GitHub CEO Steps Down From ‘Ride of a Lifetime,’ Microsoft Shifts Platform’s Leadership
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke will leave his position at the end of the year. He joined the developer platform from Microsoft in 2021.
WinRAR Zero-Day Exploited by Russian-Linked Hackers RomCom and Paper Werewolf
Older WinRAR versions let malicious archives override the user-specified path via crafted archives, enabling stealthy system compromise.
$34.5B Google Chrome Purchase Offer Shocker From AI Startup Perplexity
Many see Perplexity’s bid to buy Google’s Chrome browser as a strategic statement rather than a likely transaction.
AOL ends dial-up service after more than 30 years
The internet service which soared in popularity in the 1990s will come to an end from 30 September Read More
Wikipedia loses challenge against Online Safety Act verification rules
The Wikimedia Foundation says the new rules could threaten user privacy and safety. Read More
Tough, smart and ahead of her time – how Dame Stephanie changed women’s role in the tech industry
She founded the software company Freelance Programmers in 1962, which almost exclusively hired women, and in later life donated almost £70m of her fortune. Read More
M&S click and collect returns 15 weeks after cyber attack
The retailer stopped taking orders on its website and app for clothing on 25 April. Read More
Non-Developers Can Build Apps Faster Than Ever, Thanks to Vercel
Vercel’s v0.app empowers non-developers to build full apps fast, with major brands using it to turn PMs, marketers, and designers into creators.
AI Models Least & Most Likely to Invent Information, Based on Hallucination Rates
We look at hallucination rates for AI models from OpenAI, Google, Meta, Anthropic, and xAI.
TIOBE Programming Index News August 2025: AI Copilots Are Boosting Python’s Popularity
Perl reached the top 10 after rising in popularity over the summer for reasons that aren’t immediately clear.