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      <title>OpenAI Previews GPT-6 With a Built-In Agent Mode</title>
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      <description>OpenAI opened limited preview access to GPT-6, adding a native agent mode that can execute multi-step tasks without third-party tooling.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Google Ships Gemini 3.6 With Longer Context Windows</title>
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      <title>VS Code 2026 Ships Native AI Pair-Review in Editor</title>
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      <description>The latest VS Code release adds an AI review pass built into the diff view, no extension required.</description>
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      <title>GitHub Copilot Adds Repository-Wide Refactoring Mode</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Next-Gen E-Ink Tablets Finally Hit 120Hz Refresh</title>
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      <description>A new wave of color e-ink tablets clears the refresh-rate bottleneck that made fast scrolling look smeared.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Foldable Laptop Displays Move Past the Crease Problem</title>
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      <description>A new hinge and panel design claims a visibly flatter fold after 100,000 open-close cycles.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>First Solid-State Battery EV Enters Mass Production</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Autonomous Trucking Startup Completes Coast-to-Coast Run</title>
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      <description>The run included a single supervised handoff at a state line, the company says.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Microsoft Beats Earnings on Cloud and AI Demand</title>
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      <description>Azure growth and AI-service revenue drove Microsoft past analyst expectations this quarter.</description>
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      <title>Apple Reorganizes AI Division Under New Leadership</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Dev-Tools Startup Raises $40M Series B</title>
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      <description>The CI/CD startup plans to use the round to expand its self-hosted enterprise tier.</description>
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      <title>AI Coding Assistant Startup Reaches Unicorn Valuation</title>
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      <description>The round values the company at just over $1B after 6x revenue growth this year.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Anthropic Opens Claude Computer-Use API to All Developers</title>
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      <description>The previously limited-preview API for controlling a desktop environment is now generally available.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Node.js 26 Ships With Built-In TypeScript Execution</title>
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      <description>Type-stripping now runs by default, removing the need for a separate transpile step in most projects.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EU Finalizes AI Act Enforcement Guidelines for AI Models</title>
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      <description>Regulators clarify compliance timelines and reporting requirements for foundation-model providers.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Figma Launches Real-Time Code Handoff for React</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New ARM Chipset Promises 30% Longer Laptop Battery Life</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Major Automaker Delays EV Rollout Amid Chip Shortage</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Smart Glasses With On-Device AI Launch to Mixed Reviews</title>
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      <description>Early reviewers praise battery life but flag the still-limited field of view.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Wireless EV Charging Roads Begin Pilot Tests in 3 States</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Meta Announces Fresh Round of Infrastructure Layoffs</title>
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      <title>Amazon Expands Cloud Region Footprint Into Southeast Asia</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Two Fintech Startups Announce Merger to Rival Incumbents</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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