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Why the CrowdStrike outage was a wakeup call for developer teams
Software development leaders say their organization did not have a robust incident response plan in place to contend with disruption before the 2024 CrowdStrike outage. A report from IT services provider Adaptavist surveyed development leaders on how their organization reacted to the CrowdStrike outage in July 2024, which affected an estimated 8.5 million devices. The respondents came from organizations with…
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Microsoft’s Build developer conference starts on May 19th
Microsoft Build is once again being held in Seattle this year, just over the lake from Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington. The developer conference will start on May 19th and run through May 22nd at the Seattle Convention Center. I’m also expecting a lot of announcements for Copilot at Build, whether it’s the consumer version or the Microsoft 365 Copilot…
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Oracle Java pricing concerns could spark a developer exodus
A growing number of Oracle Java users are considering switching to another provider, new research shows, as cost concerns are driving developers towards open source options. A new survey of over 2,000 Java professionals commissioned by Azul found 88% of respondents were considering switching to another Java Virtual Machine (JVM) or Java Development Kit (JDK). This marks an increase on…
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Florida real estate developer breached by ransomware, SSNs compromised
Florida real estate developer Stock Development this week confirmed it suffered a data breach in 2023 and 2024 that compromised names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, contact info, and bank account info. Stock says it discovered the breach in March 2024, but that attackers first infiltrated its systems back in April 2023. “On March 2, 2024, we became aware…
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Marvel Snap is coming back to app stores soon, says developer
Mobile card game Marvel Snap is coming back to app stores, starting with Google Play. That’s according to Developer Second Dinner, which announced yesterday it was starting the process of restoring the game to Google’s Android app store at 6PM PT / 3PM ET that day. The developer said in another post it expects the game to return to both…
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Genshin Impact’s developer to pay $20 million fine to settle FTC charges
The Federal Trade Commission announced on Friday that Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere has agreed to a $20 million settlement and several restrictions on how it sells its loot boxes and manages children’s personal data. According to the FTC, the company “actively marketed” its loot boxes to children and misled players about their odds of winning prizes. Cognosphere allegedly also “deceived…
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WordPress developer hours cutback may or may not slow innovation – Computerworld
“Automatticians who contributed to core will instead focus on for-profit projects within Automattic, such as WordPress.com, Pressable, WPVIP, Jetpack, and WooCommerce,” the statement said. “As part of this reset, Automattic will match its volunteering pledge to those made by WP Engine and other players in the ecosystem, or about 45 hours a week that qualify under the Five For the…
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AI coding tools aren’t the solution to the unfolding ‘developer crisis’ – teams think they can boost productivity and delivery times, but end up bogged down by manual remediation and unsafe code
Despite its efficiency benefits, AI code generation and similar solutions may not be the panacea to the ongoing ‘developer crisis’, new research warns. AI code generation tools may have helped increase velocity, but deployment errors mean devs are becoming increasingly bogged down in manual tasks remediating the systems’ various failings. A new report from Harness interviewed 500 engineering leaders and…
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LockBit developer snared in latest blow for infamous hacker group
A ‘key member’ of the LockBit ransomware collective has been charged by US authorities in the latest development of its ongoing quest to shutter the operation. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) issued a notice on 20 December that Rostislav Panev, a dual Israeli-Russian national, was arrested in Israel and pending extradition for being linked to the infamous hacker group.…
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NVIDIA Releases New Mini Developer Kit for Generative AI
NVIDIA has introduced a new at-home supercomputer just in time for the holidays. The tech giant unveiled its new Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit, a powerful new platform that delivers generative AI 70% faster than its predecessor. The compact supercomputer offers cutting-edge features and enhanced computing power for developers and hobbyists looking to train and refine generative AI tools,…
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