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We make free, open-source software for data scientists like the RStudio IDE.

We're formerly known as RStudio. You can always download our open-source IDE here. https://posit.co/download/rstudio-desktop/
Managing 1,000+ analytics models without governance is a liability, especially in energy markets.

ACES solved this by standardizing on Posit Team + Positron, bringing speed, structure, and trust back into their workflows.

Full story 👇
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January 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Strong analytics teams depend on work that’s easy to share, reproduce, and trust.

KS&R standardized on Posit to improve collaboration, consistency, and confidence across their analytics workflows.

Read the full story 👇
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January 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Have you tried the research preview of Databot, an AI assistant for Exploratory Data Analysis? 🤖
Databot is built for #Python & #RStats data scientists using Positron. It writes & executes code on the fly, keeping the process code-forward & transparent.
Learn more: positron.posit.co/databot.html
December 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Posit Workbench, part of the Posit Team platform, provides significant value to financial service organizations by delivering a centralized, auditable, and flexible development environment.

Read the blog: posit.co/blog/posit-w...
December 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
In this episode of the Test Set podcast, @marcogorelli.bsky.social joins Michael and Wes to unpack the Narwhals origin story, plus trust in open source, and finding leverage in boring problems.

Listen on Spotify, or Apple Podcasts. Watch on YouTube or at thetestset.co.

#thetestset #rstats #python
December 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Curious what’s free in Positron vs. what comes with Positron Pro?
Nick Rohrbaugh shows exactly how Positron stays a full-featured free IDE — and how Pro adds SSO, managed credentials, scalable compute, auditing, and more.
Clip below.
Full demo → posit.co/resources/vi...
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
New releases for tidymodels! 📦

We've launched filtro and important for supervised feature selection in #RStats. These tools simplify predictor ranking, reduce overfitting, and include advanced dynamic importance calculations.

Learn more: tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11...
December 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
📢 Announcement: We are sunsetting the bookdown.org public hosting service.

If you have #RStats docs on bookdown.org, please migrate them to a new platform by January 31, 2026, to maintain control over your content. (We recommend Posit Connect Cloud!)

Learn more: posit.co/blog/bookdown-org-sunset
December 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Posit is a proud sponsor of the Actuarial Technology Summit this year!

Register for the event: fullstackactuarial.com

Meet with us virtually: posit.co/events/actua...
December 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Over the last four years, Gen Re has modernized its infrastructure with Posit Team, streamlining underwriting workflows by reducing processing time from 30 minutes to 5 minutes per submission, saving approximately 600 hours per day! ⏱️

Read the customer story: posit.co/about/custom...
December 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Posit is headed to PyData Boston (Dec 8–10)!

We’ll be sharing Positron, Connect Cloud, and lots of open-source tools with the community.

And don’t miss Isabel Zimmerman’s keynote on 12/9: “A toolkit for building and using tools.”

Event details → posit.co/events/pydat...
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Considering a new IDE for your data science work? ✨
Explore Positron, our IDE for #RStats and #Python! We have migration guides to help you migrate from:

➡️ VS Code & ➡️ RStudio

We’re also working on a guide for Jupyter users! What else would you like to see? Let us know!
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November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We loved connecting over coffee with everyone at Phuse EU in Hamburg 🇩🇪 last week!

Learn more about integrating generative AI into your R and Python workflows with our Free GenAI Workshop. Reserve your spot here: calendly.com/rstudio-phil...
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Positron is more than your average, basic editor.

Learn how Positron unites the interactive power of RStudio with the modern efficiency of VS Code, creating a single, free, polyglot environment for R and Python.

Read the white paper: posit.co/whitepaper/a...
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
testthat 3.3.0 is here! Major updates for #RStats testing include failure messages for easier debugging, 6 new specific expectations, and the SlowReporter to find your bottlenecks.

Heads Up: R 4.1+ is now required, and old mocking functions are removed.

Read the post: tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11...
November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
New in Posit Connect Cloud 🚀
Gain more control over your R & Python deployments — deploy from RStudio, set compute and runtime limits, and schedule auto republishing to keep dashboards up to date.
Learn more: posit.co/blog/more-co...
#RStats #Python #DataScience
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Next Positron demo is Nov 26!

See built-in data exploration, plot history, app previews, AI that understands your R/Python session, and quick deployment to Posit Connect—all in one IDE.

Register → events.zoom.us/ev/Ajss5j9Ve...
#Positron #DataScience
November 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
That's a wrap! Databricks Data + AI World Tour: Amsterdam and NYC.

Special thanks to our customer, Blake Abbenante of Suffolk Construction, for his Amsterdam presentation, “From Platform to Product: Databricks + Posit in Practice.”

Check out our Databricks eBook: posit.co/ebook/maximi...
November 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Check out our new tutorial from @chendaniely.bsky.social showing you how to use Shiny Express (the easiest way to build #Python web apps) and deploy them at zero cost on Posit Connect Cloud. We built the whole thing in Positron IDE! 🚀

Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNJr...
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
See how Positron scales at work.

Join our November 26 demo to explore Positron Pro, the enterprise-ready IDE inside Posit Workbench.

Register here → events.zoom.us/ev/Ajss5j9Ve...

#DataScience #Positron #Python #RStats
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Posit Workbench 2025.09.2 is live!
Now with expanded AI provider support — connect to GitHub Copilot, AWS Bedrock, and OpenAI-compatible models — plus new Data Explorer features for reproducible analysis.

🔗 Read the release notes: posit.co/blog/rstudio...
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
R+AI 2025 is happening Nov 12–13, online! 📅

This conference is @rconsortium.bsky.social's inaugural event bridging #RStats and AI.

Posit CTO @jcheng5.bsky.social will keynote "Keeping #LLMs in Their Lane". Essential for anyone using GenAI + R!

➡️ Details: rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_webs...
November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
GitHub Copilot Chat in Positron Assistant 🤖

Positron Assistant now supports GitHub Copilot for both completions and chat!

Add GitHub Copilot as a model provider for access to its models, chat participants, and tools.

Learn more: positron.posit.co/assistant
November 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Announcing plumber2 0.1.0! 🔧

The next-gen #RStats framework for building web servers and REST APIs is here. It's a rewrite of plumber with a modern foundation.

Key features include async support via mirai, native WebSockets, and serving of Shiny/Quarto.

Learn more: tidyverse.org/blog/2025/09...
October 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
📆 Join our next Positron Workflow Demo this Wednesday, October 29th at 11am ET, for a deep dive into Positron's AI capabilities!

Register now: events.zoom.us/ev/Ajss5j9Ve...
October 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM