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davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 55m

Seattle tech vets Marco Matos and Kabir Shahani rethink marketing for big brands with new AI startup

From left: Allison Light, head of product at Adora; Marco Matos, CEO; and Max Frause, head of customer success. (Adora Photo) Adora, a new Seattle-based

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davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 1h

OpenAI makes Sora 2 models available to developers via API www.neowin.net/news/openai-...

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 3h

Redefining Security Validation with AI-Powered Breach and Attack Simulation www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 7h

Testing Automation Antipatterns: When Good Practices Become Your Worst Enemy dzone.com/articles/tes...

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 10h

A step-by-step guide to modernizing Java projects with GitHub Copilot agent mode github.blog/ai-and-ml/gi...

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davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 12h

Build Your First (or Next) MCP Server with the TypeScript MCP Template - Just Some Dev

Build Your First (or Next) MCP Server with the TypeScript MCP Template If you've been...

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davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 13h

Satya Nadella Is Going Full Larry Ellison

After 12 years as CEO, Satya Nadella is delegating major commercial duties and seems poised to transition toward a chairman/CTO role — an Ellison‑style shift.

cloudwars.com

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 13h

The New Economics of Open Source Data Infrastructure

Tiered storage, vector search and real-time analytics optimize for performance, cost and flexibility simultaneously rather than as competing concerns.

thenewstack.io

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 15h

Startup Radar: Seattle founders build AI tools for leadership training, spatial reasoning, vibe coding

Our latest Startup Radar spotlights Seattle-area companies building software for everything from insurance commissions to leadership training.

www.geekwire.com

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 16h

DARPA Going Hard on Insect-Sized Spy Robots futurism.com/future-socie...

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 16h

Cut Through GenAI Confusion: Eight Definitive Reads

MIT SMR’s expert authors detail how to think about using generative AI efficiently, responsibly, and skeptically.

sloanreview.mit.edu

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 16h

The Beauty of Programming (2001) www.brynmawr.edu/inside/acade...

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 17h

Completing urgent fixes anywhere with GitHub Copilot coding agent and mobile

See how Copilot coding agent and GitHub Mobile combine to help you tackle development tasks and urgent fixes, no matter where you are.

github.blog

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 17h

Mike Milinkovich: Businesses built on open infrastructure have a responsibility to sustain it eclipse-foundation.blog/2025/09/23/b...

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 17h

New spider-like robot ‘Charlotte’ can 3D print a house in 24 hours

Australian robotics engineering startup Crest Robotics and Earthbuilt Technology have developed a semi-autonomous robot named Charlotte that blends robotics and 3D printing to build structures directl

3dprintingindustry.com

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 19h

Microsoft is 'removing known mechanisms for creating a local account' from Windows 11 setup - get ready to use a Microsoft account

This isn't a popular decision...

www.techradar.com

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 20h

C, C++, Java vie for second place in language popularity

First-place Python extends its lead while C# also gathers steam in the October 2025 Tiobe index of programming language popularity.

www.infoworld.com

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 21h

13 clever APIs for capturing every kind of data

There are fascinating and useful treasure troves of data out there, and APIs let you get at them. Here’s a look at the wide world of APIs for finding and manipulating data in your applications.

www.infoworld.com

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 22h

Why Innovation Favors First Movers

First movers enjoy a series of compounding advantages. Here is why they win, and what individuals, teams and organizations can do to get the long-term payoff themselves.

www.forbes.com

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 22h

Why Devs Are Ditching React for Preact’s Simplicity and Speed

The React ecosystem is fracturing. Preact's simplicity and performance are winning over developers tired of React's complexity and bloat.

thenewstack.io

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 23h

Don't trust AI jobs predictions, says Wharton expert Ethan Mollick: 'No one knows anything.'

For all the rapid progress in gen AI, what we still don't know about artificial intelligence and the future is just about everything.

www.cnbc.com

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 1d

Zendesk says its new AI agent can solve 80% of support issues | TechCrunch

Zendesk has launched a new autonomous support agent that should solve 80% of support issues without human intervention.

techcrunch.com

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 1d

AI could prove CIOs’ worst tech debt yet

AI-generated code and rampant AI experimentation can create their own types of costly legacy IT systems — especially when expediency and lack of oversight are the norm.

www.cio.com

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 1d

Cloudflare's developer platform keeps getting better, faster, and more powerful. Here's everything that's new. blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-d...

davidi @davidi99.bsky.social · 1d

20 Agentic AI Design Patterns for Building Smarter, Safer AI Systems in 2025 www.geeky-gadgets.com/20-agentic-a...