The Biden administration today announced new rules regarding exportation of AI chips to 120 countries, according to reports from the Associated Press (AP).  The NY Times clarified that the framework divides countries into three categories: The U.S. and its 18 closest allies (including  Britain, Canada, Germany, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan), countries already under a U.S. arms embargoes … [Read more...]

Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Neural Magic, a pioneer in software and algorithms that accelerate generative AI (gen AI) inference workloads. With Neural Magic, Red Hat adds expertise in inference performance engineering and model optimization, helping further the company’s vision of … [Read more...]

The artificial intelligence (AI) landscape is experiencing a transformative moment in voice technology. Anthropic’s recent release demonstrates breakthrough capabilities in natural conversation, with an enhanced ability to understand context and nuanced speech patterns. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s latest developments focus on more human-like voice synthesis and improved recognition across diverse accents … [Read more...]

The Linux Foundation has launched the Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers initiative in an effort to fund open development of projects within the Chromium ecosystem. The initiative will offer a neutral space for tech companies, academia, developers, and the open source community to come together and work on these projects. The Linux Foundation hopes it will also remove barriers to innovation, … [Read more...]

The latest feature drop for Android Studio Ladybug is now available, adding in several new ways to interact with Gemini. Gemini Code Transforms can modify, optimize, or add code to an app by right-clicking in the editor and selecting the Gemini > Generate Code option or highlighting code and selecting Gemini > Transform Selected Code. Developers can describe the code they want to make and … [Read more...]

CISA, the government agency tasked with securing the U.S.’ cyber and physical infrastructure, has released new Information Technology (IT) Sector-Specific Goals (SSGs). According to the organization, the IT SSGs complement Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs) and offer “additional voluntary practices with high-impact security actions.” Organizations can use them to improve the … [Read more...]

Software testing company Code Intelligence today announced Spark, an AI test agent that can identify bugs and vulnerabilities without human interaction. In its beta period, for instance, Spark found a vulnerability in WolfSSL where the only human involvement was running a single command to launch the agent. The agent handled analyzing the code, generating a test case, and running the test case all … [Read more...]

Google has announced the availability of a public developer beta for Android for its Home APIs, which enable developers to create experiences for Google Home devices, such as smart speakers, thermostats, lights, and plugs. The Home APIs were first announced last year at Google I/O, with the goal of opening up access to the ecosystem to any developer, not just device manufacturers. “Our homes have … [Read more...]

The low-code company Qt Group has announced a new platform for creating software for use cases like manufacturing, mobility, consumer electronics, and more. According to Qt, this new offering, Qt Accelerate, is ideal for companies that must create proof-of-concepts and then deploy them quickly.  The new platform provides packages of pre-designed templates that users can take and … [Read more...]

Companies are planning to invest more heavily in AI skills and security governance, risk, and compliance initiatives this upcoming year, according to new research from O’Reilly. The company’s Technology Trends for 2025 report analyzed data from 2.8 million users on its learning platform. The research shows significant increases in interest in various AI skills, including prompt engineering with a … [Read more...]

Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) software – meaning solutions that teams use to build, test and deploy applications – has come a long way over the past decade. Whereas organizations once cobbled together CI/CD pipelines using disparate open source tools, they now have a plethora of end-to-end, vendor-supported enterprise CI/CD platforms that they can use instead. Because these … [Read more...]

AI has the potential to speed up the software development process, but is it possible that it’s adding additional time to the process when it comes to the long-term maintenance of that code?  In a recent episode of the podcast, What the Dev?, we spoke with Tanner Burson, vice president of engineering at Prismatic, to get his thoughts on the matter. Here is an edited and abridged version of … [Read more...]

Artificial intelligence is very effective at answering questions, based on the data upon which it was trained. It is, however, still quite limited in what it can do. For instance, you could ask AI to book a flight reservation to Paris, with a seat in economy plus, and to give you an itinerary once you arrive. AI will list out all the steps to get those things done, but cannot yet of itself carry … [Read more...]

A number of companies have announced major changes to their executive leadership last month. Here are a couple of the moves across the industry this past month. Intel names two interim co-CEOs after ousting of Pat Gelsinger It was reported that Intel’s board was unhappy with the results Gelsinger was bringing for the company, such as an inability to compete with NVIDIA.  David Zinsner and … [Read more...]

High-quality data is the key to a successful AI project, but it appears that many IT leaders aren’t taking the necessary steps to ensure data quality. This is according to a new report from Hitachi Vantara, the State of Data Infrastructure Survey, which includes responses from 1,200 IT decision makers from 15 countries.  The report found that 37% of respondents said that data was their top … [Read more...]

Platform engineering involves creating and managing a set of tools, services, and processes that enable developers to focus on building applications without worrying about the underlying infrastructure. The specific definition of a platform can vary depending on the needs and goals of an organization. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has played a significant role in shaping the … [Read more...]

The concept of “shift left” is fundamentally sound. Integrating security earlier into the software development life cycle (SDLC) seems like the obvious move. Instead of leaving security as an afterthought, why not address it before it becomes a problem? It sounds ideal: Faster remediation, fewer vulnerabilities slipping through the cracks, and developers becoming security heroes. Hooray! However, … [Read more...]

While it’s often said that “time is money” when it comes to business, that phrase is now applicable to software development. Staying competitive in today’s world means staying current. Whether large or small, organizations need the ability to respond quickly to changing marketing conditions, business needs, security requirements, and more. And they can’t do that with a software development and … [Read more...]

As we do every year, we’ve heard from folks around the software development industry who share their thoughts on which areas will thrive and which might not survive in 2025 and beyond. Here are some of their predictions for next year. Derek Holt, CEO of Digital.aiWhile Value Stream Management continued to lose steam in 2024, we also saw the fast emergence of Software Engineering Intelligence (SEI) … [Read more...]

Attackers are increasingly targeting open source projects, seeking to exploit holes in software that millions of organizations rely on as the foundation of their technology stacks. The staggering 280% year-over-year increase in software supply chain attacks in 2023 serves as a stark warning: open source projects and their leadership must elevate security to their highest priority. Reported … [Read more...]