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Show HN: Sprocket – The Best AI Agent for Hardware and Software Development

16-year-old developer Aarav introduces Sprocket, an open-source AI agent that outperforms other agents in both hardware and software tasks. It can autonomously purchase hardware parts or SaaS subscriptions from any website, and can generate schematics, BOMs, and assembly instructions.

  • Sprocket is an open-source AI agent claimed to beat every other agent in both software and hardware development.
  • It can autonomously buy items from any website, including hardware parts and SaaS subscriptions.
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Welcome to Agents Week

Agents Week explores how cloud infrastructure must evolve to serve autonomous agents rather than human browsers. The article introduces the idea of an "Agent Cloud," arguing that it must provide agent-native primitives while also acting as a translation layer for today's human-shaped web.

  • The cloud and web were built for humans; agents have different needs.
  • An Agent Cloud must prepare for an agent-native future while serving as a translation layer today.
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Policy

I refuse to bow to our AI overlords

Security researcher cR0w argues that ChatGPT and similar GPT chat services do not fundamentally raise the cyber threat level for most organizations. Examining motive, opportunity, and capability, he contends that the real gap remains basic security hygiene rather than AI-powered adversaries, and urges replacing panic and hubris with sound threat modeling.

  • Threat levels shouldn't rise just because GPT chat services exist; motive, opportunity, and capability remain largely unchanged.
  • Most cybercriminal work is drudgery—infrastructure, maintenance, content updates—not just writing malware.
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EU Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content (Starting August)

The EU has published a Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content to help providers and deployers comply with AI Act transparency obligations. It covers marking and detection of AI-generated content, and labelling of deepfakes and AI-generated text. Signing the voluntary code offers a presumption of compliance, reducing administrative burden. The code applies from 2 August 2026, and about 190 organizations have signed.

  • The Code of Practice supports compliance with Article 50 of the EU AI Act, applicable from 2 August 2026.
  • It provides rules for providers on marking/detecting AI-generated content and for deployers on labelling deepfakes and certain text.