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Discord scaled its machine learning platform by standardizing on Ray and Kubernetes, introducing a one-command cluster CLI, and automating workflows through Dagster and KubeRay, resulting in a 200% uplift in a key ads ranking metric.

Next.js 16 features explicit caching, Turbopack stability, and improved developer tooling. It includes Cache Components, AI-powered debugging, and enhanced routing. The release also brings significant breaking changes, including a minimum Node.js version increase and middleware.ts replacement.

A review of five AI browsers, including Chrome, Edge, Atlas, Comet, and Dia, found that they are not yet ready to replace traditional browsers. While they can be useful for certain tasks, such as summarizing and compiling data, they often require significant user input and can be frustrating to use. The author concludes that AI browsers are not yet capable of delivering a hands-off experience and require a lot of work from the user to get the desired results.

Waymo has started testing its autonomous vehicles in Philadelphia, adding to its list of over 20 cities where it's either offering rides or testing. The company plans to launch commercial services in new locations, including Baltimore, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh, and aims to reach one million rides per week by the end of 2026.

Paul Ford, cofounder of Aboard, discusses his experience with Anthropic's newest model, Claude Opus 4.5, and its potential to revolutionize coding. He highlights the model's ability to write code quickly and efficiently, but also expresses concerns about the lack of transparency in AI labs and the potential for AI to reflect users' assumptions back at them.

A maximum-severity flaw in React allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to execute malicious code. The vulnerability affects 39% of cloud environments and is easy to exploit, with mass exploitation expected to be imminent. Immediate patching is required to fix the issue.

Arm has launched a Cloud migration assistant custom agent, an AI-powered tool integrated with GitHub Copilot to help developers migrate x86 cloud workflows to Arm infrastructure, automating and optimizing the process.

System Initiative announced a major update with real-time multi-cloud discovery and automation, supporting Microsoft Azure, DigitalOcean, and Hetzner. The platform provides instant visibility and AI-driven control across any cloud platform or API, enabling teams to model, automate, and migrate infrastructure without relying on scripts or manual processes.

Microsoft has reduced its AI sales growth targets after salespeople missed their quotas, indicating that enterprise customers are hesitant to adopt AI agent technology. The company had promised that AI agents could automate complex tasks, but the technology is still prone to errors and not yet ready for high-stakes autonomous business work.

Amazon introduced a new AI-powered Fire TV feature that allows viewers to jump to specific movie scenes on Prime Video by describing them to Alexa+. The feature uses visual understanding and movie captions to identify the scene and is built on Amazon Bedrock, leveraging large language models like Amazon Nova and Anthropic Claude.

Google is expanding its AI-powered notification summaries to more Android devices, allowing users to quickly view condensed versions of long texts and group chats. The feature is part of the latest Android 16 update and is currently available on Google Pixel devices. Other phone makers, such as Samsung, can now begin adding the feature to their devices. The update also includes a new notification organizer and other features like personalized home screens and expanded dark mode.

HPE and AMD are expanding their collaboration to accelerate the development of open, scalable AI infrastructure. The partnership will see HPE adopt AMD's Helios rack-scale AI architecture, which combines AMD EPYC CPUs, AMD Instinct GPUs, and AMD Pensando advanced networking. The platform is designed to simplify deployment of large-scale AI clusters and deliver high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity.

Uber has launched its robotaxi service in Dallas with human supervision. The service will operate in a 9-square-mile area and will be available at the same cost as a regular Uber trip. Uber plans to expand the service to other cities and aims to introduce fully driverless operation in the future.

Micron is retiring the Crucial brand to focus on selling RAM and SSDs to AI companies, potentially intensifying the global memory shortage. The brand's shutdown will impact PC builders and hobbyists already dealing with skyrocketing RAM prices.

HPE is enhancing its GreenLake hybrid cloud portfolio with new capabilities in Morpheus, including zero-trust software-defined networking and full support for Kubernetes and containerized workloads. The company is also integrating its Aruba and Juniper networking to offer customers AIOps across both, and introducing high-speed connectivity for AI processing.

Marquis Software Solutions suffered a ransomware attack, impacting over 74 US banks and credit unions. The attack occurred on August 14, 2025, and exposed personal information, including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. Marquis has taken steps to enhance security controls, including patching firewall devices and enabling multi-factor authentication.

Amazon is offering a free year of credits to its AI coding tool Kiro Pro+ to qualified early-stage startups, in an effort to jump-start its adoption and compete with other AI coding tools in the market.

AWS re:Invent 2025 features AI upgrades, new chips, and cost savings. AWS CEO Matt Garman emphasized AI agents, and the company announced new tools for creating custom LLMs, AI training chips, and Database Savings Plans.

Venture capitalists are using a 'kingmaking' strategy, investing large amounts of capital in AI startups to give them a competitive advantage, even if they have modest revenue. This approach is being used in categories such as AI ERP, with startups like DualEntry, Rillet, and Campfire AI raising significant funding rounds.

A maximum-severity vulnerability in React Server allows hackers to execute malicious code on servers with ease, affecting an estimated 6% of all websites and 39% of cloud environments. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-55182, is easy to exploit and has a near-100% reliability rate. Admins and developers are advised to immediately install an update to patch the vulnerability.