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Emacs 31.1 automates tree-sitter grammars and retires unexec
GNU Emacs 31.1 shipped on 24 August 2026: tree-sitter grammars can install themselves, the completion system was rewritten, and the unexec dumper is finally gone.
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Cloudflare's Kitesurf is a browser built for AI agents, not people
Cloudflare built Kitesurf, an agent-first browser that runs in V8 isolates on Workers - 3-7x lighter than Chromium on CPU and memory, free in beta, Playwright-compatible.
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Cloudflare Gateway can now detect and block MCP traffic
Cloudflare Gateway now identifies Model Context Protocol traffic on the wire with a beta is_mcp selector, letting enterprises block AI-agent connections that skip approved portals.
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Bun 1.4 ships the AI-driven Rust rewrite to production
Bun 1.4 is the first production release of the runtime's Zig-to-Rust rewrite, shipping faster startup and new APIs while critics question 13,044 unsafe blocks.
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Nixpkgs core team disbands after ten months, citing burnout
The Nixpkgs core team announced on August 7, 2026 it has disbanded, citing burnout and friction with the Steering Committee, which now backstops governance.
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