It is no longer a secret that AI and APIs are intimately connected. Whether it’s building foundational infrastructure or powering MCP servers, APIs are the essential building blocks. However, for AI to deliver a positive impact, these APIs require rigorous governance and management. APIs serve as the technical key to an AI initiative and provide ...
4 Feb
It's been a year since I invited Americans to join us in a pledge to Share the American Dream: 1. Support organizations you feel are effectively helping those most in need across America right now. 2. Within the next five years, also contribute public dedications
Every time execution models change, security frameworks need to change with them. Agents force the next shift. The Unattended Laptop Problem No developer would leave their laptop unattended and unlocked. The risk is obvious. A developer laptop has root-level access to production systems, repositories, databases, credentials, and APIs. If someone sat down and started using...
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
The Dataviz map style is now easier to integrate into dashboards and interactive visualizations with its simple layer hierarchy and reliable base data.
🎬 Intro # Pocket ID is a lightweight, self-hosted OIDC provider that’s perfect for homelabs. It’s simple, it’s clean, and it doesn’t try to be everything to everyone. What it doesn’t have, however, is SCIM support and that’s where things get a bit spicy when integrating with vCenter Server.
🎬 Intro # This is kind of a part 5 of my 100TB NAS project/series, well, it is and it isn’t but I’ve included it as part 5 regardless.
How fast you do code review is how fast you do everything. Your PR queue is the leading indicator of team velocity. Stacked PRs can help.
3 Feb
Everything Will Be Represented in a Virtual Twin, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Says at 3DEXPERIENCE World
NvidiaNVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang and Dassault Systèmes CEO Pascal Daloz announced a partnership to build a shared industrial AI architecture, merging virtual twins with physics-based AI to redefine the future of design, engineering and manufacturing.
Today marks a huge milestone — GoSquared is 20 years old. Just two short decades ago we set out on a... The post GoSquared turns 20 appeared first on GoSquared Blog.
Some small stories about the giant satellite dish antenna that was behind Microsoft Building 11
Raymond ChenA little trivia. The post Some small stories about the giant satellite dish antenna that was behind Microsoft Building 11 appeared first on The Old New Thing.
Imagine you’re a developer working with multiple AI agents based on large language models (LLMs). On Monday morning, your client asks you to connect an AI coding assistant to access GitHub issues, Jira tickets, and internal documentation via MCP-powered tools. That’s where a centralized MCP tool registry comes into play. Instead of spending hours browsing ...
PubNub is now on N8N: Bringing real-time workflow automation to over 1 billion connected devices
PubNubWe want to bring access to over 1 billion connected devices into the N8N ecosystem with our N8N trigger node and action node.
If you've ever used the PubNub debug console, you know its great at those quick, high-level things you need to check.
Hostinger server unauthorized access case: What happened with Notepad++ and what measures we took to resolve it
HostingerWhat happened and what was affected? On December 1, 2025, we identified suspicious activity on one of our servers where our clients’ websites were hosted. After investigation, … The post Hostinger server unauthorized access case: What happened with Notepad++ and what measures we took to resolve it appeared first on Hostinger Blog.
Laravel 12 modernizes API development with cleaner syntax, streamlined tooling, and developer-first conventions. Learn to build, secure, and test RESTful APIs with best practices and minimal setup.
Code is cheap, show me the… what exactly?
Discover the Sora feed philosophy—built to spark creativity, foster connections, and keep experiences safe with personalized recommendations, parental controls, and strong guardrails.
2 Feb
Rick Ellis created the CodeIgniter framework in 2006. As an open-source platform, CodeIgniter’s continuous integration serves web and application development. ... Read More The post How to Install CodeIgniter on Debian 13 appeared first on RoseHosting.
It’s not every day that we see mainstream media get excited about encryption apps! For that reason, the past several days have been fascinating, since we’ve been given not one but several unusual stories about the encryption used in WhatsApp. Or more accurately, if you read the story, a pretty wild allegation that the widely-used … Continue reading WhatsApp Encryption,…
Are you even compiling the correct file? The post Studying compiler error messages closely: Input file paths appeared first on The Old New Thing.
Learn how to build a multi-page WebGL image gallery with scroll-triggered shader reveals, smooth scrolling, and seamless page transitions using GSAP, Three.js, Astro, and Barba.js.
eBay Brings Football’s Biggest Game to Life with Real-Time Shopping, Epic Collectibles, Fashion Finds, and Star Athletes
EbayFans can join the action in person or on eBay Live all weekend to score curated pre-loved fashion & watches, trading cards, and other sports memorabilia from top sellers at eBay’s End Zone shop.
OpenAI and Snowflake partner in a $200M agreement to bring frontier intelligence into enterprise data, enabling AI agents and insights directly in Snowflake.
Make your first impression count with a profile that represents you how YOU want to be seen. Learn how to edit and customize your profile to have it rep you the right way.
Searches for locations with a slash in them are now more accurate with MapTiler's geocoding service. We account for local differences in how they are used around the world.
Introducing the Codex app for macOS—a command center for AI coding and software development with multiple agents, parallel workflows, and long-running tasks.
1 Feb
My daughter will be born soon, and I’m reflecting on what that means for my open-source work.
31 Jan
For the last few months, I have been developing a new reporting application. Early on, I decided to add a –dry-run option to the run command. This turned out to be quite useful – I have used it many times … Continue reading →
The Fractal War did not spare the City. There were no bombs in the featureless black streets cruised by...
Your code becomes legacy software when it works. You build something to solve a problem, then the problem changes. Or best practices evolve. Or you hire team members with more experience. Or the world changes. Or you have more people touching the same code and your beautiful architectural vision didn't translate.
30 Jan
We introduced Docker Sandboxes in experimental preview a few months ago. Today, we’re launching the next evolution with microVM isolation, available now for macOS and Windows. We started Docker Sandboxes to answer the question: How do I run Claude Code or Gemini CLI safely? Sandboxes provide disposable, isolated environments purpose-built for coding agents. Each agent...
At Lumen Field, Amazon One runs across concessions, merch, and age-restricted gates. With over 69,000 fans per game, every second at checkout compounds. Fans hover their palm. Move through. No card. No PIN. No wallet. The Seattle Seahawks adopted it for a simple reason. Every moment spent waiting is a moment not watching, not buying, not coming back. Palm recognition…
Why not store the SAFEARRAY reference count as a hidden allocation next to the SAFEARRAY?
Raymond ChenThe case of "Bring your own SAFEARRAY." The post Why not store the <CODE>SAFEARRAY</CODE> reference count as a hidden allocation next to the <CODE>SAFEARRAY</CODE>? appeared first on The Old New Thing.
From discovering design as a teenager to creating award-winning experiences, Daniele Buffa’s journey has been shaped by curiosity, craft, and a lifelong exposure to art.
After recently migrating our frontend to Remix, we took the opportunity to reassess how we approach frontend testing, particularly regression testing. While we already had unit test coverage, we identified a gap when it came to validating UI changes. This is where Chromatic became a part of our frontend testing strategy. This post outlines why we introduced Chromatic and how…
29 Jan
If you've been sending emails for a while, you know that deliverability can feel like a moving target. Inbox providers are constantly tweaking their rules, and what worked yesterday might cause problems tomorrow. Recently, we made some behind-the-scenes improvements to how Postmark generates unsubscribe links. And while you might not have noticed anything different, these changes are helping your emails…
Mercedes-Benz Unveils New S-Class Built on NVIDIA DRIVE AV, Which Enables an L4-Ready Architecture
NvidiaMercedes-Benz is marking 140 years of automotive innovation with a new S-Class built for the AI era, bringing together automotive safety and NVIDIA’s advanced autonomous driving platform to enable a level 4-ready architecture designed for trust. The new S-Class with MB.OS, which will be equipped with the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion architecture and full-stack NVIDIA DRIVE […]
Into the Omniverse: Physical AI Open Models and Frameworks Advance Robots and Autonomous Systems
NvidiaOpen source has become essential for driving innovation in robotics and autonomy. By providing access to critical infrastructure — from simulation frameworks to AI models — NVIDIA is enabling collaborative development that accelerates the path to safer, more capable autonomous systems.
Find a way to take ownership. The post How can I retain access to the data in a <CODE>SAFEARRAY</CODE> after my method returns? appeared first on The Old New Thing.
Get ready to game — the native GeForce NOW app for Linux PCs is now available in beta, letting Linux desktops tap directly into GeForce RTX performance from the cloud. Alongside the expansion comes ten new games, including The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut and The Bard’s Tale Trilogy for a leveled-up gaming weekend. And […]
Your product catalog is the definitive source of truth for your online presence, especially when managing User-Generated Content (UGC) like ratings and reviews. For Bazaarvoice clients, a meticulously maintained catalog is vital for seamless integration and flawless display. This post explores three key best practices—from precise product naming and consistent category data to optimal naming conventions—that will unlock the full…
How OpenAI built an in-house AI data agent that uses GPT-5, Codex, and memory to reason over massive datasets and deliver reliable insights in minutes.
Agentic AI is an incredibly powerful frontier technology, and it’s actively changing the tech landscape day by day. One of the most significant changes is that APIs are no longer solely called by deterministic code developed and reviewed by humans. Instead, APIs are being actively and frequently called, explored, linked, and even adapted by autonomous ...
At their best, internal hackathons provide a necessary patch to systemic problems. But their usual...
I’ve gotten a lot of flack throughout my career over my disdain towards test-driven development (TDD). I have met a lot of people who swear by it! And, I have also met a lot of people who insisted that I adopt it, too, often with the implied threat of appealing to my boss if appealing to me didn’t work. The…
On February 13, 2026, alongside the previously announced retirement of GPT‑5 (Instant, Thinking, and Pro), we will retire GPT‑4o, GPT‑4.1, GPT‑4.1 mini, and OpenAI o4-mini from ChatGPT. In the API, there are no changes at this time.
Taisei Corporation’s HR team is leading the rollout of ChatGPT Enterprise to drive AI-powered talent development across the organization.
28 Jan
In this blog post, we will show you how to reset the MySQL root Password on a Linux operating system. ... Read More The post How to Reset MySQL Root Password appeared first on RoseHosting.
Quantum technologies are rapidly emerging as foundational capabilities for economic competitiveness, national security and scientific leadership in the 21st century. Sustained U.S. leadership in quantum information science is critical to ensuring that breakthroughs in computing, sensing, networking and materials translate into secure technologies and industries, a skilled domestic workforce and long-term strategic advantage. To secure […]
Engineering VP Josh Clemm deep-dives into how we think about knowledge graphs, indexes, MCP, and prompt optimization using tools like DSPy.
Learn how Microsoft.Extensions.AI provides a unified API for building intelligent .NET applications with any LLM provider - one interface, endless possibilities, with built-in middleware, telemetry, structured outputs and more. The post .NET AI Essentials – The Core Building Blocks Explained appeared first on .NET Blog.
Most people think ASCII art is simple, and a nostalgic remnant of the early internet. But when the GitHub Copilot CLI team asked for a small entrance banner for the new command-line experience, they discovered the opposite: An ASCII animation in a real-world terminal is one of the most constrained UI engineering problems you can take on. Part of what…
You have to use the original pointer, but even that won't be good enough. The post Why did I lose the data even though I called <CODE>SafeArrayAddRef</CODE>? appeared first on The Old New Thing.
Build a Three.js WebGPU scene where MSDF text dissolves with a noise-driven TSL shader while synchronized dust and spinning petal particles burst out, finished with selective bloom using MRT.
In December 2025, roughly 14,000 Stranger Things fans experienced their worst nightmare. No, Vecna didn’t rise up to pull Hawkins, Indiana, into the Upside Down. Even worse, thousands of fans signed onto Netflix to watch the conclusion of the series they’d dedicated the last decade of their lives to, only to have the world’s largest ...
OpenAI launches the EU Economic Blueprint 2.0 with new data, partnerships, and initiatives to accelerate AI adoption, skills, and growth across Europe.
Apply for the EMEA Youth & Wellbeing Grant, a €500,000 program funding NGOs and researchers advancing youth safety and wellbeing in the age of AI.
Learn how OpenAI protects user data when AI agents open links, preventing URL-based data exfiltration and prompt injection with built-in safeguards.
27 Jan
WhatsApp has adopted and rolled out a new layer of security for users – built with Rust – as part of its effort to harden defenses against malware threats. WhatsApp’s experience creating and distributing our media consistency library in Rust to billions of devices and browsers proves Rust is production ready at a global scale. [...] Read More... The post…
A digression on the design and implementation of SafeArrayAddRef and extending APIs in general
Raymond ChenThe concerns when adding a feature to an existing API. The post A digression on the design and implementation of <CODE>SafeArrayAddRef</CODE> and extending APIs in general appeared first on The Old New Thing.
Expedia Group Technology — Data Two roles one goal — understanding users better By Sophie Rabet and Alyssa White Photo by Samsung Memory US on Unsplash Quantitative User Experience (UX) Research, as a discipline, is growing rapidly. Quant UX Con 2022, the first ever general industry conference for the discipline, was organized with the expectation of about 200 attendees. After…
For much of their history, APIs have quietly powered the online world we depend on. They form the invisible framework connecting applications, synchronizing data, and automating workflows. Once considered a technical necessity, APIs have now evolved from backend utilities into strategic assets that sit at the core of digital transformation. The growth of AI has ...
Discover the top 12 web design tools for 2026 – from AI-powered builders to creative resources for designers.
PVH Corp., parent company of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, is adopting ChatGPT Enterprise to bring AI into fashion design, supply chain, and consumer engagement.
Distributed databases face an interesting challenge: how do you ensure that multiple servers scattered across different machines, data centers, or even continents agree on the order and outcome of database transactions? This is where consensus algorithms come into play.
Hello! One of my favourite things is starting to learn an Old Boring Technology that I’ve never tried before but that has been around for 20+ years. It feels really good when every problem I’m ever going to have has been solved already 1000 times and I can just get stuff done easily. I’ve thought it would be cool to…
TRUSTBANK partnered with Recursive to build Choice AI using OpenAI models, enabling personalized conversational recommendations that simplify Furusato Nozei gift discovery.
Prism is a free LaTeX-native workspace with GPT-5.2 built in, helping researchers write, collaborate, and reason in one place.
26 Jan
Personal AI assistants are transforming how we manage our daily lives—from handling emails and calendars to automating smart homes. However, as these assistants gain more access to our private data, concerns about privacy, data residency, and long-term costs are at an all-time high. By combining Clawdbot with Docker Model Runner (DMR), you can build a...
OwnCloud is an open-source file-sharing and syncing application. It is an alternative to file hosting services like Dropbox, Google Drive, ... Read More The post How to Install ownCloud on Ubuntu 24.04 appeared first on RoseHosting.
Meet the .NET team at NDC London 2026 to explore the latest in .NET 10, Azure, and AI-powered development through sessions and 1:1 meetups. The post Join Microsoft at NDC London 2026 – Let’s Build the Future of .NET Together appeared first on .NET Blog.
These seven trends are shaping digital healthcare in 2026. Uncover what they mean for you - and the technologies you need to address them head-on.
Two ways of preserving the data. The post What’s the difference between <CODE>SafeArrayAccessData</CODE> and <CODE>SafeArrayAddRef</CODE>? appeared first on The Old New Thing.
NVIDIA Launches Earth-2 Family of Open Models — the World’s First Fully Open, Accelerated Set of Models and Tools for AI Weather
NvidiaAt the American Meteorological Society’s Annual Meeting, NVIDIA today unveiled a new NVIDIA Earth-2 family of open models, libraries and frameworks for weather and climate AI, offering the world’s first fully open, production-ready weather AI software stack.
We recently showed how to pair OpenCode with Docker Model Runner for a privacy-first, cost-effective AI coding setup. Today, we're bringing the same approach to Claude Code, Anthropic's agentic coding tool. This post walks through how to configure Claude Code to use Docker Model Runner, giving you full control over your data, infrastructure, and spend....
Indeed’s CRO Maggie Hulce shares how AI is transforming job search, recruiting, and talent acquisition for employers and job seekers.
25 Jan
Customizing Docker Hardened Images In Part 1 and Part 2, we established the baseline. You migrated a service to a Docker Hardened Image (DHI), witnessed the vulnerability count drop to zero, and verified the cryptographic signatures and SLSA provenance that make DHI a compliant foundation. But no matter how secure a base image is, it...
24 Jan
Verifying Security and Compliance of Docker Hardened Images In Part 1 of this series, we migrated a Node.js service to Docker Hardened Images (DHI) and measured impressive results: 100% vulnerability elimination, 90% package reduction, and 41.5% size decrease. We extracted the SBOM and saw compliance labels for FIPS, STIG, and CIS. The numbers look compelling....
She had been a soldier, she had been tortured, and she was in hiding: that was the full extent of what the...
Developer productivity is not a bad thing – but low developer productivity is not what's holding you back. ...
When code gets cheap operational excellence wins. Anyone can build a greenfield demo, but it takes engineering to run a service.
23 Jan
From VHS to Interactive Streams: Customization at Scale with the NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube
8th LightIt’s the mid-90s, it’s Sunday morning, and you’re about to set your VCRs to record on your NFL game of choice You’d capture everything, commercials, dead time, halftime filler, and hope the tape didn’t cut out in overtime. It was static. One-size-fits-all. Then TiVo arrived. That pause button changed the game. Suddenly, fans could freeze a field goal, run to…
C++ has scope_exit for running code at scope exit. C# says “We have scope_exit at home.”
Raymond ChenYou can wrap it in an IDisposable. The post C++ has <CODE>scope_exit</CODE> for running code at scope exit. C# says “We have <CODE>scope_exit</CODE> at home.” appeared first on The Old New Thing.
This post is a collaboration between Docker and Arm, demonstrating how Docker MCP Toolkit and the Arm MCP Server work together to simplify architecture migrations. Moving workloads from x86 to Arm64 architecture has become increasingly important. Organizations seek to reduce cloud costs and improve performance. AWS Graviton, Azure Cobalt, and Google Cloud Axion have made...
A technical deep dive into the Codex agent loop, explaining how Codex CLI orchestrates models, tools, prompts, and performance using the Responses API.
I’m giving a talk about Crystal at FOSDEM 2026 in Brussels: Crystal: A language for humans and computers. It’s in the Declarative and Minimalistic Computing track, on Sunday, 1 February 2026 at 09:00 in room UB4.136. The talk is going to be an introduction into some concepts of Crystals. If you are already familiar with the language, I hope it…
22 Jan
Scott Hanselman, the Microsoft VP for developer community outreach and general all around good guy was kind enough to ask me to be on his podcast, HanselMinutes, to talk about my upcoming book. I was delighted to spend a few … Continue reading →
Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers are a spec for exposing tools, models, or services to language models through a common interface. Think of them as smart adapters: they sit between a tool and the LLM, speaking a predictable protocol that lets the model interact with things like APIs, databases, and agents without needing to know...
NVIDIA DRIVE AV Raises the Bar for Vehicle Safety as Mercedes-Benz CLA Earns Top Euro NCAP Award
NvidiaAI-powered driver assistance technologies are becoming standard equipment, fundamentally changing how vehicle safety is assessed and validated. The recent recognition of the Mercedes-Benz CLA as Euro NCAP’s Best Performer of 2025 underscores this shift, as the vehicle combines traditional passive safety features with NVIDIA DRIVE AV software to achieve the highest overall safety score of […]
A simple helper function for attaching a progress handler to a Windows Runtime IAsyncActionWithProgress or IAsyncOperationWithProgress
Raymond ChenIt doesn't do much, but it saves typing. The post A simple helper function for attaching a progress handler to a Windows Runtime IAsyncActionWithProgress or IAsyncOperationWithProgress appeared first on The Old New Thing.
AI-powered content generation is now embedded in everyday tools like Adobe and Canva, with a slew of agencies and studios incorporating the technology into their workflows. Image models now deliver photorealistic results consistently, video models can generate long and coherent clips, and both can follow creative directions. Creators are increasingly running these workflows locally on […]
From Pilot to Profit: Survey Reveals the Financial Services Industry Is Doubling Down on AI Investment and Open Source
NvidiaAI has taken center stage in financial services, automating the research and execution behind algorithmic trading and helping banks more accurately detect fraud and money laundering — all while improving risk management practices and expediting document processing. The sixth annual “NVIDIA State of AI in Financial Services” report, based on a survey of more than […]
The wait is over, pilots. Flight control support — one of the most community-requested features for GeForce NOW — is live starting today, following its announcement at CES earlier this month. Virtual captains can now bring dedicated flight gear into the cloud and feel every roll, yaw and throttle change with even more precision, starting […]
FIPS compliance is a great idea that makes the entire software supply chain safer. But teams adopting FIPS-enabled container images are running into strange errors that can be challenging to debug. What they are learning is that correctness at the base image layer does not guarantee compatibility across the ecosystem. Change is complicated, and changing...
An inside look at how OpenAI scaled PostgreSQL to millions of queries per second using replicas, caching, rate limiting, and workload isolation.
A look at how Dylan blends visual design, UX, and motion to build expressive, experience-rich websites, powered by tools like Webflow, GSAP, and curiosity.
There’s nothing particularly new about APIs calling it quits and closing up shop. Twitter, for example, ended free access to its API in 2023 as part of a monetization push by Elon Musk. Netflix shuttered its public API for third-party developers back in 2014 and implemented strict rules around data scraping for the APIs that ...