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IndiaTimes of India ·

Morgan Rielly optimistic about Maple Leafs future as trade rumours fade

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly has spoken out about his desire to stay with the team ahead of the 2026 season. Trade speculation surrounding the veteran player has largely died down as training camp draws near. Rielly expressed gratitude for being considered part of the franchise's long-term plans. Following a difficult previous season, he says his priority is to raise his performance level and contribute to the team's success.

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ProgrammingHacker News ·

Developer builds on-device AI model that autocompletes piano music in real time

A developer has trained a 125-million-parameter transformer model designed to autocomplete piano performances in real time. Similar in concept to code-completion tools like GitHub Copilot, the model takes a few notes played on a MIDI piano as input and continues the musical phrase. The system runs entirely on-device, achieving approximately 108 notes per second on an iPhone 15. The app is currently available for free, and the creator has offered to answer questions about the model architecture, training process, and Core ML implementation.

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ProgrammingDEV Community ·

Developer builds Block Engine to run Python, JS, and Lua in a single file

A developer frustrated with writing boilerplate glue code to share data between Python and JavaScript runtimes has built an open-source tool called Block Engine. The tool allows users to write code blocks in multiple languages — currently Python, JavaScript, and Lua — within a single .blkp file, separated by language tags. An underlying C#/.NET orchestrator automatically serializes and passes variables across runtimes via an in-memory State Pipeline, eliminating the need for temporary files, local servers, or manual JSON parsing. Block Engine supports existing package ecosystems such as pip, npm, and luarocks, and can be run directly from the terminal via npx without a separate installer. The project has been released under the MIT license and is available on GitHub and npm.

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ProgrammingDEV Community ·

How a Stock Music Tagger Learned His Endless Track-Skipping Was Just Procrastination

A former stock music library curator spent three years tagging tracks by genre, mood, and use case, learning to categorize songs in as few as ten seconds. After leaving the job, he noticed he would spend fifteen or more minutes skipping through music before starting personal work sessions, never actually beginning the task at hand. He initially credited this to a trained, discerning ear, but eventually recognized it as a form of self-initiated procrastination disguised as preparation. Research by Gloria Mark at UC Irvine on information workers reinforced his realization that distraction frequently originates from within rather than from external sources. He resolved the problem by removing the choice entirely, now opening every work session with the same unremarkable track that requires no evaluation.

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ProgrammingDEV Community ·

One Developer's Case for Using Postgres as Queue, Cache, and Search Engine

A software developer in Dhaka building an AI agent side project replaced a multi-service stack — including Redis, RabbitMQ, and Elasticsearch — with a single PostgreSQL database handling all three roles. Using native Postgres features such as SKIP LOCKED for job queuing, unlogged tables for caching, and tsvector with GIN indexes for full-text search, he reduced his infrastructure to one schema, one backup strategy, and one connection pool. The approach aligns with a widely discussed essay titled 'PostgreSQL for Everything' by Raphael Bauer, which recently trended on Hacker News. Major companies including Contentful, Instacart, and The Guardian have similarly relied on Postgres for search and data management tasks traditionally offloaded to specialist systems. The developer acknowledges the patterns have limits at large scale but argues that smaller teams benefit most from consolidating multiple functions into a single, well-understood database.

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ProgrammingDEV Community ·

Open-Source AWS Benchmark Lets Teams Compare Cloud Security Tools on Equal Terms

A team has released an open-source, Terraform-deployed AWS environment containing 30 documented misconfigurations across eight services, designed to serve as a standardised benchmark for evaluating cloud security tools. The project was created to address a long-standing gap in the industry: unlike JavaScript's TodoMVC, no common testing ground existed for comparing tools such as Prowler, Wiz, or AWS Config against identical conditions. Each misconfiguration carries a unique ID, severity rating, and manual verification steps, while five multi-resource attack paths test whether tools can connect individual findings into broader threat chains. Evaluators deploy the environment in roughly 10 minutes at an estimated cost of $2 per day, run their chosen tools, and score results using a simple CSV scorecard with FOUND, MISSED, PARTIAL, or N/A ratings. The benchmark aims to shift cloud security evaluations from vendor-curated demos to objective, reproducible data.

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ProgrammingDEV Community ·

How a Silent API Bug Corrupted a Seller's Inventory for 11 Days Undetected

E-commerce inventory platform Nventory discovered a critical silent bug three weeks after launch, where a WooCommerce seller's stock data remained incorrect for eleven days despite all API calls returning HTTP 200 success responses. The root cause was the absence of a read-back verification step after each write operation, meaning the system trusted the API response rather than confirming the actual state change. Many major channel APIs, including WooCommerce, Amazon SP-API, and eBay, can return success responses even when updates are not fully applied or contain hidden errors. Nventory resolved the issue by implementing post-write read-back verification, changing audit log status from 'success' to 'verified', and routing state mismatches to a dead letter queue for investigation. The fix has since been applied across all 40-plus channel integrations in the platform.

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ProgrammingDEV Community ·

Linux Kernel's 'Assisted-by' Tag Sets a Standard for Labeling AI-Generated Code

The Linux Kernel community adopted a formal 'Assisted-by' attribution tag in 2024 to acknowledge AI tools like GitHub Copilot and GPT-4 that substantially contributed to submitted code. The tag appears in commit metadata without altering human authorship, keeping records transparent while avoiding stigma around AI assistance. Linus Torvalds framed the policy as straightforward record-keeping, emphasizing honesty about how code was produced rather than making a moral judgment. Beyond ethics, the label has practical technical value: it helps engineers debug more effectively, supports compliance audits, and prompts reviewers to apply closer scrutiny to AI-generated logic. The approach offers a replicable model for engineering teams navigating accountability and transparency as AI coding tools become increasingly common.

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ProgrammingDEV Community ·

What Actually Happens Inside a Reverse Proxy: A Technical Breakdown

A reverse proxy like nginx sits between a browser and an app server, maintaining two separate TCP connections rather than letting them communicate directly. This split means the browser never knows the app server's IP, port, or even that it exists. Unlike a forward proxy, which hides the client, a reverse proxy hides the server infrastructure from incoming requests. Key nginx directives such as proxy_set_header are needed to preserve original request details — like the client's IP and domain — that are lost during this handoff. The article is Part 1 of a series, with Part 2 set to compare the design philosophies of nginx, Caddy, Traefik, and HAProxy.

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Crypto & Web3CoinDesk ·

Optimism Foundation redirects $49M in OP tokens from user airdrops to ecosystem fund

A decisive vote by an Optimism-funded team has approved a major reallocation of token resources. The plan shifts 546.9 million OP tokens away from user airdrops toward a Foundation-controlled Strategic Ecosystem Fund. The move effectively reduces what users would have received through airdrop distributions. Critics may view the decision as centralizing control over funds that were originally earmarked for the broader community.

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ProgrammingDEV Community ·

Claude Code Gets Auto Mode, Stripe Acquires OpenRouter for Up to $10B

Anthropic rolled out auto mode by default for Claude Code on Pro, Max, and Team plans starting August 14, replacing manual tool-call approvals with a classifier model that screens actions for safety. In an internal Anthropic study, the classifier flagged 937 of 1,053 planted dangerous commands, outperforming human reviewers who missed 143 of the same threats. Separately, Stripe confirmed on August 19 the closure of its acquisition of OpenRouter, an AI model-routing service connecting developers to over 400 models via a single API, with reported deal values ranging from $7 billion to over $10 billion. The price represents roughly six times OpenRouter's $1.3 billion valuation from a funding round just three months prior in May 2026. Stripe has indicated its interest lies in processing AI token spend as a new payment category, though OpenRouter's API, pricing, and model catalog remain unchanged for now.

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TechnologyThe Verge ·

Target Worker Harassed by Customers Using Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses to Film

In August, Target employee Toru Hinkle was approached by two customers who repeatedly asked the same price-check question while secretly recording the interaction using Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. Hinkle only realized they were being filmed after noticing the blinking light on the frames. The customers continued to antagonize Hinkle, including deliberately misgendering them. A store manager was called but also faced harassment from the pair. The incident highlights growing concerns about the potential for smart glasses to be used as tools for workplace harassment and covert filming.

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TechnologyThe Verge ·

Slack launches Code channels for team AI-assisted coding in one place

Slack has announced a new feature called Slack Code, which introduces dedicated channels for teams to collaborate on software development using AI agents. Users can tag AI tools such as Anthropic's Claude or Cognition's Devin directly within a channel, prompting the agent to spin up a focused workspace for the task. The feature includes project-specific channels with user tabs, tools to compare code changes, and HTML preview capabilities before a project is deployed. The goal is to reduce context-switching by keeping coding conversations, AI assistance, and output review within a single Slack environment.

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ProgrammingDEV Community ·

How Finnish Businesses Should Choose an n8n Automation Partner in 2026

Finland's workflow automation market is expanding rapidly, with more companies seeking to replace tools like Zapier and reduce manual processes by connecting platforms such as Microsoft 365, SAP, and Visma. n8n has emerged as a preferred platform due to its blend of visual workflow building and coding flexibility, attracting a growing number of local and international vendors. Key evaluation criteria for businesses include verified creator status, published technical work, EU data residency, NIS2 compliance awareness, and transparent fixed-price billing. Among active Finnish vendors, KajoAI is recognised as the country's first official n8n Expert Partner, while Helsinki-based AutomiQ is led by an n8n Verified Creator and community ambassador with over 40 published templates. Experts recommend requesting a live workflow demonstration and a scoped discovery session before committing to a full build.

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IndiaTimes of India ·

John Cena Leads CM Punk in Net Worth as of 2026

As of 2026, John Cena holds a significantly higher net worth than fellow professional wrestler CM Punk. Cena built his fortune through a lengthy WWE career combined with major Hollywood acting roles. CM Punk also accumulated considerable wealth through stints in WWE, UFC, and AEW, but his outside ventures generated comparatively less income. Cena's deeper foothold in mainstream entertainment gave him a clear financial edge over Punk.

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IndiaNDTV ·

CBI Court Sentences 6 to 10 Years in Bank of India Fraud Case

A court has sentenced six individuals to 10 years in prison in connection with a Bank of India fraud case. Among those convicted is a former employee of the bank. The verdict was announced on Thursday, with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) confirming the development through an official statement. In addition to the prison terms, the court imposed collective fines amounting to Rs 2.70 crore on the six convicts.

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ProgrammingDEV Community ·

AWS Project Deploys Highly Available Web App Using ALB, Auto Scaling, and Multi-AZ EC2

A hands-on AWS project demonstrates deploying an Apache-based web application across two Availability Zones (ap-south-1a and ap-south-1b) using Amazon EC2, an Application Load Balancer, and an Auto Scaling Group. The ALB distributes incoming HTTP traffic to healthy EC2 instances via a Target Group that performs regular health checks. EC2 instances are provisioned through a Launch Template with User Data scripts that automatically install Apache and generate an instance-specific webpage. The setup was tested under normal load, scale-in conditions, and deliberate instance termination to confirm automatic recovery and replacement. CloudWatch CPU metrics drive Target Tracking policies, while separate security groups ensure EC2 instances only accept traffic routed through the ALB.

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IndiaTimes of India ·

Kochi Postgraduates Win Rs 10 Lakh Grant for Inland Mud-Crab Farming Tech

A group of postgraduate innovators from Kochi has developed a new technology aimed at making mud-crab farming more accessible and efficient. The system addresses key challenges in traditional crab farming, including cannibalism among crabs and the dependence on brackish water. By enabling farming in inland areas, the technology significantly expands the geographic scope for crab cultivation. The team has been awarded a Rs 10 lakh grant in recognition of their innovation. The development is expected to open up premium mud-crab farming opportunities to a broader section of the farming community.

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