How to reliably trigger EAS builds via GitHub Actions using EXPO_TOKEN

Developers using Expo's EAS Build service can automate builds through GitHub Actions, but only after completing a successful local build that sets up credentials, project IDs, and build profiles. The local EAS CLI run is a mandatory prerequisite, as it creates the Android keystore, iOS certificates, and provisioning profiles that CI jobs depend on in non-interactive mode. Authentication on CI requires a personal Expo access token stored as the repository secret EXPO_TOKEN, which must be passed to the expo/expo-github-action step so all subsequent commands inherit authorization. The official workflow uses Actions checkout v5, Node 24, and the eas build --platform all --non-interactive --no-wait command to dispatch remote builds without blocking the runner. Build-time environment variables should be managed through EAS server-side profiles rather than GitHub Actions env entries, since those variables never reach the remote EAS builder.

Infere Launches AI Gateway with Prompt Versioning, Cost Tracking, and Observability

A team of developers has publicly launched Infere, an AI routing and observability platform, after months of building it to address fragmentation across multiple AI provider SDKs. The platform offers a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint that handles model routing, budget management, and logs every API call to provide clear cost visibility. It also includes git-style prompt versioning and automated evaluators to help teams manage and score prompts systematically. Infere is currently in beta and operates on a prepaid, pay-as-you-go credit model with no expiry on credits. The team is actively seeking developer feedback from real-world traffic to identify gaps and improve the platform.

Top Windows Laptops in 2025 That Rival Apple's MacBook Lineup

Windows laptops have reached a new level of quality, increasingly competing with Apple's MacBook range. A curated selection of nine standout models has been identified as capable challengers to MacBooks in terms of performance and build. The comparison highlights how far Windows hardware has advanced in recent years. Industry observers note that the competition between Windows and macOS devices is expected to intensify further heading into 2026.

iOS 27 to Bring Fully Revamped Siri AI Assistant to iPhone

Apple is set to introduce a completely overhauled version of its Siri assistant with the upcoming release of iOS 27. The update represents a significant redesign of the AI-powered feature built into the iPhone. iOS 27 will deliver new capabilities and improvements to how Siri functions for users. The changes are expected to mark one of the most substantial upgrades to the assistant in recent years.

Ronaldo's $1.2B Fortune Dwarfs Travis Kelce's $90M Net Worth

Cristiano Ronaldo holds a net worth of approximately $1.2 billion, compared to NFL star Travis Kelce's $90 million, reflecting a gap of over $1.1 billion between the two athletes. Ronaldo's wealth is largely driven by his lucrative contract with Saudi club Al Nassr and a wide portfolio of global business ventures. Kelce, meanwhile, earns through his NFL salary, brand endorsements, and his popular podcast 'New Heights'. His high-profile relationship with pop star Taylor Swift has significantly boosted his public profile and opened new commercial opportunities. Despite this surge in marketability, Kelce's net worth remains a fraction of Ronaldo's accumulated fortune.

Bitcoin Slides to $78,000 as Broad Crypto Selloff Hits Memecoins and Small Caps Hard

Bitcoin dropped approximately 2% over a 24-hour period, trading at around $78,111 according to CoinDesk data. The decline was part of a widespread crypto market retreat, with 95 out of 100 assets in the CoinDesk 100 index recording losses. Memecoins and small-cap cryptocurrencies were among the hardest-hit segments during the selloff. The bulk of the market downturn occurred during overnight trading hours.

Meet Hannah: The AI Presenter That Joins Your Video Calls and Runs the Deck

A team has built an AI presenter named Hannah that joins video calls on Teams, Zoom, or Google Meet as a live participant to deliver slide decks on camera. Hannah responds to voice commands addressed to her by name, answers audience questions, and replies to chat — but only using content provided by the presenting team. To prevent misinformation, she explicitly acknowledges when a question falls outside her given material and offers to route it to a human colleague. Every session opens with a disclosure that Hannah is an AI, a step the developers say has not deterred participants and has actually encouraged more direct questioning. Key engineering challenges included managing turn-taking, knowing when to pause mid-slide, and mapping loosely worded audience questions to the correct slide content.

Plembfin builds explainable sync ledger to track watch state across media servers

Plembfin is a self-hosted, open-source tool designed to synchronize watch state across media platforms such as Plex, Emby, Jellyfin, and Trakt. The project addresses common sync failures caused by inconsistent item identities, delayed webhooks, and library rebuilds by maintaining a canonical record separate from per-destination delivery state. Rather than showing a simple success indicator, its Sync Activity view logs the source event, outcome, reason, and retry context for every sync attempt, turning vague failures into actionable information. The system handles edge cases like rewatches, partial progress, and conflicting provider signals by preserving evidence and requiring explicit conflict resolution instead of silently overwriting data. Plembfin is available under the AGPL-3.0 license and its developer recommends backing up data and testing with a small library before broader use.

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Idaho's 56-Year-Old Unused Bridge Repurposed as Wildlife Crossing on I-90

An abandoned bridge over Interstate 90 in Osburn, Idaho, has been converted into a wildlife crossing after sitting unused for 56 years. The effort was driven by a local truck driver who had repeatedly witnessed animals being struck on the highway. Conservation organizations and state officials joined forces to transform the neglected structure into a safe passage for wildlife. Trail cameras have since captured deer regularly using the bridge to cross the busy interstate safely. Although the crossing is considered temporary, it has already proven effective in reducing animal-vehicle collisions in the area.

nixamp 0.9 fixes silent CNN stream bug, adds auto DNS naming and smarter IPTV playback

Developer media server nixamp released versions 0.7.36 through 0.9.3 in a single day, prompted by a bug where CNN streamed for twelve hours with no audio or video. The root cause was ffmpeg's stderr pipe filling up and blocking all output, because Node.js only reads piped streams that are actively flowing — a fix now drains stderr for every spawned ffmpeg process. Late-joining viewers were also stalling due to missing buffered content; the fix delivers the last six seconds from a fragment boundary, reducing stalls from six per thirty seconds to zero in Chrome tests. Large IPTV playlists with up to three thousand entries are now organized into named catalogs sorted by group, with live channels starting on first click and stopping a minute after the last viewer exits. Servers can now automatically obtain a subdomain under nixamp.com along with a Let's Encrypt wildcard certificate via DNS-01 challenge, eliminating the need to manually configure DNS records or copy certificates.

Function Coloring Debate: Why Context Propagation in Go Is Still an Infection

A viral cross-language essay reignited debate over 'function coloring,' a concept first introduced by Bob Nystrom in February 2015 to describe the incompatibility between async and sync functions. Critics argued that Go avoids the problem by not using async keywords, but a Causality.blog retrospective from April 2026 countered that Go introduced its own form of coloring via context.Context, which must be threaded through every function in the call stack. A September 2026 Jerf.org essay pushed back, claiming context.Context is not a true color because developers can halt its spread using context.Background(), though critics argue this does not eliminate the costly upstream rewrites. Java's Project Loom, which shipped Virtual Threads in Java 21 in September 2023, is cited as strong evidence that context propagation is a genuine engineering burden, since its entire design goal was to have the runtime handle threading automatically. The core argument is that whether propagation is triggered by a keyword or a context object, the real cost lies in rewriting the call tree — and redefining the terminology does not change that reality.

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Shaheen Afridi to feature for KRL in Pakistan's President's Trophy

Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has been named in the KRL squad for the President's Trophy, a domestic first-class tournament in Pakistan. His inclusion marks a return to domestic cricket for the left-arm pacer. Meanwhile, Salman Agha has been appointed vice-captain of Kingsmen Academy for the same competition. The President's Trophy is one of Pakistan's premier red-ball domestic tournaments featuring departmental teams.

All Indian airlines will now check if pilots are high

Developer Builds Voice Reflection AI Agent in 15 Minutes Using Agora Agents SDK

A developer created a fully functional voice-based daily reflection companion called 'Compass' in under 15 minutes using the Agora Agents SDK. The app was built with a Python and FastAPI backend, combining Deepgram for speech-to-text, OpenAI's GPT-4o-mini as the language model, and MiniMax for text-to-speech output. The Agora SDK, built on the same real-time communications infrastructure used by hundreds of millions of video-call users, abstracts away complex audio pipeline tasks such as WebRTC streaming, interruption handling, and token management. Notably, the agent handled mid-sentence user interruptions cleanly without any custom interruption-handling code. The developer noted that the main setup hurdle was locating the Conversational AI feature toggle in the Agora console, found under Project Settings and Features.

Xi Jinping to Visit India for BRICS Summit on Sept 12-13, First Trip in 7 Years

China has officially confirmed that President Xi Jinping will travel to India to attend the BRICS summit scheduled for September 12-13. This will mark Xi's first visit to India in seven years. The visit was confirmed by Chinese authorities, signaling a notable diplomatic engagement between the two neighbouring nations. The BRICS summit serves as the occasion bringing the two leaders together on Indian soil.

OMP Tandem: Open-Source Tool Pairs Two AI Coding Agents for Independent Code Review

A developer has released OMP Tandem, an open-source bridge that connects a primary coding agent to a second, independent AI peer within the same development workflow. The tool links a host agent — such as Claude Code or Codex CLI — to a separate model configured via Oh My Pi, using MCP and the official omp_rpc client. Unlike typical single-agent setups, Tandem is designed so the peer model independently assesses a problem before seeing the host agent's explanation, reducing the risk of biased review. The peer can challenge architectural assumptions, investigate suspicious code paths, or implement discrete parts of a plan, with conversation history preserved across sessions. Tandem does not bundle model access or bypass provider policies; users must configure their own accounts and client support separately.

China develops autonomous J-50 stealth fighter with quantum navigation and drone control

China is developing next-generation stealth fighter jets with advanced autonomous capabilities, according to reports. The Shenyang Aircraft Design and Research Institute is leading the research behind these aircraft. Key features under development include pilotless flight and quantum-based navigation systems that function without satellite signals. The fighters are also being designed to coordinate large swarms of drones across multiple mission types. The initiative reflects China's broader ambition to leapfrog current global standards in combat aircraft technology.

'Be our co-traveller': PM Modi to France, other nations at space summit address