When a software project stumbles—or ultimately fails—it can have a range of negative consequences, from lost and unrecoverable resources to a blow to team morale. It can be tempting to blame a failed ...

Developer tooling startup PostHog Inc. has raised $70 million in funding, Crunchbase reported today. Payment processing provider Stripe Inc. led the Series D investment. It was joined by Alphabet Inc.

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It’s time we officially bury the idea that AI means we won’t need software developers. For years, we’ve heard that generative AI and large language models (LLMs) are coming for our jobs. In software ...

From supply chain management systems and productivity suites to machine learning models, it’s undeniable that software-powered innovation has become a key driver of the digital economy. According to a ...

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. today announced that it has acquired Nod.ai, a startup that develops open-source software for speeding up artificial intelligence models, for undisclosed financial terms.

Developer burnout is a real and widespread problem, and AI technologies seem to be making it worse. Here’s what you need to know about developer burnout and how to fix it. Software development is a ...

The Steam Deck was a revolution in mobile gaming for PC, but it was also one for a reason most people weren't aware of: bringing Linux to the masses. The Steam Deck runs SteamOS, its own custom ...

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