Google’s new Gemini Pro model has record benchmark scores — again

Gemini 3.1 Pro promises a Google LLM capable of handling more complex forms of work.

Nvidia deepens early-stage push into India’s AI startup ecosystem

Nvidia is working with investors, nonprofits, and venture firms to build earlier ties with India's fast-growing AI founder ecosystem.

FBI says ATM ‘jackpotting’ attacks are on the rise, and netting hackers millions in stolen cash

The FBI says hacks that trick ATMs into spitting out cash on demand are rising, with hundreds of attacks in the past year alone netting hackers millions in stolen bills.

At a critical moment, Snap loses a top Specs exec

As Snap readies the public release of its long-awaited VR glasses, one of the key executives on the project has left the company.

Second and last chance for innovators to win scaling perks: Belden extends nomination window

Last day to nominate for the 2026 Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award has been extended through February 27. Don't miss your chance to win scaling perks.

Cellebrite cut off Serbia citing abuse of its phone unlocking tools. Why not others?

Cellebrite, which makes phone unlocking and hacking tools, stopped sales to countries that allegedly abused its tools. But after new allegations in Jordan and Kenya, the company has changed its approach. ...

CSS @container scroll-state: Replace JS scroll listeners now

CSS @container scroll-state lets you build sticky headers, snapping carousels, and scroll indicators without JavaScript. Here’s how to replace scroll listeners with clean, declarative state queries. The post CSS @container scroll-state: Replace JS scroll listeners now appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

How developer platforms fail (and how yours won’t)

Russ Miles, a software development expert and educator, joins the show to unpack why “developer productivity” platforms so often disappoint. The post How developer platforms fail (and how yours won’t) appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

The Replay (2/18/26): Copilot workarounds, platform pitfalls, and more

Discover what's new in The Replay, LogRocket's newsletter for dev and engineering leaders, in the February 18th issue. The post The Replay (2/18/26): Copilot workarounds, platform pitfalls, and more appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

Can’t use Claude at work? How I recreated “Skills” in GitHub Copilot

Learn how to recreate Claude Skills–style workflows in GitHub Copilot using custom instruction files and smarter context management. The post Can’t use Claude at work? How I recreated “Skills” in GitHub Copilot appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

Automation vs. AI: A practical decision framework for PMs

A product manager’s guide to deciding when automation is enough, when AI adds value, and how to make the tradeoffs intentionally. The post Automation vs. AI: A practical decision framework for PMs appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

How Ralph makes Claude Code actually finish tasks

Claude Code is deceptively capable. Point it at a codebase, describe what you need, and it’ll autonomously navigate files, write […] The post How Ralph makes Claude Code actually finish tasks appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

8-Bit Music Theory: How They Made The Great Sea Feel C U R S E D

Ever wonder how the Wind Waker's "Great Sea" theme got all spooky in its "Cursed" version? This dives into the creepy transformation! It pulls out all the stops with musical tricks like jarring tritones and clashing harmonies, even weaving in subtle nods to Ganondorf's ominous theme.

Basically, it's a cool peek at how music theory turns a swashbuckling adventure tune into somet...

Getting started with Amazon Nova 2 Omni (Preview) & Amazon Nova AI hackathon

What's hot off the press from AWS re:Invent 2025?

I am still excited to experiment with AI foundation models announced at last year's AWS re:Invent. If you missed watching the keynote from CEO of Amazon Web Services Matt Garman you may keep abreast of the key announcements if you are practitioner or researcher working at the intersection of data and AI.

I built an open-source alternative to carbon.now.sh

carbon.now.sh hasn't had a commit since December 2024. 35.9K stars, zero activity. If you depend on it for code screenshots, that's not great.

I built Ray as a replacement.

What Ray does

Free, open-source code screenshots. Paste code, pick a theme, export. Same idea as Carbon, different execution:<...

Building a Simple Interest Calculator with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Why I Built This

I wanted to build another small front-end project that focuses on logic and clarity rather than features or design polish.
An interest calculator felt like a good choice because it uses simple math but is still useful in real life.
The goal was to practice writing clean JavaScript and building something understandable without frameworks.

This is a learni...

What Are Machine Types in Google Compute Engine?

Choosing a computer used to be simple: you’d walk into a store, pick a laptop with a decent screen, and hope it didn't lag. In the cloud, things are a bit more sophisticated. When you're setting up a Virtual Machine (VM), the most critical decision you’ll make is choosing your "machine type."

But what are machine types exactly? In Google Cloud Platform (GCP), a machine ...

From Silent None to Insight: Debugging PySpark UDFs on AWS Glue with Decorators

Last month I was debugging a PySpark UDF that was silently returning None for about 2% of rows in a 10-million-row dataset. No error. No exception. Just... None.

I couldn't reproduce it locally because I didn't have the exact row that caused it. I couldn't add print() statements because -- as I painfully discovered -- print() inside a UDF d...

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...