Node.js 24: A faster, sleeker JavaScript experience

Greyhound decal on the front of a vehicle Node.js 24 officially arrives bringing a rather tasty selection of improvements to the table and making it even more in tune with the latest JavaScript standards.

Node.js 24 has officially arrived, and it’s bringing a rather tasty selection of improvements to the table.

If you're a developer knee-deep in web apps or wrestling with asynchronous code, this release is one for you. It’s all about making Node.js quicker on its feet, more versatile, and even more in tune with the latest JavaScript standards.

V8 engine revs up to 13.6

So, what’s making Node.js 24 tick? A big part of it is the V8 JavaScript engine – yep, the...

7 May 2025 | Developer

Coinbase x402 enables instant stablecoin payments over HTTP

Person sat on a pile of coins as Coinbase has just pulled the wraps off x402—an open standard that dusts off and gives new purpose to the long-dormant HTTP "402 Payment Required" status code. The big idea is to let developers, and even AI agents, slot stablecoin payments right into the back-and-forth of web interactions.

Coinbase has just pulled the wraps off x402—an open standard that dusts off and gives new purpose to the long-dormant HTTP "402 Payment Required" status code. The big idea is to let developers, and even AI agents, slot stablecoin payments right into the back-and-forth of web interactions.

Traditional payment systems were bolted onto the digital world rather than being born from it. They're often slow, can sting with unexpected costs, are fenced in by geography, and frequently...

7 May 2025 | Blockchain

Android adds OpenID support for simpler digital credentials

A request for access to virtual identity data as Google gives Android an OpenID upgrade to make handling digital credentials like virtual driving licences much easier and more secure.

Google has given Android an OpenID upgrade to make handling digital credentials like virtual driving licences much easier and more secure.

With native support for OpenID standards, Android apps and services can talk the same language when it comes to verifying who you are digitally.

This update uses Android's existing Credential Manager system (specifically, the DigitalCredential API) to bring in support for OpenID4VP (for showing your credentials) and OpenID4VCI (for...

1 May 2025 | Android

Apple adds official Vision Pro support to Godot game engine

Photo of an Apple Vision Pro headset as the company begins contributing official support to the Godot game engine.

Apple has begun contributing official support for its Vision Pro headset to the popular Godot game engine. Ricardo Sanchez-Saez, a senior iOS engineer working on Apple's visionOS team, announced the effort via a pull request (PR) submitted to the Godot project on GitHub.

This first contribution lays the foundational groundwork for running Godot applications natively on the visionOS platform.

"We're really excited to be working with the Godot community on adding visionOS...

24 April 2025 | Development Tools

Mozilla open-source tools help developers build ethical AI datasets

Smiling cookies as Mozilla and EleutherAI unveil open-source tools to help developers build ethical AI datasets and avoid training models on copyrighted material.

Mozilla has unveiled open-source tools to help developers build ethical AI datasets and avoid training models on copyrighted material.

The reliance of many popular large language models (LLMs) on vast datasets scraped from the internet, often encompassing copyrighted works used without permission, presents a significant ethical and legal challenge.

A growing contingent within the developer community believes creating high-quality, ethically sound alternatives is not only...

22 April 2025 | Artificial Intelligence

Open-source AI matches coding abilities of proprietary models

Whiteboard with LLM code snippet on it as Agentica and Together AI release DeepCoder-14B-Preview an open-source model boasting coding abilities on par with proprietary models.

Agentica and Together AI are releasing DeepCoder-14B-Preview, an open-source model boasting coding abilities on par with proprietary models.

The development is a notable advancement in applying reinforcement learning (RL) to coding, an area that has traditionally lagged behind progress seen in mathematical reasoning models. The key challenge has been sourcing high-quality, verifiable coding datasets essential for effective RL training.

Overcoming data hurdles for...

9 April 2025 | Artificial Intelligence

Enterprise open-source adoption soars despite challenges

Flying bird illustrating the 2025 State of Open Source Report by Perforce that finds enterprise adoption of open-source software (OSS) is soaring despite significant ongoing challenges.

Enterprise adoption of open-source software (OSS) is soaring despite significant ongoing challenges.

According to the 2025 State of Open-Source Report by Perforce, 96% of organisations increased or maintained their use of open-source software in the past year, with over a quarter (25.71%) reporting a significant increase.

This surge in open-source adoption is consistent across company sizes, although the largest enterprises (over 5,000 employees) showed the most...

8 April 2025 | Analytics

Stack Overflow: Developers strongly prefer open-source AI

Photo of a llama as research from Stack Overflow indicates a strong overall preference from developers for open-source AI models and tools like Meta Llama and DeepSeek R1 and V1.

Research from Stack Overflow indicates a strong overall preference from developers for open-source AI models and tools.

Open-source principles, fostering community contribution and transparency, have been cornerstones of internet development and platforms like Stack Overflow itself. Now, these principles are shaping preferences in AI.

Notably, even figures like OpenAI's Sam Altman have acknowledged the potential drawbacks of an exclusively closed-source approach. Elon...

7 April 2025 | Artificial Intelligence

Python proposes standardised lock file format with PEP 751

Python wrapped around a lock as the community is set to adopt PEP 751 an enhancement aimed at improving dependency management and installation reproducibility that promises to streamline developer workflows, enhance security, and foster greater interoperability between various development tools for packaging.

The Python community is set to adopt PEP 751, an enhancement aimed at improving dependency management and installation reproducibility.

PEP 751 introduces a standardised file format, pylock.toml, designed to create an immutable record of both direct and indirect dependencies for Python environments. Recently marked as 'Accepted,' the proposal promises to streamline workflows, enhance security, and foster greater interoperability between various Python packaging...

2 April 2025 | Developer

KAI Scheduler: NVIDIA open-sources Kubernetes GPU scheduler

Photo of roundabouts illustrating NVIDIA making its KAI Scheduler open-source, a Kubernetes solution designed to optimise the scheduling of GPU resources.

NVIDIA has open-sourced KAI Scheduler, a Kubernetes solution designed to optimise the scheduling of GPU resources.

The solution, previously a core component of the Run:ai platform, is now available to the wider community under the Apache 2.0 licence. According to NVIDIA, the move is part of its ongoing commitment to the advancement of both open-source initiatives and enterprise-grade AI infrastructure.

KAI Scheduler is specifically engineered to tackle the unique...

1 April 2025 | Artificial Intelligence