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Drew Houston, chief executive officer and co-founder of Dropbox, speaks during an event in San Francisco, California, U.S.

Dropbox layoffs continue as firm cuts another 20% of staff

By George Fitzmaurice published

News The firm cited difficulties transitioning to its next phase of growth under its current structure

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Inside Google’s “promising and pragmatic” approach to fixing software development’s memory safety problem

By Solomon Klappholz published

News Google has reaffirmed its commitment to bolstering the security of memory unsafe codebases.

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Female software developer using AI coding tools on a desktop computer with colleagues in background in an open plan office space.

Not all developers are sold on AI coding tools

By George Fitzmaurice last updated

News Many software developers have concerns over the quality and security of AI-generated code despite marked productivity boosts

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A CGI render of a twisted isometric cube representing chaos engineering, formed from a single blue pipe twisted over itself, which starts in a straight line from the bottom left and reemerges as a straight line in the top right of frame.

What is chaos engineering and how can it benefit businesses?

By Keri Allan published

Explainer Chaos engineering can be especially useful for finding single points of weakness, but implementing it requires careful collaboration

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What is open source?

By Max Cooter last updated

In-depth Open source is in the news a lot thanks to AI and LLMs – we take a look at what open source is, the benefits and drawbacks, and key software vendors

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What is HTTP Error 503 and how do you fix it?

By Rene Millman last updated

In-depth While pinpointing the cause of HTTP Error 503 can be tricky, there are several steps you can take to troubleshoot the issue and restore access to the website

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A laptop showing an HTTP Error 400 Bad Request code on its screen

What is HTTP Error 400 and how do you fix it?

By Praharsha Anand last updated

In-depth Learn practical tips and solutions for diagnosing and resolving the common HTTP 400 Bad Request error in web browsers.

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Somebody's finger pressing a button on a laptop keyboard, representing Secure Boot

How to enable Secure Boot in Windows 11

By John Loeppky last updated

Explainer Most modern PCs have Secure Boot enabled by default, but you may need to manually turn it on to meet Windows 11's security requirements

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How to remote desktop into Ubuntu

By Richard Sutherland last updated

In-depth Learn how to set up and use remote desktop access on Ubuntu, with easy-to-follow steps for both VNC and RDP solutions

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Software developer using AI coding tools on a desktop computer in an open plan office space.

Software developers are spending more time every week fixing security issues – and it’s costing companies a fortune

By Emma Woollacott published

News An IDC report finds software developers are spending far too much time dealing with multiple security testing tools

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