This weekly post collects notable tech news from curated public RSS feeds and is updated daily.
2026-09-01
GitHub Copilot in VS Code, August 2026 releases
Source: GitHub Blog Changelog Published: 2026-08-31 16:39 GMT+8
English Summary: This changelog covers VS Code v1.132 through v1.135, shipped throughout August 2026. These releases make it easier to organize agent sessions, review changes, and navigate long conversations. Agent Host, the… The post GitHub Copilot in VS Code, August 2026 releases appeared first on The GitHub Blog .
Link: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-31-github-copilot-in-vs-code-august-2026-releases
AWS Weekly Roundup: Welcome DuckLabs to the team, Agentic Resource Discovery (ARD), and more (August 31, 2026)
Source: AWS News Blog Published: 2026-08-31 22:45 GMT+8
English Summary: The news that interested me the most last week was the DuckLabs acquisition. AWS has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DuckLabs, the Amsterdam-based company behind DuckDB, the popular open source analytical database that runs in-process and executes SQL directly against files like Parquet, CSV, and JSON. DuckDB stays open source under its independent foundation […]
Improving Alignment Security Efforts
Source: Anthropic News Published: 2026-09-01 06:39 GMT+8
English Summary: See the source link for the full update.
Link: https://www.anthropic.com/news/improving-alignment-security-efforts
Pairing Google Antigravity with Gemini 3.7 Flash solves notable multi-agent math and engineering problems.
Source: Google Blog Technology Published: 2026-09-01 06:00 GMT+8
English Summary: Gemini 3.7 Flash powers autonomous agent teams in Antigravity to solve open math problems, build CPU emulators, and optimize OSS.
Link: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/antigravity-teamwork-multi-agent/
Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd instances powered by AWS Graviton5 processors are now generally available
Source: AWS News Blog Published: 2026-09-01 03:53 GMT+8
English Summary: Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd instances powered by AWS Graviton5 are now generally available, delivering up to 25% better compute performance than R8g, ideal for databases, in-memory caches, and real-time analytics.
OpenAI supports California’s bill to advance youth AI safety
Source: OpenAI Blog Published: 2026-08-31 15:00 GMT+8
English Summary: OpenAI supports California SB 1119, advancing strong, age-appropriate AI safeguards for teens while preserving opportunities to learn, create, and explore.
Link: https://openai.com/index/supporting-california-bill-advance-ai-youth-safety
Polimill builds Japan’s next-generation public AI infrastructure
Source: OpenAI Blog Published: 2026-08-31 15:00 GMT+8
English Summary: Polimill uses OpenAI GPT models and Codex to help municipalities search and use administrative knowledge while accelerating development.
Link: https://openai.com/index/polimill
The Google TV Streamer now costs $50 more
Source: The Verge Tech Published: 2026-09-01 06:32 GMT+8
English Summary: Google raised the price of its 4K streaming box to $149, up $50 from its original $99 price. The new price is currently live at the Google Store and Best Buy, but Amazon appears to still be offering the original price. The price hike comes just a couple of weeks after Google launched its new […]
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/987032/google-tv-streamer-price-increase