Unity has been forced to close two of its offices and cancel a town hall meeting following a "credible death threat".
The unacceptable threat came on the heels of an announcement regarding a new per-install fee for developers using the Unity video game engine.
Just two days...
Developer caught up with Barry Goffe, Senior Director of Platform Strategy at OutSystems, who provided valuable insights into the role low-code platforms play in digital transformation.
Digital transformation, as Goffe defines it, is the strategic use of technology to measurably...
While the tech community remains divided on the potential of generative AI tools, there's a consensus that their impact on the industry is comparable to the adoption of cloud technology.
Software engineers are harnessing generative AI to explore libraries, create new code, and enhance...
Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson has expressed his concerns about what he called "open-source hooliganism."
Hansson recounted a recent incident involving the TypeScript community and their reaction to a decision made by the team behind Turbo.
Hansson began by...
The PyTorch Foundation, a home for the deep learning community to collaborate on the open-source PyTorch framework and ecosystem, has announced that Graphcore is joining its ranks.
Graphcore – a Bristol, UK-based company specialising in designing and manufacturing AI accelerators,...
Codezero, the Kubernetes platform developed by former Microsoft executive Narayan Sainaney, has announced its 2.0 version.
The platform allows users to effortlessly create Kubernetes clusters in under ninety seconds, followed by seamless debugging and testing within simulated...
Apple is gearing up to release its annual major software updates for iPhones and iPads simultaneously this month. The news comes via Bloomberg's reputable Apple reporter, Mark Gurman.
This simultaneous release marks a departure from last year's staggered release of iOS 16 and iPadOS...
Niantic 8th Wall is enhancing its WebAR platform with generative AI (GenAI) modules to revolutionise augmented reality experiences.
The fusion of technologies promises to offer developers, brands, and agencies more creative potential and improve users’ augmented reality...
Samsung will host Samsung Developer Conference 2023 (SDC23) at the renowned Moscone Center in San Francisco on October 5.
The announcement marks the ninth SDC, a series of conferences that have been a cornerstone of innovation in the tech industry since its inaugural event in...
In a bid to further its commitment to environmental sustainability, Google has announced the launch of a suite of new sustainability APIs at the Google Cloud Next event.
The new APIs provide developers with real-time insights into solar potential, air quality, and pollen levels,...
Salt Security has launched an initiative to help enterprises significantly reduce risk across their API ecosystem.
The STEP (Salt Technical Ecosystem Partner) program encompasses the integration of AI-driven API security insights into existing workflows and tools within organisations....
IBM has unveiled a generative AI-assisted product to accelerate the modernisation of mainframe applications.
‘Watsonx Code Assistant for Z‘ is the latest addition to the Watson Code Assistant product family. The solution – along with the upcoming IBM watsonx Code Assistant for...
Developer caught up with Mathew Payne, Principal Field Security Specialist at GitHub, to discuss the platform’s security strategies and how they aim to strike a balance between robustness and a seamless user experience.
At the heart of GitHub's security philosophy lies a...
In the wake of the revelation that Zoom has been repurposing private user data to train machine learning models, the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) has taken a stand to emphasise the importance of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) alternatives.
The SFC, an advocate for software...
Programming language Julia has secured its place in the coveted TIOBE Index top 20 for the first time.
The historic achievement marks a major milestone for Julia, a programming language that has been in existence for just over a decade.
Known for its applications in data...
Mozilla has announced its plans to introduce an open ecosystem of extensions for Firefox on Android, offering a range of possibilities for developers to optimise their desktop extensions for mobile usage.
The exact launch date is set to be revealed in early September, with...
Intel has become a ‘Premier’ member of the PyTorch Foundation in a move aimed at propelling the advancement of AI.
PyTorch is a popular open-source framework that accelerates AI application development and facilitates experimentation that can lead to creative breakthroughs in the...
In a pivotal decision, the US Supreme Court has ruled that Apple can maintain its current "anti-steering" rules within the App Store while its legal feud with Epic Games continues.
The decision, reported by Bloomberg Law, marks a significant development in the ongoing clash between...
Microsoft has unveiled plans to make Bing Chat available to developers of third-party web browsers.
“With so many new, useful features now a part of Bing, we’re excited to announce you can start experiencing the new AI-powered Bing in third-party browsers on web and mobile...
The Rust Survey Working Group has reported impressive growth and increasing global adoption of the much-loved programming language.
The ‘State of Rust’ survey has been conducted for the past six years and provides valuable insights into the community's sentiments and preferences...
Asahi Linux, a project dedicated to bringing full Linux support to Apple Silicon machines, has unveiled its highly anticipated flagship distribution: Fedora Asahi Remix.
The announcement was made at the Flock To Fedora event and has been a monumental undertaking, involving extensive...
In a recent analysis conducted by Sonatype, a malicious Python Package Index (PyPI) package named 'VMConnect' was discovered masquerading as the legitimate VMware vSphere connector module 'vConnector'.
The counterfeit package was found to contain sinister code designed to compromise...
Inworld, a trailblazing company at the forefront of AI and gaming, has just closed a fundraising round where it raised a further $50 million.
This latest capital infusion – backed by prominent investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Stanford University, First Spark Ventures,...
Cloud computing has emerged as a popular choice for organisations in the last few years. Organisations are migrating towards the cloud at a fast pace. According to a recent report, the global market size of cloud computing platforms in 2022 was $545.8 billion and is expected to reach $1,240...
Industry leaders Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, and NVIDIA – in partnership with the Joint Development Foundation (JDF) – have announced the formation of the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD).
The main objective of AOUSD is to promote the standardisation, development, evolution, and...
Samsung, Google, and Qualcomm are gearing up for an exciting announcement following their strategic partnership to build next-generation AR/VR products.
During the summer Unpacked event in Seoul, Samsung's president of mobile experience, TM Roh, assured journalists that the plan for a...
In an effort to bolster user privacy and crack down on fingerprinting, Apple has announced that developers will soon be required to provide detailed explanations for their app's use of certain APIs before submitting them to the App Store.
The APIs in question are now classified as...
At the WeAreDevelopers World Congress in Berlin, Stack Overflow took the stage to reveal six innovative capabilities and features as part of its OverflowAI offerings.
These AI/ML solutions aim o revolutionise the way developers find solutions within their workflows, catering to both...
More than 1,500 developers in the UK have banded together to sue Apple, alleging that the tech giant's App Store fees are "excessive" and harmful to both developers and consumers.
The class-action lawsuit, led by Sean Ennis, a professor at the University of East Anglia Centre for...
Checkmarx has uncovered a new and sophisticated cyber threat targeting the banking sector.
The security testing firm's research team detected two distinct open-source software supply chain attacks targeting financial institutions. These attacks, which involved advanced techniques and...
