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11 Aug 2026 edition
AWS GitHub

aws/aws-sdk-js-v3: v3.1108.0

3.1108.0(2026-08-11) Chores codegen: update smithy-ts commit to bring in TS6 change (#8262) (785d467f) sync for operation-level endpoint defaults (#8260) (f50e0d94) upgrade to typescript 6 (#8257) (edabd4a5)…

Source: AWS SDK JS v3 Releases aws-sdk-js-automation
AI GitHub

langchain-ai/langchain: langchain-anthropic==1.5.5

Changes since langchain-anthropic==1.5.4 release(anthropic): 1.5.5 (#39597) fix(anthropic): report reasoning tokens in usage metadata (#39590) fix(anthropic): fix KeyError on rename in Claude file-tool middleware…

Source: LangChain Releases github-actions[bot]
AI GitHub

langchain-ai/langchain: langchain==1.3.15

Changes since langchain==1.3.14 release(langchain): 1.3.15 (#39595) feat(langchain): expose trace_policy on AgentMiddleware (#38910) chore(langchain): fix type errors in tests (#39589) chore: bump h2 from 4.3.0 to 4.4.1…

Source: LangChain Releases github-actions[bot]
AWS GitHub

aws/aws-sdk-java-v2: AWS SDK for Java v2 2.52.0

2.52.0 2026-08-11 AWS Clean Rooms Service Features Adds support for exporting redacted query execution logs in AWS Clean Rooms AWS Organizations Features Documentation update for AWS Organizations that clarifies valid…

Source: AWS SDK Java v2 Releases aws-sdk-java-automation
Open Source

From coder to orchestrator: How agents shift the role of a developer

Developers are owning more of the delivery system around code, not just code itself. Join us during GitHub Universe to meet other devs, learn something new, and explore what's next. The post From coder to orchestrator:…

Source: GitHub Blog Natalie Guevara
AWS GitHub

aws/aws-cli: 2.36.21

Tagging 2.36.21 release.

Source: AWS CLI Releases aws-cli-automation
AI GitHub

langchain-ai/langchain: langchain-core==1.5.4

Changes since langchain-core==1.5.3 release(core): 1.5.4 (#39592) fix(core): compat with pydantic 2.14 (#39328) fix(core): stop StructuredPrompt from mutating caller kwargs (#39174) fix(core): preserve flat tool args…

Source: LangChain Releases github-actions[bot]
DevSec AWS

AWS successfully completed its 2025-26 NHS DSPT assessment

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce its successful completion of the 2025-26 NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit (NHS DSPT) assessment audit and achieving a status of Standards Exceeded. The NHS DSPT…

Source: AWS Security Blog Tariro Dongo
Web

Updated W3C Recommendation: ARIA in HTML

This specification defines the authoring rules (author conformance requirements) for the use of Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.2 and Digital Publishing WAI-ARIA Module 1.1 attributes on [HTML]…

Source: W3C News
Hardware

Mastering edge AI on Raspberry Pi with LiteRT and Gemma

Our friends at Google have been busy working on improving LiteRT performance on the Raspberry Pi platform. The post Mastering edge AI on Raspberry Pi with LiteRT and Gemma appeared first on Raspberry Pi.

Source: Raspberry Pi News Naush Patuck
Java GitHub

OpenLiberty/open-liberty: Open Liberty Release 26.0.0.8

Open Liberty Release 26.0.0.8 Build: https://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/openliberty/runtime/release/26.0.0.8/ Driver: https://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/openliberty/runtime/release/26.…

Source: Open Liberty Releases LibbyBot
AWS

Amazon Connect Customer launches performance dashboard for Cases

Amazon Connect Customer now provides a performance dashboard for cases that helps managers monitor case volume, resolution trends, and performance against service level agreement (SLA) targets. Managers can compare…

Source: AWS What's New aws@amazon.com
Go GitHub

prometheus/prometheus: 3.14.0-rc.0 / 2026-08-06

[CHANGE] API: Deprecate the stats query parameter of /api/v1/query and /api/v1/query_range for values other than true and all. Other values still enable basic statistics but now return a deprecation warning; they will…

Source: Prometheus Releases github-actions[bot]
AI

Daybreak models are now available on AWS

OpenAI and AWS are making Daybreak cybersecurity capabilities available through Amazon Bedrock to support enterprise security workflows.

Source: OpenAI Blog
AI

Testing ads in ChatGPT

OpenAI begins testing ads in ChatGPT to support free access, with clear labeling, answer independence, strong privacy protections, and user control.

Source: OpenAI Blog
AWS

Amazon RDS for MariaDB now supports MariaDB 12.3

Starting today, Amazon RDS for MariaDB supports MariaDB major version 12.3, the latest Long-Term Support release from the MariaDB community. This release supports MariaDB 12.3.2 minor version. MariaDB 12.3 includes…

Source: AWS What's New aws@amazon.com
Vue.js GitHub JavaScript

vuejs/core: v3.6.0-rc.3

For stable releases, please refer to CHANGELOG.md for details. For pre-releases, please refer to CHANGELOG.md of the minor branch.

Source: Vue.js Releases github-actions[bot]
DevOps

Why CPUs still matter in the age of AI agents

When the conversation turns to AI infrastructure, it almost always lands on GPUs and TPUs. The New Stack sat down The post Why CPUs still matter in the age of AI agents appeared first on The New Stack.

Source: The New Stack Frederic Lardinois
DevOps

How I learned to stop worrying and love hyperscaler capex

The AI boom is an oddly miserable bubble. Despite interesting tech, huge new companies, and products with global reach, AI The post How I learned to stop worrying and love hyperscaler capex appeared first on The New…

Source: The New Stack Alex Wilhelm
DevOps

Why CPUs still matter in the age of AI agents

When the conversation turns to AI infrastructure, it almost always lands on GPUs and TPUs. The New Stack sat down The post Why CPUs still matter in the age of AI agents appeared first on The New Stack.

Source: The New Stack Frederic Lardinois
Hardware

Wi-Fi Enabled Pico-Powered Neopixel Art Display #ArtTuesday

Created by TheFargo on GitHub, The Blossom is an open-source hardware project built around the Raspberry Pi Pico 2W and a NeoPixel ring. It is part art project and part learning tool, the guide is intended to help…

Source: Adafruit Blog Ben
PostgreSQL GitHub

supabase/postgres: 17.9.0.014-orioledb-test-3

feat: Bump admin-api to 0.114.0 admin-api 0.114.0 contains optimized orioledb config feature according to the worksheet https://linear.app/supabase/issue/ORI-119/orioledb-variable-guc-settings-depending-on-ec2-size

Source: Supabase Postgres Releases github-actions[bot]
AI

Hugging Face Journal Club: Direct On-Policy Distillation

The Hugging Face research team discusses the paper "Weak-to-Strong Generalization via Direct On-Policy Distillation" which proposes a cheap way to transfer the benefits of reinforcement learning from small models to…

Source: Hugging Face Hugging Face
DevOps

OpenAI’s ChatGPT/Codex desktop app is now on Linux

On Tuesday, OpenAI launched its ChatGPT desktop for Linux. Now in preview, the app, which combines ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and The post OpenAI’s ChatGPT/Codex desktop app is now on Linux appeared first on The New Stack.

Source: The New Stack Frederic Lardinois
PostgreSQL GitHub

supabase/postgres: 17.9.0.014-orioledb-test-3-x86

feat: Bump admin-api to 0.114.0 admin-api 0.114.0 contains optimized orioledb config feature according to the worksheet https://linear.app/supabase/issue/ORI-119/orioledb-variable-guc-settings-depending-on-ec2-size

Source: Supabase Postgres Releases github-actions[bot]
Open Source

[$] KVM planes head for takeoff

Virtualization places a guest system into a separate security domain, typically with less privileges than software running directly on the host. Increasingly, there is interest in creating multiple security domains…

Source: LWN.net corbet
Open Source

Bernard: GNOME Shell design dreams

GNOME contributor Tobias Bernard has published a blog post that details some of the design team's ideas for the GNOME Shell over the long term: Some of these we have relatively complete plans for, others are more vague…

Source: LWN.net jzb
Hardware

Search Across 6,308,174 Artworks with The Last Museum

image of The Last Museum The Last Museum is an absolutely massive museum art search engine with the goal to “index all museum art in the world”. Much of the art we index is in the public domain. Where works are still…

Source: Adafruit Blog Stephanie
Python

Coding With OpenCode: AI-Assisted Python

Learn how to use OpenCode for AI-assisted Python coding, using a free Gemini API key to analyze and refactor code right in your terminal.

Source: Real Python
Hardware

The Coldcard postmortem from MicroPython’s perspective

Damien George, MicroPython’s creator, writes on the MicroPython discussion on GitHub: Coldcard is a Bitcoin hardware wallet, and it’s firmware is built using MicroPython. (Trezor is another hardware wallet also using…

Source: Adafruit Blog Anne Barela
Open Source

Security updates for Tuesday

Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (gpsd), Debian (caddy, libyaml-syck-perl, nss, and wordpress), Fedora (chezmoi, chromium, emacs, kernel, knot, libcupsfilters, mingw-gstreamer1-plugins-good, mingw-libidn,…

Source: LWN.net jzb
Web

Building Tactile UX: Honoring Intentional Design With Lottie

When tasked with building a highly interactive, tactile web experience, the architecture must serve the art direction. In this article, Alexey Kopytin explains their architectural rationale for building a digital…

Source: Smashing Magazine hello@smashingmagazine.com (Alexey Kopytin)
JavaScript

Shipping less JavaScript with Baseline

#​798 — August 11, 2026 Read on the Web 🏖️ A brief scheduling note: We're taking a summer break next week, so we'll be back in your inbox on August 25. Catch you then! __ Your editor, Peter Cooper JavaScript Weekly…

Source: JavaScript Weekly
Open Source General

Inside GitHub Universe 2026

Get your first look at GitHub Universe 2026 as Andrea Griffiths, Cassidy Williams, and friends take you inside GitHub’s biggest developer event of the year. We’ll share the speakers, sessions, and surprises headed to…

Source: GitHub GitHub