How reality crushed Ÿnsect, the French startup that had raised over $600M for insect farming

French insect farming company Ÿnsect was recently placed into judicial liquidation for insolvency, despite raising over $600 million.

As people look for ways to make new friends, here are the apps promising to help

We've compiled a list of friendship apps, from friend discovery platforms like BFF to event-focused ones like Timeleft.

What’s ahead for startups and VCs in 2026? Investors weigh in

VCs share their thoughts on what next year could bring to the market.

Naware’s chemical-free weed killer tech could change how we treat lawns

A classic hardware startup, Naware set out with a problem -- kill weeds without chemicals -- and relentlessly tinkered until they found a solution.

Treat yourself: The best smart glasses to buy with your holiday gift money

Whether you’re looking to get a pair yourself or just want to explore what’s available on the market today, we’ve compiled a list of the most compelling pairs available.

The 9 top cybersecurity startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield 

Here is the full list of the cybersecurity Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.

Container queries in 2026: Powerful, but not a silver bullet

Container queries let components respond to their own layout context instead of the viewport. This article explores how they work and where they fit alongside media queries. The post Container queries in 2026: Powerful, but not a silver bullet appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

Server Components vs. Islands Architecture: The performance showdown

React Server Components vs Islands Architecture: Learn how each reduces client JavaScript, impacts hydration and interactivity, and which trade-offs matter for production performance. The post Server Components vs. Islands Architecture: The performance showdown appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

How to build agentic AI when your data can’t leave the network

Large hosted LLMs aren’t always an option. Learn how to build agentic AI with small, local models that preserve privacy and scale. The post How to build agentic AI when your data can’t leave the network appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

How to use AI as a sparring partner in your ideation process

A practical framework for PMs to use AI in ideation without sacrificing judgment, strategy, or decision quality. The post How to use AI as a sparring partner in your ideation process appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

Frontend Wrapped 2025: The 10 storylines that defined the year

What storylines defined 2025 in frontend development? We power rank them all, from AI advancements to supply chain attacks and framework breakthroughs. The post Frontend Wrapped 2025: The 10 storylines that defined the year appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

Getting started with NativeWind: Tailwind for React Native

Learn how to style React Native apps with Tailwind using NativeWind v4. The post Getting started with NativeWind: Tailwind for React Native appeared first on LogRocket Blog.

Your Onboarding Is Losing 40% of Users — Here’s a Practical Fix That Actually Works

If you look at onboarding analytics for most apps, there’s a familiar pattern:

Users sign up → start onboarding → disappear.

Not because the app is broken.
Not because the value isn’t there.

But because onboarding feels like work.

Developers often optimize performance, edge cases, and flows — but forget one thing:
engagement in the first 30–60 seconds.

Building the World's First Cryptographic Audit Trail for MetaTrader: A Deep Technical Dive

How we implemented RFC 6962 Merkle Trees, Ed25519 signatures, and hash chain validation for MT4/MT5 trading platforms—and why no one had done it before

TL;DR

We just launched the world's first cryptographic audit trail implementation for MetaTrader 4/5 with ABLENET, Japan's leading MT4/MT5 VPS provider. This article covers:

• Why MT4/MT5's pla...

Pythonic Best Practices & Idioms

Unlocking the Magic: Mastering Pythonic Best Practices and Idioms

Hey there, fellow code wranglers! Ever looked at some Python code that just… sings? It flows effortlessly, makes perfect sense, and feels like a warm hug from a wise old wizard? That, my friends, is the magic of Pythonic code. It's not just about writing code that works; it's about wr...

How to Test Your Microphone Online – A Simple Guide

Whether you're preparing for an online meeting, gaming session, or recording a podcast, ensuring your microphone works correctly is essential. Testing your microphone online is quick and easy, and you don’t need any special software. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the best ways to check if your mic is functioning properly.

Why Should You Test Your Microphone?

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Skip 1st-year theory, start building AI projects now

Skip 1st-year theory, start building AI projects now

Thinking about AI and data science but worried about spending years in a traditional university like Universidad La Salle Benavente A.C. before you touch real projects? With AlNafi's Diploma in Artificial Intelligence Advancement (EduQual Level 4), you cover the equivalent of the first year of a bachelors degree while actually buildin...

Playwright Visual Testing: Why Passing Tests Still Ship Broken UI

Your tests are passing. CI is green. Everyone feels confident about the release. Then users start reporting issues; not crashes or errors, but something more subtle and equally frustrating. A button has shifted three pixels to the left. Text overlaps on mobile devices. A background color now hides your primary call-to-action button.

Nothing is technically broken. Your functional tests c...

11 Best V0 Alternatives 2025: Real Reviews & Pricing

Why Look Beyond V0 by Vercel? V0 by Vercel is solid for generating React components, but what if you need more than just frontend UI? Look, V0 does one thing really well - it takes your text prompts and spits out clean React components with Tailwind CSS. Perfect if you're building in the Vercel ecosystem and just need UI pieces. But here's what V0 can't do(as of now): Build full applications wit...

8 AI Developer Tools for Faster & Smarter Development 👨‍💻🚀

Artificial intelligence has been transforming the way software developers build applications by providing them with new ways to simplify repetitive tasks, increase their productivity, and create smarter programs. But the problem is that there are so many AI-powered tools coming out that deciding which ones to use and how to integrate them into your workflow might take a long time and be very frust...

The 5-Minute Kubernetes Cluster Health Check

TLDR You can check your Kubernetes cluster's health in under 5 minutes using five key commands: checking node status, monitoring resource usage, reviewing pod health across namespaces, investigating problem pods, and examining cluster events. This quick routine helps catch issues before they escalate into critical problems. Kubernetes is great until it's not. One bad node, a pod stuck in CrashLoop...

Livewire 4: The Future of PHP Components

This week at Laracon Caleb Porzio announced Livewire 4, which comes with unified components, performance improvements, and many more awesome goodies 🤤 Unifying Livewire Caleb takes the stage to address one of the most pressing issues in the Livewire's ecosystem: fragmentation. With three different ways to create Livewire components (traditional, Volt functional, and Volt class-based), the communi...

Laracon 2025 Keynote

This year's Laracon keynote was absolutely insane! There were seven segments packed with open source goodies, AI-powered development tools, and infrastructure that'll make you rethink what modern web development can be. Here's everything that went down. 🎯 New Framework Features (Taylor Otwell) 🚀 Open Source Deep Dive (Joe Tannenbaum) 🤖 Laravel AI (Ashley Hindle) 🎨 Laravel Design (David Hill) ...

Laravel Wayfinder

Laravel has announced a new package called Wayfinder. This package will allow you to easily generate fully-typed, importable TypeScript functions for your controllers and named routes, providing devs with a seamless integration between a Laravel backend and a TypeScript frontend. Let's learn how to use Wayfinder with the Laravel React Starter Kit. First, create a new Laravel app using the followin...