Japanese firm Polimill implements OpenAI tech for smarter city governance
Polimill is implementing OpenAI's GPT models and Codex to help Japanese municipalities streamline administrative processes through improved knowledge management. The system accelerates document retrieval and interpretation of complex regulations while maintaining accuracy for bur
AI openai_news 2026-08-31T23:54:55.058066+00:00Read articleP.A.R. is a flip-squisk display that draws your pixel art
Flip-disc displays used to be very common in the days before affordable LEDs, LCDs, and OLEDs. But as electromechanical devices with a lot of moving parts, they’re expensive and rare today. That’s a shame, because they’re charming. That charm is what led Zimm to the creation of t
Hardware arduino_blog 2026-08-31T18:54:26.747426+00:00Read articleAI advertising milestone: ChatGPT Ads reaches $1B revenue rate
ChatGPT Ads has reached a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate while expanding its global availability, offering both free and lower-cost access to OpenAI's conversational AI. This demonstrates the commercial viability of AI-powered advertising models at scale as the industry d
AI openai_news 2026-08-31T17:53:03.621453+00:00Read articleGigaPath-Flash and GigaTIME-Flash: Toward population-scale discovery with efficient pathology foundation models
What if pathology foundation models could do more with less? GigaPath-Flash and GigaTIME-Flash cut computational demands while maintaining strong performance, opening the door to larger studies and broader exploration.
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Research microsoft_research 2026-08-31T16:52:42.476304+00:00Read articleCloudflare’s Adaptive Intelligence Aims to Disrupt Bot Attack Economics
Cloudflare has launched Adaptive Intelligence, a bot detection engine that undermines the economic viability of automated attacks by analyzing live traffic and deploying disposable rules. Unlike static defenses, Adaptive Intelligence continuously evolves, forcing attackers to exp
Security cloudflare_blog 2026-08-31T15:52:36.552422+00:00Read articleFine-Tuning SOTA Object Detection Models on Real-World Datasets
In our previous blog post in this series, we discussed state-of-the-art models for object detection: the architectures, the theory, and what makes YOLO12, YOLO26, and RF-DETR tick. If you want the theoretical background on these models, start there. This post is the practical fol
Developer Tools jetbrains_blog 2026-08-31T14:52:47.786615+00:00Read articleDocker Hardened Images Cut Attack Surface by Up to 95%
Docker Hardened Images address escalating security challenges in modern development environments by including only essential components, reducing the attack surface by up to 95%. These images are built from verified sources, minimizing critical and high vulnerabilities from day o
Developer Tools docker_blog 2026-08-31T13:51:50.862653+00:00Read articleLLMs Show Divergent Paths Despite Equal Task Resolution
Claude Opus 4.7 and Gemini 3.5 Flash solved the same number of coding tasks in a benchmark test, but their execution profiles revealed significant differences. Opus averaged 184 steps and cost $2.79 per run, while Gemini took 271 steps but cost only $1.24. JetBrains' Junie coding
Developer Tools jetbrains_blog 2026-08-31T12:51:29.046296+00:00Read articleLinux Foundation Acknowledges Global Open Source Contributors
The Linux Foundation's operations depend heavily on contributions from developers, project maintainers, enterprise partners, platform engineers, and sponsors worldwide. LF Research acknowledged the critical role of global sponsors and partners in advancing its initiatives. Their
Open Source linux_foundation 2026-08-28T19:24:58.791973+00:00Read articleCPython Adds Official Support for RISC-V Platforms
I’m happy to announce that RISC-V platforms are now officially supported by CPython. 🎉 🚀
Developer Tools python_insider 2026-08-28T08:21:10.717566+00:00Read articleBasic robot kit transformed into face-tracking vehicle with microcontroller upgrade
Iulia Feroli demonstrated that the Arduino UNO Q microcontroller can upgrade basic robotics kits to perform advanced tasks. By replacing the original Arduino UNO Rev3 in an Elegoo car kit with the more powerful UNO Q model (featuring an STM32 processor and Linux support), Feroli
Hardware arduino_blog 2026-08-28T06:19:57.463755+00:00Read articleOpenAI CFO Explains Synergy in AI Components
Sarah Friar, CFO of OpenAI, explains how advancements in chips, compute, models, and products work together to deliver more efficient, scalable, and cost-effective intelligent systems. This integration facilitates the development of more sophisticated AI applications across vario
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