The new Project IDX is a browser-based development experience that has been constructed utilizing Google Cloud infrastructure and is empowered by Codey, a foundational AI model that has undergone training on code and uses the PaLM 2 framework. The main objective of Project IDX is to simplify the process of developing, overseeing, and deploying comprehensive … continue reading
Targeting is becoming increasingly complex. It used to be the case that all end users were people, but now companies need to reliably deploy updates to groups and “things” beyond these traditional users. This could mean connected devices or unique user groups like buildings, vehicles, or stores – the options are somewhat endless. Simultaneously, as … continue reading
As companies across the globe race to fortify their cybersecurity defenses, they’re increasingly finding themselves navigating a complex maze when it comes to security testing. The past decade of innovation has produced an ecosystem now booming with countless tools, yet aligning these tools together, and avoiding tool sprawl, is proving to have its own set of … continue reading
Google announced updates and new features in MakerSuite aimed at helping AI makers easily create AI applications with Google’s large generative models. The tool is being expanded to cover 179 countries and territories, including anyone with a Google Workspace account. This means that more developers than ever can sign up to create AI applications with … continue reading
DataStax announced the availability of vector search capabilities in DataStax Enterprise (DSE), the on-premises database built on the open-source Apache Cassandra. This enables any enterprise to build applications with the power of generative AI in their own datacenter. DataStax has introduced vector search capabilities to its DataStax Enterprise (DSE) database, following the recent rollout of … continue reading
Discourse around the adoption of AI has many developers fearing for their jobs and future livelihoods. Some have taken to online communities, such as Blind, where software engineers gather to discuss careers in tech, to share their concerns about AI making their skills redundant or diminishing their roles. The most outspoken of them suggest that … continue reading
Google announced that it is rolling out new tools and protections to help users stay in control of their personal information, privacy, and online safety. The “Results about you” tool has been updated and enhanced, enabling users to better manage their personal contact information on Google Search. It alerts users when their contact information appears … continue reading
GitHub introduced a private beta version of GitHub Copilot with an enhanced filter. This filter identifies and presents contextual code suggestions related to public code on GitHub. With the filter activated, GitHub Copilot assesses code suggestions alongside approximately 150 characters of neighboring code. It then cross-references these suggestions with an index of all public code … continue reading
Unity is a popular game engine, which has now expanded beyond video games to technologies related to virtual reality, automotive, and architecture. For now the Unity extension is available in preview. According to Microsoft, the extension builds on the C# Dev Kit that was released earlier this year, and other C# extensions. “With this extension, … continue reading
Chaindesk (previously called Databerry) is an open-source no-code platform for building your own large language model (LLM) agent. Data can be loaded from any source, making it easy to make a chat agent that is specific to your data. Potential sources include text, PDF, Excel, Notion, Airtable, Word, and more. Chaindesk connects these sources with … continue reading
Prompt injection — attacks that involve inserting something malicious into an LLM prompt to get an application to execute unauthorized code — topped the recently released OWASP Top 10 for LLMs. According to Contrast, this could result in an LLM outputting incorrect or malicious responses, producing malicious code, circumventing content filters, or leaking sensitive data. … continue reading
SmartBear launched SwaggerHub Portal, a new feature for customizing consumer-facing documentation to promote API adoption. This developer-centric tool enables API providers to create personalized landing pages, offering consumers comprehensive resources for easy API implementation. The SwaggerHub Portal integrates with SwaggerHub, a popular API design and documentation tool, as well as Explore, an API client supporting … continue reading
Qualys is now allowing AppSec teams to leverage their risk management platform to assess, prioritize, and address the risks associated with first-party software and its embedded open-source components. In the digital transformation era, organizations develop their own software to run their businesses. However, first-party software often lacks the same level of disciplined vulnerability and configuration … continue reading
The last few years have posed numerous obstacles for companies. Ensuring the company has reliable supply chains is the top challenge, followed by collecting data and inefficient processes, according to a December 2022 research report from Broadcom. To meet these challenges, many organizations are turning to value stream management (VSM). VSM optimizes the entire process … continue reading
