Sarah Chen
Technology Correspondent
Sarah Chen is not easily impressed. With a decade of experience managing infrastructure at scale for a major e-commerce platform, she has seen firsthand which tools hold up under pressure and which are just marketing hype. She made the switch to journalism to help other engineers make informed decisions in a crowded marketplace of developer tools. Sarah's methodology is famously rigorous, involving extensive benchmarking, feature-by-feature comparisons, and interviews with real-world users. Her annual 'State of CI/CD' report has become an industry-standard resource. When Sarah recommends a tool, it's because the data proves it's the best.
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AI Tools for Software Development in 2026
Apple's new LanguageModel protocol allows iOS applications to swap underlying Foundation Models, or AI providers, without requiring any changes to the existing codebase.
Jun 24, 2026 · 6 min read
Oracle Cuts 21,000 Jobs Amid AI Transformation Push
Oracle, a tech giant, shed 21,000 roles globally in the last year, incurring $1.
Jun 23, 2026 · 2 min read
Exploring Open-Source TUIs for Web Development in 2026
Imagine a monitoring tool that launches in under 50 milliseconds and consumes less memory than a single browser tab, yet provides critical operational insights.
Jun 21, 2026 · 2 min read
AI coding tools transforming workflows, with tiers starting at $0
Zhipu's GLM-5.2, an open-source AI model, now trails Anthropic's top-tier Claude Opus by a mere 1% on complex coding benchmarks, yet its API costs are as low as $1 per million input tokens, according
Jun 21, 2026 · 4 min read
Snap SPECS AR glasses get new developer tools at AWE
Snap's new SPECS AR glasses, arriving this fall for $2,195, are backed by a fresh suite of developer tools designed to build an immersive augmented reality world that most consumers can't yet afford t
Jun 17, 2026 · 5 min read
Top 7 Cloud Native Developer Tools You Need
A recent survey found that 60% of cloud-native development teams report feeling overwhelmed by the number of tools they are expected to master, according to the DevOps Institute Report 2023.
Jun 17, 2026 · 4 min read
KPMG withdraws AI report over disputed usage claims
Investigators for GPTZero found that only five out of 45 citations in KPMG's 'Redefining excellence in the age of agentic AI' report accurately pointed to real sources, according to Engadget .
Jun 14, 2026 · 3 min read
Andrew Yang's Noble Mobile aims to cut living costs
Since its launch last September, Andrew Yang's Noble Mobile has grown to thousands of customers and generates millions in revenue by refunding unused data, according to IndexBox .
Jun 13, 2026 · 2 min read
GM invests $900M in EV battery R&D
General Motors just opened a sprawling 500,000-square-foot Battery Cell Development Centre in Michigan, a $900 million bet on a new lithium-manganese-rich (LMR) chemistry designed to slash EV costs (
Jun 8, 2026 · 2 min read
Top 8 AI-Powered IDEs for Developers in 2026
AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot and Amazon CodeWhisperer slash repetitive coding tasks by 35-40%, fundamentally altering millions of developers' daily work.
Jun 7, 2026 · 5 min read
Nvidia's RTX Spark Superchip Aims to Disrupt PC CPU Market
Nvidia, a company synonymous with graphics cards, just unveiled a new "superchip" and a line of PCs.
Jun 2, 2026 · 2 min read
SoftBank's French Data Center Investment: €75B Figure Disputed
SoftBank Group plans to inject up to €75 billion into France, aiming to construct 5 gigawatts of AI data center capacity—a sum so vast that even major news outlets are reporting conflicting figures on
May 31, 2026 · 2 min read
SpaceX Wins $2.29 Billion Pentagon Contract for Satellite Network
SpaceX secured $6.4 billion in new U.S. Space Force contracts within a single week, according to Basenor . This substantial investment, awarded in 2026, establishes SpaceX as a critical provider for n
May 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Triomics AI Secures $22 Million to Advance Oncology Centers
Triomics, an AI platform deployed by institutions like Memorial Sloan Kettering, has secured $22 million in Series B funding.
May 28, 2026 · 2 min read
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Pass Options and Discounts
A student can attend TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 for just $189, less than a third of the standard investor pass, but only if they register before May 29, according to TechCrunch .
May 25, 2026 · 2 min read
ClickUp lays off 22% of staff amid AI-driven restructuring
ClickUp, a productivity software company, replaced hundreds of human employees with 3,000 internal AI agents, leading to a 22% workforce reduction, according to TechCrunch .
May 25, 2026 · 2 min read
Waymo Robotaxi ETA Beats Tesla by Nearly 10 Minutes
In recent months, Waymo robotaxi rides, though still averaging $19.
May 24, 2026 · 3 min read
Ferrari uses IBM AI to boost F1 fan experience
Within hours of an F1 race concluding, Ferrari superfans can now read AI-generated summaries and dive into behind-the-scenes stories directly from their updated app, a collaboration between IBM and Sc
May 23, 2026 · 2 min read
Google Unveils New AI Glasses
This autumn, Google will launch AI-powered smart glasses, developed with fashion brands Warby Parker and Gentle Monster.
May 22, 2026 · 3 min read
Google AI Overviews disregard dictionary definition for search terms
When searching for "disregard" on Google, the AI Overview responds with an unhelpful "Understood.
May 22, 2026 · 3 min read