OpenAI launches GPT-5.4 with Pro and Thinking versions

On Thursday, OpenAI released GPT-5.4, a new foundation model billed as “our most capable and efficient frontier model for professional work.” In addition to the standard version, GPT-5.4 is also ...

Scottie Scheffler unfazed by slow starts entering Bay Hill test

Residing as world No. 1 for nearly three years and fresh off a run of top-10 finishes even Tiger Woods didn’t achieve, ...

Why Test Environments Fail—and What Top Teams Do to Avoid the Chaos

Test environments don’t fail because teams lack discipline or automation. They fail because dependent systems evolve faster ...
techannouncer

Demystifying the REST API: A Practical Example for Developers

Ever wondered how different apps chat with each other? It’s usually down to something called an API, and REST APIs are a really common way to do it. Think of them as a set of rules that let software ...
TechCrunch

Spotify changes developer mode API to require premium accounts, limits test users

Spotify is changing how its APIs work in Developer Mode, its layer that lets developers test their third-party applications using the audio platform’s APIs. The changes include a mandatory premium ...
InfoQ

Scaling API Independence: Mocking, Contract Testing & Observability in Large Microservices Environments

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
The Hill

Markey pushes for nuclear arms talks with Russia, citing ‘House of Dynamite’ example

Democratic Sen. Ed Markey (Mass.) called on the Trump administration to discuss nuclear disarmament with Russia on Monday, arguing it is “our only real path to escape nuclear catastrophe.” Citing the ...
Scientific American

Resuming U.S. Nuclear Tests Is Reckless and Dangerous, One Expert Says

“The only countries that will really learn more if [U.S. nuclear] testing resumes are Russia and, to a much greater extent, China,” says Jeffrey Lewis, an expert on the geopolitics of nuclear weaponry ...
Nature

We need a new Turing test to assess AI’s real-world knowledge

Vinay K. Chaudhri is principal scientist at Knowledge Systems Research in Sunnyvale, California. Whenever assessments measure the intended skill inaccurately, it is considered a proxy failure. For ...
IEEE

A Multi-Agent Approach for REST API Testing with Semantic Graphs and LLM-Driven Inputs

Abstract: As modern web services increasingly rely on REST APIs, their thorough testing has become crucial. Furthermore, the advent of REST API documentation languages, such as the OpenAPI ...
GitHub

Apache Flink® Table API on Confluent Cloud - Examples

The Table API enables a programmatic way of developing, testing, and submitting Flink pipelines for processing data streams. Streams can be finite or infinite, with insert-only or changelog data. The ...
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Lawn care professional gives honest review after testing out next-gen mower: 'Extremely smooth'

Using a gas-powered mower for an hour creates just as much planet-warming pollution as 11 new cars also running for the same amount of time, according to research, but luckily, if more people start ...