NSA and CISA urge shift to languages improving memory safety

The NSA and CISA are urging developers to adopt programming languages that reduce the risks of memory safety vulnerabilities. For a long time, the tech world has tried to patch over this problem. The thinking was that with enough training, smart tools, and careful work, developers could avoid these errors. But the evidence shows that… …

Official group aims for Swift language support on Android

A dedicated crew, the Swift on Android Working Group, has assembled with the mission to make the language a first-class citizen in the Android world. The working group signals a shift away from Apple’s usual approach towards a future where building for Android with Swift is as streamlined and reliable as it is for the… …

Gemini CLI: Google brings AI smarts to the terminal

Google is rolling out something for software developers who live in their terminal windows: a Gemini AI CLI tool. Many developers have a special relationship with their terminals, and Google clearly recognises this with the decision to embed Gemini’s capabilities into this environment. “The terminal’s efficiency, ubiquity, and portability make it the go-to utility for… …

What’s new in iOS 26 Beta 2: visual tweaks, app updates, AI tools

Apple is testing more changes in its second developer beta for iOS 26. The update follows announcements made at WWDC 2025, and include a fresh naming system, interface updates, and small functional changes in apps. All Apple operating systems will now follow a year-based naming format. That means this year’s updates are called iOS 26,… …

Huawei Cloud rolls out Pangu Models 5.5 to cover more industries

Huawei Cloud has rolled out Pangu Models 5.5 at the Huawei Developer Conference 2025, introducing a new round of updates focused on helping businesses solve real-world problems with AI. The latest version includes upgrades in five key areas: natural language processing (NLP), computer vision (CV), multimodal modelling, prediction, and scientific computing. Zhang Ping’an, executive director… …

Look right: Threat campaign fooling developers in GitHub repos

A threat campaign has been targeting software developers through GitHub repos that, at first glance, look completely legitimate. Security researchers from ReversingLabs found over 60 GitHub repos containing what appeared to be ordinary hacking tools written in Python. But, look a bit closer – or rather, scroll a bit further right – and you’d find… …

Why developers are leaving jobs that can’t support AI

Outdated systems are wearing developers down. A recent survey by headless CMS company Storyblok found that nearly half of senior developers at mid-to-large companies have thought seriously about quitting in the past year. The reason? Tools that don’t work the way they need them to. Legacy code, missing features, and poor integration with modern tools… …

AI trends shaping software development in 2025

Author: Emilio Salvador, Vice President, Strategy and Developer Relations at GitLab The rapid acceleration of AI adoption is fundamentally transforming the software development ecosystem. As capabilities advance, they become increasingly integrated into the software development lifecycle (SDLC). The latest GitLab DevSecOps survey found that 78% of respondents globally use AI in their software development processes… …

Adapting engineering models to Huawei’s AI learning framework

Huawei has introduced the CloudMatrix 384 AI chip cluster, a platform for large-scale AI model training. It uses a high-density network of Ascend 910C processors connected via optical interconnects, and the company says it offers improvements to energy efficiency and the speed of training. The design purports to CloudMatrix 384 outperform GPU-based clusters, although taken… …

5 iOS app development trends for 2025 – 2026

Apple’s ecosystem doesn’t stand still, and neither can developers for the company’s platforms. With each new release of iOS, the line between mobile device and intelligent assistant continues to blur. From in-device artificial intelligence to spatial computing that expands the very idea of what an app looks like, the pace of change is accelerating. That’s… …