’s who’s new and everyone not returning

Ted Lasso season 4 premieres next week (watch here) and centers around a women’s team, here’s a rundown of the new players along with notable cast members who won’t be returning.

End User 4h ago

Apple releases iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6 with bug fixes and security improvements

iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6 are here. The updates bring no new features, but you should install them anyway, if you want to keep your devices secure. Check out what's included: Read more...

End User 5h ago

Your soundbar sounds hollow due to this one misconfigured TV setting

Most TVs are set to convert lossless audio to PCM stereo sound.

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Dev & Tools

9 articles
Dev & Tools 40m ago

Beyond Binary Input: The Engineering Cost of the Analog Keyboard Paradigm Shift

Beyond Binary Input: The Engineering Cost of the Analog Keyboard Paradigm Shift The recent market discounting of premium peripherals, such as Razer’s Huntsman V3 Pro, signals more than a standard…

Dev & Tools 55m ago

Replacing spaCy's Sentencizer with yasbd: From 55.4% to 98.9% Accuracy

Sentence segmentation—splitting text into individual sentences—is a foundational step in most NLP pipelines. It seems simple, but as anyone who has worked with real-world text knows, the details…

Dev & Tools 1h ago

Before your DV team writes a single testbench line, make sure you have these 7 things. (Most teams skip at least 3.)

The Pre-Testbench Verification Checklist: ✅ 1. Spec version locked — Which version of the spec is RTL implementing? If it's not locked, you're verifying a moving target. ✅ 2. Interface list…

Dev & Tools 1h ago

Seamless Flutter Hooks Integration with BlocSignal via signals_hooks

Zero Glue Code. Streamless Reactivity. Pure Hook Composition. If you’ve built Flutter applications using flutter_hooks, you know how empowering hook-based composition can be. By replacing…

Dev & Tools 2h ago

Trump admin exempts SpaceX's Starlink from FCC ban on foreign-made routers

Starlink has a Texas factory but also makes routers in Vietnam.

Dev & Tools 3h ago

Epic diarrhea outbreak has 40% of Americans avoiding fruits and veggies

Kennedy has focused on nutrition but has neglected food safety, critics say.

Dev & Tools 3h ago

A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months

When the first step goes wrong, bad results follow.

Dev & Tools 3h ago

“Google and Reddit do not own the Internet," web scraper says after court win

Google's and Reddit's use of DMCA to fight web scraper is bizarre, expert says.

Dev & Tools 4h ago

5th Circuit blocks Texas law requiring websites to filter "harmful" speech

Age verification is okay, but filtering is preempted by Section 230, judges find.

Cloud

2 articles

Hardware

8 articles
Hardware 22m ago

Ubisoft Adds Free PC License to Xbox Digital Game Purchases

There has been a lot of talk recently about both the merit of platform exclusive games and digital games, and Microsoft's latest partnership with Ubisoft seems to be a move to support both its Xbox…

Hardware 1h ago

Palworld Exec Reassures Gamers About End-of-Life Plans

The recent slew of live-service games biting the dust—The Crew, Bungie's Destiny, and Highguard being the most prominent of the lot—has raised questions about the longevity of the games we play and…

Hardware 1h ago

France Records Its First-Ever Pyrocumulonimbus Cloud Amid Record-Smashing Fires

Extreme fire conditions on the ground have created unprecedented conditions in the atmosphere.

Hardware 1h ago

X Money begins limited US rollout

Only Premium and Premium X subscribers get the privilege of banking with Elon for now.

Hardware 2h ago

New Firefighting Technologies Could Help Battle Blazes Like Those in France and Spain

Climate change is upping the odds of major wildfires, creating a need for new tools to combat them.

Hardware 3h ago

DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’

The outgoing executive director of the Office of Homeland Security Statistics is one of very few federal officials to speak out against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Hardware 3h ago

Spotify experienced another major outage

Two gremlins rolled through Spotify today.

Hardware 3h ago

Marathon Player Counts Decline Again After PvE Update Causes Spike

After the launch of Marathon's new Vault Breakers PvE mode, which Bungie was seemingly implementing as a way to improve player retention, the game saw a sizeable improvement in concurrent player…

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