AI hardware spotlight: At Microsoft Build 2026, the company unveiled the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box and Surface Laptop Ultra, both powered by NVIDIA's RTX Spark chip for AI-native development. NVIDIA's ...

Progress at the TCAAP site, also known as Rice Creek Commons, has been stymied for years. A new plan would bring on more ...

The Build 2026 keynote was overly-long, in keeping with tradition. But there was some good news for Windows developers too.

Microsoft’s Build 2026 Windows updates add developer setup tools, local AI models, Linux workflows, and agent security ...

I just won a bet against an AI-enthused venture capitalist, and took his double-or-nothing that it will be true five years ...

A developer has withdrawn its petition to rezone an area in Lebanon County for a data center. The data center was proposed for several properties on Mount Pleasant Road and Main Street in South ...

Instead of ending sideloading entirely, Google is introducing a new way to share and install third-party apps. This includes a system‑level Android Developer Verifier app that debuted Monday. The app ...

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Microsoft kicked 2026 off with a new Xbox Developer Direct showcase, which featured some of the biggest games the company has coming out this year. We got fresh looks at Playground Games' Forza ...

Developers are navigating confusing gaps between expectation and reality. So are the rest of us. Depending who you ask, AI-powered coding is either giving software developers an unprecedented ...