Month: March 2025

A sophisticated website hijack campaign initially detected in February has seen a dramatic escalation, with security analysts now estimating that approximately 150,000 websites have been compromised. The initial discovery flagged over 35,000 targeted websites. Himanshu Anand, a software engineer and security analyst at c/side, has continued to monitor the threat actor’s activities and uncovered new… …

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App developers in the Android ecosystem can breathe a little easier knowing that Google is doubling down on platform security. Suzanne Frey – VP, Product, Trust & Growth for Android & Play at Google – has outlined a series of enhancements designed to make it simpler for developers to create secure apps while simultaneously fortifying… …

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Havok is introducing a new pricing structure aimed at making its solutions more accessible to smaller and indie game development studios. Under the new pricing structure, game studios with budgets up to $20 million able to leverage technologies from Havok for a one-time fee of $50,000 per game: This new structure marks a departure from… …

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A critical security flaw has been discovered in the popular Next.js framework, potentially impacting millions of websites and applications. Security researchers Rachid Allam, known online as zhero, and Yasser Allam (inzo_) collaborated to uncover the flaw within the framework’s middleware functionality. Next.js, boasting over 130,000 stars on GitHub and nearly 10 million weekly downloads, is… …

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AI was a significant catalyst for change last year. In 2025, organisations that have already started integrating AI into their processes will begin to see a return on investment, allowing them to refine and refocus their use of AI in software development. Recent research by GitLab found that 78% of organisations either actively use AI… …

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At GDC, Arm launched ASR (Accuracy Super Resolution)—an upscaling technology promising to boost mobile gaming performance without compromising fidelity and battery life. For years, a fundamental challenge has plagued mobile game developers: how to strike the perfect balance between visuals and performance. Thanks to ASR, that difficult choice will be less of a problem. First… …

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SAP has introduced new generative capabilities for its Joule AI assistant to help developers by automating tedious tasks. SAP says that it’s actively embedding AI capabilities across its Business Suite, including SAP Build, application development, and automation solutions. These tools are designed to help businesses extend and create bespoke applications with greater efficiency. The company… …

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Discord is releasing a Social SDK, a free tool for game developers that integrates the platform’s renowned social features directly into their games. The announcement was made at the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco. “While the industry continues to face hard challenges, GDC stays strong as a place where the most passionate,… …

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In 2005, Carnegie Mellon University reported that large scale projects were three to five times more likely to fail than small ones due to complexity, and notably, because “no one really understands all the interacting parts”. Two decades on, and we’re still tackling the same problems in which manual management – of instances, software, hardware,… …

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The Eclipse Foundation has announced two advancements in open source AI development tools and IDEs. Spearheaded by AI-native tool development firm EclipseSource, these latest releases aim to give developers greater control over their AI integration. The new offerings include: Mike Milinkovich, Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation, said: “Proprietary AI development platforms are locking developers… …

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