Texas-based retail giant H-E-B has transitioned from COBOL mainframes to Haskell, now running approximately one million lines of production Haskell code. Engineers share insights on the project’s journey and challenges.
Google's Gboard 'Sign-to-text' feature: converts sign language to text. Found in beta code. Claims on-device AI, but data may go to cloud.
Databricks has solidified its position as an AI-focused enterprise, achieving a valuation of $188 billion. The company raised approximately $3 billion in a new funding round led by Coatue and published research on reducing coding costs with open-weight models.
FireSat, funded by Google, has successfully launched three satellites designed for early wildfire detection, capable of spotting small-scale fires that traditional satellites often miss.
Shark's ChillPill Personal Fan and Cooling System is now available on Amazon for $99.99 (normally $130), its lowest price ever. This 3-in-1 device combines a fan and dry-touch mist, offering wearable, clip, and tabletop modes. USB-C charging supports up to 11 hours of operation.
Agility Robotics has opened a 60,000-square-foot training facility in Fremont, California, near Tesla's Optimus factory. Exploring Agility's strategy as a leader in humanoid robot commercialization.
Lone Lisp, a Lisp interpreter built directly on Linux system calls. An interview with developer Matheus Moreira reveals his deep insights into C and kernel systems, as well as his programming journey inspired by video games.
The "Build-Your-Own-X" guide collection, which helps developers recreate technologies from scratch—ranging from 3D renderers to blockchains—is gaining renewed attention as a powerful learning tool.
The Pixel Glow feature, highlighted in the Google Pixel 11, is recreated via the $1 Android app "Glowbar." The free version offers visual effects only, while the paid version adds functional features like notifications and battery indicators.
Developer patchzyy plans to release a beta version of "Mario Kart Wiicompiled" in August, featuring 4K resolution, uncapped framerates, and AI-assisted code generation. The project supports over 200 tracks thanks to Retro Rewind compatibility.
China's high-end appliance brand Casarte, under Haier Group, partners with Youku to launch AIOS-equipped TVs, aiming to diversify beyond refrigerators and washing machines while transitioning to a smart home ecosystem.
Mozilla AI has launched Llamafile 0.10.4, adding the new Transcribefile feature. This allows speech recognition models to run as a single file and supports over 16 models based on the Transcribe.cpp project.
Chinese cultural tourism company Songcheng Performance has risen to Grade B in the ESG ratings of the London Stock Exchange, clinching the top spot in governance. This analysis explores how ESG is becoming a new passport in capital markets.
Microsoft has announced support for .NET 8 and .NET 9 will end on November 10, 2026, urging migration to the LTS version, .NET 10.
This analysis explores how the rise of AI-driven code generation is fostering the exclusion of junior developers, codebase bloat, and mounting technical debt, creating a severe vicious cycle across the industry.
Based on WIRED's report, this article explains the health risks of PM2.5 from wildfire smoke and how to use air purifiers, N95 masks, and air quality monitoring technologies for protection.
TSMC announced an additional $100 billion investment in its Arizona semiconductor facility, increasing its total U.S. investment to $265 billion. A new factory supporting 2nm processes and advanced packaging will be constructed.
Activist group "Everyone Hates Elon" occupied two London bus stops with fake Meta smart glasses ads, using optical tricks to critique surveillance society.
China's Moonshot AI has announced the release of the 2.8 trillion-parameter large language model Kimi K3. Open weights are set to be available on July 27, 2026. Priced at the high end for Chinese AI models, Kimi K3 outperforms Claude Opus 4.8 in benchmarks.
Researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University successfully embedded a backdoor into an open-weight AI model for under $100 in just an hour, exposing vulnerabilities in the AI supply chain.