In an effort to reduce the number of vulnerabilities in Android apps, Google is introducing the Android Application Security Knowledge Base (AAKB). The AAKB includes a database of common code issues, complete with examples on how to remediate them and explanations on how to implement specific code patterns. Google already does scan Android apps for … continue reading
OpenAI has announced a prototype for its upcoming AI search features that are intended to rival existing search engines. “Getting answers on the web can take a lot of effort, often requiring multiple attempts to get relevant results. We believe that by enhancing the conversational capabilities of our models with real-time information from the web, … continue reading
Hoppscotch is an open source API development platform intended as an alternative to tools like Postman and Insomnia. It features a minimalistic UI design with customizable theming, such as a distraction-free mode. Hoppscotch can be used as a cloud-hosted web app, a self-hosted desktop app, or run through the command line. One of the key … continue reading
The Android development team is officially launching Collections, which is a new surface that groups together content from multiple installed apps in themed widgets in the Play Store. It was first announced as a developer preview at Google I/O in May, with Mekka Okereke, general manager for Apps on Google Play, saying “this new surface … continue reading
The software intelligence company CAST is trying to make it easier for development teams to create and manage Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) with the launch of the CAST SBOM Manager. This new free tool automates the process of creating SBOMs. Developers give the SBOM Manager access to their code repositories and it will create … continue reading
The Overture Maps Foundation — a joint effort by AWS, Meta, Microsoft, and TomTom to create reliable, interoperable open map data that developers can use — has announced the general availability release of its global open maps datasets. This release includes 2.3 building footprints, which can be used for things like property management, risk assessment, … continue reading
Uno Platform 5.3 is now available, adding over 350 new improvements to the cross-platform .NET development tool. According to the product team, the most notable change in this release is that JetBrains .NET IDE Rider is now officially supported. Previously, Rider could be used with Uno, but it required several setup steps to get started. … continue reading
MongoDB is launching a new technology stack to enable customers to build AI applications. The MongoDB AI Applications Program (MAAP) will feature reference architectures, integrations with leading AI technology providers, and a support system for customers featuring access to experts and education. According to MongoDB, many customers have reported that they lack the multi-modal data … continue reading
Meta has announced the latest release of its open source AI model, Llama. According to Meta, with the release of Llama 3.1 405B, the company is trying to prove that open models can be just as capable as their closed counterparts, if not better. “Llama 3.1 405B is the first openly available model that rivals … continue reading
For quite some time Google has been talking about phasing out third-party cookies from Chrome. Now, it appears the company is taking a different direction and will not be moving forward with removing third-party cookies from the browser. In a blog post written by Anthony Chavez, VP of Privacy Sandbox for Google, he said that … continue reading
The endpoint detection software CrowdStrike made headlines for causing global outages on Windows machines around the world last Friday, leading to over 45,000 flight delays and over 5,000 cancellations, along with a number of other shutdowns, such as payment systems, healthcare services, and 911 operations. The cause? An update that was pushed by CrowdStrike to … continue reading
This morning, a number of major systems suffered an outage due to a bad CrowdStrike update. CrowdStrike is an endpoint protection system that runs in the background of a lot of enterprise computers to secure them, and the update caused Windows machines running the updated software to crash. The software update only affected Windows operating … continue reading
