Gemini, Neo4j, and MCP Combined to Build Multi-Hop Reasoning AI Agents

Developers are moving beyond standard Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), which relies on vector search, to address its limitations in handling complex, multi-step relational queries. The proposed architecture combines Google's Gemini as a reasoning engine, Neo4j as a structured knowledge graph, and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) as a standardized interface between tools. Unlike vector databases that match semantic similarity, graph databases store explicit typed relationships between entities, enabling multi-hop traversal across connected data points. This allows an AI agent to actively query a knowledge graph, evaluate results, and chain evidence together rather than simply retrieving loosely related text chunks. The approach targets real-world use cases such as identifying customer exposure to vendor outages or tracing dependencies in complex systems.

Verdict MCP Server Aims to Give Coding Agents Safer, Leaner Test Feedback

A developer has released Verdict, an open-source MCP server designed to replace direct pytest shell calls made by AI coding agents. The tool addresses three core issues with the current approach: excessive token usage from raw test output, unsandboxed test execution on the user's machine, and agents' inability to distinguish pre-existing failures from newly introduced ones. Verdict runs tests inside ephemeral containers with read-only source mounts and no network access, returning structured JSON verdicts of around 400 tokens instead of the typical 40,000-token raw output. Each test failure is assigned a fingerprint based on its normalized signature, allowing the tool to track failure history in a local SQLite database and flag whether a failure predated the agent's changes. The project is being developed in public, and the author noted that integrating Verdict with Claude Code immediately surfaced two bugs in the tool itself that its own test suite had missed.

BJP MLA's daughter slaps Karnataka cop at temple, FIR registered

CCTV footage has captured a confrontation between the daughter of a BJP MLA and a police sub-inspector at a Karnataka temple during a celebration. The dispute reportedly arose over entry into the temple premises. The MLA's daughter allegedly slapped the officer, who retaliated before bystanders intervened to defuse the situation. Police have filed an FIR against the woman for assaulting a public servant. The MLA publicly apologized for his daughter's behavior and demanded a departmental inquiry into the incident.

Developer Discovers Rust ADS-B Tracker Silently Discarding 16% of Valid Aircraft Data

A developer building a real-time aircraft tracking system in Rust discovered that roughly one in nine valid position measurements was being silently rejected by the system's own validation layer. The tracker used an innovation gate to discard position updates that seemed physically impossible, but the root cause was that each measurement was being timestamped at arrival rather than adjusted for its reported age. ADS-B position records carry a field indicating how old the data already was when received, but in the original codebase that field was parsed and never actually used. Because aircraft positions varied widely in reported age — with some gaps causing apparent sudden jumps in position — the filter incorrectly flagged legitimate updates as implausible and discarded them. The fault went undetected for an extended period because rejections were logged only as a counter, and standard test fixtures used a constant age value that could not reproduce the timing variation responsible for the bug.

Developer Builds Open-Source QA Tool to Catch TTS Mispronunciations Standard Metrics Miss

A developer created ttsproof, a text-to-speech quality assurance framework, after finding that the widely used Word Error Rate metric produced both false positives and false negatives when evaluating TTS output. The tool separates structural audio defects from pronunciation errors and uses equivalence-aware scoring to avoid penalising correct speech rendered in a different written form. In a blind study of 390 audio samples across 130 edge cases and three voices, no structural defects were found, but 19 genuine mispronunciations were identified — all involving short acronyms or isolated letters. A human-review quarantine layer prevented both the wrongful rejection of 23 correctly spoken clips and the silent shipment of the 19 real errors. The study has been published as a citable technical report on Zenodo under a CC-BY-4.0 licence.

How Level-2 API Feeds Improve A-Share Order Book Analysis for Quant Trading

A quantitative researcher building an A-share market monitor found that standard market APIs only provide basic price and volume data, while Level-2 feeds expose granular five-tier bid/ask order book data essential for trading simulations. Unlike simple price snapshots, Level-2 data includes trade direction flags and real-time order update events that reveal buying and selling pressure shifts. A key challenge is inconsistent field naming across A-share APIs, making a mandatory normalization step necessary before feeding data into any indicator calculations. The researcher recommends WebSocket streaming over HTTP polling to avoid missing rapid order book state changes and hitting API rate limits. Common implementation pitfalls include floating-point precision errors, unsorted price tiers, and lost messages that can corrupt downstream order book analysis.

NZ Cult Leader Jailed for Death of Chinese Follower Found Near Auckland Marina

A religious sect leader in New Zealand has been sentenced to jail in connection with the death of 70-year-old Shulai Wang, a Chinese follower. Wang's body was discovered near a marina in Auckland in 2024. The case drew significant attention due to its connection to a religious group operating in New Zealand. Authorities pursued the sect leader following the investigation into the circumstances surrounding Wang's death.

SiFive Debuts Its First RISC-V Based Server Platform

SiFive, a prominent RISC-V chip designer, has unveiled its first server platform, marking a significant step into the enterprise computing space. The platform represents SiFive's push to bring RISC-V architecture beyond embedded and edge applications into data center workloads. The announcement has drawn attention from the tech community, generating discussion on Hacker News. This move signals growing confidence in RISC-V's readiness to compete with established server chip architectures from companies like Intel, AMD, and Arm.

Can NRIs withdraw EPF only at 58 years of age?

Former Air Hostess Arrested Smuggling Rs 30 Lakh Worth of Mephedrone to Mumbai

Surat Crime Branch dismantled an interstate drug smuggling operation on Monday after receiving a tip-off about narcotics being transported by car from Vadodara to Mumbai. The accused, a former air hostess, was found carrying Mephedrone, commonly known as MD, valued at approximately Rs 30 lakh. The drug consignment was being moved from Gujarat to Maharashtra when authorities intercepted the vehicle. The bust highlights the use of unconventional carriers in drug trafficking networks operating across state lines.

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Heavy Rain Lashes Delhi-NCR, Causing Waterlogging and Traffic Disruptions

Delhi and its surrounding NCR region received heavy rainfall, leading to waterlogging in several areas. The downpour triggered significant traffic jams across multiple parts of the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had forecast moderate to heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms for the Delhi-NCR region. The wet weather conditions caused disruptions to daily commutes and movement across the capital.

DevOps Lab Guides Engineers Through Full CI/CD Pipeline on AWS ECS

A hands-on DevOps lab published on DEV Community walks engineers through building a complete CI/CD pipeline deploying a containerised web application to AWS Elastic Container Service. The CI stage uses GitHub Actions to automate code checkout, dependency installation, testing, SonarQube code-quality analysis, Docker image builds, Trivy vulnerability scanning, and pushing versioned images to Amazon ECR. Jenkins handles the CD stage, updating ECS task definitions and triggering rolling deployments while engineers observe live traffic shifting between old and new container versions. The underlying AWS infrastructure includes a custom VPC with public and private subnets across two availability zones, an internet-facing Application Load Balancer, and NAT connectivity for private workloads. The lab concludes with domain configuration, SSL/TLS certificate provisioning, and an HTTPS listener on the ALB so the final application is accessible at a custom domain over a secure connection.

Dev Seeks Best Automation Patterns for Supabase-Backed React/Capacitor App

A developer building 'Ready to Echo', a mobile travel and culinary location-saving app, is seeking community advice on backend architecture decisions. The app is built on React, Capacitor, and Supabase, and is scaling toward more complex asynchronous workflows including API syncs, notifications, and creator handoffs. Key questions raised include whether to rely on native Supabase edge functions and Postgres triggers or adopt external orchestration tools like n8n or Make.com. The developer is also looking for guidance on handling retry logic and ghost states when background syncs fail on mobile clients. Additional concerns include securing incoming webhooks within Supabase's row-level security policies before the architecture is finalized.

US removes Syria from key Terrorism list in 47yrs

How Function Calls Really Work: The Stack Frames Behind Every Line of Code

Every function call in a program triggers a series of low-level operations that most developers rarely think about. When a function is invoked, the CPU must save the current execution state, pass arguments, and create a stack frame to hold local variables and return information. The call stack is a memory region that tracks all active function calls, stacking new frames on top and removing them as each function completes. Understanding this mechanism helps explain key programming concepts such as recursion, return values, and stack overflow errors. The exact behavior varies depending on the language, compiler, CPU architecture, and calling conventions in use.

Trump Threatens Higher Vehicle Tariffs as US-Canada Trade Tensions Deepen

The trade dispute between the United States and Canada has intensified over threatened tariff increases on vehicles. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney accused President Donald Trump of seeking to undermine Canada's automotive sector. Carney stated he would only re-engage in trade negotiations if the US approached discussions with the appropriate tone and intent. The standoff signals a significant deterioration in economic relations between the two neighbouring countries.

Salman Butt Hits Back at British Media Over 'Worst Team' Label for Pakistan

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has pushed back against harsh criticism from the British media labeling Pakistan as the worst team. He pointed out that Pakistan never claimed to be world champions or a dominant cricketing force. Butt also drew attention to England's reliance on players of diverse origins while defending Pakistan's homegrown talent pool. The controversy follows England's commanding innings victory over Pakistan in the first Test. The win marked a significant milestone for England under their new coaching setup.

Two Juveniles Arrested After Stabbing Delhi Hotel Worker Over Biryani Dispute

A hotel worker in Delhi was stabbed following an argument over the taste of chicken biryani. Two juveniles were involved in the altercation, which escalated into a violent attack. The incident highlights a troubling trend of minor disputes turning deadly in the capital. Both suspects were subsequently arrested by Delhi police following the stabbing.

Mirae Asset ShareKhan Picks Jindal Steel, Bajaj Auto, Engineers India, NMDC for Aug 25

Somil Mehta, Head of Retail Research at Mirae Asset ShareKhan, has released his top stock picks for August 25, 2026. The recommended stocks include Jindal Steel, Bajaj Auto, Engineers India, and NMDC. These selections represent Mehta's daily guidance for retail investors navigating the Indian equity market. The recommendations cover a mix of sectors including steel, automotive, engineering, and mining.