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Launches, updates, hands-on coverage.
- Astra Flash Orchestrator cuts GPT-6 Astra input 98.9%, its maker says
Ethan+'s Codex skill keeps Astra on planning and review while DeepSeek V4.1 Flash handles implementation and tests.
- Amika lets coding agents keep their VMs between pull requests
Founder Dylan Mikus argues reusable VMs preserve state across related agent tasks, while Amika still supports isolated per-task machines.
- TypeSafe tests semantic lints before malformed questions reach Jev
A console warning spotted by Jane Manchun Wong catches open-ended prompts sent to Jev's binary Noul primitive.
- PlanetScale launches TIN to put full-text search inside Postgres
PlanetScale's GA extension supports BM25, phrase, and fuzzy search; its company-run benchmarks report large gains over rival indexes.
- Jason Page submits Seal, an inheritance app that publishes its own weak spots
The University of Oregon student built an encrypted family vault with Claude, submitted it to Apple, and posted a blunt catalog of its security gaps.
- LiveWorld maps YouTube's 24/7 cameras onto one globe for under $10 a month
Sapporo developer Hari Singh built LiveWorld as a solo side project, using YouTube embeds and a small Tokyo server.
- Instinct turns its personal AI output into shareable interactive pages
The AI personal assistant can turn plans and comparisons into public or private Files, extending its work beyond text and calls.
- Claude Code adds AGENTS.md fallback for repositories shared across coding agents
Version 2.1.277 reads the open instruction format when CLAUDE.md is absent and previews Anthropic's coming mods system.
- Cloudflare says smaller hash rings reclaimed more than 100TB of RAM
Four engineers cut each entry from 8 bytes to 6 and reduced virtual hashes about 90%, then deployed the change without invalidating cached content across the network.
- OpenAI adds Chrome extensions to ChatGPT's desktop browser
Users can install tools such as 1Password, while OpenAI says ChatGPT's agent cannot interact with extensions or their data.
- Joby completes 3,199-mile autonomous flight with a converted Cessna
Joby Aviation's [remotely supervised flight](https://www.jobyaviation.com/news/joby-completes-first-ever-fully-autonomous-flight-across-the-united-states) demonstrates defense and freight uses for the autonomy system it acquired in its 2024 purchase of Xwing's autonomy division, beyond its electric air taxi.
- Netflix's ja preview makes Java's module descriptor the project contract
Netflix engineer Danny Thomas's module-first preview splits dependencies, formatting, symbol search and documentation into composable CLI tools.
- ChatGPT lets plugins connect multiple work and personal accounts
OpenAI expanded a Google-only capability to most plugins, letting one conversation query separate accounts under their existing permissions.
- Epoch AI audits 15 benchmarks, finds nine flawed
The first batch flags defects in SWE-bench Verified, Humanity's Last Exam and other tests used to compare frontier models.
- Uber adds AI tools, paid tasks and expanded protections for drivers
Dara Khosrowshahi is widening the app beyond rides and deliveries while rivals compete for the same supply of flexible labor.
- Flet 1.0 ships Python apps across six platforms after a ground-up rewrite
Feodor Fitsner's four-year project reaches a stable release with Flutter rendering, mobile Python packages and a planned services layer.
- PrismML launches a 5.9 GB Qwen3.8 model for local AI
Babak Hassibi's Caltech spinout says Bonsai 2 keeps 98.2% of full-precision performance, though its launch materials disagree on the test suite.
- OpenAI adds ChatGPT to Word and opens its Office add-in to free users
The same add-in works across Word, PowerPoint and Excel, while business customers get a two-week GPT-5.6 Sol preview.
- Stonly launches AI agents that run the support playbook humans already use
Dashlane co-founder Alexis Fogel is betting one set of structured guides can govern reps, self-service and autonomous support.
- Inductive launches Beacon-2 to turn drug properties into one dose estimate
Inductive's Josh Haimson and Ben Birnbaum are pairing the dose model with Indy, their new medicinal chemistry agent, inside live partner programs.
- ElevenLabs packages voice agents into a $29-a-month receptionist
Reception answers and books calls for small businesses, giving its founders a self-serve route below ElevenLabs' enterprise platform.
- QuiverAI ships Arrow 2 with editable SVG workspace and developer API
The San Francisco startup paired its vector models with canvas editing, Open Responses support and token-based API pricing.
- Hexnode previews Synapse, an AI agent layer for IT's console sprawl
The invite-only trial will connect endpoint, identity and threat agents with ServiceNow, Zendesk, Entra ID and BambooHR later in 2026.
- TileDB becomes Tile.ai as founder hands CEO job to George Llado
Stavros Papadopoulos returns to product as Tile.ai launches an AI data layer and raises an undisclosed strategic round.