Breakout Ventures raises $114M fund to back AI science startups

Breakout Ventures is finding growing success by backing early-stage startups in scientific fields such as biology and chemistry. 

Almost 40 new unicorns have been minted so far this year — here they are

Almost 40 new unicorns have been minted so far this year — here they are

VC mega funds are back with General Catalyst, Spark rumored to be raising billions

GC is said to be raising $10 billion and Spark Capital $3 billion. This after several other firms have also raised mega funds.

Poppi founder on TikTok, Super Bowl ads, and her return to Shark Tank

For years, venture capitalists have been skeptical of beverage startups, citing thin margins and brutal distribution as reasons most brands never break out. But a new wave of “functional soda” companies has been challenging that assumption, including Poppi, the prebiotic soda brand that grew from a kitchen experiment into a $1.95 billion acquisition by PepsiCo.  On this episode of […]...

Hacker broke into FBI and compromised Epstein files, report says

According to a Reuters report, a foreign hacker broke into a server that was part of the FBI’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein — without realizing they had hacked an FBI server.

WordPress debuts a private workspace that runs in your browser via a new service, my.WordPress.net

WordPress’s new browser-based service lets users create private sites without hosting or signing up, turning the platform into a personal workspace for writing, research, and AI tools.

Designing account recovery UX for 2FA-protected accounts

2FA failures shouldn’t mean permanent lockout. This guide breaks down recovery methods, failure handling, progressive disclosure, and UX strategies to balance security with accessibility. The post Designing account recovery UX for 2FA-protected accounts appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

Signal Forms: Angular’s best quality of life update in years

Signal Forms in Angular 21 replace FormGroup pain and ControlValueAccessor complexity with a cleaner, reactive model built on signals. The post Signal Forms: Angular’s best quality of life update in years appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

How PMs can use session replay without violating user privacy

A practical guide for PMs on using session replay safely. Learn what data to capture, how to mask PII, and balance UX insight with trust. The post How PMs can use session replay without violating user privacy appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

The Replay (2/25/26): Signal Forms, Ralph to the rescue, and more

Discover what's new in The Replay, LogRocket's newsletter for dev and engineering leaders, in the February 25th issue. The post The Replay (2/25/26): Signal Forms, Ralph to the rescue, and more appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

Google & Shopify’s UCP: How AI agents sell online

Explore how the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) allows AI agents to connect with merchants, handle checkout sessions, and securely process payments in real-world e-commerce flows. The post Google & Shopify’s UCP: How AI agents sell online appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

2FA UX patterns: Designing setup flows for SMS, authenticator apps, and biometrics

Two-factor authentication should be secure, but it shouldn’t frustrate users. This guide explores standard 2FA user flow patterns for SMS, TOTP, and biometrics, along with edge cases, recovery strategies, and UX best practices. The post 2FA UX patterns: Designing setup flows for SMS, authenticator apps, and biometrics appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

COLORS: KNEECAP | A COLORS SHOW

Get ready! KNEECAP is dropping a "very special live performance" on COLORS tomorrow, so lock in for some fresh sounds.

For the uninitiated, COLORSxSTUDIOS is that sleek music platform highlighting amazing new artists globally, giving them a minimalist stage to let their unique music absolutely shine.

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SurrealDB is now available on AWS Marketplace

We’re excited to announce that SurrealDB is now officially available on AWS Marketplace.

You can now deploy SurrealDB Cloud with streamlined procurement, simplified billing, and faster time to production - all through your existing AWS accounts.

This launch also reinforces our commitment to meeting customers where they build, and deepens our partnership with AWS to make SurrealD...

AI Is Changing One Important Skill in Programming

AI tools are rapidly changing how developers interact with code.
For a long time, programming mostly involved writing code. Developers would spend hours implementing functions, debugging logic, and gradually building systems.

But AI-assisted development is shifting this workflow.

Many developers are now spending more time:

reviewing AI-generated code...

Stop Using Divs for Everything: The SEO Power of Semantic HTML

In the world of modern web development, it is easy to default to the <div> tag for every container. While CSS can make a site full of divs look beautiful, search engine crawlers like Googlebot see it as a flat, meaningless wall of code.

This is where Semantic HTML becomes your secret weapon.

What is Semantic HTML?

Semantic...

Hi, I'm Mohd Saif — Full-Stack Developer from Delhi

Hey folks! 👋

I'm Mohd Saif, a Software Engineer and Full-Stack Developer
based in Delhi, India. I specialize in building high-performance
web applications using React, Next.js, Node.js, and TypeScript.

What I Do

I work across the full stack — from designing clean, responsive
frontends to building scalable REST APIs and backend systems.
I'...

Constraints Often Reveal the Right Solution

Many developers start coding immediately after reading a problem.

But strong problem solvers take a different approach.

They pause and analyze the constraints.

Constraints often reveal the correct direction before a single line of code is written.

Why Constraints Matter
Constraints help determine:

what time complexity is acceptable

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...