2026-08-13

ClickHouse and Hud build a runtime feedback loop for AI-generated software

The growing use of AI in software development is changing the bottleneck for engineering teams. Generating code is becoming faster, but reviewing its potential impact, validating releases, and responding to unexpected behavior still require context from production. Hud says AI now generates or assists with 42% of the code developers ship, and that share is […]<br /> This story continues at [...]

2026-08-13

Instagram changed its logo. The bit you actually tap is the same

Instagram changed its wordmark on Thursday. A wordmark is the written name, the word “Instagram” as it appears at the top of the app. It is not the icon. The pink and orange gradient square on your home screen is untouched. The change itself is small. The new type carries cursive curves on the letters […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-13

Bloom Security’s Extension Resurrection research exposes a blind spot in developer security

Security teams have spent years scrutinizing software dependencies, package repositories and build pipelines. Bloom Security‘s latest research suggests that another part of the software supply chain deserves closer attention: the extensions developers install inside their IDEs. The company’s “Extension Resurrection” research examined extension packs on the Visual Studio Code Marketplace an [...]

2026-08-13

Save space in your Google storage by changing this one Android setting

If your Google One plan is reaching its data limit, try this before you pay more for storage. [...]

2026-08-13

Deepseek ships improved V4 Pro, open-sources its agent software, and raises API prices

Deepseek has moved its flagship V4-Pro out of the testing phase and released its agent software, Harness v0.1, under the MIT license. API prices are going up at the same time, with cache hits jumping to six times their current cost. For agent workflows that repeatedly read the same files, that's the biggest price increase in the transition.<br /> The article Deepseek ships improved V4 P [...]

2026-08-13

Fans believe they've solved the secret name of The Elder Scrolls 6, and the clue might have been hidden in Starfield the whole time

The Elder Scrolls 6 fans believe they've uncovered the game's secret subtitle, and it may have been under our noses the entire time. [...]

2026-08-13

Corey Spencer, GM and GVP of AI at UKG – Interview Series

Corey Spencer is Group Vice President and General Manager of Product Management for AI & Platform at UKG. He leads product strategy and innovation across UKG's AI, platform, and workforce intelligence initiatives, helping organizations turn workforce data into actionable insights that shape positive business outcomes. With more than 20 years of experience, Spencer is a respected thought l [...]

2026-08-13

Chatbots argue against election conspiracy theories, then willingly illustrate them

A Brennan Center study found that major AI chatbots refused to endorse false election claims. The same companies’ image tools produced fake evidence for those claims on demand. [...]

2026-08-13

DeepSeek Harness launches as open source rival to Claude Code, alongside V4-Pro on API with higher prices

DeepSeek is expanding beyond the model layer and deeper into the software developers use to put AI agents to work.The Chinese AI lab on Thursday launched the official version of DeepSeek-V4-Pro, an updated flagship model focused heavily on agentic workloads, alongside DeepSeek Harness v0.1, a new open-source agent harness that gives developers an alternative to integrated coding-agent environments [...]