Tag: development
Epic Games notches win as court rejects Apple’s App Store appeal
A US appeals court on Wednesday rejected Apple’s attempts to delay changes to its App Store practices demanded by Epic Games. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals wasn’t having any of Apple’s arguments as it denied the company’s request to pause a judicial order requiring immediate changes to how the iPhone maker runs its…
Stack Overflow survey probes developer AI use and salaries
Stack Overflow is marking its milestone 15th annual Developer Survey with a probe into developer AI use and salaries. Like many platforms, Stack Overflow faces questions today as users navigate the wild west of AI. Are these new tools becoming trusty companions, or something else entirely? This year’s survey isn’t just about hoovering up new…
Package lurking in npm for six years waits to destroy your work
Socket’s threat researchers have uncovered a package lurking in npm for six years that awaits a remote command to wipe projects. The culprit? A package called xlsx-to-json-lh, which mimics the legitimate xlsx-to-json-lc package. Notice the difference? Just one letter separates them, a ‘h’ instead of a ‘c’ – an easy mistake for even careful developers…
Factory ‘Droids’ AI agents tackle entire development lifecycle
Factory’s new ‘Droids’ aren’t typical AI coding assistants, they’re billed as full-blown software development agents. Instead of just focusing on code completion or simple generation tasks, Factory claims to have built AI agents that can handle the often messy reality of the entire development lifecycle. Maybe Factory’s AI agents are the droids you’re looking for…
Qt bridges the language barrier gap
Earlier this month, Qt pulled back the curtain on its new “Bridges” technology at Qt World Summit 2025. As its name suggests, it aims to build bridges between Qt’s UI capabilities and a host of popular programming languages, without forcing developers to abandon their existing codebases. “Our ethos with Qt and cross-platform development has always…
Mistral Agents API: Transforming complex AI workflows
Paris-based Mistral has just rolled out their Agents API, through which it aims to make AI “more capable, useful, and an active problem-solver.” Today’s AI can talk a good game, but often falls flat when you need it to take real action. This new API gives AI the ability to do things like search the…
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