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We are coming up on five years since the first M1 Macs shipped. It was an incredible time to be a Mac user. Those first Apple silicon Macs looked like the Intel machines they replaced, but they were better in every single way. In December 2020, John Gruber wrote: We knew this to be true: Computers could run fast and…
In this year’s Octoverse, we uncover how AI, agents, and typed languages are driving the biggest shifts in software development in more than a decade.
ProArt Display 8K PA32KCX arrives in October! Experience 8K HDR with mini LED, 4032-zone dimming, 1200 nits brightness, built-in colorimeter & Thunderbolt 4. Perfect for creators. Subscribe to ASUS Pressroom for the latest tech updates!
Microsoft and OpenAI sign a new agreement that strengthens its long-term partnership, expands innovation, and ensures responsible AI progress.
The Python Software Foundation was recently "recommended for funding" (NSF terminology) for a $1.5m grant from the US government National Science Foundation to help improve the security of the Python …
In January 2025, the PSF submitted a proposal to the US government National Science Foundation under the Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open Source Ecosystems program to address structural vulnerabilities in Python and PyPI. It was the PSF’s first time applying for government funding, and navigating the intensive…
At thousands of uploads/second, S3’s per-request fees dominated costs. We built N3, a Rust in-memory landing zone with S3 as overflow.
Nike’s Project Amplify is the world’s first powered footwear system for running and walking, designed to help everyday athletes go a little bit faster and farther — all with less effort.
Announcing a shared commitment to advancing the future of systems programming and reliable distributed software.
Saturday, Oct. 25 - 10 a.m. Pacific Time Alaska Airlines’ operations have returned to normal following a significant IT outage on Thursday, Oct. 23, that led to a systemwide ground stop for Alaska and Horizon Air-operated flights. As of Saturday morning, we have canceled nine flights related to the IT outage recovery…
A long rant about Apple's design choices.
Colin Campbell explains how Redwood drains every drop of capacity from used batteries before they are recycled.
OpenAI has acquired Software Applications Incorporated, maker of Sky—a natural language interface for Mac that brings AI directly into your desktop experience. Together, we’re integrating Sky’s deep macOS capabilities into ChatGPT to make AI more intuitive, contextual, and action-oriented.
On my podcast this week, I took a closer look at OpenAI’s new video generation model, Sora 2, which can turn simple text descriptions into ... Read more
In October, OpenAI secured a 4 billion dollar revolving credit facility from J.P. Morgan and several other banks. I was surprised when I heard this because OpenAI is a young company with no earnings. Shouldn't all their capital come from investors? Let's run some numbers.
This is a transcript of my keynote presentation at the Agile Cambridge conference in England on October 2nd, 2025. The topic was “The Accountability Problem.” How do we define software department accountability so our business partners don’t do it for us?
Luxury goods are special: they are scarce and expensive, and they earn us status with some folks because it shows that we paid more than we needed to. Luxury isn’t about quality, suitability …
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"The problems are tractable, but they're still difficult”
“It is generally ill-advised to say 'never' and I'm pleased for you that your grafting has got you to where you wanted to be.”
Testing Google's highly anticipated Gemini 3.0 through AI Studio's A/B feature using SVG generation as a quality proxy
Claude can now use Skills to improve how it performs specific tasks. Skills are folders that include instructions, scripts, and resources that Claude can load when needed. Claude will only access a skill when it's relevant to the task at hand.
Today, DoorDash announced a new partnership with Waymo to launch an autonomous delivery service in Metro Phoenix and introduce a limited-time $10 Waymo promotion for DashPass members in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Phoenix.
For the first time since the Henley Passport Index was created 20 years ago, the United States is no longer ranked amongst the world’s Top 10 most powerful passports.
Claude Haiku 4.5, our latest small model, is available today to all users.
Every millisecond matters when you're in the critical path of API authentication. After two years of fighting serverless limitations, we rebuilt our entire API stack and slashed the end-to-end latency.
Click fraud protection in one tool: DataCops flags bot clicks, blocks repeat bots at your Cloudflare edge, keeps them out of the conversions 8 ad platforms learn from, and exports Google refund evidence.
Hi, it's Takuya. As your app grows in popularity, you occasionally start to attract attacks aimed directly at you—the developer or site owner. Just the other day, I got one that was honestly terrifying, so I'd like to share it. The Email Subject: Cookie consent prevents platform
