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Clock icon beside the headline Node.js 26: upgrade or wait?

Node.js 26 turns Temporal on. Upgrade now or wait?

Stay on Node.js 24 for production for another three weeks, test Node.js 26 in CI today, and move once 26 becomes LTS. Node.js 26 has been the Current release since May 5, 2026, and the official

Wed Aug 19 2026 · 8 min read · 26 views

Software

A Next.js 16.3 production build running through the Turbopack bundler

Turbopack build failing in Next.js 16.4? Start here

If next build fails with Turbopack and passes with next build --webpack, the bundler is not broken. Something in your project is written for webpack, and Turbopack refuses it. Five causes cover almost

Wed Aug 19 2026 · 7 min read · 12 views

Software

Chinese CXMT DRAM appearing in HP, Asus and Acer laptops sold outside the US

Is there Chinese CXMT memory in your new laptop?

Three of the largest PC makers now ship some notebooks with Chinese memory chips, and the machines that get them are sold outside the United States. That makes this a European shopping question rather

Sun Aug 16 2026 · 5 min read · 13 views

Gadgets

OpenAI's Daybreak Red access tier for the GPT-5.6-Cyber security model

Who can actually run GPT-5.6-Cyber, and what it costs

OpenAI now sells a model built to write exploits, and almost nobody can buy it. GPT-5.6-Cyber sits inside a tier called Daybreak Red, behind identity checks, legal paperwork and, from September 1,

Sun Aug 16 2026 · 5 min read · 9 views

AI

1,600 Court Cases of Fake AI Citations. One Cause.

1,600 Court Cases of Fake AI Citations. One Cause.

There is now a public database of more than 1,600 court decisions worldwide in which someone filed AI-fabricated material and a judge responded. It is the largest documented record of AI being used

Sun Aug 16 2026 · 5 min read · 6 views

AI

Your AI Agent Bought the Wrong Thing. Who Pays?

Your AI Agent Bought the Wrong Thing. Who Pays?

Browsers and chat apps are now happy to hand an AI agent your payment details and let it check out on your behalf. Nobody has told you what happens when the agent buys the wrong running shoes, buys

Sun Aug 16 2026 · 6 min read · 8 views

AI

Do You Have to Label AI Content? The Aug 2 Rules

Do You Have to Label AI Content? The Aug 2 Rules

Two AI labelling laws switched on together on August 2, 2026 — Article 50 of the EU AI Act and California's AI Transparency Act — and almost every explainer written about them is aimed at compliance

Sun Aug 16 2026 · 6 min read · 5 views

AI

DeepSeek V4-Pro API peak and off-peak token pricing compared across US and European working hours

DeepSeek V4 pricing now depends on what time you run it

DeepSeek bills the same request at two prices, and the price depends on the UTC clock and the day of the week. Output from the flagship V4-Pro model costs $3.96 per million tokens at peak and $1.98

Sat Aug 15 2026 · 15 min read · 49 views

AI

Apple mercenary spyware threat notification on an iPhone Lock Screen and how to verify it

Apple threat notification: is it real, and what now?

Apple sent a fresh wave of mercenary spyware warnings to users in 110 countries on August 13, 2026. The news is not that Apple warned people, because it has done that since 2021. The change is where

Sat Aug 15 2026 · 6 min read · 7 views

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