The open-source software underlying critical infrastructure — from financial systems to public utilities to emergency services and electronic health records — is vulnerable to malicious cyberattacks.

Had they included just one of Tony Hoare’s achievements, many scientific careers would be considered prestigious enough. His had a long list, unfortunately closed by his passing away at the age of 92 ...

Even in the face of lawsuits and AI disruptions, Clio has no plans to slow down its mission to grow globally and it is set to open its inaugural New York office in the second half of 2026 to try to ...

UC San Diego cognitive scientist Philip Guo created Python Tutor, a free tool that makes code “visible” step by step. The research behind it earned a Test of Time award, recog ...

Companies like Google are using AI to take over the bulk of coding. This gives developers more decision-making and oversight ...

Does vibe coding live up to all the hype? As someone who's written a fair amount about how AI can turn anyone into a ...

A computer science degree used to be seen as a clear path to a well-paying career. Is it still worth it in an age of AI?

At QCon London 2026, Yinka Omole, Lead Software Engineer at Personio, presented a session exploring a recurring dilemma engineers face, whether to spend time mastering the newest technologies and ...

Indian-origin software engineer Aman Gottumukkala, founder of AI coding startup Firebender, has joined Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI. Musk welcomed him to the team after Gottumukkala ...

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says that computer science is gradually returning to its core foundations of mathematics and ...

So, you’re wondering which programming language is the absolute hardest to learn in 2026? It’s a question that pops up a lot, ...

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