HashiCorp speaks up about adjusting to life under IBM
Freshly acquired cloud darling talks mainframes, Ansible, and influencing Big Blue at HashiDays event
Devops05 Jun 2025 | 7
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Anthropic Claude 4 models a little more willing than before to blackmail some users
Open the pod bay door
AI + ML22 May 2025 | 21
AI can't replace devs until it understands office politics
Column Being human and working on a team is the job, not writing code
AI + ML21 May 2025 | 74
Google crowns Jules to be its agent and spreads the AI love
Google I/O Choc Fac brings gen mods to Android, Chrome, pretty much everywhere else
AI + ML21 May 2025 | 6
How open systems drive AI performance
Open-source philosophy, system-level optimizations prevent nightmare GenAI deployments, says CentML CTO
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Why rapid proliferation of cloud native apps requires faster, more efficient toolsets
Kubernetes enables easy, rapid AI app development, making it the industry standard for AI workloads
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Why brave the jet lag? KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China have the answers
The cloud native world is evolving fast — and not just in Silicon Valley. Why your next stop should be Hong Kong
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Devs sound alarm after Microsoft subtracts C/C++ extension from VS Code forks
Cursor, Codium makers lose access as add-on goes exclusive
Devops24 Apr 2025 | 69
Break free from infrastructure limits: Choose Nutanix and Dell for Agile, scalable IT
Tune in April 30, 0900 PT, and we'll see you there
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Cursor AI's own support bot hallucinated its usage policy
Making up subscription limits as it goes? Super encouraging from a code assistant. Anyways, back to
int main(enter the void)...
AI Software Development Week18 Apr 2025 | 24
LLMs can't stop making up software dependencies and sabotaging everything
Hallucinated package names fuel 'slopsquatting'
AI Software Development Week12 Apr 2025 | 98
Apps-from-prompts Firebase Studio is a great example – of why AI can't replace devs
Cloud Next Big G reckons this agentic IDE speeds up or simplifies coding. Developers who've used it aren't so sure
AI + ML11 Apr 2025 | 18
Did someone say AI agents, Google asks, bursting in
Cloud Next Customers aren't sure, economy isn't great, tech looks cute, though
AI + ML10 Apr 2025 | 5
DOGE dilettantes 'didn't test' Social Security fraud detection tool at appropriate scale
Feds claim creaky COBOL, user spike is real reason key portal now flaky
Public Sector09 Apr 2025 | 67
That massive GitHub supply chain attack? It all started with a stolen SpotBugs token
But this mystery isn't over yet, Unit 42 opines
Devops07 Apr 2025 | 7
Public-facing Kubernetes clusters at risk of takeover thanks to Ingress-Nginx flaw
How many K8s systems are sat on the internet front porch like that ... Oh, thousands, apparently
Patches25 Mar 2025 | 1
Show top LLMs some code and they'll merrily add in the bugs they saw in training
One more time, with feeling ... Garbage in, garbage out
AI + ML19 Mar 2025 | 33
IBM likes Hashicorp, finally puts a $6.4B ring on it
Monopoly watchdogs forever hold their peace, unlike developers still unhappy about Terraform license switch
Devops28 Feb 2025 | 9
Does terrible code drive you mad? Wait until you see what it does to OpenAI's GPT-4o
Updated Model was fine-tuned to write vulnerable software – then suggested enslaving humanity
AI + ML27 Feb 2025 | 127
Hurrah! AI won't destroy developer or DBA jobs
Uncle Sam's number-crunchers warn lawyers, customer service reps to brace for change, say techies will be fine
Databases25 Feb 2025 | 11
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Meta pauses mobile port tracking tech on Android after researchers cry foul
Zuckercorp and Yandex used localhost loophole to tie browser data to app users, say boffins
Ukraine strikes Russian bomber-maker with hack attack
Drones are not enough
KDE targets Windows 10 'exiles' claiming 'your computer is toast'
Encourages move to Linux but, for goodness sake, RTFM first
Fake IT support calls hit 20 orgs, end in stolen Salesforce data and extortion, Google warns
Victims include hospitality, retail and education sectors
Ship abandoned off Alaska after electric cars on board catch fire
Water, water everywhere, but it would just make it worse
Ukraine war spurred infosec vet Mikko Hyppönen to pivot to drones
Interview Why? There's a war in Europe, Finland has a belligerent neighbor, and cyber is a settled field
Cops want Apple, Google to kill stolen phones remotely – so why won't they?
Tech giants say blocking purloined devices via IMEI could open new fraud risks
‘Deliberate attack’ deletes shopping app’s AWS and GitHub resources
CEO of India's KiranaPro, which brings convenience stores online, vows to name the perp
If it can’t double our money, we’re not building it, Intel Products chief says
New products must show potential for 50% gross margin to get the greenlight
You say Cozy Bear, I say Midnight Blizzard, Voodoo Bear, APT29 …
Opinion Microsoft, CrowdStrike, and pals promise clarity on cybercrew naming, deliver alias salad instead
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If you thought training AI models was hard, try building enterprise apps with them
Interview Aleph Alpha's Jonas Andrulis on the challenges of building sovereign AI
AI + ML23 Feb 2025 | 4
Docker delays Hub pull limits by a month, tweaks maximums, stalls storage billing indefinitely
Image fetches to be capped on hourly basis for Personal, unauthenticated use, paid-for plans get unlimited access
Devops22 Feb 2025 | 11
GitLab and its execs sued again and again over 'misleading' AI hype, price hikes
Bosses bragged about Duo Chat bot, buyers weren’t buying it – claim
AI + ML20 Feb 2025 | 7
Even Linus Torvalds can have trouble with autocycle … autocracy… AUTOCOMPLETE!
Penguin Emperor's weekly State Of The Kernel post went astray
OSes18 Feb 2025 | 38
IBM banks on friendlier US regulatory climate for dealmaking
Reckons completion of Hashicorp buy is around the corner, plans to use some of $7B free cash for more M&A
Devops31 Jan 2025 | 5
North Koreans clone open source projects to plant backdoors, steal credentials
Stealing crypto is so 2024. Supply-chain attacks leading to data exfil pays off better?
Devops29 Jan 2025 | 2
Don't want your Kubernetes Windows nodes hijacked? Patch this hole now
SYSTEM-level command injection via API parameter *chef's kiss*
Patches24 Jan 2025 | 4
Tool touted as 'first AI software engineer' is bad at its job, testers claim
Nailed just 15% of assigned tasks
AI + ML23 Jan 2025 | 75
Atlassian's Bitbucket Cloud went down 'hard' today
Same, Big A, same
SaaS21 Jan 2025 | 11
Just as your LLM once again goes off the rails, Cisco, Nvidia are at the door smiling
Some of you have apparently already botched chatbots or allowed ‘shadow AI’ to creep in
Nvidia GTC17 Jan 2025 | 11
In AI agent push, Microsoft re-orgs to create 'CoreAI – Platform and Tools' team
Nad lad says 30 years of change happening in 3 years ... we're certainly feeling the compression of time
AI + ML13 Jan 2025 | 10
Hands-on jobs to grow fastest, because AI can't touch them
World Economic Forum finds huge demand for brainbox skills, news for how it changes your role
AI + ML10 Jan 2025 | 60
Brackets go there? Oops. That’s not where I used them and now things are broken
Who, Me? Weird syntax AND/OR a junior techie can be very bad for business
Devops06 Jan 2025 | 82
Edgio bankruptcy results in endpoint change for Microsoft
That strange time between Christmas and New Year – perfect for changing production projects
Devops02 Jan 2025 | 13
Open source maintainers are drowning in junk bug reports written by AI
Python security developer-in-residence decries use of bots that 'cannot understand code'
Devops10 Dec 2024 | 91
Solana blockchain's popular web3.js npm package backdoored to steal keys, funds
Damage likely limited to those running bots with private PKI access
Cyber-crime05 Dec 2024 | 7
AWS says AI could disrupt everything – and hopes it will do just that to Windows
re:Invent Cloud colossus reckons it can clarify hallucinations, get your apps off Microsoft's OS at pleasing speed
AI + ML04 Dec 2024 | 36
We'll answer any questions DoJ has, HPE CEO tells us as Feds probe $14B Juniper buy
Takeover still expected to close late 2024 or early next year
Networks20 Nov 2024 | 11
HashiCorp unveils 'Terraform 2.0' while tiptoeing around Big Blue elephant in the room
HashiConf shindig oddly reluctant to mention impending IBM acquisition
Devops18 Oct 2024 | 15
Google's memory safety plan includes rehab for unsafe languages
Large C and C++ codebases will be around for the 'foreseeable future'
Cybersecurity Month16 Oct 2024 | 30
You have issues with 'Issues' always being called 'Issues' in Jira, so Atlassian now allows them to be called ‘Tasks’
Developers get auto-coding ideas drawn from bug reports, and more AI besides
Devops10 Oct 2024 | 22
Deno 2.0 looks to backward compatibility to move forward
Modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript plays nicer with Node.js
Devops09 Oct 2024 | 4
Rackspace internal monitoring web servers hit by zero-day
Exclusive Intruders accessed machines via tool bundled with ScienceLogic, 'limited' info taken, customers told not to worry
Cybersecurity Month30 Sep 2024 | 9
As IBM pushes for more automation, its AI simply not up to the job of replacing staff
So say our sources, who warn job cuts, outsourcing risk depriving biz of seasoned technical talent
Off-Prem24 Sep 2024 | 53
While HashiCorp plays license roulette, Virter rolls out to rescue FOSS VM testing
Open Source Summit Europe BSL shenanigans continue to make waves
Devops20 Sep 2024 | 7
Deadline looms: Google Workspace mandates OAuth by September 30
27 days to get your users' third-party apps on Google’s sign-in
Devops03 Sep 2024 | 8
Alibaba Cloud boosts failure prediction with logfile timestamps
Machine learning helps, but more data catches more faults - so Chinese champ has shared its data
Devops03 Sep 2024 | 2
You probably want to patch this critical GitHub Enterprise Server bug now
Unless you're cool with an unauthorized criminal enjoying admin privileges to comb through your code
Patches21 Aug 2024 |
Core Python developer suspended for three months
Code of Conduct violations include allegations that posts created 'atmosphere of FUD'
Devops09 Aug 2024 | 236
It's 2024 and we're just getting round to stopping browsers insecurely accessing 0.0.0.0
Can't reach someone's private server on localhost from outside? No problem
Research09 Aug 2024 | 39
Study backer: Catastrophic takes on Agile overemphasize new features
Interview Users just want stuff that works. How hard can it be?
Devops07 Aug 2024 | 92
OpenTofu hits version 1.8 with more crowd-pleasing features
Open source TerraForm rival introduces a new file extension so users can 'keep older code around for compatibility'
Devops31 Jul 2024 | 5
DigiCert gives unlucky folks 24 hours to replace doomed certificates after code blunder
For the want of an underscore
CSO31 Jul 2024 | 27
FYI: Data from deleted GitHub repos may not actually be deleted
And the forking Microsoft-owned code warehouse doesn't see this as much of a problem
CSO25 Jul 2024 | 49
Agile Manifesto co-author blasts failure rates report, talks up 'reimagining' project
Interview Jon Kern is looking for Agile exemplars, not the 'Agile Industrial Complex'
Devops16 Jul 2024 | 156
A friendly guide to containerization for AI work
Hands on Save the headaches, ship your dependencies
AI + ML07 Jul 2024 | 4
CISA looked at C/C++ projects and found a lot of C/C++ code. Wanna redo any of it in Rust?
So, so many lines of memory-unsafe routines in crucial open source, and unsafe dependencies
Research28 Jun 2024 | 81
If you're using Polyfill.io code on your site – like 100,000+ are – remove it immediately
Scripts turn sus after mysterious CDN swallows domain
CSO25 Jun 2024 | 61
Bake an LLM with custom prompts into your app? Sure! Here's how to get started
Hands on In Rust, we trust. But in gen-AI to not hallucinate? Eh, that's another story
AI + ML22 Jun 2024 | 6
Um, what ever did happen with network automation?
Systems Approach Is it lingering somewhere between fusion power and self-driving cars?
Networks17 Jun 2024 | 10
From RAGs to riches: A practical guide to making your local AI chatbot smarter
Hands on Nine out of 10 execs recommend adding Retrieval Augmented Generation to your daily regimen
AI + ML15 Jun 2024 | 27
K8s celebrates KuberTENes: A decade of working together
Give yourselves a pat on the back - all 88,000 of you
Devops12 Jun 2024 | 1
More layoffs at Microsoft: What's really going on here?
Analysis We had a record quarter, so sorry to see you go
On-Prem04 Jun 2024 | 70
Google’s in-house docs about search ranking leak online, sparking SEO frenzy
Updated GitHub trove details API features that 'contradict' Big G’s public statements about how its engine works
Devops29 May 2024 | 39
By 2030, software developers will be using AI to cut their workload 'in half'
Prepare for the HyperAssistant of the future, maybe
AI Software Development Week28 May 2024 | 98
Was there no one at Microsoft who looked at Recall and said: This really, really sucks
Kettle Our vultures weigh in on the week that was more 'what we Built' than 'what you can Build'
OSes25 May 2024 | 75
GitHub Enterprise Server patches 10-outta-10 critical hole
On the bright side, someone made up to $30,000+ for finding it
Patches22 May 2024 | 3
Computer sprinkled with exotic chemicals produced super-problems, not super-powers
On Call The machine was so dead, hospital staff treated it like a corpse
Devops17 May 2024 | 95
AWS CISO tells The Reg: In the AI gold rush, folks are forgetting application security
RSAC 'Everybody's learning as they go. But there's a rush to get these apps out'
AI + ML13 May 2024 | 5
Did IBM make a $6.4B blunder by buying HashiCorp?
Opinion Terraform maker's programs are ideal fit for Big Blue, but why splash out when the software's free and open?
Devops10 May 2024 | 48
I told Halle Berry where to go during a programming gig in LA
On Call Five-star techies share stories of working from the lap of luxury
Devops10 May 2024 | 95
Dear Stack Overflow denizens, thanks for helping train OpenAI's billion-dollar LLMs
Microsoft-backed super-lab gets direct access to answers – and code forum gets its own AI
AI + ML07 May 2024 | 26
Atlassian outsources office drudgery to GenAI agents
Rovo will write to-do lists, create graphics, become virtual colleagues to whom you offload scutwork
Devops03 May 2024 | 6
Open source programming language R patches gnarly arbitrary code exec flaw
Updated An ACE in the hole for miscreants
Patches01 May 2024 | 1
Turns out teaching criminals to write web code keeps them out of prison
The software redemption
Devops25 Apr 2024 | 29
Crooks exploit OpenMetadata holes to mine crypto – and leave a sob story for victims
'I want to buy a car. That's all'
Cyber-crime18 Apr 2024 | 6
75% of enterprise coders will use AI helpers by 2028. We didn't say productively
Dev teams must beware inflated expectations of tech leadership, Gartner warns
Devops13 Apr 2024 | 45
What can be done to protect open source devs from next xz backdoor drama?
Kettle What happened, how it was found, and what your vultures have made of it all
Research06 Apr 2024 | 93
How this open source LLM chatbot runner hit the gas on x86, Arm CPUs
Way to whip that LLaMA's ass
Applications03 Apr 2024 | 3
Malicious xz backdoor reveals fragility of open source
Analysis This time, we got lucky. It mostly affected bleeding-edge distros. But that's not a defense strategy
Devops01 Apr 2024 | 98
Rust developers at Google are twice as productive as C++ teams
Code shines up nicely in production, says Chocolate Factory's Bergstrom
Devops31 Mar 2024 | 134
Docker launches Testcontainers on former rival Red Hat's OpenShift
Interview CEO Scott Johnston on company pivots and trying not to surprise the community
Devops23 Mar 2024 | 6
HashiCorp reportedly considering sale amid growing challenges
Who would want to snap up Terraform?
Devops18 Mar 2024 | 2
What is GitHub Copilot Enterprise? You and your org just might find out firsthand
Big biz invited to like and subscribe, without fear of litigation
Devops27 Feb 2024 | 7
Twilio reminds users that Authy Desktop apps die in March – not in August
'This is an excellent way to piss off thousands of developers'
Devops15 Feb 2024 | 31
ANZ Bank test drives GitHub Copilot – and finds AI does give a helping hand
Expert Python programmers saw the most benefit
AI + ML10 Feb 2024 | 40
GitOps pioneer Weaveworks unravels after funding fabric frays
Company burned through $61.6M in investment
CxO06 Feb 2024 | 3
Google throws $1M at Rust Foundation to build C++ bridges
Chocolate Factory matches Microsoft money for memory safety
Devops05 Feb 2024 | 14
AI-generated bug reports are seriously annoying for developers
Hallucinated programming flaws vex curl project
Devops04 Jan 2024 | 15
CloudBees co-founder buzzes about open source drama and AI
Interview Sacha Labourey on the HashiCorp license, Jenkins X experiments, and when LLMs will come for your job
Devops03 Jan 2024 | 2
SUSE's Captain Container on sailing the open source seas
Interview Peter Smails talks community, licensing, and AI pragmatism
Devops18 Dec 2023 | 1
HashiCorp loses its Hashi, keeps the Corp as co-founder waves goodbye
Mitchell Hashimoto departs, apparently unconnected to controversial licensing change
Devops15 Dec 2023 | 3
GitLab admits IT ineptitude in finance reporting is ongoing
Code shack has had two years since auditor's 'adverse opinion' to get house in order
Devops07 Dec 2023 | 8
You can't deepfake diversity, and that's a good thing
Opinion Fresh thinking and new approaches can only come from varied cohorts of people
Devops04 Dec 2023 | 26
Now AWS gets a ChatGPT-style Copilot: Amazon Q to be your cloud chat assistant
Re:Invent Anthropic CEO also rocks up on stage for reasons
Devops28 Nov 2023 | 7
AWS previews AppFabric for productivity – pitched as AI-powered glue between apps
Re:Invent Park user data in Amazon's servers for ML-generated insights and actions – yea or nay for you?
Devops28 Nov 2023 | 1
DevTernity conference collapses amid claims women speakers were faked
Anna? Oh, she was just a demo persona, says organizer
Devops28 Nov 2023 | 21
CompSci teachers panic as Replit pulls the plug on educational IDE
It 'was losing a ton of money for the business,' CEO complains
Devops21 Nov 2023 | 36
Open source work makes me appreciate software testing. It's not an academic exercise
Systems Approach Literally...
Devops07 Nov 2023 | 18
HashiCorp CEO talks license changes and the role of foundations
Interview Open Source or Source Available? Does anyone really care?
Devops19 Oct 2023 | 8
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