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- Andree Toonk releases Wireblast to simplify 100 Gbps packet testing
Toonk built the open-source AF_XDP traffic generator as a test rig for a separate all-Go dataplane project.
- Developers are moving from writing code to supervising agents
Santiago Valdarrama says he has spent two weeks judging agent output without reading it, a workflow software vendors are racing to formalize.
- OpenAI acquires NextSlide as ChatGPT expands into PowerPoint
Founder Ahmed Beshry is selling a second startup after Caper, and his new team will work on ChatGPT's creation and communication tools.
- Google DeepMind releases WeatherNext Cyclones code and weights after NHC use
Google DeepMind released WeatherNext Cyclones after National Hurricane Center forecasters used its guidance during the 2025 season, allowing independent scrutiny of the model's claimed one-day accuracy gain.
- xAI launches Imagine Image 2.0 for production image workflows
The new Quality Mode adds region edits, five-image references and smart resizing, while API access remains pending.
- Coral's AgentRadio lifted coding-agent accuracy to 62% at sixfold cost
Four Opus 4.6 agents beat one Opus 4.8 agent on a codebase benchmark, though a newer model has already edged past the result.
- Formlabs weighs $500 million IPO after reporting $250 million-plus revenue
Bloomberg says the MIT spinout is in early adviser talks, five years after SoftBank led a $150 million round at a $2 billion valuation.
- RuntimeWire launches a Chrome new-tab dashboard for AI news and daily tasks
The free extension combines a story feed, model-release tracker, focus prompt, synced task list and rotating wallpapers.
- DOE and Arcee partner on open-weight model for scientific research
Announced July 22nd, 2026, the project pairs Arcee-provided compute and open-weight model development with research problems, data and evaluation environments from DOE scientists and national laboratories.
- Flora Coatings sells $800,000 offering to one undisclosed investor
Founder and polymer scientist Atul Tiwari is turning NSF-backed research into coating products for aerospace, marine and automotive applications.
- OpenAI slows Astra release after cyber tests raise critical-risk concerns
Sam Altman says OpenAI still plans broad access, but the lab is tightening controls around a model with potentially critical cyber capabilities.
- X ends creator revenue sharing, requires all creators to apply for 'Original' rewards
Revenue Sharing members will stop earning under the existing program on September 7th, with no automatic transfer to the replacement and new applicants already shut out.
- Latitude Health discloses $2M as CMS tightens prior-authorization rules
Chuck Feerick and Guru Nadiger are building an AI platform for payer workflows as CMS decision-time and electronic-interface requirements take effect.
- Metabase patches exploited SQL injection after Framework and Tally report data theft
The unauthenticated SQL injection flaw gave attackers a path from an analytics instance to connected database credentials and customer records.
- ARC Prize verifies DeepSeek V4 Flash at 61.4% for $0.04 per task
ARC Prize's outside evaluation documents how Liang Wenfeng's open-weight model falls from 61.4% at Max effort to 46.0% at Low, with Max costing $0.04 per task.
- Exo Labs pauses local.ai name claims after users find prelaunch site
The benchmark site's profiles drew users before Alex Cheema could announce them; a wider launch is set for August 13th.
- emberOS files $2.49 million fully sold seed round
Former Google executive Justin Inman is building software to monitor, predict and act on how brands appear in AI-generated answers.
- Sidekick runs factory work orders and training through plain text messages
Justin So says the YC-backed AI agent is live in more than 20 plants, where workers can report problems without installing an app.
- Oklo's Groves reactor reaches criticality, testing a faster path to isotope production
The Texas reactor went from groundbreaking to a sustained chain reaction in under a year, though its authorized power is capped at 100 watts.
- Browser Use launches Cloud v4, claiming web tasks at 3 cents per success
Gregor Zunic says the Luna-powered agent improves accuracy and cost, while Browser Use's own docs show speed remains the tradeoff.
- Cloudflare merges Workers AI and AI Gateway behind one control plane
One API and prepaid balance now cover hosted and third-party models; model-first failover and prompt-based routing remain in testing.
- Cloudflare's Radar Researcher lets users query public Internet data in plain language
Product lead Lai Yi Ohlsen leads a beta feature that pairs Cloudflare's public Internet measurements with interactive charts and an auditable data trace.
- Apptronik's Apollo 2 runs Gemini Robotics 2 across three robot configurations
Google's Gemini Robotics 2 controlled Apollo 2 in three configurations, with reported dexterity results ranging from 32% to 92%.
- Hadrian raises $1.37 billion to build automated defense factories
Chris Power's factory network spans nearly 3 million square feet, including a Navy-opened Alabama site making submarine components.