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Developers & Open Source · JetBrains Blog

When Escape Routes Become Toll Roads: Mapping How Developers Move Between Programming Languages

TL;DR: This post relates findings about language migration from the 2025 State of Developer Ecosystem survey. In general, project requirements are still the most common reasons for switching languages. One outlier from this trend, however, is Kotlin. People switch to Kotlin not because they have to; they switch because it simply feels better to work […]

Developers & Open Source · Hugging Face Blog

Introducing OlmoEarth embeddings: Custom embedding exports from OlmoEarth Studio for downstream analysis

Hugging Face Blog published: Introducing OlmoEarth embeddings: Custom embedding exports from OlmoEarth Studio for downstream analysis

World · BBC Middle East

Israeli settlers besieging Palestinian families in West Bank village

Israeli security forces have reportedly withdrawn and about a dozen settlers are said to remain at the site where two families have been besieged since Sunday.

World · Deutsche Welle

Mozart tribute ends on sour note after mass figurine theft

A playful tribute to Mozart has turned into a whodunit after 210 gold-colored figures disappeared from one of Austria's busiest tourist spots. The mass theft forced organizers to end the outdoor display early.

World · Deutsche Welle

Germany: More power for the intelligence agencies

German intelligence agencies have been calling for more powers in the fight against cyberattacks, terrorism and extremism. Now the government has given the go. Critics warn that red lines are being crossed.

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

Article URL: https://openrouter.ai/deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro-0813 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49274600 Points: 607 # Comments: 215

Startups & Funding · TechCrunch Startups

Lovable confirms new $13.3B valuation, raises another $400M

This new funding comes after Lovable hit $500 million in annualized run rate revenue in June, the startup told TechCrunch.

World · Al Jazeera

PSG vs Aston Villa LIVE: UEFA Super Cup 2026

Live coverage and text updates from our commentary stream as PSG's Dembele, Doue and Barcola target more trophies.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

How the Pixel 11 Pro Fold compares to the Galaxy Z Fold 8

Google wasn't first to make a foldable Android phone, but the company's Pixel Fold series is now an established player with unique traits compared to its competitors. For one, it popularized the passport-style design years ago, being more wide than tall - something that Samsung tried for the first time this year with its Z […]

Cloud & Infrastructure · Azure Blog

The Economics of Agent Optimization: From pilots to measurable returns

Learn how AI cost management helps organizations move from AI pilots to measurable ROI through greater visibility, governance, and optimization. The post The Economics of Agent Optimization: From pilots to measurable returns appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .

World · Deutsche Welle

Eritrea: An emerging key player in the geopolitical gamble at the Horn

Amid growing tensions and security risks at the Horn of Africa, Eritrea, with its strategically important coastal points on the Red Sea and a perceived lack of conflict, is emerging as important player in the region.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Guitar company D’Addario admits that AI music was used in a promotional video

After weeks of controversy and speculation, music company D'Addario has admitted that AI, specifically Suno, was used as part of a recent promotional video. For nearly two weeks, the company has denied the allegations, even as evidence piled up against it. It offered various explanations, from low-quality exports, to combinations of plugins like Autotune introducing […]

AI · The Decoder

Google's Gemini is losing market share to ChatGPT and Claude according to new market data

Three data sources tell the same story: Google's Gemini is losing AI market share. Pangram reports a drop from 12 to 1.9 percent, while OpenAI holds over 50 percent, and Anthropic grew from 4.3 to 14.9 percent. Similarweb and OpenRouter confirm the trend. The article Google's Gemini is losing market share to ChatGPT and Claude according to new market data appeared first on The Decoder .

AI · TechCrunch AI

How a $250 million acquisition collapsed into allegations of fraud and forged signatures

Investors are still waiting for their share of the $250 million windfall, and VideoVerse co-founder Vinayak Shrivastav is now at the center of multiple legal cases.

World · Al Jazeera

Europe prepares for first total solar eclipse in 27 years

Europe is gearing up for its first total solar eclipse in 27 years.

World · Al Jazeera

Colombia declares three days of mourning after deadly earthquake

Hundreds are dead as rescuers race to find survivors of the magnitude 7.4 quake.

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

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Resolution AI that works on top of your existing helpdesk Discussion | Link

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

nenspace

the lo-fi of LLMs: your mind, made larger Discussion | Link

Products & Consumer Tech · Ars Technica

Booksellers suspect AI firms are buying and then destroying rare books

AI firms quietly bulk buying rare books face resistance from booksellers.

World · Deutsche Welle

Italy: Etna eruption in Sicily halts Catania flights

Sicily's Catania airport has suspended flights again as Mount Etna continues to spew lava and volcanic ash. The eruption has disrupted travel during the peak summer holiday season.

Notable Blogs · Simon Willison

Quoting Florian Herrengt

But then users start to report a weird bug. It's the 4th time your team has been trying to fix it. I mean... asking AI to fix it. Unfortunately, it seems like not even Fable can figure it out. You go talk to the person who worked on this feature. "So where does the data come from?" "Hmm... actually I don't know. Let me ask Claude." You sit next to each other watching an endless wall of text appear on the screen. Neither of you has any idea whether any of it is true but Claude seems very confident. [...] This project has become so convoluted, with so many layers and services, that no one on your team could possibly start to understand what's going on. — Florian Herrengt , AI is removing the middle class of software engineering Tags: ai-misuse , cognitive-debt , generative-ai , ai , llms , ai-assisted-programming

World · Al Jazeera

US consumer inflation slows in July as energy prices briefly retreat

Energy prices declined 1.5 percent in July but remain 14.7 percent higher compared with a year ago.

World · Al Jazeera

As Strait of Hormuz transit drops, Trump again says US has ‘control’

Just eight vessels crossed strait on Tuesday, down from 130 to 140 prior to the war as peace talks stall.

Startups & Funding · TechCrunch Startups

Silkroad Innovation Hub’s Road to Battlefield competition continues

The Road to Battlefield competition is now in its second year, and its purpose is to give founders across Central Eurasia a direct route to Startup Battlefield