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Zapier vs. Tray comparison: Which is best for enterprise automation? [2026]
It's easy to let edge cases influence your decision-making—thinking you need the most technical tool for the few times your developers will want to code their way out of a tough problem. And with enterprise software,…
Read original →Nvidia's SoL-Pi system cuts coding agent token usage nearly in half by optimizing the harness
SoL-Pi cuts coding agents' token usage by up to 49 percent with little change in performance by optimizing the control layer between the model and its environment. A research agent tested 152 approaches across more than…
Read original →OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra can now tell you exactly where you screwed up your IKEA shelf
OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra can look at a photo and tell whether an IKEA furniture piece was assembled incorrectly, hitting an 80 percent accuracy rate. Back in November 2025, the best model managed just 28 percent. According…
Read original →OpenAI pauses its "most capable models" after agents exploit loopholes and leak data
OpenAI has shared new details from its ongoing AI safety investigation. One research model exploited a DNS loophole to reach the internet from a locked-down environment, while another deliberately leaked a GitHub token and twice ignored…
Read original →A single function Jev-like wrapper for LLMs, including vision models
We're gonna need a lot more mathematicians
Jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users in Cambridge Analytica case
One Piece of Flock Camera Data Put This Innocent Woman in Jail for 13 Days
Linguistic humor, Foreign hotel signs
MakerMap
A living map of makers and what they’re building Discussion | Link
Read original →Enterprise managed settings in-product validator
You can now use an in-product validator for enterprise managed settings for GitHub Copilot. The validator detects malformed JSON, unsupported configurations, invalid team mappings, and other errors that can prevent… The post Enterprise managed settings in-product…
Read original →OpenRouter: from Seed to Stripe — with OpenRouter’s Alex Atallah & AMP’s Anjney Midha
In 2023 most people doubted that there could be more than 1 or 2 frontier model labs. Now there are dozens.... and Stripe just bought the best known one for $7B.
Read original →AI / coding tools.
Model updates, AI coding tools, agents, APIs, and practical AI shifts.
Nvidia's SoL-Pi system cuts coding agent token usage nearly in half by optimizing the harness
SoL-Pi cuts coding agents' token usage by up to 49 percent with little change in performance by optimizing the control layer between the model and its environment. A research agent tested 152 approaches across more than…
Read original →OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra can now tell you exactly where you screwed up your IKEA shelf
OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra can look at a photo and tell whether an IKEA furniture piece was assembled incorrectly, hitting an 80 percent accuracy rate. Back in November 2025, the best model managed just 28 percent. According…
Read original →OpenAI pauses its "most capable models" after agents exploit loopholes and leak data
OpenAI has shared new details from its ongoing AI safety investigation. One research model exploited a DNS loophole to reach the internet from a locked-down environment, while another deliberately leaked a GitHub token and twice ignored…
Read original →OpenRouter: from Seed to Stripe — with OpenRouter’s Alex Atallah & AMP’s Anjney Midha
In 2023 most people doubted that there could be more than 1 or 2 frontier model labs. Now there are dozens.... and Stripe just bought the best known one for $7B.
Read original →Proaction boosts sales 60% and saves 75+ hours with Codex
With Codex, GPT-Live-1, and GPT-6 Astra, Proaction builds, operates, and sells modern fleet management faster.
Read original →Pentagon was right to slap Anthropic with a security supply chain risk label, federal court says
A federal appeals court has upheld the Pentagon's decision to bar Anthropic from military contracts. Defense Secretary Hegseth argues the company's safety restrictions could jeopardize military operations. Anthropic says the designation has already cost it billions.…
Read original →Web development.
Frontend, PHP/LAMP, browser, platform, and developer tooling updates.
Agents can now set up your website’s security with Turnstile Spin
Misconfiguring Turnstile by skipping backend validation leaves sites exposed to bots. Turnstile Spin fixes incomplete setups by using your preferred AI coding agent to wire up server-side verification.
Read original →Tools / GitHub.
GitHub, repos, changelogs, infrastructure, and useful software signals.
A single function Jev-like wrapper for LLMs, including vision models
We're gonna need a lot more mathematicians
Jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users in Cambridge Analytica case
One Piece of Flock Camera Data Put This Innocent Woman in Jail for 13 Days
Linguistic humor, Foreign hotel signs
Enterprise managed settings in-product validator
You can now use an in-product validator for enterprise managed settings for GitHub Copilot. The validator detects malformed JSON, unsupported configurations, invalid team mappings, and other errors that can prevent… The post Enterprise managed settings in-product…
Read original →Automation / SaaS.
Automation, small SaaS, product, and business-tech updates.
Zapier vs. Tray comparison: Which is best for enterprise automation? [2026]
It's easy to let edge cases influence your decision-making—thinking you need the most technical tool for the few times your developers will want to code their way out of a tough problem. And with enterprise software,…
Read original →MakerMap
A living map of makers and what they’re building Discussion | Link
Read original →Introducing n8n Agents
n8n now has a new type of Agent. Describe what an agent should do, choose a model, the tools and workflows it can use, and it's ready to go!
Read original →GoodSocials
AI social media manager for LinkedIn. Only authentic content Discussion | Link
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Usage metrics API adds pull request review stages
The enterprise and organization repository-level Copilot usage metrics reports now break down how long pull requests spend in each stage of review. A new pull_request_review_times array on each repos-1-day row… The post Usage metrics API adds…
Read original →Private saved views for repository issues and “Relates to” issue relationship is generally available
Private saved views for repository issues Repository issues pages now support private saved views, making it easier to create and save personalized views of your issues. “Relates to” issue relationship… The post Private saved views for…
Read original →Changes to query results in the GitHub Actions API and UI
Queries for workflow runs in the GitHub Actions API and UI now return a less precise but more accurate count of records when you search by workflow, event, status, branch,… The post Changes to query results…
Read original →GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: How to build custom workflows with canvases
Describe the interface you need in plain English, then let the agent build a live surface you can both use and update—so you spend less time adapting to tools and more time getting work done. The…
Read original →Another Google Deepmind researcher quits, says building superintelligent AI soon is "inherently irresponsible"
Google Deepmind researcher Robert O'Callahan has quit, saying AI's "current rate of change is far too high." He worked on chip design tools that helped make AI cheaper and faster, a contribution he can no longer…
Read original →Agentic autofix now uses Copilot Memory
Agentic autofix now uses Copilot Memory for customers who’ve enabled it. When you use agentic autofix, it reviews existing memories for context that can help resolve security alerts. When it… The post Agentic autofix now uses…
Read original →Quoting John Gruber
Muse is getting a lot of attention — including mine — because it’s both groundbreaking technically (each user gets their own entire persistent Linux VM running in Meta’s cloud) and because it’s packaged in an easy-to-install…
Read original →Wordfence Bug Bounty Program Monthly Report – June 2026
In June 2026, the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program received 1066 vulnerability submissions from our growing community of security researchers working to improve the overall security posture of the WordPress ecosystem. These submissions are reviewed, triaged, and…
Read original →Microsoft gives Copilot another makeover, adding an Autopilot agent and usage-based billing
Microsoft is splitting its Copilot app into three sections: Home, Code, and a new agent called "Autopilot." Built on OpenClaw, the agent runs continuously in the cloud, where it can monitor Teams channels and complete tasks…
Read original →Improving site performance by shipping more CSS
How we fully migrated github.com away from CSS-in-JS. The post Improving site performance by shipping more CSS appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
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