The forced sale of TikTok to a U.S. venture has been messy, leading to service outages. In response, users are flocking to a seven-month-old alternative called UpScrolled, which just hit 1 million users.
According to Computerworld, the hype for Anthropic’s Claude Code exploded over the Christmas holidays, with many calling it “the new ChatGPT” and even “the end of SaaS.” From building entire startups to orchestrating “swarms” of AI agents, it’s captured the tech world’s imagination.
Generative AI is making code generation nearly free, removing the traditional cost constraint in software development. This makes the discipline embedded in the Agile Manifesto—focusing on what’s valuable, not just what’s possible—more critical than ever.
Vulkan has published version 1.4.342, which introduces a new extension aimed at making AI and complex math operations faster on GPUs. The update targets a bottleneck in how data is shuffled for operations like running LLMs.
Microsoft is acknowledging widespread user frustration with Windows 11’s stability. The company plans a major internal effort throughout 2026 to fix performance and reliability, moving engineers to “swarming” on core issues instead of new features.
Some of the biggest names in Linux gaming are joining forces. The new Open Gaming Collective aims to stop duplicated work and finally tackle big hurdles like Secure Boot support for anti-cheat.
A Wolters Kluwer survey reveals shadow AI is rampant in healthcare, with over 50% of staff using free tools. The instinct to lock it down is a mistake. This grassroots use is a signal, not just a security risk.
According to a report from Cisco ThousandEyes, 2025 was a rough year for online reliability. Major outages at companies like Asana, Zoom, and AWS highlighted how fragile our interconnected systems really are.
A pair of critical vulnerabilities in Ivanti’s Endpoint Manager Mobile are seeing active exploitation. Patches are available, and CISA has given federal agencies a hard deadline to apply them.
Windows 11 has hit 1 billion users but faces widespread complaints over stability. Microsoft is reportedly shifting its engineering teams into a “swarming” phase for the next few months, focusing entirely on fixing performance and reliability issues instead of building new features. This comes as th
