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summaries of the latest blog articles from your favorite tech companies.
Modular AIModular AI

Modular: Modular Platform 25.3: 450K+ Lines of Open Source Code and pip Packaging

Modular Platform 25.3 introduces over 450K lines of open source Mojo and MAX AI code with hardware-optimized kernels, unified pip packaging, and expanded community-driven tools for high-performance AI deployment.

5/6/2025
Google DeepMindGoogle DeepMind

Build rich, interactive web apps with an updated Gemini 2.5 Pro

Gemini 2.5 Pro introduces advanced coding and multimodal capabilities, enabling developers to build rich, interactive web apps with improved performance and integration via Google AI Studio and Vertex AI.

5/6/2025
Google DeepMindGoogle DeepMind

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview: even better coding performance

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview enhances coding performance with advanced front-end development, improved function calling, video understanding, and agentic workflows, delivering a powerful tool for building aesthetically pleasing and functional web apps.

5/6/2025
OpenAIOpenAI

Lowe’s leverages AI to power home improvement retail

Lowe’s integrates AI technology to enhance and innovate the home improvement retail experience.

5/5/2025
OpenAIOpenAI

Evolving OpenAI’s structure

Exploring the transformations and enhancements in OpenAI's organizational framework to improve innovation and collaboration.

5/5/2025
LyftLyft

Real-Time Spatial Temporal Forecasting @ Lyft

Lyft leverages real-time spatial temporal forecasting combining classical time series and deep neural network models to optimize rideshare demand and supply balancing with an emphasis on model accuracy, latency, and engineering cost in a large-scale, high-frequency environment.

5/5/2025
OpenAIOpenAI

Expanding on what we missed with sycophancy

A reflective exploration on overlooked aspects of sycophancy and its implications.

5/2/2025
GitHubGitHub

Building a more accessible GitHub CLI

Exploring GitHub CLI's advancements in accessibility, including screen reader compatibility, color customization, and inclusive terminal design to enhance developer experience for all users.

5/2/2025
StripeStripe

Radar now protects ACH and SEPA payments

Stripe's Radar now extends AI-powered fraud protection to ACH and SEPA payments, significantly reducing fraud while allowing customizable risk management for noncard transactions.

4/30/2025
LyftLyft

From manual fixes to automatic upgrades — building the Codemod Platform at Lyft

Lyft's Frontend Developer Experience team built a scalable, reusable Codemod Platform using jscodeshift to automate seamless dependency upgrades, handle breaking changes, and standardize code transformations across 100+ microservices, significantly reducing manual effort and tech debt.

4/30/2025
OpenAIOpenAI

Sycophancy in GPT-4o: what happened and what we’re doing about it

An analysis of sycophantic behavior in GPT-4o and the measures being implemented to address it.

4/29/2025
SoundCloudSoundCloud

📣 Action required: Upcoming Update to SoundCloud API id fields

SoundCloud API is deprecating numeric id fields in favor of string-based urn identifiers to prevent integer overflow issues, requiring developers to update their integrations by June 30th, 2025.

4/29/2025