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A study of 100 open-source projects finds most agent config files repeat lint rules, bloat context, or leak unused skills.

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A study of 100 open-source projects finds most agent config files repeat lint rules, bloat context, or leak unused skills.
Jim Fan says the NVIDIA GEAR lab self-improves with a new agent harness that loops tools, feedback, and memory.
An Unreal Engine 6 feature aims to make Fortnite cosmetics usable across titles, turning Epic’s metaverse talk into something testable.
The April “research preview” hit 1M users in a week, then burned Pro tokens fast. Now Anthropic aims at enterprise compliance and calmer economics.
In China’s hardware capital, IO-AI Tech uses body-driven humanoid control that hints at a new operator model for robotics.
Nvidia-backed Coherent is expanding its Texas fab 4x for optical interconnect demand, turning AI hype into manufacturing capacity decisions.
A $1.45B valuation signals big money lining up behind “world models” as the next step after LLMs.
Confidence in both government and AI builders is low, even as adoption hits half of adults.
The 2026 Digital News Report finds 7% of adults cut out TV, radio, and news sites, with low trust baked in.
If Anthropic wants to rerelease Fable 5, officials say every jailbreak must fail. Experts argue that standard is impossible.
The Amazon founder, now running robotics and space bets, argues AI will shift work, not erase it.
Vandenberg’s historic launch infrastructure is being modernized, and SpaceX gets a newly cleared runway for Falcon missions.