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CodeRabbit now available on Visual Studio Code

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 by Richard Harris

CodeRabbit is now available on the popular Visual Studio Code editor. The integration brings CodeRabbit’s AI code reviews directly into Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code at the earliest stages of software development—inside the code editor itself - at no cost to the developers. This new support enhances CodeRabbit’s multi-layered review approach: contin...

Vibe Coding: Revolution or risk

Monday, May 5, 2025 by Richard Harris

A new buzzword has entered the software development lexicon: "AI Vibe Coding." Popularized in early 2025 by AI researcher Andrej Karpathy, vibe coding refers to a coding approach where developers essentially "go with the flow" of AI code suggestions, providing only loose guidance or high-level vibes of what they want. In theory, you describe the feat...

SEMO game development degree announced

Monday, April 28, 2025 by Richard Harris

Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) is taking gaming to the next level with its new Bachelor of Science in game development, launching fall 2025. Designed for students passionate about joining the over $100 billion video game industry, this program blends technical expertise with creative storytelling, preparing graduates for careers at major studios like Sony, M...

AutonomyAI to transform development with autonomous AI Agent

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger

AutonomyAI has announced its launch from stealth with $4 million in pre-seed funding, with participation from Inbound Capital, Gilad Shany of IoN Partners and Vikram Makhiija, Senior Director at Google Cloud Security, among others. Research firm IDC predicts that by 2028, the market for AI-supporting technology investments will reach $749 billion, with 67% of the $22...

Collaborative AI tools are reshaping software development

Thursday, April 10, 2025 by Richard Harris

Cory Hymel, Vice President of Innovation and Research at Crowdbotics, brings his extensive expertise in AI and software development to the forefront in this engaging Q&A. Hymel delves into the transformative impact of AI on the software development lifecycle, highlighting its influence on areas like code generation, requirements engineering, and context management. ...

Automated code refactoring platform Moderne

Thursday, March 6, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield

Moderne announced it has closed $30 million in Series B funding led by Acrew Capital with participation from Morgan Stanley, Amex Ventures, and TIAA Ventures, as well as all previous investors Allstate, Intel Capital, Mango Capital, and True Ventures. The funding is further validation that Moderne is emerging as the only company driving mass-scale code modernizatio...

Robotic surgery developer hires grad inspired by mothers procedure

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 by Richard Harris

A December 2024 graduate of Missouri University of Science and Technology is putting his knowledge and skills to work for the company behind the robotic system used to perform his mother’s minimally invasive cancer surgery. Pictured above: Matthew Stehlin celebrates his graduation from Missouri S&T with his mother Amy’s dog, Poppy. Photo by Michael Pi...

AI will change your future

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 by Richard Harris

Artificial intelligence is here to stay, along with all its controversies, questions and ambiguity. It is rising in the workplace and changing the way we work. Many researchers have looked at potential downsides, but few have looked at the upsides. We interviewed three Missouri University of Science and Technology faculty members with expertise in different ac...

AGI coding predictions for 2025

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 by Richard Harris

In 2024, there was much excitement about AI code assistance, and also a realization that it poses major risks. Suddenly non-experts could act like expert developers and ask AI to generate a Python script, for example. Without understanding the nuances they simply didn’t know what they didn't know. Often these users failed to ask the right questions, and the AI...

AI software development shifts as AWS and poolside team up

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 by Austin Harris

Amazon Web Services and poolside have announced a multi-year agreement to make poolside's generative AI Assistant and foundation models (FMs) available in Amazon Bedrock. Amazon Bedrock is a fully-managed service that offers developers access to high-performing models from leading AI companies through a single API. As a result, enterprise customers will soon be...

Mobile operators in France unite to protect digital identities

Monday, December 16, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger

As part of the global GSMA Open Gateway initiative, France's four leading mobile operators – Bouygues Telecom, Free, Orange and SFR – announced they will join forces to provide services designed to help app developers and enterprises tackle online fraud and protect the digital identities of mobile customers. Mobile operators in France unite to protect digit...

Image-to-text and text-to-speech integrations explained

Saturday, November 9, 2024 by Freeman Lightner

In the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence, the integration of image-to-text and text-to-speech models is paving the way for groundbreaking applications. In this second installment, Joas Pambou is spearheading efforts to develop an advanced system that transforms static images and videos into interactive conversational experiences. This innovation aims to ...

Power of spreadsheets across industries

Thursday, November 7, 2024 by Austin Harris

In an era where digital tools are evolving at an unprecedented pace, the humble spreadsheet remains a steadfast ally in various fields. Despite the proliferation of specialized software designed to cater to specific needs, spreadsheets continue to be an indispensable part of the professional toolkit. Frederick O’Brien eloquently captures this sentiment, noting tha...

AI newsletter aggregator developed using react

Thursday, November 7, 2024 by Freeman Lightner

In the ever-evolving digital age, staying updated with the latest news can be overwhelming due to the sheer volume of information available. However, with advancements in technology, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI), there are innovative solutions to streamline the process of news aggregation. One such solution involves creating an AI-driven newsletter aggre...

AI in retail explored

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger

In the rapidly evolving world of retail, artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a transformative force. With industries increasingly adopting AI technologies, the retail sector is poised to follow suit. Yet, the impact of AI on retail operations remains a topic of debate among consumers and business owners alike. To shed light on this issue, we delve into the histo...

Bottom-up design improves site accessibility

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 by Richard Harris

In the digital age, accessibility is a cornerstone of effective website design, ensuring that all users, regardless of their abilities, can navigate and interact with online content seamlessly. The adoption of a bottom-up design approach is gaining traction as a means to improve site accessibility, offering a more inclusive online experience. This method emphasizes atte...

Understanding gen Z expectations and user experience in technology

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 by Austin Harris

In the age of digital transformation, understanding the nuances of Generation Z's approach to technology is crucial for designers aiming to create impactful user experiences. Often characterized by their heavy reliance on social media, Gen Z’s interaction with technology extends far beyond mere scrolling and sharing. As highlighted in the insightful work, &quo...

GenAI quality engineering advancements revealed in new report

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 by Austin Harris

OpenText, in collaboration with Capgemini and Sogeti (part of the Capgemini Group), recently announced the findings of the 16th edition of the World Quality Report, "New Futures in Focus." The report reveals significant developments in Quality Engineering (QE), with a growing emphasis on the integration of Generative AI (Gen AI) and a notable shift in the skil...

Game patching tech from EA

Thursday, October 24, 2024 by Austin Harris

Video games are getting bigger. File sizes are increasing for good reason. World-class storytellers and artists are creating more incredible experiences than ever before, allowing players to dive into beautiful, rich worlds filled with immersive environments and fully realized characters while participating in beloved games from the biggest franchises. Breakthrough g...

Frontend observability solution launched by Honeycomb

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 by Richard Harris

Honeycomb, the observability platform that enables engineering teams to solve problems they couldn’t before, today announced the general availability of Honeycomb for Frontend Observability. This new offering extends Honeycomb’s powerful debugging capabilities to the frontend, enabling engineering teams to gain deep insights into web application performance ...

AI education expanding after CodePath lands 5M in funding

Monday, September 23, 2024 by Austin Harris

CodePath, the organization dedicated to reprogramming higher education to create the most diverse generation of engineers, CTOs, and founders, announced today Google would be contributing $5 million toward its efforts to provide AI-focused educational opportunities for an additional 25,000 college computer science students around the country. The new grant is part of Go...

Atlassian Developer Day on tour

Monday, September 9, 2024 by Richard Harris

Atlassian's Developer Day on Tour will be making a stop in Toronto, providing a platform for software development professionals to gather and engage with peers in the industry. This full-day event is designed to explore various topics relevant to the development community, including platform engineering, enhancing developer experiences, and optimizing workflows with...

OpenShift virtualization enhancements released from Red Hat

Friday, August 16, 2024 by Austin Harris

Red Hat, Inc., the provider of open source solutions, recently introduced new capabilities and enhancements for Red Hat OpenShift, the industry’s leading hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes, as well as the general availability of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security Cloud Service. The new features, delivered with the general availability of Red Ha...

IBM Quantum Developer Conference 2024

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 by Richard Harris

At the IBM Quantum Developer Conference 2024, participants will gain an exclusive, hands-on preview of cutting-edge tools and forthcoming roadmap updates from IBM Quantum, all organized around the theme - Performance by Qiskit. As the era of quantum utility progresses, it is essential to empower quantum researchers and developers to perform meaningful work on current...

API Consumption Management report highlights

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 by Richard Harris

Lunar.Dev recently announced the release of its inaugural report, "The 2024 State of API Consumption Management." This report focuses on API consumption management and includes an in-depth analysis of current trends, challenges, and strategies involving over 200 companies in managing third-party APIs. As companies increasingly use and rely on dive...

NPUs disrupting Nvidia AI dominance

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger

The semiconductor market is projected to reach around $400 billion by 2030*, with AI semiconductors expected to constitute over 30% of this market, up from 20% today. AI has recently dominated headlines with the launch of ChatGPT, Claude, and a host of other GenAI platforms. This has prompted countless companies to examine how they can implement AI into their products, ...

Coding in QA automation

Friday, June 28, 2024 by Ramcham Floyd T. Gaid

QA Automation is an engineering role that requires a very high understanding of modern technology. It needs numerous skill sets to take this position as the role must be knowledgeable in writing software codes in many popular languages with different types of methodologies in technology. Coding in QA automation Highly skilled quality assurance engineers with bache...

Rise in cyberattacks is alarming folks

Friday, June 28, 2024 by Freeman Lightner

A recent study has uncovered a startling rise in cyberattacks from 2022 to 2023. Throughout 2023, the United States experienced an alarming 3,205 data breaches, marking a dramatic 78% surge from the 1,801 incidents reported in 2022. The study conducted by data collection experts SOAX utilized data from the Identity Theft Resource Center on the number of data vi...

Social engineering takeover attacks are on the rise

Thursday, April 18, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger

OpenSSF and the OpenJS Foundation (home to JavaScript projects used by billions of websites worldwide) are alerting open-source project maintainers of social engineering takeover attacks, following new attack attempts they’ve witnessed similar to the XZ Utils incident. The OpenJS Cross Project Council received suspicious emails, imploring OpenJS to update one o...

Veracode acquires Longbow Security

Thursday, April 18, 2024 by Freeman Lightner

Veracode announced the acquisition of Longbow Security, a security risk management platform for cloud-native environments. The acquisition marks the next exciting phase of Veracode, underscoring the company’s commitment to help organizations effectively manage and reduce application risk across the growing attack surface. The integration of Longbow in...

Illuminate development tool from PubNub announced at GDC 2024

Monday, April 1, 2024 by Richard Harris

PubNub announced the launch of their newest product, PubNub Illuminate, at the 2024 Game Developers Conference. Illuminate gives product owners the ability to easily map the KPIs that are important to their game’s success, trigger decisions based on live game state, and see instant outcomes without requiring engineering resources. They can m...

Otomi Kubernetes engineering platform from Red Kubes

Thursday, March 21, 2024 by Freeman Lightner

A prototype constructed as part of a recent platform engineering adoption research showcases an unprecedented deployment time for a completely new app - just 22 minutes. This commendable feat is in stark contrast to other modern cloud deployments, which usually take 7 to 8 hours to deploy a new app. In traditional deployments, the delivery time will typically take much ...

QMware NVIDIA and Oracle to advance hybrid quantum computing

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 by Richard Harris

QMware announced a new collaboration with NVIDIA and Oracle through which it will use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) powered by NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPU clusters, as well as the NVIDIA CUDA Quantum open-source hybrid quantum computing platform, to test and develop a new state-of-the-art hybrid quantum computing service for enterprise customers. An initial version ...

Bluebird Network seeking bids to complete fiber project

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 by Richard Harris

Bluebird Network, a communications infrastructure provider and operator of more than 11,000 miles of fiber and two data centers, is seeking bids from vendors to complete the Engineering Design and/or Environmental Assessments associated with the project. Vendors are invited to visit the Bluebird RFP submission website to submit a proposal associated with the fi...

ONCD asks software manufacturers to adopt memory safe languages

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 by Richard Harris

The White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) has released a new report asking software manufacturers to adopt memory-safe programming languages to help reduce vulnerabilities from entering the supply chain. "For thirty-five years, memory safety vulnerabilities have plagued the digital ecosystem, but it doesn’t have to be this way. This repo...