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Bitwarden strengthens passwordless authentication with magic links API

Ryan Daws — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:36:11 +0000

Credential management firm Bitwarden has announced an enhancement to its Passwordless.dev platform with the release of a magic links API. Bitwarden’s latest offering empowers developers to seamlessly integrate passwordless authentication into their applications, providing a more secure and user-friendly experience for end-users. The magic links API enables developers to send unique one-time-use links via email,... Read more »

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Redis switches to more restrictive license

Ryan Daws — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 15:16:46 +0000

Leading in-memory database vendor Redis is adopting a dual-licensing model, imposing far stricter terms on companies offering Redis as a service. In an official announcement, Redis Labs stated that starting with version 7.4, Redis will be dual-licensed under the Redis Source Available License (RSALv2) and the controversial Server Side Public License (SSPLv1). This is not... Read more »

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GitHub enables secret scanning push protection by default

Ryan Daws — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:50:27 +0000

In response to the alarming trend of API keys, tokens, and other confidential data being inadvertently exposed, GitHub has taken further steps to fortify its platform against potential breaches. Within the first two months of 2024, GitHub has uncovered one million leaked secrets across public repositories, averaging over a dozen incidents per minute. Such alarming... Read more »

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Google enables WebGPU by default in Chrome 121

Ryan Daws — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:31:10 +0000

Google has enabled WebGPU support by default in the latest version of its Chrome browser, Chrome 121. WebGPU is a new web standard that provides low-level access to GPU hardware for high-performance 3D graphics and general purpose computing using JavaScript APIs. WebGPU support is now enabled on devices running Android 12 or later powered by... Read more »

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Valve clarifies what AI content it will allow on Steam

Ryan Daws — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:56:42 +0000

Valve has introduced new guidelines regarding what kinds of AI-generated content it will allow developers to include in games published on Steam. The move comes as AI tools that can automatically generate images, text, code, and other content have become more advanced and widely available. In a post earlier today, Valve said it is updating... Read more »

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Crypto developers plummet 22% despite increasing prices

Ryan Daws — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 08:55:06 +0000

Despite the positive price movement in recent weeks, the software development aspect of the crypto industry is trending in the opposite direction. According to a report by venture firm Electric Capital, the number of active developers working on open-source crypto projects has declined by 22 percent over the past year. In June, there were 21,300... Read more »

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GitHub now serves over 100M developers

Ryan Daws — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 16:25:11 +0000

GitHub has achieved its goal to serve 100 million developers with two years to spare. In 2019, GitHub set a goal to have 100 million developers using the service by 2025. In a blog post, GitHub announced that it’s already reached that historic milestone. GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke wrote: “Today, I’m excited to share that... Read more »

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Twitter’s relationship with developers has fallen apart

Ryan Daws — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:59:42 +0000

The already strained relationship between Twitter and developers has now completely fallen apart. Over the years, Twitter has made a series of decisions that damaged its relationship with developers. In 2012, Twitter limited the number of active tokens an app can have—essentially putting a cap on how successful a third-party app can become. A number... Read more »

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Stack Overflow: 74% of developers are open to new jobs

Ryan Daws — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 16:39:36 +0000

Research from Stack Overflow suggests that almost three-quarters (74%) of developers are open to new jobs. The so-called “Great Resignation” is an ongoing post-covid economic trend where employees have voluntarily resigned over wage stagnation, poor treatment, inflexible remote working policies, lack of benefits, and general job dissatisfaction. Developers haven’t been spared from mistreatment by employers,... Read more »

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Unaddressed developer burnout ‘risks derailing digital transformation’

Duncan MacRae — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 08:42:42 +0000

The pandemic has caused a boom in digital transformation and investment in technology-driven services, but they are struggling to find fresh talent to aid stretched developer teams, according to global tech firm Dynatrace. This has been made clear by research showing that 72% of tech teams have a skills shortage. Businesses are trying to fill... Read more »

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