Mistral AI just dropped Devstral 2, a 123B parameter coding model, and a new CLI tool called Mistral Vibe. It’s a full-throated embrace of “vibe coding,” where developers describe what they want and let the AI handle the rest. The move pits them directly against Claude and Codex on both performance
A new article highlights how major tech innovations like the game Portal, the Redux library, and Python Requests began as simple side projects. These passion pursuits didn’t just fill resumes—they fundamentally changed industries and landed their creators dream jobs.
A series of festive protests are targeting Apple in Portland, Oregon. Demonstrators want the company to reverse its removal of the ICEBlock app from the App Store.
The battle for AI-driven commerce isn’t about chatbots. It’s a foundational fight over protocols that will decide where transactions start and who profits. Two competing models from OpenAI/Stripe and Google are forcing merchants to choose a side.
The European Commission has launched a formal antitrust probe into Google’s AI data practices. Regulators are targeting how the company scrapes publisher content and forces YouTube creators to give up their videos for AI training without pay.
In the pursuit of Warner Bros., Netflix’s co-CEO says the company’s game studios weren’t a factor. This comes as WB games revenue has plummeted, with a 48% drop in early 2025.
Russia’s telecom regulator is banning WhatsApp and FaceTime, citing illegal activities. Yet Apple’s iMessage is still working. The reason is a mix of clever tech and simple market irrelevance.
As spacecraft get more complex and venture farther out, old-school monitoring is breaking down. The new plan? Deploy teams of specialized AI agents onboard to detect and diagnose problems in real-time, without waiting for Earth.
The U.S. stock market’s shift to next-day settlement is a huge deal. But in crypto, builders are already launching systems for real-time, millisecond finality. The race is on, but the hurdles are massive.
Samsung is opening up its upcoming smart glasses to developers before the hardware is even announced. This strategy aims to ensure a healthy app library is ready at launch, learning from the slower start of its Galaxy XR headset’s ecosystem.
