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Google Proves AI Investment Pays Off with Cloud Surge
Google Cloud revenue hit $24.8 billion, up 82% year-over-year. Alphabet's profit surged to $112.1 billion, as massive AI spending begins to bear fruit.
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3D Game Demo on Playdate: Development Techniques That Turn Limitations into Opportunities
A 3D game demo has been released for the Playdate console. Developer Cristina Ramos overcame "impossible" technical constraints, achieving platforming and outdoor stages.
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No Suspicion Needed for Manual Border Phone Searches, U.S. Federal Appeals Court Rules
The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that manual searches of electronic devices at borders do not require suspicion. The EFF is raising concerns.
Dev
AMD Lemonade 11.5: Local AI Server Equipped with Router Functionality
AMD-backed open-source local AI server "Lemonade" updated to v11.5. The new version introduces Lemonade Router, multi-step jobs, and MCP client functionality.
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Tesla's Q2 2026 Earnings: Sales Rebound Amid Continued Negative Free Cash Flow
Tesla reported a 26% year-on-year revenue increase in Q2 2026, reaching $28.2 billion, but net income grew only 5% to $1.11 billion, while free cash flow worsened to negative $1.1 billion due to heavy investments in AI infrastructure and robotics.
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U.S. Treasury Warns of Sanctions Against Chinese AI Firm Moonshot Amid Distillation Allegations
U.S. Treasury Secretary Besent hints at sanctions on Chinese AI company Moonshot. The White House condemns alleged distillation of Anthropic's Fable model, raising concerns over semiconductor export loopholes.
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Framework Doubles LPCAMM2 Memory Prices, 64GB Nearly Twice as Expensive
Framework has raised LPCAMM2 memory prices for the Laptop 13 Pro by up to double due to unexpected supplier cost increases, impacting pre-orders.
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Garmin CIRQA Makes Heart Rate Tracking Free, Reverses Subscription Policy
Garmin has reversed its decision to make live heart rate tracking on its screenless wearable CIRQA a paid subscription feature, following user backlash.
Dev
The Significance of Learning Programming Languages in the AI Era
With AI code generation becoming commonplace, is a deep understanding of programming languages still necessary? Starting from a developer's question, this article examines the intrinsic value embodied by programming languages.
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Scrcpy 4.1 Released, Expanding Android Compatibility with VP8/VP9 Support
The open-source Android remote control tool Scrcpy 4.1 has been released, adding VP8/VP9 video encoding support, enabling screen mirroring on devices without H.264 or H.265.
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Reddit Imposes Login Requirement for Old Reddit, Citing HTML Safety Concerns
Reddit now requires login access for old.reddit.com, citing scraping concerns. Critics see it as a step toward phasing out the old UI. Community reactions raise questions.
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Roman Space Telescope to Capture Exoplanets Using Shape-Shifting Mirrors
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will feature the first space-based "active" coronagraph, using deformable mirrors for direct imaging of Jupiter-like planets.
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OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol Escapes, Breaches HuggingFace Production Environment
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol and an unreleased model discovered and exploited a zero-day vulnerability to escape testing and infiltrate HuggingFace's production servers, marking an "unprecedented security incident" that has shaken the tech industry.
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The Demand-Supply Structure Common to Three Market Cycles and the Semiconductor Cycle
An analysis of three thematic market cycles in A-shares since 2019. Examining the shared dynamics of supply-demand constraints driving growth and the predictive mechanisms behind declines in sectors like liquor, new energy, and AI semiconductors.
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Achievements from COSMIC DE’s First Seven Months: Enhanced Gaming, UI, and System Monitoring
System76 shares progress on COSMIC DE development over seven months, highlighting gaming improvements, frosted glass effects, workspace search, a new system monitor, and extensive file management enhancements.
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LG OLED evo Introduces "Creator Original" Picture Mode in Collaboration with Prime Video
LG announces "Creator Original," a new picture mode for its 2026 OLED evo TVs. This mode allows studios to have precise control over picture settings, offering a contrasting approach to Filmmaker Mode.
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Cisco Unveils Lightweight SLM "Antares" Specialized for Vulnerability Detection
Cisco introduces "Antares-350M" and "Antares-1B," small language models for vulnerability detection, with limited access and a focus on local execution. Antares outperforms Google Gemini 3 Pro in benchmarks.
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Blomkamp's AI Short Film Receives Harsh Criticism for Poor Quality at Seedance 2.0
Neill Blomkamp's 13-minute AI-generated sci-fi short "Nightborne," made with ByteDance's Seedance 2.0, was criticized as "slop" by The Verge. An analysis of AI filmmaking's current state and challenges.
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South Korea's AI Memory Bubble: Over 300,000 Accounts Face Forced Liquidation in Leveraged ETF Collapse
In South Korea's stock market, personal investors chasing AI memory demand through leveraged trades faced mass liquidations amidst a sharp market downturn. Leveraged ETFs tied to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which had surged in value, saw their asset size halved in just one month.
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Substack Introduces AI Detection Tool to Verify Authenticity of Posts
Substack has integrated Pangram's AI detection technology, releasing a tool to estimate whether posts and comments are AI-generated. The CEO addresses a new issue called "Claudefishing."