https://techstarasia.net/The latest source-linked newshttps://techstarasia.net/article/kubernetes-control-plane-components-explainedhttps://techstarasia.net/article/kubernetes-control-plane-components-explainedWed, 28 Oct 2026 16:10:13 GMTOriginally published at GeekCoding101. Everyone loves to show off their YAML-fu and talk about Pods and Deployments, but what’s actually running behind the scenes? What's keeping track of all your ser...https://techstarasia.net/article/is-there-a-google-ads-transparency-center-api-what-exists-in-2026-and-how-to-export-the-datahttps://techstarasia.net/article/is-there-a-google-ads-transparency-center-api-what-exists-in-2026-and-how-to-export-the-dataWed, 28 Oct 2026 16:10:03 GMTThe Google Ads Transparency Center (adstransparency.google.com) shows the search, display and YouTube ads any advertiser is running. Naturally, people want that data in a spreadsheet, a dashboard or a...https://techstarasia.net/article/github-universe-2026-evolving-every-layer-of-the-stackhttps://techstarasia.net/article/github-universe-2026-evolving-every-layer-of-the-stackWed, 28 Oct 2026 16:09:28 GMTToday, we laid out our vision for GitHub as the most comprehensive, end-to-end software delivery system in the world. The post GitHub Universe 2026: Evolving every layer of the stack appeared first on...https://techstarasia.net/article/routing-seven-messaging-channels-into-one-queue-what-actually-decides-the-designhttps://techstarasia.net/article/routing-seven-messaging-channels-into-one-queue-what-actually-decides-the-designWed, 28 Oct 2026 16:08:38 GMTMost "omnichannel support" discussions are about which channels a product supports. The harder part is the data model behind them: what a conversation is when the same person writes on WhatsApp, then...https://techstarasia.net/article/a-better-spec-wont-stop-a-coding-agent-from-deploying-to-prodhttps://techstarasia.net/article/a-better-spec-wont-stop-a-coding-agent-from-deploying-to-prodWed, 28 Oct 2026 16:07:58 GMTI work at Permit, and this is from a post our CEO wrote on zero standing permissions for coding and automation agents. We sell authorization, so keep the bias in mind. The ideas work in any stack. A d...https://techstarasia.net/article/octoverse-commits-pushes-reach-new-highs-in-2026-as-developers-build-with-agentshttps://techstarasia.net/article/octoverse-commits-pushes-reach-new-highs-in-2026-as-developers-build-with-agentsWed, 28 Oct 2026 16:07:40 GMTSee how a record year of growth reached every industry, every field, and every kind of builder in the 2026 Octoverse report. The post Octoverse: Commits, pushes, reach new highs in 2026 as developers...https://techstarasia.net/article/shared-agent-memory-needs-a-permission-check-on-every-readhttps://techstarasia.net/article/shared-agent-memory-needs-a-permission-check-on-every-readWed, 28 Oct 2026 16:07:35 GMTI work at Permit. One of our AI engineers wrote a post about shared memory for coding agents, and since we sell authorization, read the framing with that in mind. I think the problem it describes hold...https://techstarasia.net/article/en-18286-is-out-what-would-an-auditor-ask-about-your-ai-agentshttps://techstarasia.net/article/en-18286-is-out-what-would-an-auditor-ask-about-your-ai-agentsWed, 28 Oct 2026 16:07:13 GMTI work at Permit. Our VP of R&D wrote up what EN 18286:2026 means for teams shipping AI agents. We sell authorization, so read this with that bias in mind. EN 18286:2026 is the first harmonised standa...https://techstarasia.net/article/fail-over-rds-on-purpose-a-multi-az-restore-drill-with-the-commands-and-the-timingshttps://techstarasia.net/article/fail-over-rds-on-purpose-a-multi-az-restore-drill-with-the-commands-and-the-timingsWed, 28 Oct 2026 16:05:28 GMTThe high-availability design says an RDS Multi-AZ failover is typically one to two minutes, and that committed data survives an Availability Zone loss. That number is a planning figure from AWS docume...https://techstarasia.net/article/i-built-an-open-source-offline-first-timetable-and-assignment-manager-for-students-unitaskhttps://techstarasia.net/article/i-built-an-open-source-offline-first-timetable-and-assignment-manager-for-students-unitaskWed, 28 Oct 2026 16:05:14 GMTI felt the need for a personal university task(assignments, quizes, etc) manager app so I used Google AI Studio and Claude to vibe code one. 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Check it all out below.  more…https://techstarasia.net/article/ai-execs-may-be-too-out-of-touch-to-build-for-the-general-publichttps://techstarasia.net/article/ai-execs-may-be-too-out-of-touch-to-build-for-the-general-publicWed, 28 Oct 2026 15:53:52 GMTTech leaders are flaunting how out of touch they are when they brag about using AI to connect with their families.https://techstarasia.net/article/trump-doe-loans-5b-to-nuclear-plants-that-will-power-data-centershttps://techstarasia.net/article/trump-doe-loans-5b-to-nuclear-plants-that-will-power-data-centersWed, 28 Oct 2026 15:53:21 GMTConstellation Energy will get $5 billion in government loans to modernize nuclear reactors. 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When dealing with...https://techstarasia.net/article/my-photos-gps-coordinates-survived-the-share-button-even-though-android-promised-privacyhttps://techstarasia.net/article/my-photos-gps-coordinates-survived-the-share-button-even-though-android-promised-privacyWed, 28 Oct 2026 15:00:10 GMTGmail had my coordinates before it decided to strip themhttps://techstarasia.net/article/we-still-talk-about-you-titanfall-2https://techstarasia.net/article/we-still-talk-about-you-titanfall-2Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:00:02 GMTA decade later, Respawn Entertainment's mech shooter has one of the strongest big-budget campaigns around.https://techstarasia.net/article/8bitdos-new-xbox-elite-style-controller-sets-a-high-bar-for-customizationhttps://techstarasia.net/article/8bitdos-new-xbox-elite-style-controller-sets-a-high-bar-for-customizationWed, 28 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT8BitDo’s Ultimate 3E has a refined design, but it shows wear easily. | Image: The Verge It's hard to make an Xbox controller that stands out these days, especially one that's expensive, due to a wea...https://techstarasia.net/article/voice-ai-in-vogue-nvidia-releases-new-open-transcription-modelhttps://techstarasia.net/article/voice-ai-in-vogue-nvidia-releases-new-open-transcription-modelWed, 28 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTNvidia just released a free speech-to-text model that can transcribe up to 40 languages, but it only works on recordings, not live audio, so it’s a big step for meeting and medical transcription tools...https://techstarasia.net/article/sony-wants-you-to-forget-about-discs-with-its-gorgeous-transparent-controllershttps://techstarasia.net/article/sony-wants-you-to-forget-about-discs-with-its-gorgeous-transparent-controllersWed, 28 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTSony has new, spiffy see-through controllers and covers for its PlayStation 5 that let you see the hardware guts inside.https://techstarasia.net/article/react-command-palette-cmdk-nested-pages-and-mobilehttps://techstarasia.net/article/react-command-palette-cmdk-nested-pages-and-mobileWed, 28 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTTL;DR A React command palette should bind one mod+K shortcut that reads ⌘K on Apple devices and Ctrl+K elsewhere, keep nested pages as a stack that Backspace and Escape pop, debounce and abort serve...https://techstarasia.net/article/java-and-kotlin-news-jdk-28-gets-structured-concurrency-and-aot-codehttps://techstarasia.net/article/java-and-kotlin-news-jdk-28-gets-structured-concurrency-and-aot-codeWed, 28 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTA Spring Security upgrade quietly turns DPoP off in your Java resource server, and JDK 28 makes structured concurrency final. This digest covers 5 to 19 October 2026. Structured concurrency runs relat...https://techstarasia.net/article/how-to-send-listmonk-newsletters-through-ownmailserverhttps://techstarasia.net/article/how-to-send-listmonk-newsletters-through-ownmailserverWed, 28 Oct 2026 14:59:55 GMTTo send newsletters and campaigns with OwnMailServer, run Listmonk for your contacts, lists and campaigns, and point its SMTP settings at us: smtp.ownmailserver.com, port 587, STARTTLS, with an API ke...https://techstarasia.net/article/12-everyday-calculators-in-one-place-emi-gst-bmi-age-and-more-free-no-sign-uphttps://techstarasia.net/article/12-everyday-calculators-in-one-place-emi-gst-bmi-age-and-more-free-no-sign-upWed, 28 Oct 2026 14:56:55 GMTEvery few days I catch myself doing the same thing: opening a search tab to find yet another single-purpose calculator site. 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Try Stack Internal for free by visiting stackinternal.com.https://techstarasia.net/article/how-to-send-laravel-mail-through-ownmailserverhttps://techstarasia.net/article/how-to-send-laravel-mail-through-ownmailserverWed, 28 Oct 2026 14:54:24 GMTTo send Laravel mail through OwnMailServer, set MAIL_MAILER=smtp, MAIL_HOST=smtp.ownmailserver.com, MAIL_PORT=587, any MAIL_USERNAME and an API key as MAIL_PASSWORD in .env, with MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS on...https://techstarasia.net/article/agents-are-writing-and-reviewing-code-who-tells-the-final-approver-where-to-lookhttps://techstarasia.net/article/agents-are-writing-and-reviewing-code-who-tells-the-final-approver-where-to-lookWed, 28 Oct 2026 14:54:23 GMTNowadays we are creating a lot more pull request, mostly using AI, and we are also using an AI reviewer to do the first pass. 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[...]https://techstarasia.net/article/apple-raises-the-macbook-neo8217s-student-pricing-againhttps://techstarasia.net/article/apple-raises-the-macbook-neo8217s-student-pricing-againWed, 28 Oct 2026 14:47:28 GMTThe MacBook Neo now starts at $649 on Apple's Education Store, up $150 from its initial $499 education starting price. As reported earlier by MacRumors, the student discount for the Neo received a $5...https://techstarasia.net/article/senators-demand-to-know-if-dr-oz-collaborated-with-election-denial-groupshttps://techstarasia.net/article/senators-demand-to-know-if-dr-oz-collaborated-with-election-denial-groupsWed, 28 Oct 2026 14:46:35 GMTA far-right campaign claiming leftists are stealing votes from nursing home residents has centered on changing guidance from Mehmet Oz’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.https://techstarasia.net/article/motorolas-flagship-signature-27-sounds-quite-expensive-in-retail-leakhttps://techstarasia.net/article/motorolas-flagship-signature-27-sounds-quite-expensive-in-retail-leakWed, 28 Oct 2026 14:45:00 GMTMotorola’s return to the proper flagship space is coming in the Signature 27, but early leaks suggest this new device, as well as the company’s wide foldable, won’t exactly be cheap. more…https://techstarasia.net/article/xai-is-buying-out-homeowners-who-promise-not-to-sue-over-data-center-noisehttps://techstarasia.net/article/xai-is-buying-out-homeowners-who-promise-not-to-sue-over-data-center-noiseWed, 28 Oct 2026 14:44:00 GMTxAI’s Southaven, Mississippi data center. | Photo by Brandon Dill / AFP via Getty Images A subsidiary of Elon Musk's xAI is offering to buy up homes in a Mississippi neighborhood, as long as residen...https://techstarasia.net/article/amazons-new-echo-dot-can-turn-into-a-wi-fi-extender-how-it-workshttps://techstarasia.net/article/amazons-new-echo-dot-can-turn-into-a-wi-fi-extender-how-it-worksWed, 28 Oct 2026 14:41:32 GMThttps://techstarasia.net/article/ios-272-just-upgraded-apple-photos-in-two-ways-heres-whats-newhttps://techstarasia.net/article/ios-272-just-upgraded-apple-photos-in-two-ways-heres-whats-newWed, 28 Oct 2026 14:40:17 GMTApple Photos got a lot of new features in iOS 27 last month, but this week’s release of iOS 27.2 brought even more improvements. 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According to one leaker, the company is currently...https://techstarasia.net/article/here8217s-virgin-galactic8217s-new-apeiron-spaceshiphttps://techstarasia.net/article/here8217s-virgin-galactic8217s-new-apeiron-spaceshipWed, 28 Oct 2026 14:17:43 GMTVirgin Galactic's new spaceship is here, dubbed "Apeiron" by popular vote from a public poll. Apeiron is the first of the company's new Delta-class spacecraft, but it isn't slated to launch for nearly...https://techstarasia.net/article/microsoft-faces-potential-vote-shareholders-curious-about-its-plans-to-tackle-emissionshttps://techstarasia.net/article/microsoft-faces-potential-vote-shareholders-curious-about-its-plans-to-tackle-emissionsWed, 28 Oct 2026 14:15:00 GMTGreenhouse gas output has risen dramatically since the company promised to become carbon-negative by 2030https://techstarasia.net/article/factry-historian-vs-influxdb-buy-a-historian-or-build-one-on-a-time-series-databasehttps://techstarasia.net/article/factry-historian-vs-influxdb-buy-a-historian-or-build-one-on-a-time-series-databaseWed, 28 Oct 2026 14:03:57 GMTThis isn't a classic head-to-head. Factry Historian actually stores its time series in InfluxDB (v1.x and v2.x are the supported back ends), with configuration, metadata and events in PostgreSQL. So t...https://techstarasia.net/article/i-built-potjar-a-free-offline-bill-splitter-for-android-no-account-no-adshttps://techstarasia.net/article/i-built-potjar-a-free-offline-bill-splitter-for-android-no-account-no-adsWed, 28 Oct 2026 14:03:42 GMTI'm Ankur, and I built Potjar, a free Android app for splitting bills on trips, with flatmates and at dinners. Split equally, by exact amounts, by shares, or by percentages Clear balances plus a settl...https://techstarasia.net/article/my-sql-join-ran-perfectly-and-doubled-the-refundshttps://techstarasia.net/article/my-sql-join-ran-perfectly-and-doubled-the-refundsWed, 28 Oct 2026 14:03:24 GMTThe SQL query ran without errors. The columns looked right. The totals seemed reasonable. Except Ava's refund total was $60. She'd only been refunded $30. No missing data. No syntax error. 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