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Microsoft is overhauling its Windows Insider Program, which provides early access to new Windows 11 features. The company is introducing significant changes, starting with giving testers the ability to select specific new features they want to try out, offering more control over their preview experience.
A new Linux Foundation report finds that security readiness is the biggest obstacle to AI adoption. A widening gap exists between the rush to deploy AI and the ability to secure it. The report notes 67% of teams face pressure to accelerate deployment despite security risks.
A newly analyzed computer virus from over 20 years ago, named fast16.sys, reveals an early Stuxnet-style attack. The malware was designed to selectively target high-precision calculation software, subtly altering results in memory. This highlights a long-standing threat of data manipulation in critical systems.
Actor Matt Ryan, who voices Edward Kenway, has confirmed he filmed new scenes for the upcoming Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake. The new content is intended to add more emotional weight and depth to the main character's personal conflicts and overall journey in the popular game.
Cybersecurity researchers have identified four malicious packages on the npm registry: `chalk-tempalte`, `@deadcode09284814/axios-util`, `axois-utils`, and `color-style-utils`. These packages were designed to steal information from developer systems and have been downloaded thousands of times.
Vercel has made Node.js 26 the new default for all projects. This gives developers automatic access to faster performance, modern JavaScript features, and improved security, enhancing both development workflows and application speed.
Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, is investigating a potential security breach. A security firm reports that nearly $3.3 billion was drained from one of its wallets, raising major concerns despite assurances that user funds are safe.
An AWS research team is using the Rust compiler to automatically check for errors in code written by AI agents. This novel approach aims to ensure the reliability of AI-generated software for complex distributed systems.
Ex-Palantir executives have raised $17M from a16z for their new startup, Dream. The company is building an 'AI world model' trained on building data to help automate construction planning and design, grounded in real-world physics.
SuperMe raised $20M for its network of AI profiles built from the knowledge of real experts. When you ask a question, the platform creates a group chat with AI versions of the most relevant people to answer it.
JetBrains is integrating SEGGER's tools deeper into its CLion IDE, introducing AI-assisted debugging. This new feature helps developers quickly diagnose and understand complex hardware-level issues like hard faults, saving significant time and frustration.
JetBrains has released a new open-source library that automatically fine-tunes instructions for AI agents. The tool helps developers optimize prompts by learning from test runs, saving significant time and improving the agent's final output.
Series B funding has hit a multi-year high of $48 billion this year. However, venture capitalists are concentrating this capital into fewer, larger deals, primarily for a small number of high-profile AI companies.
TimescaleDB is rolling out a new compression method that makes queries up to 50% faster and databases 10% smaller. The new system, called AIC, replaces its previous integer compression algorithm.
Datadog has launched Scout, a new AI model designed to automatically investigate production incidents. It analyzes alerts and system data to suggest the root cause, aiming to help teams resolve outages much faster.
Cloudflare has launched a new Web Search API to help developers build AI applications that need real-time information. It simplifies adding live web results to tools like chatbots, a process known as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
TikTok's American business may need 4 gigawatts of computing power by the early 2030s, driven by its AI ambitions. The company is now exploring infrastructure options beyond its primary US cloud provider, Oracle.
Volcano, a popular Kubernetes scheduler, just released an update that helps teams share cluster resources more fairly. New tools prevent any single team from hogging resources, which is crucial for running big AI and data workloads efficiently.
Vercel's Sandbox now integrates with Box Mount, giving serverless agents a persistent file system. Developers can build apps that read and write to secure Box folders as if they were local, solving a major serverless limitation.
GitHub has launched Copilot Fusion, a new system that automatically selects the best AI model for coding tasks. The company claims it delivers performance comparable to top competitors but at half the API cost, making it faster and cheaper.
Google Cloud SQL for MySQL now offers blue-green deployments. This lets teams upgrade their databases to new major versions with almost no downtime, eliminating the need for long maintenance windows and complex planning.
Nvidia released a new open-weight transcription model that you can guide with instructions. This allows developers to improve accuracy for specific contexts, like transcribing technical terms or proper names, without retraining the model.
The UK government is considering incentives for carmakers to add vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech to EVs. This could turn electric cars into a distributed energy network, creating new opportunities and infrastructure challenges.
A new tool called ReviveDB automatically tests every Supabase backup to ensure it can be restored correctly. It checks not just data but the entire database structure, preventing silent failures that could cripple a recovery attempt.