Trump Held Call With Pakistan Army Chief Last Week, Discussed Iran

US President Donald Trump spoke with Pakistani Army Chief General Asim Munir last week, according to a CNN report. A source familiar with the conversation confirmed the two discussed the topic of Iran during the call. The discussion took place ahead of Trump's visit to Iran, suggesting diplomatic groundwork was being laid. The call highlights Pakistan's potential role as a back-channel or intermediary in US-Iran relations.

Why Passwork built a three-tier recovery system instead of an admin master key

Password manager Passwork has detailed how it designed account recovery without a single 'god mode' credential that could decrypt all stored data at once. The company argues that any backdoor capable of unlocking everything instantly becomes a critical single point of failure, turning one compromised account into a total breach. Instead, Passwork uses a zero-knowledge architecture where the server only stores encrypted data and never holds decryption keys, meaning recovery must be planned before an incident occurs. To handle lost access, the system splits recovery into three isolated tiers, each limited to a narrow task, so no single layer can expose the entire vault. The first tier addresses owner login issues via server-level CLI commands that are disabled by default and require explicit activation, keeping them out of reach of web-only attackers.

TikTok Creator 'Mama A' Alyshia Rushing, 26, Dies in Alabama Car Crash

Alyshia Rushing, a 26-year-old TikTok content creator widely known as 'Mama A,' died on August 22 following a two-vehicle collision in Montgomery, Alabama. A second person, Landon Dunn, also lost his life in the same crash. Montgomery police have opened an investigation into the incident. Rushing is survived by four children, who have been left without their mother. A GoFundMe campaign has since been launched to help the children and their father cover essential expenses including housing, schooling, childcare, and counseling.

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Director Kelli Finglass Reflects on Future and 35-Year Career

Kelli Finglass, director of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, has opened up about her 35-season tenure with the iconic squad. She reflected on how her leadership philosophy has evolved, noting that vulnerability has grown more meaningful to her than the pursuit of perfection. Finglass credited television exposure for helping audiences connect with the cheerleaders as individuals beyond their performances. She also acknowledged that retirement is a possibility she has considered, with family priorities and the prospect of becoming a grandmother potentially shaping her next chapter.

Brand Mentions in AI Search Are Three Distinct Signals, Not One

As more buyers turn to AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity instead of traditional search engines, brands are increasingly asking whether these systems mention them in responses. However, experts argue that 'being mentioned' actually encompasses three separate and independent signals: appearing by name in the generated prose, being linked as a cited source, and being cited accurately. A brand's domain can appear in source citations without its name ever appearing in the answer text, meaning a name-only check can produce misleading results. Even more critically, an AI engine can both name and cite a brand while stating outdated or incorrect information, such as a retired price or a misattributed feature. Each failure state requires a different fix, making it essential for brands to measure all three signals rather than treating AI mention as a simple yes-or-no question.

AI Agents Handle Tasks But Humans Still Bridge the Gaps Between Them

A software developer argues that most AI automation pipelines still rely on humans to manually pass information between tools — copying logs into AI chat windows, then pasting outputs into Jira, for example. While individual tasks like code review or log analysis are increasingly handled by AI agents, the workflows connecting those tasks remain largely manual. The author contends that teams only truly need human judgment at two points: confirming the goal at the start and verifying the outcome at the end. A key gap identified is agent memory — once an AI agent completes a task, the context and findings it built up are often lost rather than passed forward automatically. As APIs already connect most developer tools like AWS, GitHub, and Jira, the author believes fully automated end-to-end workflows are the logical and near-term next step.

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Teen girl gangraped in Pachmarhi forest, MP; three held

A 17-year-old girl was gangraped in a forest area in Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh. Three individuals have been arrested in connection with the assault. The incident has drawn attention to safety concerns in the region. Authorities are investigating the case further.

Over 100 students ate midday meal at Kota school. Two hours later, 21 land in hospital

DaDaScribe API Transcribes YouTube Videos With Translation and SRT in One Call

DaDaScribe is a transcription API designed to simplify audio and video processing by accepting a YouTube URL or direct media link as input. Developers can specify a source language and up to five target languages, and the API returns both plain-text transcripts and SRT subtitle files, including translated versions. The service includes built-in speaker diarization using real names provided by the developer, replacing generic labels like 'Speaker 0'. A noise reduction and voice isolation step runs before transcription, which the company says improves accuracy on music, podcasts, and noisy recordings. Unlike alternatives such as OpenAI Whisper or Deepgram, DaDaScribe bundles YouTube extraction, translation, and diarization into three core endpoints, though it does not support real-time streaming.

Mexican developer builds interactive web portfolio entirely from an Android phone using Termux

A developer from Chiapas, Mexico, known as ghost-0x-coder, created a fully interactive web portfolio without using a PC. The project, called GHOST-OS Web Interface v5, was built entirely on an Android smartphone using the Termux terminal emulator. The portfolio features expandable UI elements and animations written in pure JavaScript, and is fully responsive across devices. The developer shared the project on DEV Community for the first time, inviting feedback ahead of a planned version 6.

Why One Developer Runs Formal 'Ceremonies' Instead of Ordinary Software Tests

A developer building Phebs, a contract intelligence platform for service fleets, has conducted over 20 structured test runs called 'ceremonies' to validate a demanding scale gate without yet achieving a full pass. Unlike standard tests, ceremonies freeze all inputs and decision rules before execution, produce cryptographically signed evidence packages, and classify any inconclusive result as unclassified rather than a pass. The process separates two authorization steps — plan review and execution approval — which has caught defects before costly long runs begin. Evidence retained is limited to typed metrics and outcomes, deliberately excluding source code, paths, or raw errors, ensuring results can be audited by skeptical reviewers without trusting the operator. The approach reflects a philosophy that a persuasive post-run narrative is not a result, and no threshold may be adjusted after measurement to convert a failure into a pass.

Lenovo Addresses Legion Go Bricking Reports With Basic Troubleshooting Advice

Lenovo has acknowledged reports of Legion Go handheld gaming PCs being bricked following a software update. The company broke its silence three weeks after a Reddit user shared a nearly $300 repair bill, alongside other reports of damaged devices. Lenovo's response, provided to The Verge, advises affected users to hold down the power button longer and contact customer support if the issue persists. Unlike Framework, which reportedly offered free fixes for a similar update-related problem, Lenovo has not committed to covering repair costs for affected customers.

27 Rajasthan Students Fall Ill After Eating School Mid-Day Meal

Twenty-seven students at a school in Rajasthan fell ill after consuming their mid-day meal, according to officials. The affected children reported symptoms including headaches, dizziness, and vomiting shortly after eating. Authorities were informed of the incident and responded to the situation. The cause of the illness is believed to be linked to the food served during the meal.

Azure Monitoring Guide: Using Application Insights and Log Analytics to Debug Pipelines

A technical guide published on DEV Community outlines how to use Azure's monitoring and debugging tools for integration pipelines, forming Part 4 of an ongoing series. Application Insights is described as an automatic telemetry collector for Function Apps and ASP.NET Core projects, capturing requests, exceptions, dependency calls, and custom logs without manual instrumentation. Log Analytics serves as the queryable data warehouse where telemetry from Application Insights and other Azure services is stored and analyzed using Kusto Query Language (KQL). The guide explains how to enable Application Insights via a NuGet package in code-based services, while Logic Apps require configuration through Azure Diagnostic Settings instead. The piece connects these monitoring tools back to Service Bus triggers, Key Vault calls, and other components covered in earlier parts of the series.

Caste Inequalities Worsen Water Crisis for Bundelkhand's Most Vulnerable

In the Bundelkhand region of India, extreme heat and severe water scarcity are intensifying long-standing caste-based inequalities, according to activists. The arid area already faces harsh climatic conditions, but marginalized lower-caste communities bear a disproportionate burden of the crisis. Social hierarchies reportedly restrict access to water sources for those at the bottom of the caste system. Activists warn that without addressing both environmental and social dimensions, the situation will continue to worsen for the region's most vulnerable residents.

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