Android's new developer verification rollout begins, sideloading changes are next

Google has started rolling out Android's new developer verification, with user-facing sideloading changes arriving later this ...
The New York Times

Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird. Credit...Illustration by Pablo Delcan and Danielle Del Plato ...
Android Authority

Oura's latest acquisition could mean gesture controls are coming to your smart ring

Oura is acquiring gesture-recognition startup Doublepoint. Oura hasn’t shared specifics on how it may integrate gesture control into its products. Smart ring maker Oura is buying a startup that’s been ...
Android Authority

Google talks Aluminium OS: Release plans, continuity, AI, and what happens to Chrome OS

Google’s Android Ecosystem President, Sameer Samat, tells us that Aluminium OS is still on track for a 2026 debut. Samat believes AI is driving renewed interest in laptops, making them better suited ...
Ars Technica

With developer verification, Google’s Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android’s open legacy

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...
WGRZ

Sinatra Development secures financing to restart Heritage Point project

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sinatra Development announced Wednesday that it has closed on construction financing for the Heritage Point @ Canalside project in Buffalo, marking a key milestone that allows the long ...
InfoWorld

Google’s Android developer verification program draws pushback

In an open letter to Google and the Android developer community, Keep Android Open argues that the new policy threatens innovation, competition, privacy, and user freedom. Google’s planned Android ...
Android

The Ultimate Tinkerer's Guide: Build Your Own Android Utility Dashboard in 30 Minutes

Custom Android utility dashboards take about 30 minutes to create and don’t require expert coding skills You gain complete control over layout, functionality, and appearance without bloated pre-built ...
Stevens Point Journal

Researchers on the Ring programming language team have published a paper on using Claude Code to build a TUI framework

This study shows what becomes possible when human creativity and LLM capabilities meet with structure and discipline. By guiding Claude Code, we were able to produce a powerful TUI framework for Ring” ...
ZDNet

Inside Google's AI plan to end Android developer toil - and speed up innovation

Google is expanding AI across the Android Studio workflow. It intends AI to reduce "toil" for work like tests, updates, and API migrations. Google says coding shifts from "how" to defining "what." ...
Android Authority

This Nintendo Switch emulator just solved a major pain point for mod fans

A new update to the Nintendo Switch emulator Eden allows you to play updates, DLC, and mods without installing them to NAND. This can save tons of storage space on all supported platforms, since files ...