Tech news, September 7, 2026
Monday: 13 pieces the paper read from primary sources, by section, newest first. Each links to its source; the line under it is the source's own opening.
News
3 pieces.
- Kotlin 2.4.20 Released
The Kotlin 2.4.20 release is out!
- Figma agent vs. one button: shipping design tokens to npm
I automated our design tokens release with two AI agents.
- What if Stripe could work the way your business does
Discover how Stripe Scripts, Workflows, Custom Objects, and UI extensions help businesses customize logic, data, and operations directly within Stripe.
Technical Guides
1 piece.
- Five Years of Kafka at Razorpay’s UPI Switch
Preface The UPI Switch at Razorpay has evolved significantly in the five years since we started building it.
AI in the Field
1 piece.
- Apply AI Summit
Apply AI Summit Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/07/2026 - 15:58 17 November 2026 The EGG (Brussels) The Apply AI Summit will gather high-level stakeholders – from i…
Columns
4 pieces.
- Import AI 472: DeepMind’s cheating math agents; populist AI policies; and Forethought theorizes a nightwatchman
Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research.
- Astra for Coding: Why Are We Doing This Again?
I’m more and more convinced that all of AI engineering is Neijuan (内卷, meaning curl inwards).
- Let’s bet on this shit
How to act rationally if you believe in RL scaling and envs
- How well do agents use test and verification techniques?
We previously noted that, while it's easier than ever to hit a particular quality bar by having coding agents use effective test techniques, software quality seems to be getting w…
Research
4 pieces.
- Hook & Match - Development and Evaluation of a Pair Matching Phishing Card Game
Digital fatigue is increasing due to ongoing digitization, yet understanding digital processes remains crucial.
- DRAWNAPART: A Device Identification and Spoofing Detection Technique Based on Remote GPU Fingerprinting
Browser fingerprinting aims at identifying users or their devices, through scripts that execute in the users’ browser and collect information on software or hardware characteristi…
- DeckerPlus: Whole Program Attack Surface Reduction via Compiler Analysis and Transformations
Modern code reuse attacks take full advantage of bloated software.
- Network Risk Estimation: A Risk Estimation Paradigm for Cyber Networks
Cyber networks are fundamental to many organizations’ infrastructure, and the size of cyber networks is increasing rapidly.