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A post-mortem of Azure's 2023 global outage reveals a crucial lesson: "human error" is a myth. Engineering leaders should instead focus on fixing systemic flaws to build truly resilient systems and protect their teams from blame.
A new open-source tool called Shumai offers a self-hosted alternative to Frame.io. It helps creative teams manage files, projects, and feedback, giving them more control over their workflow and data.
Microsoft has updated its Azure Kubernetes Service with new features for AI, bare metal servers, and managing multiple clusters. This helps teams run more demanding applications and simplifies large-scale operations on the cloud.
OpenAI is now using AI to automatically find and fix security bugs in popular open-source projects. The "Patch the Planet" initiative aims to secure the software supply chain that underpins countless enterprise applications.
OpenAI has released GPT-5.5-Cyber, its most powerful AI model yet for cybersecurity. It's designed to help security teams analyze large codebases to find and patch software vulnerabilities faster, improving overall security posture for organizations.
Anthropic's Claude AI can now send designs directly to Vercel for deployment. This integration lets developers turn a visual concept into a shareable live website without writing code or leaving the design canvas, speeding up prototyping.
A new report finds NASA's Kennedy Space Center infrastructure is too old to support the growing number of launches from SpaceX and Blue Origin. This bottleneck could delay critical missions and impact the entire space-tech industry.
Vercel has launched its own feature flagging tool, built directly into its platform. This gives developers a native way to safely roll out new features and test changes, potentially replacing third-party services like LaunchDarkly.
An attacker tricked an Ethereum trading bot into losing $15 million by feeding it fake opportunities. This highlights a new risk for automated DeFi systems, where flawed logic can be exploited for massive losses.
AI code editor Cursor has acquired Continue, an open-source alternative to GitHub Copilot. The move signals further consolidation in the competitive market for AI-powered developer tools, reducing the number of independent players.
A new open-source browser extension called Selector Forge uses AI to generate reliable CSS and XPath selectors. This helps developers and QA teams create web automation and tests that are more resilient to website updates.
Gartner analysts are warning tech leaders that free AI token offers are a gimmick designed to create vendor lock-in. They recommend using multiple AI providers and models to maintain flexibility and avoid getting trapped with a single vendor.
EV maker Lucid is laying off 1,500 employees, its second major workforce reduction this year. The move highlights intense financial pressure on electric vehicle startups, even as they launch new models like the Gravity SUV.
Vercel now supports WebSockets in its serverless functions, a long-requested feature. This allows developers to build real-time applications like live chats and collaborative tools directly on the platform, paying only for active processing time.
Valve has officially released its gaming-focused operating system, SteamOS, for any PC hardware. The move creates a viable alternative to Windows for PC gaming and gives developers a new, standardized Linux platform to target.
Reflection AI will pay SpaceX $150 million monthly for access to Nvidia's newest GB300 chips. The deal highlights the intense, high-stakes competition for elite AI computing power and SpaceX's new role as a major infrastructure provider.
Google BigQuery now lets developers run custom Python code directly within the data warehouse. This simplifies complex data analysis and machine learning tasks by eliminating the need to manage separate computing infrastructure for Python scripts.
The US Space Force and Rocket Lab quietly launched a satellite from New Zealand in a rapid-response military drill. The exercise tests the ability to quickly deploy space assets during a crisis, with little to no advance notice.
Meta has successfully deployed the advanced, royalty-free AV1 video codec for its real-time calls. The company shared its engineering challenges and solutions for delivering higher-quality video at a massive scale.
Google and UC San Diego are building a private cloud using 2,000 retired Pixel phones. This project explores a sustainable, low-cost way to create computing infrastructure and reduce electronic waste from discarded smartphones.
Some Google Pixel owners are reporting unresponsive touchscreens after updating to Android 17. While Google has acknowledged the bug, official fixes are not working for most users, causing significant disruption for those affected.
Cloudflare is working with all major web browsers, including Chrome and Firefox, to create a new protocol called PACT. It aims to prove you're human without needing to solve annoying CAPTCHAs, using an anonymous token.
Meta has appointed fintech founder Kunal Shah as the new head of WhatsApp, replacing Will Cathcart. The move signals a major strategic shift for the messaging app, focusing on payments and commerce for its global user base.
A US firm is using over 500,000 hours of Ukraine war drone footage to train AI for autonomous targeting. This real-world data could dramatically accelerate the development of AI-powered weapon systems.