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AI coding assistants have quickly moved from novelty to necessity, where up to 90% of software engineers use some kind of AI for coding. But a new paradigm is emerging in software development—one where engineers leverage fleets of autonomous coding agents. In this agentic future, the role of the software engineer is evolving from implementer to manager, or in other words, from coder to conductor and ultimately orchestrator.Over time, developers will increasingly guide AI agents to build the right code and coordinate multiple agents working in concert. This write-up explores the distinction between conductors and orchestrators in AI-assisted coding, defines…
Insurance companies don’t get many chances to make a strong impression. Outside of claims and renewals, customer communications are the experience. Every onboarding message, policy update, billing notice, and claims interaction shapes how policyholders perceive your brand – and whether they stay. So, what’s the best customer communications platform for insurance companies? For insurers looking to modernize engagement, reduce friction, and improve retention, the answer is EngageOne RapidCX from Precisely. What insurance companies need from a communications platform Insurance communications are complex by nature. They must be accurate, compliant, timely, and consistent – while still feeling clear, personal, and human.…
Cloud storage and computing give businesses access to a range of advantages, but many mistakenly believe that simply by moving to cloud storage, their data becomes secure. Secure data, even in the cloud, requires management and time investment on the part of businesses, not trusting a cloud provider to take care of everything.Cloud computing offers almost unparalleled levels of flexibility, remote collaboration, cost savings and scalability. For the last two decades, cloud computing and storage have become one of the most important things that businesses can do to improve their workflow and take care of their data storage needs. But…
CISA ordered U.S. government agencies on Thursday to secure their systems against a critical Microsoft Configuration Manager vulnerability patched in October 2024 and now exploited in attacks. Microsoft Configuration Manager (also known as ConfigMgr and formerly System Center Configuration Manager, or SCCM) is an IT administration tool for managing large groups of Windows servers and workstations. Tracked as CVE-2024-43468 and reported by offensive security company Synacktiv, this SQL injection vulnerability allows remote attackers with no privileges to gain code execution and run arbitrary commands with the highest level of privileges on the server and/or the underlying Microsoft Configuration Manager site…
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Nigata Prefecture (image credit: Tepco) Japan’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant was restarted on 9 February, the first reactivation of a nuclear power facility in the country since the 2011 accident at Fukushima. It is scheduled to begin commercial generation again in mid-March. Located in Japan’s Nigata Prefecture, the plant is considered the world’s largest by installed capacity (approximately 7,965 MW),1 and is operated by Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), the operator of the former Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The 1,356-megawatt (MW) unit 6 reactor was restarted at 2pm local time on 9 February, and is scheduled…
Industrial enterprises are turning to hybrid satellite IoT networks to eliminate operational blind spots in terrestrial-only networks.Operational technology directors and supply chain executives have long managed two distinct connectivity stacks: cellular for urban or developed areas, and satellite for remote regions. This bifurcation required separate hardware, distinct contracts, and often incompatible data standards.Direct-to-Device (D2D) technology, supported by 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Release 17 standards, now allows standard chipsets to roam between terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks (NTN) without specialised modifications.Adoption of satellite capabilities within industrial IoT estates is accelerating. In a survey by Viasat of 600 decision-makers across agriculture, energy,…
This year’s Winter Olympics will showcase some of the world’s best athletes across 116 events in various sports, attempting to ski, skate, snowboard, curl and sleigh their way to a gold medal. The US has already won gold in four different events, split between skiing and skating. The Olympics are being held in Milan and Cortina, Italy, running through Feb. 22. But you may be disappointed by the lack of options to catch all of the Olympic action this winter if you don’t have access to the right services.In the US, you can find TV broadcasts of the Winter Olympic Games…
The STAR collaboration has released new results based on their imaging-by-smashing technique revealing uranium-238 could actually be pear-shaped Schematic illustration of high energy collisions of “pear-shaped” uranium-238 (exaggerated in size and shape) Courtesy: Chunjian Zhang (Fudan University) and Jiangyong Jia (Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Lab) High-energy heavy-nuclei collisions, conducted at particle colliders such as CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and BNL’s Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) are able to produce a state of matter called a quark-gluon plasma (QGP). A QGP is believed to have existed just after the Big Bang. The building blocks of protons and neutrons –…
AI-assisted programming has moved far beyond autocomplete. Large language models are now capable of editing entire codebases, coordinating long-running tasks, and collaborating across multiple systems. As these capabilities mature, the core challenge in software development is shifting away from writing code and toward orchestrating work, managing context, and maintaining shared understanding across fleets of agents. Steve Yegge is a software engineer, writer, and industry veteran whose essays have shaped how many developers think about their work. Over the past year, Steve has been exploring the frontier of agentic software development, building tools like Beads and Gas Town to experiment with…
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