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

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

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

Matan Giladi, Apiiro: Guarding your code against malicious patterns

Knight guarding code on a computer illustrating open-source resources released by Apiiro to help protect software developers and their projects against hacking through vulnerabilities in supply chains.

Malicious code is proving as persistent a threat as ever, despite years of awareness campaigns and ongoing incidents that demonstrate the vulnerabilities in software supply chains.

This year, Apiiro’s security research teams detected and analysed thousands of malicious code instances found in repositories and packages. What’s alarming is the ease with which these attacks exploit fundamental gaps in workflows, from dependency managers to build systems.

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20 February 2025 | Developer

Google releases Pebble code as founder crafts new smartwatch

Photo of Pebble watches as Google releases the PebbleOS source code and founder Eric Migicovsky plans to release a brand new smartwatch in the beloved line of pioneering wearables.

Google has released the source code of the OS behind Pebble, providing a boost to the community keeping the trailblazing smartwatch alive.

This announcement comes at a time when new Pebble hardware is on the horizon, with founder Eric Migicovsky confirming plans for a modern reboot of the popular smartwatch.

Pebble first captured global attention with its Kickstarter campaigns in 2012 and 2015. Not only did Pebble set records for crowdfunding, but it also managed to sell...

28 January 2025 | Developer

Web framework Svelte delivers ‘most significant release’ yet

Svelte logo as the team releases Svelte 5 of the web development framework that brings native TypeScript support in addition to existing languages like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, plus a rank of new features and improvements for developers.

Svelte 5 has been released, marking what the team behind the web framework describes as the “most significant release in the project's history" and follows 18 months of intensive development.

The latest iteration of the web framework arrives as a ground-up rewrite, promising improved performance, reduced bundle sizes, and enhanced reliability. Despite these substantial changes, the framework maintains near-complete backwards compatibility with Svelte 4, ensuring a seamless...

25 October 2024 | Developer

Holistic’s open-source tools counter AI development risks

Woman punching illustrating the launch of Holistic AI open-source tools to counter artificial intelligence software development risks and algorithmic bias.

Holistic has unveiled an open-source library to help counter AI development risks and build fairer and more responsible systems.

The library – dubbed Holistic AI OSL – arrives at a crucial moment when organisations are increasingly deploying AI systems across sensitive domains including recruitment, healthcare, and financial services. Recent studies suggest that 65% of AI researchers and developers still consider bias a significant challenge in their work.

Holistic...

23 October 2024 | Artificial Intelligence

Entry points threaten multiple open-source ecosystems

Sign illustrating how vulnerabilities with entry points can be exploited by hackers to threaten open-source packages of multiple programming ecosystems.

While current tools have improved at detecting common tactics for exploiting open-source packages, a feature remains largely overlooked: entry points.

Security researchers at Checkmarx uncovered how attackers can leverage entry points across multiple programming ecosystems, with a particular focus on PyPI, to trick victims into running malicious code. This method – while not allowing for immediate system compromise – offers a subtler approach for patient attackers to...

14 October 2024 | Developer

Open Source Pledge aims to fund software maintainers

Illustration of Sentry's Open Source pledge to support software maintainers.

Sentry has launched the Open Source Pledge—a programme designed to provide direct financial support to open-source software maintainers. The initiative stems from a long-standing aspiration to give back to the open-source community on behalf of every Sentry employee.

The concept of the Open Source Pledge emerged years ago with two primary objectives: to compensate maintainers directly and to establish a sustainable model that scales with Sentry’s growth.

David...

8 October 2024 | Developer