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FAA Orders Nationwide Ground Stop for All Aircraft
Longtime Slashdot readers cold fjord and sinij share news that the FAA grounded flights nationwide after a communications failure disrupted air traffic control centers across the country. By Friday evening, the outage had resulted in nearly 5,000 flight cancellations and roughly 10,000 delays, with no timeline for restoring normal operations. Rumors are swirling that this could be related to the FAA's newly deployed SMART AI system or Microsoft's recent global outage but both parties said they had no indication that their technology was responsible.
On the markets — Kalshi traders have been actively repricing this story in the last day.
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How to Deploy Agent Teams Across Your Company (Complete Guide)
Hey! So, I just read about this new tool called Swamp that’s making waves in how we deploy agent teams across companies. It’s pretty neat because it turns repeated workflows into streamlined processes. Instead of having an agent re-evaluate every step each time, you just describe the task once, and Swamp breaks it down into reusable behaviors. This means fewer tokens spent and faster execution.
For example, they transformed a code-review skill that used to take 4.6 million tokens down to just 506,000 tokens. That’s a massive efficiency boost. Plus, it allows for better collaboration among team members without needing a single point of contact. Each agent can communicate directly, which cuts out the middleman.
They also introduced Alook, an open-source platform that lets these agents work together seamlessly. You can set up a team of agents to handle different roles, like tracking competitor pricing. It’s all about making workflows more efficient and collaborative. It’s fascinating to see how these tools can change the way we work together!
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How to Build an AI Customer Research Agent in Claude Code
In today’s episode, Greg Greiner shares how he transformed customer research using AI, specifically Claude Code, to engage with every customer who drops out of the sales funnel. Instead of the traditional approach of speaking to a handful of customers a month, he’s now able to reach out to thousands, which has significantly boosted conversion rates. He illustrates this with a case from Ancestry.com, where AI outreach helped identify key issues like privacy concerns and shipping timing that were affecting customer decisions.
Greg emphasizes the importance of timing and simplicity in outreach—plain-text emails with one focused question yield better responses than complex surveys. He walks through the quick setup of a customer research agent in Claude Code, involving just a few key inputs and a straightforward process. The beauty of this system is that it allows for real-time feedback and adjustments without overwhelming the customer, making the whole experience feel more personal and responsive.
He also touches on the need for evaluation steps to ensure the AI’s responses align with company policies and customer expectations. This iterative feedback loop can enhance the groundedness of the interactions, making them feel less robotic and more human. It’s a fascinating look at how AI can streamline product management and customer engagement, ultimately leading to better products and happier customers.
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FAA Lifts Nationwide Ground Stop for All Aircraft [UPDATE]
Longtime Slashdot readers cold fjord and sinij share news that the FAA grounded flights nationwide after a communications failure disrupted air traffic control centers across the country. By Friday evening, the outage had resulted in nearly 5,000 flight cancellations and roughly 10,000 delays, with no timeline for restoring normal operations. Rumors are swirling that this could be related to the FAA's newly deployed SMART AI system or Microsoft's recent global outage, but both the agency and Microsoft said they had no indication that their technology was responsible.
On the markets — Kalshi traders have been actively repricing this story in the last day.
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The firewall becomes the foothold: Attackers turn Check Point gateways against customers
A firewall is intended to be a boundary attackers can’t cross. But firewalls face the web, making them just as vulnerable to attack as other systems, as evidenced by the emergency hotfixes released by Check Point Software for several of its products. The patches address a high-severity privilege escalation flaw, CVE-2026-123039 , that gives attackers root privilege access and the ability to send commands to the Gaia OS Dynamic CLI daemon, a core background process.
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Euro-Office is now available on desktop (as Nextcloud Office Desktop)
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Someone paid $45 for Claude Fable 5.2 to make an MS Paint image, and the results aren’t too bad
How much would you pay for someone to doodle in MS Paint and give you the result? I guess it depends wholly on how talented the artist is. Well, if you'd pay $45 for one of the most powerful consumer-grade LLMs in the world to whip up a picture for you, someone has already done that. And truth be told, it's actually not half bad.
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Logitech's Logitech G733 is a no-brainer at its current price
Whether you need a wireless headset for everyday use, or just need something for a gaming setup, you want one that hits all the right marks . It needs to sound good, feel comfortable for long sessions, and within your budget. The Logitech G733 Lightspeed comes as a solid choice, especially at its newly discounted price that takes it down to $100.
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Zelda Switch 2 Pro Controller restock: the retailers to watch this weekend
The Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 Pro Controller is proving even harder to find than the console Our Zelda Switch 2 Pro Controller restock tracker @mattswider on X will send out an alert as soon as stock appears Our restock dashboard for our Substack subscribers sends out an audible siren It costs $99.99, the same as other limited editions, but $10 more than the standard version We’re tracking Zelda Switch 2 Pro Controller stock updates. If you’d like to know when more stock arrives, follow Matt Swider on X and turn on notifications.
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I stopped chasing AI-first code editors and went back to plain VS Code, and I'm getting more done
I've spent a lot of time experimenting with AI-first code editors over the past year. I've tried Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, and several other tools, and every time something new came along, I was tempted to give it a shot. But somewhere along the way, I realized I was spending more time experimenting with editors and adjusting my workflow than actually working on my projects. So I decided to go back to good old VS Code, the editor I had been using before all this AI hype took over.