Report: AI coding assistants aren’t a panacea

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

As they gain in popularity, AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot may appear to be boosting productivity. But in reality, they could be causing overall code quality to decline. That’s the top-line finding from a new report released by software engineering platform GitClear, which analyzed 211 million code lines from 2020 to 2024. According […]
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Roll Over Shakespeare: ChatGPT Is Here

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

Theater productions Doomers and McNeal tackle AI’s impact on humanity and the creative process.

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Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

Customers’ photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end to end encryption.

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Shopify vs. Squarespace: Which Platform Suits Your Business?

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

Though not necessarily competitors, either product can meet similar business needs. Our analysis will help you decide which is best for your small business!

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Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature for UK users after government demanded backdoor

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

In an unprecedented step, Apple caved to a reported U.K. government’s demand to prevent users from using end-to-end encryption in iCloud.
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DeepSeek to open-source parts of online services code

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

Chinese AI lab DeepSeek plans to open-source portions of its online services’ code as part of an “open source week” event next week. DeepSeek will open-source five code repositories that have been “documented, deployed and battle-tested in production,” the company said in a post on X on Thursday. Code repositories are storage locations for software […]
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Coinbase Says S.E.C. Will Drop Crypto Lawsuit

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

The end of a court fight with the largest U.S. crypto company would be a big win for an industry that financially backed President Trump.

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How ‘Based’ Is Grok 3? + Robinhood C.E.O. Vlad Tenev on Markets for Everything + Vibecoding 101

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

“Elon Musk is willing to spend a phenomenal amount of money and basically do everything he can to stay with the head of the pack on A.I. progress.”

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A.I. Is Prompting an Evolution, Not an Extinction, for Coders

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

A.I. tools from Microsoft and other companies are helping write code, placing software engineers at the forefront of the technology’s potential to disrupt the work force.

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Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

Dozens of employees who had been working to fight foreign interference in U.S. elections have been reassigned or forced out, according to current and former officials.

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