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Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did

Microsoft Edge is ending support for the Manifest V2 extensions platform, which will cut off the uBlock Origin adblocker and others like it, just like Google Chrome did earlier this year. According to Microsoft, there are only 58 extensions on the Edge Add-On Store "with any meaningful usage" that still use MV2, and only three […]

Developers & Open Source · GitHub Changelog

“Relates to” issue relationship in public preview and multi-select fields is generally available

GitHub is making it easier to connect related work and manage multiple field values across issues and projects. Connect related issues The new “Relates to” issue relationship is available in… The post “Relates to” issue relationship in public preview and multi-select fields is generally available appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

Notable Blogs · Stratechery

2026.32: Earnings and Learnings

The best Stratechery content from the week of August 3, 2026, including earnings exposure, OpenAI's answer to Apple, and all about LeBron in Philly.

AI · The Decoder

OpenAI's first smart speaker is expected in 2027 at over $300

OpenAI is planning a donut-shaped smart speaker for 2027, priced above $300. The screenless device has a camera, microphones, and moving parts. It's designed to learn from conversations and adapt to users, fitting Sam Altman's "Her" vision. The article OpenAI's first smart speaker is expected in 2027 at over $300 appeared first on The Decoder .

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

Tines 3B

The secure environment for agents, apps, and automations Discussion | Link

Business · CNBC Technology

Chesky says Airbnb will spend ‘a lot more’ on AI as earnings beat and stock surges 15%

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky wasn’t sure AI would help the company, but a year later, he says it’s the reason growth is back.

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

Ballet

Agentic workflows that deliver the same outcome every time Discussion | Link

Notable Blogs · Simon Willison

The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI

The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI There's a fun anecdote from Accenture (apparently via leaked meeting audio recordings) in this 404 Media piece from June 24th: “We’re seeing from some of the data internally at least that it’s actually not our engineers that are driving the token consumption. It’s a lot of the non-engineers that are doing some of those behaviors [...] you were talking about,” Justice Kwak, Accenture’s agentic AI strategy lead, said [...] Stuart Henderson, Accenture’s client group lead, interrupts. He jokes he hopes Kwak didn’t just convert a PDF into images and then into markdown files. “I’m learning that’s one of the big token chewers,” Henderson says. “Turning PDFs into markdown: is that right?” That’s when Kwak says that’s what Accenture’s own data shows. Maybe if Accenture figure out that PDFs are a terrible medium for communicating information they'll be able to push that message out to the rest of the business world too! Via @404.media on TikTok Tags: pdf , markdown , ai , generative-ai , llms , ai-misuse

AI · TechCrunch AI

Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser built for AI agents

Kitesurf is a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI agents instead of people. It uses less computing power than Chromium for common automation tasks, helping developers build browser-based AI agents more efficiently.

World · BBC Europe

Spanish police arrest 78 people in bust of 'one of largest' smuggling networks

The group moved synthetic drugs from Spain to Algeria, then used the return journey to smuggle migrants and weapons.

Startups & Funding · TechCrunch Startups

Today’s the last day to get up to $400 off your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket

Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, which is a nice bonus on top of our current discounted pricing.

World · BBC World

Seven killed after Thai student opens fire at home and school

Authorities say the 14-year-old killed his grandparents before gunning down five teachers at his school.

Business · BBC Business

Goodwin considers selling part of defence business

The firm is a key supplier of components to UK and US frigate and submarine programmes.

AI · OpenAI News

Responding to the next frontier of critical cyber capabilities

OpenAI is sharing preliminary cybersecurity evaluations for Astra and the steps we’re taking to strengthen safeguards and security controls.

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

SuperIntern

Your email and meeting assistant, inside your chat apps Discussion | Link

Developers & Open Source · GitHub Changelog

GitHub Code Quality no longer adds Copilot as a reviewer

Enabling GitHub Code Quality on a repository no longer creates a ruleset that automatically requests a code review from GitHub Copilot on your pull requests. In repositories that already have… The post GitHub Code Quality no longer adds Copilot as a reviewer appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

99% of My Website Traffic Is Bots

Article URL: https://patronview.com/news/99-percent-of-my-website-traffic-is-bots/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49211386 Points: 255 # Comments: 249

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

dif.sh

Markdown feature flags your coding agent installs for you Discussion | Link

Products & Consumer Tech · Ars Technica

Report: White House drafting executive order linking vaccines and autism

Trump determined to link life-saving shots to autism, despite science and political risk.

World · Deutsche Welle

Thailand: Several killed in school shooting north of Bangkok

The shooting incident took place at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in ​the ‌Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi, just north of the capital city of Bangkok. Several people were killed in the attack.

World · Deutsche Welle

Eco wins: Hungary goes solar, marmots go viral and Rome gets an upgrade

From Hungary's accidental solar revolution to marmot crowdfunding and a long-overdue upgrade for Rome's big snake, good news comes in strange packages this week.

Startups & Funding · TechCrunch Startups

Host your own piece of Disrupt: Apply to run a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

You put together the concept — from a founder mixer, an after-hours panel, a themed party, a morning run, whatever fits your goal — and the TechCrunch team helps put it in front of the attendees already in town for Disrupt.

Cybersecurity · SecurityWeek

In Other News: AI Slop Limits Apple Bounties, North Carolina Port Attacks, Hackers Target Wall Street

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: ban on Chinese data center tech, QuickFox VPN supply chain attack, IEH Corporation mailbox breached via phishing. The post In Other News: AI Slop Limits Apple Bounties, North Carolina Port Attacks, Hackers Target Wall Street appeared first on SecurityWeek .

AI · TechCrunch AI

Airbnb says AI is helping it ship features faster as it tests a new search function

Airbnb will debut a new AI-powered search experience with a toggle.