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OpenAI is granting beta access to the GPT-3 API. After a week of experimentation, here’s what’s genuinely impressive and what’s overhyped.

Redis 6.0 brings ACLs and I/O threading to the world’s most popular in-memory data store. Here’s what the changes mean in practice.

Apple announces the transition from Intel to custom ARM chips for Mac. Here’s what developers need to prepare for.

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

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

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.

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

GitHub’s acquisition of npm consolidates the JavaScript ecosystem’s most critical infrastructure under one roof.

As the WHO declares a pandemic, open source developers worldwide are mobilizing with tracking dashboards, distributed computing, and collaborative tools at

Go 1.14 ships with production-ready modules, major runtime improvements, and goroutine preemption. A solid release that addresses real developer pain points.