Tech Blog: AI, Security, Infrastructure & Open Source

Home IoT device sales have surged during lockdowns, and every one of those devices just joined a corporate network via VPN. The security implications are significant.

As teams rushed to enable remote development workflows, CI/CD pipelines became a prime target. Here’s what’s going wrong and how to harden your build infrastructure.

Linux 5.7 ships with split-lock detection, the new ExFAT driver, userfaultfd improvements, and a thermal management overhaul — a release that matters more than its headlines suggest.

OpenAI publishes the GPT-3 paper, a 175 billion parameter language model that demonstrates surprising few-shot learning capabilities across a range of NLP tasks.

Microsoft Build 2020 goes fully virtual and doubles down on developer experience with WSL 2 GA, Windows Terminal 1.0, and tighter Azure integrations.

Deno 1.0 launches with TypeScript support, a security-first permissions model, and a clean break from Node.js conventions — but can it find its niche?

GitHub Satellite 2020 introduces Codespaces, a cloud-based development environment that could change how we think about local toolchains.

Apple and Google collaborate on a Bluetooth-based exposure notification system that puts privacy-preserving architecture front and center.

Node.js 14 launches with experimental WebAssembly System Interface support, improved diagnostics, and a clear path to long-term support in October.

GitHub drops pricing barriers for teams, making unlimited private repos and essential collaboration features free for everyone.

The sudden shift to remote work has stress-tested Infrastructure as Code practices at unprecedented scale. Here’s what’s working, what’s breaking, and what we should learn.

Python and its data science ecosystem are playing a central role in COVID-19 analysis, from epidemiological modeling to resource allocation dashboards.