Daily Saturday, 29 August 2026
Saturday, 29 August 2026
Judge rules Trump administration’s blacklisting of Anthropic was illegal
MAPS: Netflix’s Multimodal Asset Personalization at Scale
By Emma Yanyang Kong , Aditya Deshpande , Asad Abbasi , Bowei Yan , David Fagnan , Ashish Rastogi , Dhaval Patel , Ray Zhang Introduction T…
The State of Django 2026: Boring is so back
Welcome to the highlights from the fifth annual Django Developers Survey, a collaboration between the Django Software Foundation and PyChar…
BotBase for Operators: A clearer path to joining Cloudflare's directory of bots and agents
Bot operators now have a home in the Cloudflare dashboard to manage submissions. This update adds submission status tracking, submission ed…
Uber Builds GitFarm to Run Git Operations as a Service for Large-Scale Monorepos
Uber’s GitFarm provides Git operations as a centralized service, eliminating local repository clones across large scale monorepo workloads.…
50% of the Work Created in Linear Is Now Created by Agents. A Year Ago It Was 3%.
Linear published its tender offer news this week: $99 million of secondary at a $2.5 billion valuation, up from $1.25 billion at the Series…
Nvidia Is Carrying the AI Economy. Is That a Problem?
Plus, an urgent call for collective action on AI threats & Salesforce leads a SaaS comeback
a16z creates a $1.1B ‘Machine Age’ fund to ‘accelerate the physical buildout of AI’
The firm, known for its focus on software, is going to start throwing more money at the hardware behind AI.
[Update] Sandhya Devanathan Leaves Meta For New Role At OpenAI
Update | August 29, 01:54 AM IST Hours after Sandhya Devanathan said that she had stepped down as the India…
Supporting Thailand’s next generation of AI startups
OpenAI and Thailand’s MHESI launch an eight-week accelerator helping 10 health, wellness, and education startups turn AI prototypes into tr…
Just a rumour of a bug is enough to find a security exploit these days
Anil Madhavapeddy is a professor of computer science at Cambridge and a core maintainer of the OCaml compiler. In this somewhat alarming po…
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Luanti removed from Google Play due to baseless AI copyright notice
Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful, US judge rules
Please stop flooding our projects with AI slop to furnish your CV
The Open ASR Leaderboard Adds Its First Global South Language
How to run an internal-tools demo night that outside engineers actually show up to
Field notes from running the WorkOS internal-tools showcase twice: five talks, live demos only, one Q&A, a sequenced lineup, and a continge…
Vercel CLI expands commands for DNS, domains, and projects
Build and deploy eve agents from the Vercel dashboard
Presentation: From DVDs to Global Streaming: How Netflix’s Commerce Architecture Actually Evolved
Kasia Trapszo discusses how Netflix evolved its commerce platform from a U.S. DVD service into global infrastructure. She explains navigati…
When you keep AI Lean, you keep AI correct
Ryan chats with Leo de Moura, Senior Principal Applied Scientist at AWS and the creator of the Lean language, about proving correctness in…
How to verify WorkOS access tokens in your own API
Using an Android client and a Node API, including the JWKS failure mode that quietly returns the wrong status code
WorkOS Pipes: Where your users' tokens actually live
A walk through the Pipes credential vault: envelope encryption, key context, what a compromised key reaches, and how key rotation happens w…
Project Loom in IntelliJ IDEA: Virtual Threads, Scoped Values, and Structured Concurrency
Java concurrency is a powerful feature, but it can be difficult to get right. Writing correct multithreaded code requires a deep understand…
Hy4 Preview now available on AI Gateway
Article: Post-Quantum Cryptography in Spring Boot: Four Patterns You Can Ship This Sprint
There are four patterns that bring PQC into a Spring Boot fleet: encrypting payloads between services, locking down database fields, signin…
Every integration catalog is also a list of what you don't support
The path for adding a provider yourself, whether it speaks OAuth, odd OAuth, or only API keys.
What is checkmate in chess?
It’s the ultimate goal of every chess game!
The CLion Roadmap: What’s Coming Between Now and Late 2026
This blog post covers the updates we plan to introduce over the next four months in the upcoming minor releases (2026.2.x) and the next sta…
Security Incident Affecting JetBrains Cadence
We are investigating a security incident affecting JetBrains Cadence. Cadence is a JetBrains-hosted service that integrates with PyCharm th…
Reduce sensitive data exposure with build-time allowlists
Learn how build-time allowlists preserve useful RUM action names while reducing the risk of exposing runtime-generated sensitive data.
When Agents Take Over the System of Record: 40GB Nobody Typed, a Renewal Agent Built in Half a Day, and Why Our Agents Love Clay: The Agents #013
Episode #013 of The Agents is here! Same setup as always: three humans, 20+ agents in production, an 8-figure B2B + AI business. This week…
Uber, Eternal, Porter Exit Karnataka Gig Workers Welfare Board: Report
Uber, Eternal, and Porter have reportedly withdrawn from the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Welfare Board amid their legal challenges…
Sovereign Tech Agency invests €500k in Flatpak
Furlenco nears Rs 400 Cr revenue in FY26, profit jumps 19X
Since Sheela Foam picked up a 35% stake in Furlenco, the furniture rental company’s revenue from operations has grown 2.6X in two yea…
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI Tools And Assistants Lead Sparser Lineup Of Megadeals
Most of this week’s largest funding recipients were AI-focused startups, with Instinct, a developer of AI assistants, pulling in the bigges…
How Sweden built one of Europe’s hottest startup ecosystems
Sophia Bendz, general partner at Cherry Ventures, stopped by Equity to break down the latest in the Swedish tech ecosystem.
Sector Snapshot: Space Tech Startup Funding Orbits New Highs
So far this year, a record $20.3 billion in global seed- through growth-stage funding has gone to companies in space- and satellite-related…
Raise Financial Hires Ex-Upstox Exec Abhishek Singh To Helm New Insurtech Bet
Fintech unicorn Raise Financial Services has roped in former Upstox executive Abhishek Singh as the chief executive officer (CEO) of…
Alpha Wave Ventures Sells ₹1,857 Cr Stake In Lenskart Via Block Deals
Early backers continue to dilute their shareholding in Lenskart. Alpha Wave Ventures has now offloaded 2.94 Cr shares of the…
AI, athletes, and Keith Rabois: StrictlyVC is back in New York on September 10
A boutique StrictlyVC evening returns to New York's West Village on September 10 with Keith Rabois, Craig Shapiro, Jason Levien, Tristan Wa…
Gnani.ai Unveils Sovereign AI Stack Artha For Enterprises
Voice AI startup Gnani.ai has unveiled Artha, an end-to-end sovereign AI stack aimed at Indian enterprises and public institutions. The…
Hero MotoCorp to raise stake in Ather Energy to 32.8% with Rs 1,758 Cr investment
Hero MotoCorp has increased its stake in electric two-wheeler maker Ather Energy to around 32.8% by acquiring shares from GIC, the sovereig…
As electric two-wheelers gain a foothold, Belgian startup Any bets on cargo space
Launched by Belgian startup Any, LUV1 is a modular electric motorcycle with 120 liters of cargo space that can be used to carry bags, work…
Are the Nordics really on fire?
IPO-Bound Purple Style Labs Nets ₹306 Cr From Anchor Investors
Ahead of the commencement of the bidding for its public issue on August 31, Pernia’s Pop Up Shop parent Purple…
Hero MotoCorp Buys Additional 3% Stake In Ather For ₹1,758 Cr
Auto giant Hero MotoCorp today bought additional 1.18 Cr shares of EV maker Ather via an open-market transaction for ₹1,758…
[Update] ESDS IPO: Public Issue Subscribed 2.1X On Day 1
Update | August 28, 18:00 IST ESDS Software Solution’s IPO was subscribed 2.1X on the first day of bidding, receiving…
Jio Platforms Gets SEBI Nod For IPO
Reliance Industries Ltd’s (RIL) digital and telecom services arm Jio Platforms has received SEBI’s approval for its proposed initial public…
Inside Groww’s Revenue Mix: What Comes After Broking
In less than a decade since its launch in 2017, Groww has gone from just a mutual funds app to…
Just three deals make up almost half of all VC funding in Germany this year
BPCL Pilots Grocery Delivery With LPG Cylinders, Plans Payment Gateway
State-run oil marketing company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) is reportedly piloting an ecommerce model to deliver groceries, FMC…
Ola Electric Launches S1Z Escooter With Bharat Cell LFP Battery
EV maker Ola Electric has launched its new S1Z escooter range, powered by the company’s locally developed 46-series lithium iron…
A91, Sixth Sense-backed Pushp Brand gets SEBI nod for IPO
Packaged spices maker Pushp Brand (India) has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to launch its propos…
TILT Launches Binny Bansal-Backed ₹250 Cr Fund For Impact Startups
The/Nudge Foundation’s impact investment platform TILT has launched a ₹250 Cr (about $26 Mn) venture fund to back early-stage startups…
Biryani Bees raises $1 Mn from Vivek Oberoi Family Office
Biryani Bees, a biryani and Indian meals brand incubated by Wolfpack Labs, has raised $1 million from the Vivek Oberoi Family Office. The f…
Fintech Startups To Watch: Startups That Caught Our Eye In August
With investors continuing to invest money into startups, new products entering the market and public-market activity picking up pace, Augus…
InstaAstro Bags $12 Mn To Build AI Tools, Expand Online Pooja Services
Online astrology startup InstaAstro has raised $12 Mn (about ₹114.5 Cr) in a Series A funding round led by Singularity…
The most active US VCs in Europe
Eurosummer is a thing of the past: 10 under-the-radar rounds you may have missed in Europe's second-busiest August ever
Starling's AI gamble sparks staff concerns
InstaAstro raises $12 Mn in Series A round
Gurugram-based digital spiritual wellness platform InstaAstro has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round led by Singularity AMC and…
Logistics platform TrucksUp raises $8.2 Mn in growth round
Logistics platform TrucksUp has raised $8.2 million in a funding round at a post-money valuation of $42.3 million from institutional invest…
Ribbit Capital sells Rs 2,217 Cr stake in Groww; shares fall 3%
US-based venture capital firm Ribbit Capital has sold shares worth around Rs 2,217 crore in Groww’s parent company Billionbrains Gara…
TILT launches Rs 250 Cr impact-focused venture fund
Bengaluru-based TILT, the impact-first investment platform of The/Nudge Foundation, has launched a Rs 250 crore venture fund to back early-…
ESDS’ IPO Litmus Test, Even Axes 350 Jobs & More
Can ESDS Ace The IPO Test? ESDS Software Solution’s public issue is all set to open for subscription later today.…
Defence Tech Startup Sanlayan Turns Profitable In FY26, Revenue Surges 5.7X To ₹125 Cr
Defence tech startup Sanlayan Technologies turned profitable in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26), as acquisitions helped it scale its port…
Get your Windows license refund
GLM-5.3 is now open-weight
“It works better in the app”
Htmx 4.0
U.S. sanctions against the A/I Collective
Earlier: US Government designates host of noblogs.org a "global terrorist" - - (131 comments) US sanctions Italian hosting provider Autisti…
EPA says power for data centers can sidestep pollution laws
Inception-style curved map for turn-by-turn directions
I used AWS cognito for a startup. I wouldn't do it again
Stripe said to abandon $50B pursuit of PayPal
Just the rumour of a bug is enough to find an exploit these days
Google further buries search results under AI mode
Google is now automatically expanding its AI search summaries at the top of the results page for some searches, as reported by Search Engin…
Court rules Kalshi sports bets aren't "swaps," just gambling with a different name
Kalshi can't evade Nevada gambling laws by calling bets "swaps," judges rule.
Xbox CEO calls Project Helix a ‘family of devices’
According to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Project Helix, which she announced in March as a codename for Microsoft's "next generation console" - ph…
Trump blacklisting of "woke" Anthropic deemed illegal by federal judge
Anthropic refused to support lethal autonomous warfare and mass surveillance.
Chicken products recalled in five states due to “false marks of inspection”
Apple One and Apple TV subscription prices increase by up to 20 percent
Annual Apple TV subscriptions get the biggest bump.
Save hundreds on a TCL mini-LED TV with quantum dots and high refresh rate
Amazon and Best Buy have the TCL QM7L mini-LED TV on sale for as low as $797.99 for the 55-inch model, a $200 discount from the usual price…
DLSS 5 leaked and modders are putting Nvidia’s AI effects on everything
Modders are trying out an unofficial version of Nvidia's DLSS 5 on Skyrim, Cyberpunk 2077, GTA V, and a bunch of other games after code for…
Hilariously fast volume computation with the divergence theorem (2018)
Meta makes AI glasses slightly less creepy with limit on nonconsensual recording
Meta fixes AI glasses to stop recording any time users cover up the safety light.
The iPhone Fold could make concerts even worse
You know the person blocking your view of the concert because their phone is swaying in the air, recording the entire thing? Get ready for…
Apple TV now costs $14.99 a month after its fourth price hike in four years
Apple raised the price of its streaming service for new and current subscribers on Friday, bumping it up from $12.99 per month to $14.99, D…
Stopping the smart TV from being used against you
Apple TV’s sci-fi thriller Dark Matter gets even trippier in season 2
Confusion is a generally accepted side effect of mystery box shows. They slather on secrets with the promise of a satisfying payoff in the…
Migrating to HTTPX2
Autistici/Inventati's main .org domain goes dark after US terrorism designation
State of the Map 2026
Rocket Report: Europe splashes some cash on launch startups; Pallas-1 nears debut
"From here on, Starlink missions out of Florida will fly on Starship."
Anthropic was illegally blacklisted by the Trump administration, court rules
On Thursday, a judge ruled that the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic earlier this year was unconstitutional, delivering the AI lab a wi…
The Twelve-Factor App (2025)
Verschlimmbesserung: The Word Your Software Updates Need
Smaller reactors bring nuclear power closer to fulfilling its promise
An investigation into the state of corvid–human relations
HTTPX2 – A next-generation HTTP client for Python
Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map
Climate change is strengthening El Niño, coral records suggest
USDA recalls 30k pounds of Argentine beef sold in Texas and Florida
Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August
"RFK Jr. has lied to the Senate": Lawmakers call for criminal probe, ouster
RFK Jr. went to Samoa to spread vaccine fears. The measles outbreak after killed 83.
Here's what we know about the "space academy" Trump just announced
"It's called the US Space Academy. That's a big deal."
Our 10 favorite scenes from T2: Judgment Day
James Cameron's 1991 sci-fi blockbuster returns to theaters this weekend for its 35th anniversary.
Trump’s EPA wants to let data centers hide their air pollution
Just as new data centers face growing backlash from neighboring communities, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about to make…
How much of a problem is AI’s water use?
AI’s water footprint is growing, but location and cooling technology make a difference.
I went to China to see a different AI future. It looked familiar
My trip to China revealed an AI race that looks less like a clash of competing visions, and more like two countries racing toward a similar…
Bentley takes us for a ride in its new EV, the Torcal
The electric Torcal will be Bentley's entry model and cost less than a Bentayga.
Authorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP
The group infected more than 1,000 organizations in a relentless supply-chain attack campaign.
India’s data center boom is leaving the people it displaces with nothing
Communities are being left behind as AI companies secure tax breaks, cheap land from willing governments.