SurrealDB 3.0 launches with $23M in funding to tackle "architectural sprawl" for AI agents, offering a multi-model database for persistent memory and logic.

Anthropic has published its first Agentic Coding Trends Report, looking at how AI coding agents are reshaping software engineering. The core message is clear: agents handle more of the implementation work, while humans focus more on orchestration. 🔗Read the story in full here: tessl.co/sob

I’ve been following this open source startup Index for the past few years, and it’s always a useful snapshot of where commercial open source momentum is flowing. I took a closer look at the companies behind this year’s ranking for my latest column on Forkable. 🔗➤ www.forkable.io/p/the-20-hot...

Gabor Soter, founder at London GenAI consultancy Palindrom, says software engineering is changing so fast that waiting for best practices is riskier than moving fast — as long as teams adopt strong verification, security guardrails, and product judgment. 🔗 Full interview: tessl.io/blog/why-its...

This is pretty cool — OpenAI has dropped the Codex desktop app, and it’s like a developer control panel for AI. You can have a bunch of coding agents working at the same time on different parts of a project, and let them handle long-running tasks without losing track. 🔗 tessl.io/blog/openai-...

Here's an interesting one -- @sourcegraph.com is spinning out its AI coding agent Amp as a standalone business, with Sourcegraph CEO and co-founder Quinn Slack taking the reins at the new company. ainativedev.io/news/sourceg... Tip @techmeme.com

Autonomous field kitchens that cook and serve 1,000+ meals per load can sustain troops closer to the frontline, while keeping cooks and logisticians out of harm’s way. >> Ukraine to Deploy Autonomous Smart Kitchens to Feed Frontline Forces: www.resiliencemedia.co/p/food-on-th...

We’re entering a new era where AI agents don’t just assist — they act. In coding, the real magic (and risk) happens in the command line. Terminal-Bench is the go-to stress test for agents in terminal environments. New feature from me, replete with gorgeous design: www.laude.org/updates/term...

From Linux to AI, Jim Zemlin explains how the Linux Foundation helps build the future of tech openly, collaboratively, and sustainably. A great read via @TechCrunch from Paul Sawers @jambo.bsky.social → techcrunch.com/2025/04/13/j... #OpenSource #TechInnovation

Sad to hear about Val Kilmer. One of my favourite films growing up was Top Secret, an Airplane-style spoof that meshed the spy movie genre with Elvis musicals. Really was a great film. www.imdb.com/title/tt0088...

In this week's edition of Forkable: AI crawlers are "wrecking the open internet"; plus a curious new project from the French and German governments to create an open source alternative to Google Docs. www.forkable.io/p/ai-crawler...

It's happening.

This week in Forkable: The Linux Foundation swallows OpenStack; Meta taps X's open source Community Notes; the UN toots its open source trumpet; and more. www.forkable.io/p/the-linux-...

In issue #6 of Forkable, I look at Big Blue’s acquisition of Apache Cassandra vendor DataStax. Plus -- open source security is on the spotlight again.

This week in Forkable: Why the 'spirit' of open source means much more than a license; OpenRewrite vendor Moderne gets a decent chunk of change; and a cool new feature for GitHub's Copilot.

This week in Forkable, I look at Europe's plans to create its own open source LLMs; the Google-led chip project OpenTitan; and more.

So I've launched Forkable, a weekly newsletter covering all the big news and talking points from the open source universe -- this will mostly be software, but will include other interesting tidbits where “open” is a central facet of the story. Sign up today if this is your jam! www.forkable.io

E-bikes are all the rage. So this London startup developed a device that can transform any disk-brake bike into an e-bike without compromising the integrity of the bike itself. I spoke with none other than Sir Chris Hoy, one of the company's early investors, about why he's backing Skarper.

TIL that Apple was one of the first companies to bring a consumer digital camera to market, in 1994. The QuickTake 100 could store 8 photos at 640×480 resolution.

Howdy friends 🤠 I'm pleased to announce that as of today I'm moving over to @techcrunch.com's enterprise team! I'll still be covering startups and VCs through the enterprise lens but the big tech giants as well. Who should I meet? What companies should I track? Let me know!

Not a big fan of voice notes in general, but this will solve one of the core issues with the feature.

Popular MacOS package manager Homebrew now has a VC-backed business associated with it, which includes Homebrew project lead and long-serving maintainer as co-founder. Meet Workbrew:

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How to use Bluesky, the Twitter-like app that’s taking on Elon Musk’s X techcrunch.com/2024/...

If you're new here and like tech news coverage, check out the @techcrunch.com starter pack, full of some of the best reporters in the biz. bsky.app/starter-pack...

Thanks to @jambo.bsky.social for covering the Pledge in this article about folks who are trying to make a dent in the OSS sustainability crisis!

Buy now, pay later company Klarna is gearing up to go public in the U.S. -- likely in the first half of 2025.

Running 24/7, it'll be the Zity that never sleeps.

Just setting up my Bsky...