“AI” coding chatbot funded by Microsoft were Actually Indians
London-based Builder.ai, once valued at $1.5 billion and backed by Microsoft and Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, has filed for bankruptcy after reports that its “AI-powered” app development platform was actually operated by Indian engineers, said ...
Kotlin cozies up to Spring Framework
JetBrains is deepening its collaboration with the Spring platform team, with the goal of making the Kotlin language a top choice for professional server-side work. The JetBrains-Spring partnership, announced May 22, is intended to make Kotlin a more ...
C# 14 introduces file-based apps
Taking a lesson from scripting languages such as Python and JavaScript, Microsoft has introduced a file-based apps capability for the C# language, which is intended to streamline C# development. Introduced in .NET 10 Preview 4, the new feature allows ...
Stretch Break Linux App Reminds You to Stop Pixel-Gawping
Stretch Break is a simple reminder app for Linux that prompts you to take a break, helping prevent eye strain and promote healthy screen habits. You're reading Stretch Break Linux App Reminds You to Stop Pixel-Gawping, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do ...
Sony’s NEWS UNIX workstations
The first prototype was ready in just six months. By October 1986, the project was announced, and in January 1987, the first NEWS workstation, the NWS 800 series, officially launched. It ran 4.2BSD UNIX and featured a Motorola 68020 CPU. Its performanc...
Speakers Set Course for openSUSE Conference
The openSUSE Conference 2025 in Nuremberg from June 26 - 28 is shaping up to be a great gathering for the open source software community. There are three packed days of presentations, workshops and discussion along with three keynotes. This year’s co...
3 keys to successful cloud migrations
Moving to the cloud is often portrayed as the key to embracing change and enhancing operational effectiveness. However, most companies approach cloud migration by focusing on immediate wins without fully grasping the profound strategic investments req...
Real-time analytics with StarTree Cloud and Apache Pinot
I started using APL for data analysis around 1972. The powerful language, based on a 1962 book by Ken Iverson, A Programming Language, was and is notable for three things: its use of Greek letters and mathematical symbols, requiring a special APL keyb...
