Vite Is Overtaking Webpack as Developers’ Favorite Option for Web Development

It is already 2025 on the calendar! It is high time we discuss possible options for web development teams to freshen up their technology stacks. Each year brings along new challenges and opportunities to achieve their coding goals. In this article, we’ll highlight a range of relevant tools that facilitate various aspects of the web … Read more

How Gamified Work Environments Use Technology to Support Employees

:::info Authors: (1) Oscar Pedreira, Universidade da Coruna, Centro de Investigacion CITIC, Laboratorio de Bases de Datos, Facultade de Informatica; (2) Felix García, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Grupo Alarcos, Escuela Superior de Informatica, Paseo de la Universidad; (3) Mario Piattini, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Grupo Alarcos, Escuela Superior de Informatica, Paseo de la Universidad; (4) … Read more

OpenAI-backed 1X acquires Kind Humanoid

1X has acquired Kind Humanoid, the Norwegian robotics startup told TechCrunch on Monday. The deal marks a small but key consolidation for a humanoid robotics industry on the brink of a major moment in 2025. TechCrunch spoke with Kind Humanoid in October, when the then-three-person startup announced that it had enlisted famed designer Yves Béhar … Read more

Bluesky adds video to user profiles

Social network Bluesky is doubling down on video. After it added a new TikTok-like custom video feed last week in the wake of the U.S. ban on the popular video app (now on pause), the company on Monday announced it’s adding a new video tab to Bluesky user profiles. The tab will allow people to … Read more

Create a SageMaker inference endpoint with custom model & extended container

Amazon SageMaker provides a seamless experience for building, training, and deploying machine learning (ML) models at scale. Although SageMaker offers a wide range of built-in algorithms and pre-trained models through Amazon SageMaker JumpStart, there are scenarios where you might need to bring your own custom model or use specific software dependencies not available in SageMaker … Read more

Image and video prompt engineering for Amazon Nova Canvas and Amazon Nova Reel

Amazon has introduced two new creative content generation models on Amazon Bedrock: Amazon Nova Canvas for image generation and Amazon Nova Reel for video creation. These models transform text and image inputs into custom visuals, opening up creative opportunities for both professional and personal projects. Nova Canvas, a state-of-the-art image generation model, creates professional-grade images … Read more

DeepSeek’s top-ranked AI app is restricting sign-ups due to ‘malicious attacks’

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge After surging to the top of Apple’s App Store charts in the US, DeepSeek’s AI Assistant is now restricting new user sign-ups. According to an incident report page, registrations are being temporarily limited “due to large-scale malicious attacks on DeepSeek’s services,” though it’s unclear how these limitations … Read more

Bug Resolution Is So Much Better With Log Analysis

In contrast to on-premise environments, the cloud is a scalable world, where applications are dispersed, and workloads are containerized as needed. Logs are significant in the context of service failing, performance failures or anomalous behavior. They provide developers with the ability to monitor requests in multiple containers in the cloud. Hence, proficient log analysis plays … Read more

New Spotify and UMG deal could create pricier ‘superfan’ subscription

Cath Virginia / The Verge Spotify and Universal Music Group have signed a new multi-year agreement that could result in a tiered subscription approach aimed at providing extra perks for “superfans.” The two didn’t announce any specifics, including the number of years the deal lasts, but UMG says it’s consistent with a “Streaming 2.0” vision … Read more