OpenAI has acquired Astral, the company behind Python tools uv and Ruff, to integrate them into its Codex platform as it competes with Anthropic's Claude Code.

Everything you may have missed from the past week.

The GlassWorm supply-chain campaign has returned with a new, coordinated attack that targeted hundreds of packages, ...

JavaOne Oracle has shipped Java 26, a short-term release, and introduced Project Detroit, which promises faster interop between Java, JavaScript, and Python. Java 26 will be supported for just six ...

Hackers use credentials stolen in the GlassWorm campaign to access GitHub accounts and inject malware into Python repositories.

The Contagious Interview campaign weaponizes job recruitment to target developers. Threat actors pose as recruiters from crypto and AI companies and deliver backdoors such as OtterCookie and ...

Asynchronous programming with async and await has existed in .NET for years. Now Microsoft is delivering a new runtime environment for asynchronous execution.

Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 builds on the solid foundation developers know from Visual Studio 2022 — but it’s noticeably more refined. Think faster load times, smoother handling of large ...

One IDE to rule them all. You won't want to use anything else.

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Not yet, it seems. “To be clear, there are ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › TL;DR: Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 is $49.99 (reg. $499.99), delivering a ...