Stories tagged “Github.”
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GitHub Copilot's canvases make workflows visible, steerable, and cost-efficient by providing a durable, shared surface for developers and agents to interact on. This approach reduces context loss, unnecessary back-and-forth, and rework, saving time and money while improvi…
GitHub is experiencing a widespread outage, causing errors across the website, API, Actions, Pull Requests, and other services. Microsoft confirmed the outage and is investigating the cause.
A Hong Kong-based company, Antimatter, is helping businesses shift away from the US' frontier AI models to Chinese open-weight models, promising lower costs and greater data sovereignty.
Gemini 3.7 Flash, a new model from Google, has been released. It can perform various tasks, including sorting text, compacting agent sessions, and reading images, video, audio, and PDFs. The model is available in more than 160 countries and runs at a cost of 75 cents per …
California is one step closer to barring AI chatbots from posing as therapists and making mental health decisions without human oversight. Senate Bill 903, introduced on January 21, cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee in a 13-0 vote on Thursday and was ordered t…
Stand-up comedian Azeem Banatwalla discusses the power of laughter as a social emotion, the evolution of satire, and what makes for a healthy democracy.
Bybit, a Dubai-based crypto exchange, has launched pre-IPO perpetual contracts tied to Chinese robotics firm Unitree and artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI. This move expands Bybit's push into private-market trading, offering traders price exposure without owners…
Anthropic's decision to add invisible watermarks to text generated by its Claude AI assistant has sparked criticism, with some users canceling their subscriptions due to concerns about being wrongly accused of using AI.
CrowdStrike and IonQ are two technology stocks that represent different paths for growth-oriented investors. CrowdStrike dominates the cloud security landscape with its artificial intelligence-driven platform, while IonQ is a pioneer in the developing world of quantum har…
Instagram has rolled out a new logo, which doesn't resemble the old one. The company's reasoning behind the change is unclear. Mark Zuckerberg has also released a lengthy post on the future of AI, proposing that giving technology to everyone will solve all problems.
GitHub introduces agent apps to streamline software delivery workflows.
OpenAI and Anthropic, two AI labs formed by developers who feared corporate AI development, have been co-opted by market incentives and are now valued as trillion-dollar companies. If the market rejects them, the US should nationalize them and convert them into national l…
Mark Zuckerberg's 6,500-word AI manifesto has been met with skepticism, with many questioning its sincerity and relevance to the AI industry. The manifesto argues that broad access to AI models is necessary to diffuse power, but some see it as a desperate attempt by Meta …
The AI model that just scored 65% on DeepSWE isn't the one Google promised.
The AI model that scored 65% on DeepSWE is not the one Google promised. The actual model is a different one.
Google launched Gemini 3.7 Flash, a low-cost coding-and-agents model now generally available. OpenAI previewed GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast, a Cerebras-powered tier running its most capable model up to 14× faster.
OpenAI has replaced its chief revenue officer, Denise Dresser, after nine months, and has hired Wiz president Dali Rajic to take on the top sales job. This move comes as part of a broader shake-up in the organization, which has seen the departures of COO Brad Lightcap and…
The GitHub Secure Open Source Fund tested a practical response to security challenges in the AI era by investing in 50 open source projects. Maintainers paired with GitHub Security Lab experts, tools, and a peer community to investigate, prioritize, and respond faster to …
Google's recent reorganization of its AI division, Google DeepMind, has sparked questions about the company's commitment to AI research. Demis Hassabis, the co-founder and CEO of DeepMind, is stepping aside to focus on longer-term research, while Jeff Dean, the company's …
75% of developers I surveyed prefer Claude Code - here's why they choose it over Codex
A survey of 138 developers found that 75% prefer Claude Code over Codex, citing its ability to handle large codebases, plan and reason through changes, and produce better raw code quality.
Google's TurboQuant method promises to compress the key-value cache of large language models without losing accuracy. A practical test on an AMD GPU shows the method's potential but also its limitations.
GitHub's availability report for July 2026 highlights the company's efforts to improve reliability and reduce shared dependencies across its infrastructure. The report details the GitHub Actions incident on August 6, which was unacceptable in its impact and duration, and …
Accelerating demand for electric vehicles is helping power Southeast Asia's auto market, sparking sales from Indonesia and Malaysia to Thailand and Vietnam. Indonesia remained Southeast Asia's largest auto market in the second quarter, with sales climbing 34% year on year…
Framework, a company known for its modular PCs and laptops, has experienced a significant data breach. The stolen information includes customer names, email addresses, phone numbers, login IPs, and physical addresses. Order and payment information wasn't accessed in the b…
MySpace, a social networking site that was once the largest in the world, is hinting at a revival nearly 20 years after its original launch. The platform's creators, Tim and Chris Vanderhook, have unveiled plans for a relaunch in a new documentary.
A native Windows x64 port of Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a, preserving the original user experience and application behavior.
Amazon is building a new data center in Texas that could be one of the largest single producers of greenhouse gases in the US. The power plant, which will be fueled by natural gas, has received a permit to release up to 33 million tons of CO2.
Coinbase, Shopify and Ramp all built their own coding agents. All three still pay Anthropic.
Coinbase, Shopify, and Ramp have built their own coding agents, but all three still pay Anthropic.
Airlines are warning passengers about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries on flights after a series of incidents involving overheating devices. The UK's Civil Aviation Authority says lithium-ion batteries are a top risk for the airline industry.
GitHub Copilot's desktop app now features powerful slash commands, offering developers quick text-based shortcuts to streamline their coding workflows. These commands are tailored for the app's visual, multi-session environment.
GPT-5.6 Sol just got better in one place and stayed the same everywhere else
The New Stack discusses the improvement of GPT-5.6 Sol in one place, while it remains unchanged elsewhere.