What does it mean to “jailbreak” an AI? In short, it’s when someone finds a way to make an AI system ignore its safety rules and do something it’s not supposed to. Think of it like tricking a chatbot into telling you how to build a bomb, or getting an image model to generate violent […] The post How People…
4 Jul 2025
Agentic AI at work
Start smarter: How to identify your digital transformation exemplar
Durable computing: Making it easier build resilience into distributed systems
Do developers need to think less with AI?
3 Jul 2025
Over the past 15 months I have been actively working with LLM’s in my job as a software engineer. I have had many moments where I thought singularity was here, but then almost immediately after I would see the agent fall flat on its face. I have become interested in figuring out when and why these new tools fail, in…
AI beyond productivity: How product leaders are driving a paradigm shift by integrating AI workers
Thoughtworks InsightsAI beyond productivity: How product leaders are driving a paradigm shift by integrating AI workers
2 Jul 2025
Effective latency optimization starts by decomposing end-to-end RTT into DNS, TLS, TTFB, payload, and render time—each layer reveals leverage
We’re thrilled to announce the general availability of Valkey v8.1 in Redis OSS compatible Heroku Key-Value Store. This isn’t just an incremental update; it’s a significant leap forward, bringing enhanced performance and greater efficiency. To add to this excitement, we’re bringing powerful new module capabilities to v8.1, with Valkey Bloom and ValkeyJSON. For years, Heroku […] The post Heroku Key-Value…
Enter Deliveroo’s ML Platform For the past three years, we have been building Deliveroo’s Machine Learning Platform, or the ML Platform as we like to call it. The ML Platform boosts our model-building and deployment capabilities by standardising ML workflows, streamlining the end-to-end development process and simplifying model deployment. Besides saving software engineering effort through centralising tooling, the ML Platform…
We recently ran across a strange higgs-bugson that manifested itself in a critical system that stores and distributes the firm’s trading activity data, called Gord. (A higgs-bugson is a bug that is reported in practice but difficult to reproduce, named for the Higgs boson, a particle which was theorized in the 1960s but only found in 2013.) In this post…
Streamlining compliance: How generative AI revolutionizes Know Your Customer processes
Thoughtworks InsightsStreamlining compliance: How generative AI revolutionizes Know Your Customer processes
1 Jul 2025
Don't just monitor—act. Learn how PubNub powers real-time, automated workflows that turn engineering insights into instant action.
When we launched the Postmark Challenge: Inbox Innovators on DEV Community, we expected clever solutions. What we got were projects that completely reimagined what email could do. Developers didn't just parse emails, they turned inboxes into gaming platforms, AI transcription services, environmental monitoring systems, podcast distribution channels, and automated code review systems. Each submission reminded us why email remains one…
Have you ever worked is legacy code? Are you curious what it takes to modernize systems at a massive scale? Pascal Hartig is joined on the latest Meta Tech Podcast by Elaine and Buping, two software engineers working on a bold project to rewrite the decades-old C code in one of Meta’s core messaging libraries [...] Read More... The post…
Learn how Genspark built a $36M ARR AI product in 45 days—with no-code agents powered by GPT-4.1 and OpenAI Realtime API.
We have an HP all-in-one scanner and printer that is on our local network. Recently, I was away from home and needed to reconfigure the scanning settings for unimportant reasons. Usually, when I'm not in the office, I use Tailscale to connect back to machines as required, but the printer isn't running Tailscale, so its built-in web app isn't directly…
30 Jun 2025
You may be new to this series; and if so welcome! If so, I encourage you to start at the beginning of our datastore journey and see the blog post “ Unlocking Efficiency: A New Era for Datastore Provisioning ”. Already up to date in our series? MAGICAL — then let’s continue with a quick re-cap. Where are we? We…
We are proud to announce that Meta has officially joined the Kotlin Foundation as a gold member, marking a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to Kotlin and the broader Android development ecosystem. Over the past several years, Meta engineers have been actively migrating our extensive Android codebase—comprising tens of millions of lines—from Java to [...] Read More... The post…
Today, OpenAI, in partnership with Mandala Partners, is sharing the OpenAI AI Economic Blueprint for Australia. At a time when boosting productivity has emerged as a national priority for Australia, the Blueprint provides a clear, actionable plan for how Australia can unlock the full economic and social potential of artificial intelligence.
When participating in conversations, meetings, or discussions, we're often very confident in what we're saying and the points we're putting forward. But pause for a moment and ask yourself - do you truly know, or are you assuming, vaguely remembering, or guessing with confidence?
Here's the Discord Changelog from June 30, 2025, so you can stay informed on what’s new in recent app updates!
Today, we’re looking at two case studies in how to respond when reactionaries appear in your free software community. Exhibit A It is a technical decision. The technical reason is that the security team does not have the bandwidth to provide lifecycle maintenance for multiple X server implementations. Part of the reason for moving X from main to community was…
27 Jun 2025
Before saying anything else, I'd like to thank the organisers of JSNation for inviting me to speak in Amsterdam. I particularly appreciate the folks who were brave enough to disagree at the Q&A sessions afterwards. Engaged debate about problems we can see and evidence we can measure makes our work better. The conference venue was lovely, and speakers were more…
This June, our PRIDE ERG came together to celebrate the meaningful act of simply being who you are and bringing your whole self to work.
How AI is reshaping IT operations: From firefighting to intelligent evolution
26 Jun 2025
Search is changing. Instead of ten blue links, we now get AI-powered summaries, conversational responses, and sometimes… no need to click at all. For content creators, SEOs, and product owners, the game hasn’t ended – but it’s definitely shifted. Google and ChatGPT are both surfacing content in new ways. The rules are still evolving, but […] The post AI SEO…
Today, we are pleased to announce the evolution of Heroku to an AI Platform as a Service (AI PaaS). GenAI has changed how we build software (vibe coding), the kind of technology we use (Cursor, LLMs), the type of software we make (agents), and redefined what it means to be a developer in this new […] The post Introducing the…
Partners are a critical part of the community in driving customer success in technology adoption. Today, we’re thrilled to announce new solution expertise and program benefits for Salesforce Consulting Partners to expand their practice with Heroku AI PaaS. Building on our announcement from earlier this year, today’s announcement is designed to deepen technical expertise and […] The post Elevate Your…
Retell AI is transforming the call center with AI voice automation powered by GPT-4o and GPT-4.1. Its no-code platform enables businesses to launch natural, real-time voice agents that cut call costs, boost CSAT, and automate customer conversations—without scripts or hold times.
How Blinkit Cracked Android's Performance Puzzle with Droid Dex Adaptive real-time performance tuning — fewer ANRs, smoother UX, and smarter device-specific optimization Picture this: Your app runs buttery-smooth on Pixel 7 Pro while throwing ANRs on a Redmi Note 4. Users on a Fold 6 have to experience the same janky transitions as those on a ₹6,000 device. Sounds familiar?…
Business-to-business SaaS companies are turning to part-time CMOs to boost growth while cutting costs. This advice from successful founders and CMOs will help your organization do the same.
The CMO’s Guide to Agile Marketing Transformation: Driving Performance With Limited Resources
ToptalForward-thinking marketing executives are adopting Agile principles to boost speed, collaboration, and performance. Two Toptal Marketing Agency leaders share the key components of Agile marketing and how your team can implement them.
Hello! After many months of writing deep dive blog posts about the terminal, on Tuesday I released a new zine called “The Secret Rules of the Terminal”! You can get it for $12 here: https://wizardzines.com/zines/terminal, or get an 15-pack of all my zines here. Here’s the cover: the table of contents Here’s the table of contents: why the terminal? I’ve…
Germany’s satellite map has been updated with crisp, high-resolution aerial imagery from recent years.
24 Jun 2025
Today, we’re thrilled to announce a new way in which agents can access the Heroku platform using the Heroku Remote MCP Server, now available at https://mcp.heroku.com/mcp. This new remote server is an expansion of our earlier stdio-based MCP server and comes with secure OAuth authentication. It’s designed to provide a secure, scalable, and incredibly simple […] The post Heroku AI:…
Márton Veres shares his journey and what he’s looking forward to in his new role as London Business Unit Leader. The post Meet the Team: Márton Veres appeared first on Erlang Solutions.
I run a Tailscale network so that remote computers can access local services. I also have a Linux box at home on that network that advertises itself as an exit node and recently noticed that it wasn't working. I had some time recently to sit down and work out what was going on. My initial suspicion was that it was…
The Adaptive Talent Imperative: How CPG and Retail Companies Can Transform With Cross-functional Experts
ToptalThe biggest obstacle consumer packaged goods (CPG) and retail companies face isn’t technology or capital. It’s finding talent that can bridge the gap between business strategy and technical execution in real time.
Learn how we implemented and open-sourced a noise filter for real-time audio chat without compromising performance. Better yet, try the demo and add it to your own project today.
23 game showcases in June, and just as many recommendations! We’re talking about all the big announcements and big summer vibes with Alex, Armando, Matt, and… Matt???
Unify, an AI-powered GTM platform, uses OpenAI’s o3, GPT-4.1, and CUA to automate prospecting, research, and outreach. With hyper-personalized messaging and an always-on workflow, Unify helps teams generate pipeline at scale while focusing on high-impact customer interactions.
Catalysing Europe’s settlement revolution: T+1 by 2027
23 Jun 2025
Dependable always beats the brilliant; if people can't count on you, nothing else matters.
Learn how we built Datadog’s Log Forwarding system for low-latency, high-throughput delivery to thousands of unreliable third-party endpoints.
20 Jun 2025
“Where there is life, there is change; where there is change, there is calculus.” — Seth Braver I recently went back to studying math to rebuild my foundations for AI and machine learning. I didn’t expect to enjoy a calculus book this much. Shocking, I know. But that’s exactly what happened with Full Frontal Calculus. Can calculus feel intuitive? Even…
How We Built Canva's IMPACT App with Streamlit in Snowflake
There’s a LOT of Role permissions to comb through for your Discord server, and every community has its own needs. In this article, we’ll give some general guidance on each permission to help you decide what works best.
Unleashing potential: The business benefits of AI-first software engineering
Blackbox reverse engineering: Can AI help rebuild an application without accessing its code?
Thoughtworks InsightsBlackbox reverse engineering: Can AI help rebuild an application without accessing its code?
19 Jun 2025
Optimistic locking is a concurrency control mechanism where we assume that multiple transactions can safely access data without conflict, allowing them to proceed without locking the data upfront. Unlike pessimistic locking, where resources are locked to avoid conflicts, optimistic locking allows transactions to proceed without locks and checks for conflicts only when updating the data. If a conflict is detected…
Starting your own affiliate marketing website just got a lot faster and easier, thanks to the Hostinger Affiliate Marketing Tools plugin and theme for WordPress. With the… The post Launch your affiliate website easier with Hostinger appeared first on Hostinger Blog.
In the fast-paced world of engineering, the dream of easy infrastructure management and provisioning is a common aspiration. At Zendesk, this sentiment resonates deeply among our engineers. When we talk about infrastructure, we refer to a wide range of tools such as MySQL, S3, DynamoDB, Kafka topics, compute resources, network and routing configurations, security groups, secrets, credentials, configuration settings, dashboards,…
🎬 Intro # vSAN is something I’ve been pretty enamored with for a long time, since it was first becoming a thing. Hyperconverged was the buzzword at the time and as someone just coming up in the industry, I knew it was something I wanted to mess with, and I did.
18 Jun 2025
This short webinar is a great opportunity for clubs to discover how our payment system can help. Our team will guide you through every step, so you’re set up and collecting payments in no time.
We study how training on incorrect responses can cause broader misalignment in language models and identify an internal feature driving this behavior—one that can be reversed with minimal fine-tuning.
Advanced AI can transform biology and medicine—but also raises biosecurity risks. We’re proactively assessing capabilities and implementing safeguards to prevent misuse.
Unlocking the Power of Customization: How Our Enrichment System Transforms Recommendation Data…
Booking.com EngineeringUnlocking the Power of Customization: How Our Enrichment System Transforms Recommendation Data Enrichments How are accurate property prices on Booking.com connected to machine learning that recommends appealing property photos? What about the number of users who have wishlisted a property? And how can developers assess if their recommendation models effectively boost traveler clicks? None of these pieces of information are…
Master collecting money from customers for healthy cash flow and growth.
Hostinger – a leading global web hosting provider – has fully integrated its Indonesian branch, Niagahoster, into one unified brand. The move follows a technical migration last ye… The post Niagahoster becomes Hostinger: Local expertise meets global innovation under one brand appeared first on Hostinger Blog.
Real-time EMR and EHR synchronization closes care gaps by enabling fast, secure access to up-to-date patient data. This improves outcomes, reduces errors, and enhances provider efficiency and patient engagement.
Using RAG in a virtual assistant application
17 Jun 2025
Bootstrap v5.3.7 was just released with some follow-up fixes from our migration to Astro, plus a handful of small fixes. We expect to have another patch release shortly due to at least one recent regression, so stay tuned for that. In the mean time, here are some highlights! Docs Fixed broken “View on GitHub” URLs Corrected HTML <head> content generated…
I'm a member of a number of groups that publish a magazine, either paper-based or PDF. I prefer the PDF version, so download from the website and then move to the relevant directory. Recently, I realised that I could use Hazel to do this for me. To take one example, the filename of the PDF that I download is of…
After using nix in my dotfiles for over 2 years, I’m now moving away from it. Here’s why.
Learn how Datadog engineered a highly reliable, low-latency system to distribute per-tenant configuration data across thousands of containers, enabling real-time log processing at scale.
Learn how Datadog is breaking up a shared production database at scale—defining clear ownership boundaries, minimizing migration risk, and building the tooling to make decoupling safe, automated, and sustainable.
Transforming government services with AI
16 Jun 2025
Securing in modern IT systems means more than firewalls—this guide shows how to embed trust, visibility, and control at every layer
The June 2025 release includes Copilot chat tools in the Python extension, project creation from a template, language server based terminal suggest, and more! The post Python in Visual Studio Code – June 2025 Release appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
If you are known for owning outcomes and driving results, leadership will trust you with higher-stakes work because the most important projects go to those who get things done.
We're bringing you new ways to customize your server with additional perks that delight members, along with a new way to spend available Boosts on these additional server perks — no level required.
🎬 Intro # Look, cheap and mini are subjective so this may not be what you might imagine when you read the title, but, subjectively, this build is mini for an 8 bay NAS with this kind of hardware and objectively, it’s cheap. An off the shelf NAS with this many bays can’t even be found close to this price…
We’re launching OpenAI for Government, a new initiative focused on bringing our most advanced AI tools to public servants across the United States. We're supporting the U.S. government's efforts in adopting best-in-class technology and deploying these tools in service of the public good.
15 Jun 2025
Free your engineers from infra toil. Scale faster, optimize performance, and boost uptime with managed IT services for modern DevOps teams.
Beginning at 6:00 UTC, on Tuesday, Jun 10, 2025 Heroku customers began experiencing service disruption, creating up to 24 hours of downtime for many customers. This issue was caused by an unintended system update across our production infrastructure; it was not the result of a security incident, and no customer data was lost. Now that […] The post Summary of…
Since 2002, I have been keeping track of all the tricky bugs I have come across. Nine years ago, I wrote a blog post with the lessons learned from the bugs up till then. Now I have reviewed all the … Continue reading →
Faced with customer service issues at his previous hosting providers, Jake, a brand designer, began searching for a new web host. Hostinger’s live chat function was one of the mai… The post How Jake’s Migration to Agency Hosting Made Multi-Site Management Easy appeared first on Hostinger Blog.
14 Jun 2025
At Jane Street, we’ve been actively making improvements to OCaml for a long time. Over the last few years, we’ve started to build some fairly ambitious extensions to the language. Our aim is to make OCaml a great language for performance engineering. This work has always been open source, and our hope is to contribute these extensions to upstream OCaml,…
13 Jun 2025
LLMs can write code, answer questions, and automate workflows – but without proper guardrails, they can also generate biased, harmful, or outright dangerous content. This is where external safety layers come in. These are tools or systems that sit outside the model, filtering or moderating content either before it goes in, after it comes out, […] The post Keeping LLMs…
At Apple's annual developer marketing conference, the Safari team announced a sizeable set of features that will be available in a few months. Substantially all of them are already shipped in leading-edge browsers. Here's the list, prefixed by the year that these features shipped to stable in Chromium: 2023: WebGPU 2020: SVG Favicons 2023: HDR Images 2024: CSS Anchor Positioning…
Between now and June 20, if you treat your friend to either a monthly or annual Nitro membership, you’ll earn the Freshly Picked Avatar Decoration to splash across your profile pic!
12 Jun 2025
After building the PubNub MCP server and putting it through its paces, I've learned a thing or two about testing these beasts. Let me walk you through what I've discovered.
VPS Kodee, your AI assistant, is now powered by Model Context Protocol (MCP). From security tweaks to system snapshots, it can now manage almost everything on your virtual private… The post Manage your VPS by chatting with AI: Kodee now handles the tough stuff appeared first on Hostinger Blog.
Build a Chat app in Go using PubNub with real-time messaging and presence
AI assistants are quickly becoming the go-to source for answers and advice, and even Google is highlighting AI-generated search results. That means your website needs to speak the… The post Make your WordPress website AI-ready with just one click appeared first on Hostinger Blog.
OpenAI and Mattel are partnering to integrate AI into iconic brands such as Barbie and Hot Wheels, aiming to enhance creative development, streamline workflows, and create new ways for fans to engage.
Three steps to post-quantum cryptography
11 Jun 2025
Lean, resilient, and scalable cloud systems—optimize costs and performance with smart architecture, automation, and real-time observability.
Say Aye (AI)! How Data Tagging & Labeling Makes Virtual Assistants & Virtual Chatbots - SMART?
HaptikWe live in a world where communicating or talking to machines has become super normal. You ask your phone for the weather forecast, chat with a bot to know your food delivery status or even command Alexa to play one of your favorite songs — and boom, it just works.
How We Redesigned Technical Interviews for the AI Era
10 Jun 2025
Read our guide to learn how to navigate current energy sector challenges
In my spare time I enjoy building Gundam models, which are model kits to build iconic mechas from the Gundam universe. You might be wondering what this has to do with software engineering. Product engineers can be seen as the engineers who take these kits and build the Gundam itself. They are able to utilize all pieces and build a…
Meet Hostinger Reach, our AI-powered email marketing tool built for creators, solo entrepreneurs, and small business owners. Design inbox-ready newsletters in minutes, grow your a… The post Prompt, send, grow: Email marketing just got a Hostinger makeover appeared first on Hostinger Blog.
On a server that I help to maintain, it has postfix installed for emailing results of cron jobs and other status updates. This was set up to relay through SendGrid as they had a 100 email per month plan and we send out significantly fewer than that. Unfortunately, SendGrid are retiring their free plan, so I had to move to…
