What is COBOL, the high-level programming language that is behind biggest-ever fall in IBM stock value

COBOL is in the headlines again, and this time it is because of artificial intelligence (AI) – sparking conversations with tools emerging that claim t.

Will software engineering profession die in the age of AI? IBM stock bleeds as Claude Code writes COBOL scripts. What it means for techies

AI agents like Claude Code are reshaping software development by automating legacy modernisation and routine coding. A recent ...
InfoWorld

Abandoned project linking Java, JavaScript makes a comeback

The Detroit project envisioned using JavaScript as an extension language for Java applications. Now it’s being revived with ...
Microsoft

Developer-targeting campaign using malicious Next.js repositories

A developer-targeting campaign leveraged malicious Next.js repositories to trigger a covert RCE-to-C2 chain through standard ...

Anthropic's Claude Code Security is available now after finding 500+ vulnerabilities: how security leaders should respond

Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 surfaced 500+ high-severity vulnerabilities that survived decades of expert review. Fifteen days later, they shipped Claude Code Security. Here's what reasoning-based ...

For open source programs, AI coding tools are a mixed blessing

AI coding tools have enabled a flood of bad code that threatens to overwhelm many projects. Building new features is easier, ...
Tech Xplore

Advanced security technology is rarely used—research offers a solution

Modern and powerful security technology that protects against hacking attempts is used to a very limited extent—despite having been available to developers for more than a decade. Researchers at Umeå ...
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Verizon makes another attempt to install a cell tower in Webster, vote passes to advance project

WEBSTER, N.Y. — Verizon is making another attempt to install a cell tower in the town of Webster, presenting its plans at a town board meeting Thursday night. Last year, Verizon’s initial proposal to ...
The New York Times

A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide

Federal agencies are delaying approvals for renewable energy projects on both federal land and private property at a time when electricity demand is going up. By Brad Plumer and Rebecca F. Elliott A ...
Reuters

Texas Instruments in advanced talks to buy Silicon Laboratories for about $7 billion, source says

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Texas Instruments (TXN.O), opens new tab is in advanced talks to buy chip designer Silicon Laboratories (SLAB.O), opens new tab for about $7 billion, a source familiar with the ...
The Hill

Maryland Democrats advance new congressional lines in state House

Maryland Democrats advanced a new set of congressional lines that would eliminate the state’s one remaining GOP-held House seat on Monday. The Maryland House of Delegates voted 99-37 to advance a new ...
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Advanced AI capable of writing code emerges

The curious minds at ColdFusion investigate an AI that can write code, essays, and more. Carney calls on White House to respect Canadian sovereignty over Alberta Microsoft’s $440 billion wipeout, and ...