GitHub has announced the second cohort of GitHub Accelerator, which is a program that funds and supports chosen open-source projects. Each project receives $400,000 in support, broken down into $40,000 in non-dilutive sponsorship funding from GitHub Sponsors and $350,000 in Microsoft benefits, such as Azure and OpenAI credits, free Copilot and GitHub projects, and connection … continue reading
The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), which is a Linux Foundation project devoted to improving open source software security, has announced a collaboration with the Eclipse Foundation’s Open Regulatory Compliance Working Group to work on the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act. The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) establishes security requirements for hardware and software products for sale … continue reading
Apple has just announced it redesigned its developer forums to make it easier to navigate and get connected with Apple experts and other developers to get answers to questions. The redesign comes just in advance of WWDC24, which is Apple’s annual developer conference. The forums are now organized by larger topics in order to help … continue reading
Phi-3 is a family of open source small language models developed and made available by Microsoft. “Small language models are designed to perform well for simpler tasks, are more accessible and easier to use for organizations with limited resources, and they can be more easily fine-tuned to meet specific needs. They are well suited for … continue reading
JetBrains has just released Kotlin 2.0, which it says is a major update to the programming language. It was announced at KotlinConf 2024, happening May 22-24, which is an event full of talks about using Kotlin. “Today we are excited to release Kotlin 2.0 with a stable K2 compiler, which is multiplatform from the ground … continue reading
IBM hosted its annual conference, THINK, this week, and at the event it unveiled its current strategy and vision around AI, along with several innovations to back it up. One of the points CEO Arvind Krishna touched on in his opening keynote is the desire to invest in and contribute to the open-source AI community. … continue reading
At Microsoft Build, Microsoft unveiled updates across the .NET ecosystem, including AI innovations, new features for cloud-native development, general availability of .NET Aspire, and more capabilities in the upcoming .NET 9. Microsoft and OpenAI’s ongoing partnership has resulted in the creation of an official OpenAI .NET library, which will be available in a few weeks. … continue reading
The software testing company Parasoft has announced new updates for API, microservices, and accessibility testing. For API testing, the company is using AI to offer auto-parameterization of API scenario tests generated by the OpenAI integration. According to Parasoft, this update will streamline the process of developing test scenarios that validate data flow. In the realm … continue reading
The feature flag company LaunchDarkly has announced a number of new additions to its platform that will help developers “ship at the speed of now.” These announcements were unveiled at LaunchDarkly’s annual user conference, Galaxy ‘24, happening today and tomorrow in San Francisco. First, the company announced several user experience updates, such as improved navigation, … continue reading
Microsoft’s annual developer conference, Microsoft Build, kicked off today in Seattle, WA. This year, the theme of the announcements is improving developer productivity with AI. Today’s announcements build on yesterday’s announcement of Copilot+ PCs, which is a new generation of Windows computers designed for AI. Copilot+ PCs are capable of over 40 trillion operations per … continue reading
Komprise, a company that provides management capabilities for unstructured data, has announced the release of a new service that will enable companies to more easily integrate their data with AI services. According to Komprise, two of the biggest challenges to incorporating AI are discovering and feeding the right data and enriching data sets for AI, … continue reading
Coursera and Microsoft are partnering to offer four new Professional Certificate courses designed for entry-level tech job seekers. The four courses include: IT Support Specialist Professional Certificate, which teaches IT support skills, such as data backup, cloud computing, and mobile device management Cloud Support Associate Professional Certificate, which teaches skills in Microsoft Azure solutions and … continue reading
