|
|
|
02.05.26 - 16:12
|
Why Vibe Coding Isn′t the End of the Software Engineer (Bloomberg)
|
|
|
Generative AI has turned coding from a specialized skill into something anyone can do with a simple prompt. A warehouse owner is revolutionizing his shipping software with AI and a creative designer vibe coded her first app with zero technical experience. Computer programmers are doing it too, but a director at Google Cloud AI says vibe coding does not mean the end of serious engineering. As professionals and hobbyists alike are writing code with AI, hiring for junior developers is falling fast and researchers warn companies are making a dangerous short-term bet. (Source: Bloomberg)...
|
|
|
01.05.26 - 19:36
|
UK defence firm Ultra Electronics to pay £15m after SFO bribery investigation (The Guardian)
|
|
|
Company accepts it failed to prevent bribery in public sector contracts in Algeria and Oman, sought through use of agentsThe British defence company Ultra Electronics has accepted responsibility for failure to prevent bribery and agreed to pay £15m after an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office.The penalties are part of a deferred prosecution approved by the high court on Friday, after an investigation opened in 2018, when the company referred itself to the UK law enforcement agency a month after corruption allegations were published by Algerian media. Continue reading......
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
01.05.26 - 00:06
|
AI Hype Meets Hardware Crunch As US Power Equipment Market Eyes $65 Billion Boom (ZeroHedge)
|
|
|
AI Hype Meets Hardware Crunch As US Power Equipment Market Eyes $65 Billion Boom
Wood McKenzie has released a report that US spending on power generation gear for data centers alone could hit $65 billion by 2030, more than triple the $20 billion logged last year. Data center capacity is forecast to reach 110 GW by the end of the decade, with Bloomberg also commenting that “total US spending on power-plant equipment may climb to $215 billion."
The increased spending for the heavy electrical equipment market sounds great, but unfortunately, there's no equipment to buy domestically.
WoodMac Sounds Alarm On Transformer Shortage Amid AI Data Center Boom https://t.co/PAIIhAfS5f
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 16, 2025
Lead times for transformers, switchgear, and related gear stretch from 18-36 months and much of the shortfall is filled by imports from China, exposing the supply chain to the very geopolitical risks Washington claims to be racing against. The heavy reliance on imports for ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30.04.26 - 01:30
|
Huawei′s HarmonyOS on more than 55m phones as China steps up push for domestic software (SCMP)
|
|
|
China's home-grown software and operating systems like Huawei Technologies' HarmonyOS are gaining traction, according to an official of China's technology ministry, as the country accelerates its push to cut reliance on foreign technology.
More than 55 million smartphones ran on the HarmonyOS mobile platform as of the end of March, according to Ke Jixin, vice-minister of industry and information technology.
“Domestic software like operating systems and databases has been improving steadily,” Ke......
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|