Tenstorrent QuietBox tested: A high-performance RISC-V AI workstation trapped in a software blackhole

K machine promises performance that can scale to 32 chip servers and beyond but immature stack makes harnessing compute ...

Makers slam Qualcomm for tightening the clamps on Arduino

Qualcomm quietly rewrote the terms of service for its newest acquisition, programmable microcontroller and SBC maker Arduino, ...
Entrepreneur

After Experiencing the ‘Lack of Diversity’ in Tech, This Software Engineer Started a Business That’s Changing Lives: ‘People Are Waking Up’

Bailey started edtech platform TutorD and its accompanying nonprofit TutorD Scholars in 2019. The Intuit IDEAS accelerator program provided Bailey with invaluable tools that helped the business grow.
MarketWatch

Here’s why unemployment in software coding and programming is so high

Shares of ManpowerGroup Inc. tumbled to a 13-year low Thursday, after the jobs-placement company suffered a rare earnings miss as uncertainty surrounding tariffs led to lower demand from employers. To ...
insurancebusinessmag

RT Specialty launches public entity casualty program

RT Specialty, the wholesale broking specialty of Ryan Specialty, has launched the Ryan Specialty Public Entity Casualty Program (RSPE), aiming to provide insurance solutions for municipalities, ...
C&EN

Open-Source Visual Programming Software for Introducing Principal Component Analysis to the Analytical Curriculum

Powerful open-source software, such as Python, R, and the commercial software MATLAB, demands good coding skills. Writing original code could be challenging for students with no prior programming ...
The New York Times

Not a Coder? With A.I., Just Having an Idea Can Be Enough.

I’m not a programmer. But I’ve been creating my own software tools with help from artificial intelligence. Credit...Photo Illustration by Ben Denzer; Source Photographs by Sue Bernstein and Paul ...
Wired

DOGE Is Working on Software That Automates the Firing of Government Workers

Operatives working for Elon Musk’s DOGE appear to be editing the code of AutoRIF—software designed by the Defense Department that could assist in mass firings of federal workers, sources tell WIRED.
The New York Times

A.I. Is Prompting an Evolution, Not Extinction, for Coders

A.I. tools from Microsoft and other companies are helping write code, placing software engineers at the forefront of the technology’s potential to disrupt the work force. By Steve Lohr Steve Lohr has ...
Newsweek

Social Security’s COBOL Software Comes Under Scrutiny

Discussions of Social Security Administration (SSA) fraud from Elon Musk have prompted criticism over the federal government's use of COBOL, a software system that critics consider outdated. Musk ...
Defense One

The F-35 program’s software development isn’t getting any better, Pentagon report finds

A recent report from the Pentagon's test office found the F-35 program is still struggling to develop and test software, highlighting persistent challenges. The program “has shown no improvement in ...