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- GitHub Just Buried Open Source in a Mountain (Literally)
GitHub archived a 21TB snapshot of public code into an Arctic vault meant to survive 1,000 years.
- H.266/VVC Is Officially Finalized — Half the Bitrate, Same Quality
The Fraunhofer HHI-led consortium finalized the H.266/VVC video codec, targeting roughly half the bitrate of HEVC at equal quality.
- C++20 Is Nearly Done — What Developers Get This Summer
C++20 is heading toward finalization this summer with concepts, modules, coroutines, and the spaceship operator in tow.
- The GPT-3 Hype Cycle Kicks Into Gear
Two weeks into OpenAI's GPT-3 API waitlist, demos are flooding timelines and the AGI debate is back with a vengeance.
- TypeScript Is Quietly Eating JavaScript
Static typing keeps climbing developer surveys as Angular, React, and Vue projects default to TypeScript to catch bugs before production.
- Apple Is Putting Its Own Chips in the Mac
At WWDC 2020, Apple confirmed the Mac will move from Intel to its own ARM-based Apple Silicon, starting this year.
- GitHub Says Goodbye to 'Master' as the Default Branch Name
GitHub will make 'main' the default branch name for new repos, part of a wider industry move away from slavery-linked terminology.
- OpenAI Puts GPT-3 Behind an API, Not an Open Door
OpenAI is letting developers apply for API access to GPT-3, its 175-billion-parameter language model, without releasing the weights.
- How Lockdown Reshaped Developer Collaboration Tools
Remote-first tools like Zoom, Slack, and Live Share have become the backbone of software teams navigating a world without offices.
- Windows 10 May 2020 Update arrives with WSL2 built in
Microsoft's version 2004 rollout starts today, making WSL2 a standard feature and bundling Cortana changes plus a Cloud Download reset option.
- Who Pays the Maintainers?
As remote work spotlights enterprise reliance on open source, GitHub Sponsors and similar programs face fresh attention.
- Build 2020: Terminal Goes 1.0, WSL2 Ships, and Windows Gets a Package Manager
Microsoft's Build 2020 keynote delivers Windows Terminal 1.0, WSL2, a winget preview, Project Reunion, and details on its OpenAI supercomputer.
- What to Expect from Microsoft Build 2020
A preview of Microsoft's free 48-hour digital Build conference, covering Windows tools, Azure, and its OpenAI partnership.
- Google I/O 2020 Cancelled: Here's What Happened Instead
Google I/O was supposed to open today; instead we got a surprise Android 11 preview and a tentative June 3 beta date.
- GitHub Satellite 2020: Codespaces, Discussions and npm join the family
GitHub's virtual Satellite conference brought cloud dev environments, community forums, and the npm registry closer to home.
- WWDC 2020 Goes Fully Digital — No Campus, No Line for Wristbands
Apple confirms WWDC 2020 will run entirely online from June 22-26, the first Worldwide Developers Conference without any in-person component.
- Everyone's Cloud Migration Just Got a Deadline
Distributed teams are rushing to cloud infrastructure and remote-friendly CI/CD as office access disappears.
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 'Focal Fossa' Lands, and It's a Meaty Upgrade
Canonical's new LTS release ships WireGuard support, Kernel Self Protection, hardened Secure Boot, and FIDO passwordless login, with support through 2025.
- GitHub Satellite Goes Fully Virtual, and the Speaker List Just Dropped
GitHub previewed its speaker lineup for Satellite 2020, the developer conference it's moving entirely online for May 6.
- Open Source Is Booming Right Now, and That's Not Only Good News
Lockdown has sent pull requests and new contributors surging on open-source projects, but maintainers warn review capacity isn't keeping pace.
- Visual Studio Online Gets a New Name: Visual Studio Codespaces
Microsoft rebrands Visual Studio Online as Visual Studio Codespaces, betting on cloud-hosted dev environments as the future of coding.