August 2025
Agentic AI, MCP, and spec-driven development: Top blog posts of 2025
As the editor of the GitHub Blog, I get a front-row seat to everything that’s published here. As we wrap up 2025, I’m marking the occasion by looking back at the most popular blog posts of the year as well as some of my favorite interviews. While AI models were the big topic of 2024, […]
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A new era of Stack Overflow
Every year for the last three years, we’ve shared major announcements from the mainstage of WeAreDevelopers World Congress in Berlin at pivotal moments in our journey. In 2023, we launched OverflowAI, our flagship AI initiative for our users and enterprise customers, while last year, we revealed our vision for the Knowledge as a Service model […]
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Commodore 64 Ultimate Review: An Astonishing Remake
Photograph: Matt Kamen Boot up the C64U, and you’re greeted by a re-creation of the C64’s menu. Here, you can type in operation commands just as you would back in the day, using the BASIC programming language. Problem: I don’t have the first clue about BASIC. However, in what is possibly the greatest throwback of […]
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Two cybersecurity employees plead guilty to carrying out ransomware attacks
Two former employees at cybersecurity firms — one of whom was a ransomware negotiator — have pleaded guilty to carrying out a series of ransomware attacks in 2023. The Department of Justice announced the guilty pleas on Tuesday, saying 40-year-old Ryan Goldberg and 36-year-old Kevin Martin extorted $1.2 million in Bitcoin from a medical device […]
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Almost 80 European deep tech university spinouts reached $1B valuations or $100M in revenue in 2025
Universities and research labs have long been Europe’s deep tech treasure trove. Now, academic spinouts have consolidated into a solid startup funnel worth $398 billion — and VC money is following. According to Dealroom’s European Spinout Report 2025, 76 of these deep tech and life sciences companies have either reached $1 billion valuations, $100 million […]
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YZi Labs-backed DEX VOOI adopts Chainlink’s cross-chain token standard for secure transfers
Key Takeaways VOOI is a decentralized exchange supported by YZi Labs. VOOI integrates Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Token (CCT) standard. Share this article VOOI, a decentralized exchange backed by YZi Labs, has adopted Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Token (CCT) standard for its native token, according to an announcement via Chainlink’s official X account. .@vooi_io has officially adopted the Chainlink […]
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How To Design For (And With) Deaf People — Smashing Magazine
Practical UX guidelines to keep in mind for 466 million people who experience hearing loss. More design patterns in Smart Interface Design Patterns, a friendly video course on UX and design patterns by Vitaly. When we think about people who are deaf, we often assume stereotypes, such as “disabled” older adults with hearing aids. However, […]
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U.S. cybersecurity experts plead guilty for ransomware attacks, face 20 years in prison each — group demanded up to $10 million from each victim
Two former cybersecurity experts pled guilty to conspiracy to obstruct commerce by extortion and are set to be sentenced up to 20 years in prison each for attacking several U.S. companies with ransomware and holding their data hostage for up to $10 million. BleepingComputer reported that the two offenders were former employees of Sygnia and […]
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Bitcoin just lost a hidden $2 trillion liquidity safety net, leaving it exposed to a brutal new pressure wave
Bitcoin’s 2025 rally sat on a liquidity foundation that looks solid until investors examine what changed in the final quarter. Some analysts point to global liquidity indexes hitting record highs and declare the wave is still building. Others cite CrossBorder Capital’s high-frequency tracking and argue momentum peaked in early November, with the US cycle now […]
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