Month: August 2025

Can Anyone Code Now? Exploring AI Help for Non-Programmers

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Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Prior conceptualisations of intelligent assistance for programmers 3. A brief overview of large language models for code generation 4. Commercial programming tools that use large language models 5. Reliability, safety, and security implications of code-generating AI models 6. Usability and design studies of AI-assisted programming 7. Experience … Read more

Mag 7 Plans to ‘FOMO’ Into $650B Tech Investment Despite Trump’s U.S. Manufacturing Push

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While President Donald Trump’s tariff war aims to spark a manufacturing boom at home, corporate America’s spending focus remains firmly on “bits” rather than “bricks and mortar.” This contrast is evident in the spending patterns of the Magnificent 7 (Mag 7) stocks – a group comprising large-cap tech companies, including Alphabet (parent company of Google), … Read more

Brendan Carr declares victory over the First Amendment

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On Monday, the Freedom of the Press Foundation filed a complaint against Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr. The filing, sent to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel at the DC Court of Appeals, alleges that Carr had repeatedly broken basic principles of conduct as a licensed attorney, including by leveraging his power to control media … Read more

Ether Bullish Divergence? ETH’s 10% Weekly Price Loss Clashes With $300M Whale Buy

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The ether (ETH) market is at a critical juncture as a whale snapped up ether (ETH) worth millions, positioning itself bullishly against the cryptocurrency’s first weekly loss in over a month. Programmable blockchain Ethereum’s native token, ether, has dropped nearly 10% this week, hitting lows under $3,400 at one point, CoinDesk data show. The decline … Read more

The Nintendo Switch just got more expensive

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Nintendo has just raised the price of the original Switch in the US. The console, which has cost $299.99 since its release in 2017, is now priced at $339.99 on Nintendo’s online store. The price hike will make other first-gen Switch models more expensive, too, with the Switch OLED going from $349.99 to $399.99, and … Read more

Ripple: Banks Have Invested Over $100 Billion in Blockchain Infrastructure Since 2020

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Traditional banks have invested more than $100 billion in blockchain since 2020, according to a recent Ripple-backed report claiming digital assets are going mainstream. That figure comes from “Banking on Digital Assets,” a joint study by Ripple, CB Insights and the UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies (UK CBT), which analyzed more than 10,000 blockchain deals … Read more

Europe’s Data Vision: Dataspaces for Zero-Trust AI Infrastructure

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As AI systems scale across sectors like healthcare, manufacturing, and finance, Europe faces a critical challenge: how to orchestrate AI securely across privacy, regulatory, and organizational boundaries. This case study explores a pioneering Huberta project that embraces zero-trust architecture, metadata-first orchestration, and mathematical compliance via PDEs. At the heart of this initiative lies a breakthrough: … Read more

A webcam that’s almost like a real camera

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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 92, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, I’ve kept my phone case on all week, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I am finally smashing my way through Donkey Kong … Read more