SQLite as your only database - a production tuning walkthrough
A field guide argues embedded SQLite can carry a real production workload - if you know the WAL/mmap/VFS knobs. Under the hood, plus the trade-offs it won't fix.
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India's ground game: Bangalore's warehouse and construction robots quietly go live
Two announcements without humanoids or show, but with ground - and both based in Bangalore: Hachidori Robotics delivers warehouse robots without rails or magnets, Flo Mobility deploys material transport up to 1.5 tons at L&T and Godrej. The real "ground" of applied AI is advancing on the Indian side.
Jul 26, 2026 at 18:40 8 7
OpenAI places ads inside ChatGPT - the business model of the super app finally reveals itself
ads.openai.com is live. After the ChatGPT = Codex pivot and the 10M Codex/ChatGPT Work users, OpenAI is now branching into ad monetization. The super-app transition is almost complete.
Jul 22, 2026 at 12:42 17 10
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China: CAC regulates "anthropomorphic" AI companion apps - interim measures, not outright ban [ENCADRE titre="What is an anthropomorphic AI?" contenu="An AI that mimics human characteristics, such as emotions, personality, and appearance."]
The regime targets apps that simulate a specific personality and maintain a consistent emotional relationship - new pillar of the social framework for consumer LLM in China.
Jul 20, 2026 at 16:42 9 9
OpenAI Super App: ChatGPT switches to Codex, farewell to the "chat category"
Stratechery describes a major product pivot at OpenAI: the new ChatGPT is no longer an evolution of the chat, it's Codex. A super app that is agent-first, even if it means liquidating the category that OpenAI itself invented.
Jul 14, 2026 at 15:44 15 7
Modern authentication: passkeys, OIDC, sessions - the real short list
A popular HN thread reignites the question: how should we authenticate an app in 2026? The answer is no longer "JWT + refresh token". A clear overview.
Jul 11, 2026 at 17:19 29 6
Meta ships Muse Spark 1.1 with a cheap Model API - the third-runner squeeze play
Meta released Muse Spark 1.1 (multimodal reasoning) and simultaneously priced its Meta Model API aggressively low. Neither will beat GPT-5.6 or Claude on benchmarks. That's not the point. The point is undercutting the meter.
Jul 11, 2026 at 11:41 29 8
GPT-5.6 and ChatGPT Work: OpenAI drops a workhorse, Anthropic answers with a reset
OpenAI ships GPT-5.6, folds Codex into ChatGPT Work for apps and files, and cuts the top-tier price in half. Anthropic responds the same day by wiping Claude's usage limits. The frontier war is now billed by the meter.
Jul 11, 2026 at 11:41 32 9