What can you build with ChatGPT in 48 hours
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 by Adam Shea
A fundamental shift is underway in how users discover and interact with brands and their digital experiences, driven by advances in AI and conversational interfaces. In October 2025, that shift showed up clearly at OpenAI DevDay with the introduction of the Apps SDK.
Much like the launch of the App Store reshaped mobile computing, ChatGPT apps point to a new pa...
AI model poisoning is real and we need to be aware of it
Monday, February 16, 2026 by Richard Harris
On a clear night I set up my telescope in the yard and let the mount hum along while the camera gathers light from something distant and patient. The workflow is a ritual. Focus by eye until the airy disk tightens. Shoot test frames and watch the histogram. Capture darks, flats, and bias frames so the quirks of the sensor can be cleaned away later. That discipline is no...
Decoupled Observability stacks Free Teams
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 by Austin Harris
In 2026, Eric Tschetter, chief architect at Imply, predicts the end of the all-in-one observability black box. AI is driving massive growth in logs, metrics, and traces, pushing tightly coupled, monolithic observability platforms past their architectural limits. Organizations are hitting a breaking point. They can't scale their current observability stacks without t...
App development in 2026: Vickie Chen of AviaGames weighs in
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 by Vickie Chen
Now more than ever, consumers have demanded tech companies be more involved and transparent in social and philanthropic causes, using their resources to give back to those that need it the most.
App development in 2026
As the CEO of Avia, a leading developer on the forefront of skill - based mobile games, my 2026 prediction is that more app developers and publishe...
Tiny Technology RTE Trends Reveal New Priorities in the Industry
Thursday, December 18, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
Tiny Technologies announced the release of its annual industry trends report. The 2025 State of Rich Text Editors report highlights key trends to help technologists make informed decisions for their applications.
Three key themes stood out in this year's report:
AI takes the lead: RTEs must include AI as an active collaborator.
Security first: It’...
Agentic AI disruption of the dev workflow
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 by Richard Harris
As a lifelong programmer, I find myself living in two worlds at once: one where AI has become an essential co-pilot in my daily work, and another where its limitations still remind me who’s actually steering the ship. Every day I see firsthand how machine learning models and coding assistants can accelerate development, generate insights, and even spark creativity...
EagleView expands developer ecosystem with free trial access
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
Eagleview announced a major expansion of its developer ecosystem, introducing early access to a free, limited trial for its Imagery API that gives developers unprecedented access to Eagleview’s vast catalog of more than 3.5 billion oblique and orthogonal aerial images.
Developers already have free access to seamlessly integrate Eagleview’s premium aerial ...
New report reveals a thriving app ecosystem is valued by developers
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
A major new survey of U.S. app-business leaders shows strong confidence in the app economy and in the tools available for developers. The research, released by the Developers Alliance, found high proportions of respondents reporting that the app ecosystem remains robust, efficient, and supportive of growth.
Survey methods and key findings
The report draws on respo...
Descope to host Global MCP Hackathon
Thursday, October 16, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
Descope is launching the Global MCP Hackathon, a worldwide developer event focused on building secure, identity-aware AI agents and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. The competition spans from August 12 through September 10, with the winners announced later that month. Offering more than $100,000 in cash prizes and developer credits, the event brings together develo...
Cloudbrink adds Identity and CrowdStrike support to its SASE solution
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
Cloudbrink, a leader in high-performance secure connectivity, introduced a suite of identity management services and an integration with Crowdstrike to its Personal SASE platform. Combined, these services allow customers to manage both the authentication and authorization of users from one single console with a unified policy engine. With this update Cloudbrink simplifi...
Nvidia's OpenAI investment could reach 100 billion
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 by Trey Abbe
Nvidia plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, supplying the artificial intelligence company with data center chips while acquiring non-controlling shares. The partnership represents one of the largest funding commitments in the AI sector and strengthens ties between two organizations at the forefront of machine learning development.
Strategic investment detail...
Java 25 focus on developers and AI in new Oracle release
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 by Austin Harris
The latest release of Oracle’s long-standing programming platform, designed to support both traditional and AI-enhanced applications. The update includes thousands of improvements, emphasizing productivity, performance, stability, and security, while providing long-term support for enterprises.
Enhanced support for AI integration
Java 25 includes updates aim...
Meta smart glasses launch with display to pursue superintelligence
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 by Richard Harris
Meta Platforms has introduced its first consumer-ready smart glasses with an integrated digital display. The launch highlights the company’s effort to merge wearable hardware with artificial intelligence, positioning glasses as a tool for everyday interaction with digital systems while balancing opportunities and challenges.
Features of the new device
The ne...
Hubble BLE finding network launches
Thursday, August 28, 2025 by Richard Harris
Hubble launched something long envisioned: a global BLE finding network that provides enterprises with the same capabilities that Apple’s Find My, Google’s Find My Device, and Samsung’s SmartThings Find offered to consumers. However, unlike those consumer-focused networks, the Hubble BLE Finding Network was built specifically for businesses, with full ...
Galaxy Watch8 and Galaxy Watch8 Classic released
Monday, August 11, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
Samsung Electronics recently introduced the Galaxy Watch8 and Galaxy Watch8 Classic,1 establishing an iconic design identity across the entire Galaxy Watch lineup. Building upon the foundation of the Galaxy Watch Ultra’s cushion design, this series boasts the thinnest, most comfortable Galaxy Watch ever2 for continuous health tracking. The Galaxy Watch8 series sui...
Build with Veo 3 in the Gemini API
Monday, July 28, 2025 by Richard Harris
Google recently announced that Veo 3, its advanced AI video generation model, is now available for developers through a paid preview in the Gemini API and Google AI Studio. This launch enables developers and creators to produce high-quality videos complete with synchronized dialogue, music, and sound effects, all generated from a single prompt.
Build with Veo 3 in th...
McDonalds AI Hiring Bot Breach
Thursday, July 17, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
Security researchers uncovered a critical vulnerability in McDonald’s AI-powered hiring system, McHire, revealing how a simple password flaw could have exposed applicant data, but importantly, no candidate information was leaked or made publicly available, and only five records were briefly accessed by researchers who responsibly reported the issue.
In a supers...
Infragistics Releases Ultimate 25.1
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 by Austin Harris
Infragistics, the provider of tools and solutions to accelerate application design and development, recently announced the launch of Infragistics Ultimate 25.1, the company's flagship UX and UI product. The enhanced Infragistics Ultimate UI/UX toolkit offers a comprehensive library of enterprise-grade UI controls and includes the exclusive l...
Infragistics launches major updates
Thursday, June 26, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
Infragistics announced the launch of Infragistics Ultimate 25.1, the company's flagship UX and UI product. The enhanced Infragistics Ultimate UI/UX toolkit offers a comprehensive library of enterprise-grade UI controls and includes the exclusive low-code WYSIWYG App Builder for developing modern, high-performance, and engaging apps across major frameworks.
F...
Track installs and user engagement with AWS app reports
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 by Richard Harris
Staying informed about how your app is performing across devices and marketplaces is essential for optimizing your strategy. The latest data on app installs is now available, offering valuable insight into recent trends. With the Acquisition report, you can evaluate how your app is being discovered and installed, especially on Fire TV.
Track installs and user engagem...
Veo 3 and the creativity bottleneck
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 by Richard Harris
Let’s say you just paid $249 for a shiny new tool, one promising to unlock next-generation video creation with the power of AI. You’ve heard the buzz. The sample videos are slick. The camera work is cinematic. The characters? Lifelike. There’s even synchronized dialogue and ambient sound. It’s called Veo 3, and it’s Google’s big swing...
Apple Ads Search Results Benchmarks Report 2025
Friday, May 30, 2025 by Richard Harris
SplitMetrics’ 2025 Apple Ads Search Results Benchmarks Report, covering performance data from January to December 2024, offers a deep analytical dive into how search results campaigns fared across categories, regions, and timeframes. SplitMetrics, a global software company and certified Apple Ads Partner, used data from its Acquire platform to compile this extensi...
Nvidia could lead the market in 2025
Monday, April 7, 2025 by Austin Harris
Nvidia's meteoric rise in the semiconductor market is shaking up the industry, fueled by skyrocketing demand for AI chips. As Nvidia cements its position with cutting-edge GPUs and dominance in AI technology, longtime giants Samsung and Intel are struggling to keep pace. According to data presented by Stocklytics.com, Nvidia's market share has tripled over the p...
Apple iOS regains a lead in North America
Thursday, April 3, 2025 by Richard Harris
While Android powers the largest chunk of mobile web traffic, three times more than iOS, Apple has always been the largest player in North America, home to the largest number of iPhone and iPad users. However, the recent competition between iOS and Android in this region has been closer than ever, resulting in their smallest market share difference of only 1.1% in Decem...
Quantum sensor market to grow to 2B by 2045
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 by Austin Harris
Quantum sensors offer dramatically increased sensitivity compared to their classical incumbents or even enable new sensing capabilities altogether. Multiple industries are expected to benefit from quantum sensing innovations, including atomic clocks, quantum magnetometers, quantum gyroscopes, and more.
However, bringing quantum sensors from a lab prototype to a comme...
GDC reveals recipients of lifetime achievement and pioneer awards
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 by Austin Harris
Organizers of the 25th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) have revealed the recipients of two of the awards show’s most prestigious accolades, the honorees of the Lifetime Achievement and Pioneer Awards.
This year, the Lifetime Achievement Award will be shared with the iconic video game writer and director Sam Lake, who’s known for his role...
Apple and Samsung smartphone rivalry unveiled in new data
Saturday, March 8, 2025 by Austin Harris
No tech rivalry comes close to the battle between Apple and Samsung. The competition between the two giants is unique because Apple builds everything in-house, creating a closed, seamless ecosystem, while Samsung offers a wide range of devices powered by Android. Their intense competition, brand loyalty, and constant innovation set them apart from other tech battles. Ye...
AI fraud prevention solution launched
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 by Richard Harris
AppsFlyer announced the launch of an industry-leading AI enhancement layer on top of its Protect360 fraud prevention solution. Designed to address the growing challenges posed by increasingly sophisticated fraud tactics, the new AI layer leverages multiple machine learning models to deliver unmatched fraud detection and deterrence capabilities – offering customers...
Epic Games sues Google for blocking app distribution
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 by Russ Scritchfield
Epic Games has filed a court case against Google and Samsung, accusing them of colluding to block competition in app distribution on Samsung devices through the implementation of Samsung’s Auto Blocker feature. According to Epic, Auto Blocker is part of a series of agreements between Google and Samsung that prevents competition and strengthens Google’s monop...
Android 15 releases to AOSP
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 by Richard Harris
Android has officially unveiled Android 15, the latest iteration of its mobile operating system, now available through the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). This new version will be rolling out to supported Pixel devices over the coming weeks and will also be available on select devices from manufacturers including Samsung, Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, Motorola, Nothing, OneP...
Free trials have high customer conversion rate
Thursday, September 12, 2024 by Richard Harris
New data shows 30-day free trials had the highest customer acquisition (32%) and conversion rate (56%) and are shown to be 28 times more effective than free products. However, despite its effectiveness, nearly 3 in 4 ecommerce sellers didn't use the approach in 2023.
Free trials have high customer conversion rate
These findings come from the ‘Optima...
AI inference platform Groq lands 640M in funding
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 by Richard Harris
Groq, a leader in fast AI inference, has secured a $640M Series D round at a valuation of $2.8B. The round was led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock Private Equity Partners with participation from both existing and new investors including Neuberger Berman, Type One Ventures, and strategic investors including Cisco Investments, Global Brain’s KDDI Open Inn...
AWS App Studio lands from Amazon
Friday, August 2, 2024 by Richard Harris
At AWS Summit New York, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), announced the release of AWS App Studio, a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered service that uses natural language to create enterprise-grade applications. A user simply describes the application they want, what they want it to do, and the data sources they want to integrate with, and in just minut...
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, ...
Software testing on metaverse technologies
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 by Ramcham Floyd T. Gaid
Metaverse is a new form of a reality where people can meet up using their avatar to be seen in a virtual office where employees can demonstrate the project, discuss the company status, plans and timeline as well as people can be seen working from all over the world. The other possible form of the metaverse is the use of AI and Augmented reality with a special device whe...
