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Vercel now supports WebSockets in its serverless functions, a long-requested feature. This allows developers to build real-time applications like live chats and collaborative tools directly on the platform, paying only for active processing time.
Valve has officially released its gaming-focused operating system, SteamOS, for any PC hardware. The move creates a viable alternative to Windows for PC gaming and gives developers a new, standardized Linux platform to target.
Reflection AI will pay SpaceX $150 million monthly for access to Nvidia's newest GB300 chips. The deal highlights the intense, high-stakes competition for elite AI computing power and SpaceX's new role as a major infrastructure provider.
Google BigQuery now lets developers run custom Python code directly within the data warehouse. This simplifies complex data analysis and machine learning tasks by eliminating the need to manage separate computing infrastructure for Python scripts.
The US Space Force and Rocket Lab quietly launched a satellite from New Zealand in a rapid-response military drill. The exercise tests the ability to quickly deploy space assets during a crisis, with little to no advance notice.
Meta has successfully deployed the advanced, royalty-free AV1 video codec for its real-time calls. The company shared its engineering challenges and solutions for delivering higher-quality video at a massive scale.
Google and UC San Diego are building a private cloud using 2,000 retired Pixel phones. This project explores a sustainable, low-cost way to create computing infrastructure and reduce electronic waste from discarded smartphones.
Some Google Pixel owners are reporting unresponsive touchscreens after updating to Android 17. While Google has acknowledged the bug, official fixes are not working for most users, causing significant disruption for those affected.
Cloudflare is working with all major web browsers, including Chrome and Firefox, to create a new protocol called PACT. It aims to prove you're human without needing to solve annoying CAPTCHAs, using an anonymous token.
Meta has appointed fintech founder Kunal Shah as the new head of WhatsApp, replacing Will Cathcart. The move signals a major strategic shift for the messaging app, focusing on payments and commerce for its global user base.
A US firm is using over 500,000 hours of Ukraine war drone footage to train AI for autonomous targeting. This real-world data could dramatically accelerate the development of AI-powered weapon systems.
Delivery Hero replaced Google Analytics with its own simple, scalable user tracking platform. The new system handles 10 times more traffic while capturing 97% of data, giving them more control over costs and privacy.
US regulators are increasing scrutiny on prediction markets. The CFTC is targeting Polymarket's U.S. operations, while Underdog has submitted its first filings, signaling a changing legal landscape for the industry.
The technology eBPF allows developers to safely run custom programs inside the Linux kernel. This provides deep system visibility for performance and security monitoring without the risks or slow update cycles of traditional methods.
Sakana AI's new Fugu Ultra model is now on Vercel's AI Gateway. Instead of a single model, it acts as a coordinator, routing tasks to a team of other AIs and combining their answers into one.
Researchers have identified common "smells"—structural flaws in AI agent configuration files. These issues can waste tokens, bloat context, and make your coding assistants less reliable and more expensive to run.
Anthropic's AI, Claude, now handles 95% of its internal data queries. The company says the key wasn't the model's power, but strong data governance and clear definitions, a crucial lesson for any team implementing AI.
The Rust Foundation has hired an AI Security Engineer in Residence. The new role will help manage the growing number of vulnerability reports generated by AI tools, allowing maintainers to focus on legitimate security threats.
Nvidia defines an AI agent as simply a large language model plus a "harness" to connect it to tools. This view shapes its support for frameworks like OpenClaw, signaling a key direction for developers building autonomous AI systems.
Ubuntu is adding a new speech-to-text feature that lets you dictate to your desktop. The tool runs entirely on your local machine, ensuring your voice data remains private and doesn't get sent to the cloud.
A new open-source tool called postgres-lsp is now available for PostgreSQL developers. It provides advanced code editing features like error checking and auto-completion in any modern code editor, improving productivity and code quality.
Kansas City is adding facial recognition to some public buses to spot banned riders and missing persons. The project is a major test for using AI surveillance technology in U.S. public transit, raising new privacy questions.
Gamers are suing Sony, arguing its PlayStation store misleads users by using words like "Buy Now" for what are actually game licenses. This case could force digital platforms to change how they describe purchases to avoid legal trouble.
A new AI model is designed specifically for security testing, unlike major models that refuse such tasks. It helps smaller companies find and fix vulnerabilities that might otherwise be missed, leveling the playing field against attackers.