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Tools & Apps
6/28/2026 5 min

Use Cloudflare PACT to prepare for a web with fewer CAPTCHAs

Cloudflare, Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, and Shopify are developing Private Access Control Tokens, a privacy-preserving way for sites to distinguish legitimate visitors and authorized agents from abusive automated traffic.

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Business & Career
6/28/2026 4 min

Measure AI Search Visibility: Google Adds Generative AI Performance Reports to Search Console

Google has introduced Search Generative AI performance reports in Search Console, giving site owners a dedicated view of impressions from AI Overviews, AI Mode, and generative AI features in Discover.

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AI & Automation
6/28/2026 5 min

Use Gemini 3.5 Flash computer use only after sandbox checks

Google made computer use a built-in Gemini 3.5 Flash tool for browser, mobile, and desktop agents, but teams still need sandboxing, confirmation prompts, and prompt-injection checks before production use.

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Tools & Apps
6/28/2026 4 min

Restrict Copilot plugin installs before agent tools reach production

GitHub added strictKnownMarketplaces for Copilot CLI and VS Code, giving enterprises a public-preview control for approved plugin marketplaces before users connect agent tools.

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AI & Automation
6/28/2026 4 min

Trace Vercel eve agent runs before production bugs vanish into logs

Vercel added Agent Runs for eve projects, giving teams a dashboard for triggers, token usage, turns, model calls, tool calls, and runtime failures.

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AI & Automation
6/28/2026 5 min

Plan for cheaper LLM inference: OpenAI and Broadcom unveil Jalapeno

OpenAI and Broadcom have unveiled Jalapeno, OpenAI's first custom inference chip for LLM workloads. The useful signal for builders is not instant access, but OpenAI's move toward owning more of the stack that controls latency, availability, and inference cost.

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