A new attack vector that could compromise GitHub repositories has been uncovered by researchers at Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 team. The vulnerability, which exploits GitHub Actions artifacts generated during CI/CD workflows, could potentially grant high-level access to cloud...
Shipping software quickly often comes at the cost of security, with vulnerabilities inadvertently making their way into production code. This poses a significant challenge, as many developers find security requirements complex and difficult to implement.
"Developers are shipping...
Patreon, the platform empowering creators to build sustainable income through direct fan support, finds itself at odds with Apple over the tech giant's stringent App Store policies.
The latest dispute over App Store rules centres on Apple's requirement for all iOS app transactions to...
A huge shift has just happened in the mobile security landscape: Apple’s release of iOS 17.04 in March 2024 has allowed users to sideload apps and use third party app stores. This has largely been done in an effort to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The DMA was introduced by...
In an interview ahead of AI & Big Data Expo Europe, Sterling Chin, Senior Developer Advocate at Postman, shed light on the company's AI-powered tool Postbot and its impact on API development.
Postbot is Postman's intelligent assistant designed to tackle two perennial pain...
Unity has posted a 2% dip in revenue for the second quarter of 2024, reaching £358 million, down from £366 million in the previous quarter. Despite this slight decrease, the mobile game engine and infrastructure platform exceeded both its own guidance and analyst expectations.
Unity...
OpenAI has unveiled "Structured Outputs", a new API feature designed to address the long-standing challenge of reliably generating structured data from large language models (LLMs). The feature, available now, guarantees that model-generated outputs will adhere to developer-defined JSON...
Video games have emerged as a leading medium in digital entertainment. Despite the vast array of games available on nearly every device, many gamers aspire to create their own games that showcase their unique preferences and innovative ideas. While developing AAA games still requires...
To help organisations tackle mounting security debt and an expanding attack surface, Veracode has announced two new platform innovations.
Veracode has introduced Universal Connector and Application Security Heatmap, both powered by Longbow, to enable businesses to quickly identify and...
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a new version of the notorious Mandrake spyware, revealing advanced obfuscation techniques that allowed it to bypass Google Play's security checks and remain undetected for two years.
First identified in 2020, Mandrake has been an active Android...
Hugging Face has joined forces with NVIDIA to bring inference-as-a-service capabilities to one of the world's largest AI communities. This collaboration, announced at the SIGGRAPH conference, will provide Hugging Face's four million developers with streamlined access to NVIDIA-accelerated...
Architecture is the bearing structure of your project, and it can make or break it. Why? Because it forms the foundation for a system's performance, scalability, and maintainability. But there are numerous approaches, and a few that do really stand out. Modular architecture and microservice...
Bitwise Asset Management has announced the launch of its Bitwise Ethereum ETF (ticker: ETHW) on the New York Stock Exchange, marking a milestone in the US Web3 market. The spot Ethereum fund aims to provide investors with direct exposure to the second-largest Web3 ecosystem by market...
OpenAI has announced GPT-4o mini, a small model designed to make AI more accessible and affordable for developers. This new addition to the GPT family promises superior performance at a fraction of the cost of previous models, including the regular GPT-4o .
GPT-4o mini still boasts...
Artificial Agency – an AI startup focused on generative behaviour for gaming – has emerged from stealth mode with a $16 million funding round led by Radical Ventures, Toyota Ventures, and other notable investors.
The company, founded by former Google DeepMind researchers and AAA...
GitLab has reportedly garnered interest from buyers and is considering a sale. As AI and cloud computing fuel acquisitions in the technology sector, these mergers and acquisitions are increasingly under review.
Company overview and market positionAt a valuation of about $8...
Google has announced the alpha release of Genkit for Go, an open-source framework designed to empower Go developers ("gophers") in building AI applications and cloud services.
A result of collaboration between the Firebase and Go teams, Genkit for Go aims to combine Go's simplicity,...
A series of malicious packages disguised as legitimate software have been discovered in the npm registry by cybersecurity firm Phylum.
The packages – identified on 13 July 2024 – contained hidden command and control functionality embedded within image files, executed during the...
Mozilla has announced the release of Thunderbird 128, codenamed Nebula, which introduces significant improvements to the popular email client's codebase, stability, and overall user experience. The most notable change is the integration of Rust, a modern programming language originally created...
Arm has introduced an open-source solution aimed at enhancing graphics upscaling on mobile devices. The solution promises to bring PC-quality gaming experiences to smartphones while optimising performance and power consumption.
‘Arm Accuracy Super Resolution’ (Arm ASR) is a...
GitLab has released critical security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities, including a high-severity flaw that could allow attackers to run pipeline jobs as arbitrary users.
The company strongly recommends all GitLab installations be upgraded immediately to the latest...
A judge has dismissed the majority of claims in a copyright lawsuit filed by developers against GitHub, Microsoft, and OpenAI.
The lawsuit was initiated by a group of developers in 2022 and originally made 22 claims against the companies, alleging copyright violations related to the...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Worldcoin project has launched a developer preview of World Chain, a new blockchain that claims to prioritise humans and scale with the growth of the Worldcoin ecosystem.
World Chain – built on the OP Stack and integrated with the Worldcoin protocol –...
The Web3 ecosystem has witnessed a resurgence in Q2 2024, with the NFT sector in particular experiencing its strongest performance since Q1 2023.
According to a DappRadar report, the dapp industry has seen a 40% increase in usage compared to the previous quarter, reaching an...
US-based startup Magic, which specialises in developing artificial intelligence models for coding, is reportedly negotiating with investors for a sum exceeding $200 million as part of its latest funding round.
Three sources familiar with the deal-making who spoke to Reuters on...
Security researchers at E.V.A Information Security have uncovered several critical vulnerabilities in CocoaPods, a popular dependency manager for Swift and Objective-C projects. These vulnerabilities potentially expose millions of Apple devices to supply chain attacks, highlighting the growing...
A severe vulnerability in OpenSSH's server (sshd) has been uncovered by Qualys’ Threat Research Unit (TRU), potentially affecting over 14 million Linux systems worldwide. The flaw, designated as CVE-2024-6387, allows for remote unauthenticated code execution (RCE) with root privileges on...
GitLab's 8th annual Global DevSecOps Report has unveiled a complex landscape of software development, highlighting disparities between executive perceptions and developer realities. The survey, conducted in April 2024, gathered insights from over 5,300 professionals across the software...
Google has announced a series of updates to its Gemini AI platform, offering developers enhanced capabilities and access to more powerful tools. The tech giant is opening up the two million token context window for Gemini 1.5 Pro to all developers, introducing code execution features, and...
The United States' recent decision to prohibit the sale of Kaspersky software and impose penalties on 12 of its executives is a significant development in the intersection of cybersecurity and international relations. This action, which follows years of growing distrust and geopolitical...
