Google and Zed push protocol to pry AI agents out of VS Code's clutches
Because not every bot wants to live inside Microsoft's walled garden
AI + ML28 Aug 2025 | 3
Developer
Bun JS toolkit adds MySQL driver, secrets API, YAML, and more
Feature bloat, or added value for this JavaScript toolkit?
Devops27 Aug 2025 |
Microsoft lets devs tell Copilot to STFU in Visual Studio
Update finally gives coders control over when – and if – AI butts in
AI + ML22 Aug 2025 | 19
Python survey shows growth even as Foundation funding falters
But 3.13 adoption lags as most devs stick with earlier releases
Devops19 Aug 2025 | 18
AWS pricing for Kiro dev tool dubbed 'a wallet-wrecking tragedy'
Updated Amazon giant blames pricing bug after updated plans way more expensive than initially suggested
AI + ML18 Aug 2025 | 29
No more Blocktoberfest? German court throws book at ad blockers
UPDATED Could tinkering with a site’s code to hide ads count as infringement?
Legal15 Aug 2025 | 137
NARROWER TOPICS
Vibe coding platform Anything arrives, our hands-on suggests caution
Hands On Making apps is as easy as selling t-shirts, claims vibe coding startup
AI + ML14 Aug 2025 | 18
Claude Code's copious coddling confounds cross customers
Never mind the errors, we've had it with "You're absolutely right!"
AI + ML13 Aug 2025 | 15
No more 'Sanity Checks.' Inclusive language guide bans problematic tech terms
'Hung' is out and 'Unresponsive' is in, according to the Academy Software Foundation and the Alliance for OpenUSD
Software12 Aug 2025 | 297
Poisoned telemetry can turn AIOps into AI Oops, researchers show
Sysadmins, your job is safe
Networks12 Aug 2025 | 6
GitHub head ankles as Microsoft takes biz by the hand
Code hosting biz takes a back seat within Microsoft's CoreAI division
Devops11 Aug 2025 | 17
AI coding tools crash on launch, could reboot better in future
Opinion Grace Hopper and GitHub have more in common than capital letters
AI + ML11 Aug 2025 | 24
The International Obfuscated C Code Contest is back for 2024
Yes, 2024 – the prizes in the 40th anniversary edition prizes were just awarded
Software09 Aug 2025 | 28
GitHub CEO: Future devs will not code, they will manage AI
Meanwhile, users complain the code shack is getting slower thanks to React
Devops07 Aug 2025 | 59
JetBrains previews Kineto for vibe no-coding
Tools vendor targets 'creators who've never coded' but devs will be wary
AI + ML05 Aug 2025 | 27
Microsoft promises to eventually make WinUI 'truly open source'
Developer community skeptical following 'long silent stagnation' of the framework and accompanying SDK
Applications05 Aug 2025 | 57
Windows 10 @ 10: How Microsoft led developers round in circles
Comment From one platform to rule them all to a carousel of half-baked visions
OSes01 Aug 2025 | 44
NIST discovers DevSecOps, thinks world should really check this out
What's next - gonna tell us it's time to migrate to Windows 8?
Devops31 Jul 2025 | 2
Zed code editor hears your prayers, rolls out AI-free mode
Can we have this as a global feature in all software? Please?
AI + ML30 Jul 2025 | 34
Trae AI IDE quietly beams data to ByteDance, even with tracking turned off, report says
updated Investigators detail persistent background connections and file transmissions despite telemetry opt-out
AI + ML28 Jul 2025 | 7
Freelance dev shop Toptal caught serving malware after GitHub account break-in
updated Malicious code lurking in over 5,000 downloads, says Socket researcher
Cyber-crime25 Jul 2025 | 2
Compromised Amazon Q extension told AI to delete everything – and it shipped
Malicious actor reportedly sought to expose AWS 'security theater'
Security24 Jul 2025 | 9
GitHub command palette wins stay of execution after dev pushback
Fans say low usage no surprise when obscure but beloved feature disabled by default
Devops22 Jul 2025 | 3
Cursor AI YOLO mode lets coding assistant run wild, security firm warns
You only live once, but regret is forever
AI + ML21 Jul 2025 | 7
AWS slaps usage caps on Kiro as AI editor preview proves too popular for its own good
'Actually not terrible' says industry watcher Corey Quinn – but pricing plans have disappeared
AI + ML21 Jul 2025 | 2
US signals intention to rethink job H-1B lottery
Foreign worker program represents betrayal of US computer science students, advocacy group argues
On-Prem20 Jul 2025 | 140
Ex-OpenAI engineer pulls the curtain back on a chaotic hot mess
'Everything breaks when you scale that quickly'
AI + ML16 Jul 2025 | 19
AI coding tools make developers slower but they think they're faster, study finds
Predicted a 24% boost, but clocked a 19% drag
AI + ML11 Jul 2025 | 91
Jack Dorsey floats specs for decentralized messaging app that uses Bluetooth
It connects using peer-to-peer networking instead of the internet
Edge + IoT08 Jul 2025 | 73
Scholars sneaking phrases into papers to fool AI reviewers
Using prompt injections to play a Jedi mind trick on LLMs
AI + ML07 Jul 2025 | 72
Stalkerware firm gets scooped by SQL-slinging security snoop
Infosec In Brief Also, Swiss ransomware posture looks like its cheese, the CVE Program wants YOU, more sus checks and more
Security06 Jul 2025 | 1
Want a job? Just put 'AI skills' on your resume
ai-pocalypse It could just be the new 'proficient with MS Word'
AI + ML30 Jun 2025 | 17
Don't pay for AI support failures, says Gradient Labs CEO
interview Paying for successful problem resolution is a better business model, argues Dimitri Masin
AI + ML30 Jun 2025 | 13
AI agents get office tasks wrong around 70% of the time, and a lot of them aren't AI at all
Analysis More fiction than science
AI + ML29 Jun 2025 | 142
Alt cloud platform Railway forced to pause lowest tiers after onrush of GCP customers
A moment of panic as some customers thought the free tiers were going away
PaaS + IaaS16 Jun 2025 | 5
US auditors beg Pentagon to pay attention to latest report about IT system flaws
The DoD has ignored many past recommendations
Public Sector12 Jun 2025 | 3
Unemployment is spiking for US IT pros - unless you want to babysit bots
Economic uncertainty and the race to AI are pillaging the IT job market
AI + ML09 Jun 2025 | 17
AI can spew code, but kids should still suffer like we did, says Raspberry Pi
Mini computer house comes out against 'vibe coding' fad
Software05 Jun 2025 | 63
AI hype fuels pay rise – but only if you're in the right gig
Software among the sectors seeing a productivity boost, PwC claims
AI + ML03 Jun 2025 | 5
Perplexity offers training wheels for building AI agents
Generate modest interactive apps, spiffy charts, and bland screenplays as needed
AI + ML30 May 2025 | 5
Builder.ai coded itself into a corner – now it's bankrupt
Comment When 'AI-powered' means 'mostly humans and bad decisions'
AI + ML21 May 2025 | 66
Google crowns Jules to be its agent and spreads the AI love
Google I/O Choc Fac brings gen mods to Android, Chrome, pretty much everywhere else
AI + ML21 May 2025 | 6
Google, high on AI, flogs Gemini for all things
Google I/O Search? That's now artificial intelligence, too
AI + ML20 May 2025 | 25
OS-busting bug so bad that Microsoft blocks Windows Insider release
Canary fans told it hurts functionality to the point that it makes 'using your PC to do even basic things difficult'
OSes12 May 2025 | 61
Update turns Google Gemini into a prude, breaking apps for trauma survivors
'I'm sorry, I can't help with that'
AI + ML08 May 2025 | 45
'I see you're running a local LLM. Would you like some help with that?'
Dev creates official Clippy 'love letter' to query AI models on your box
Bootnotes08 May 2025 | 11
Developer sues Apple to claw back commission payments
Just days after judge held Cupertino in contempt over Epic antitrust injunction
Software06 May 2025 | 6
AI software development: Productivity revolution or fraught with risk?
Analysis We look at the state of AI software development – it's not going away, but risks abound
AI Infrastructure Month01 May 2025 | 9
Maryland man pleads guilty to outsourcing US govt work to North Korean dev in China
Feds say $970K scheme defrauded 13+ companies
Cyber-crime30 Apr 2025 | 10
30 percent of some Microsoft code now written by AI - especially the new stuff
Satya Nadella reveals attempts to merge Word, PowerPoint, Excel, which may now happen with LLMs
AI + ML30 Apr 2025 | 90
Virgin Atlantic is piloting an OpenAI agent in to help with the 'customer journey'
Interview Hello, operator? Book me to Memphis, Tennessee
AI Software Development Week25 Apr 2025 | 20
Devs sound alarm after Microsoft subtracts C/C++ extension from VS Code forks
Cursor, Codium makers lose access as add-on goes exclusive
Devops24 Apr 2025 | 69
Microsoft: Why not let our Copilot fly your computer?
Redmond talks up preview of AI agents navigating apps through the UI
AI Software Development Week16 Apr 2025 | 33
ReactOS emits release 0.4.15 – its first since 2021
An impressive recreation of the Windows golden age
OSes25 Mar 2025 | 29
Too many software supply chain defense bibles? Boffins distill advice
How to avoid another SolarWinds, Log4j, and XZ Utils situation
Security20 Mar 2025 | 10
Developer sabotaged ex-employer with kill switch activated when he was let go
IsDavisLuEnabledInActiveDirectory? Not any more. IsDavisLuGuilty? Yes. IsDavisLuFacingJail? Also yes
Bootnotes08 Mar 2025 | 79
Hurrah! AI won't destroy developer or DBA jobs
Uncle Sam's number-crunchers warn lawyers, customer service reps to brace for change, say techies will be fine
Databases25 Feb 2025 | 11
Time to make C the COBOL of this century
Opinion Lions juggling chainsaws are fun to watch, but you wouldn't want them trimming your trees
CSO18 Feb 2025 | 221
Why do younger coders struggle to break through the FOSS graybeard barrier?
FOSDEM 2025 The hurdles are higher than you might imagine
Software14 Feb 2025 | 111
Poisoned Go programming language package lay undetected for 3 years
Updated Researcher says ecosystem's auto-caching is a net positive but presents exploitable quirks
Security04 Feb 2025 | 9
What does it mean to build in security from the ground up?
Systems Approach As if secure design is the only bullet point in a list of software engineering best practices
CSO02 Feb 2025 | 12
Microsoft signs eviction notice on Dev Home
Development dashboard destined for ditching
Personal Tech29 Jan 2025 | 7
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