Communications of the ACM

A Decade of Docker Containers

Container instances. Calling docker run on an OCI image results in the allocation of system resources to create a ...

IBM's $40B stock wipeout is built on a misconception: Translating COBOL isn't the same as modernizing it

Investors wiped $40 billion from IBM's market cap after Anthropic released COBOL translation tools. Analysts say the market ...
Semiconductor Engineering

AI Starting To Simplify Design Of Programmable Logic

Designing and deploying DSPs FPGAs aren’t the only programmable hardware option, or the only option challenged by AI. While AI makes it easier to design DSPs, there are rising complexities due to the ...

Anthropic’s COBOL tool triggers worst single-day drop in 25 years in IBM's stock price: What it is and why it wiped billions of dollar for IBM

IBM shares plummeted after AI startup Anthropic announced its tool can automate COBOL modernization, threatening IBM's core ...

Emus once faced down the Australian army—and won

Weighing over 100 pounds and more than five feet tall, emus can be a formidable enemy. In November 1932, the harsh southern sun beat down on an empty paddock in Western Australia. The soil is red and ...
Techrights

Links 01/03/2026: American Plutocrats Buy American Media While American Constitution Shredded

The US Department of Justice stated on Thursday that it has filed lawsuits against Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia, and New Jersey for not providing voter registration records. The department ...

Gigasoft Solves AI's Biggest Charting Code Problem: Hallucinated Property Names

Gigasoft recommends Claude Opus 4.6 Extended with the Projects feature for the best results. With ProEssentials knowledge files loaded, Claude can answer technical support questions and write ...
Securities.io

Anthropic’s Claude Code vs COBOL: IBM Investors React

While Anthropic’s Claude Code grabbed headlines, IBM has been deploying its own generative AI solution, Watsonx Code Assistant for Z, designed to modernize the very mainframes it built. Unlike general ...

How To Use Claude Cowork To Run Your Business With AI

Claude Cowork lets AI analyze files, browse the web, and run business tasks autonomously. Allie K. Miller explains exactly ...

Forget 'debloat apps.' Sophia Script gives you real control over Windows 11. Here's how it works.

The Sophia Script is an open-source PowerShell module designed to debloat and fine-tune Windows 11 (and Windows 10 ). It is ...
The Official Microsoft Blog

Microsoft Sovereign Cloud adds governance, productivity and support for large AI models securely running even when completely disconnected

As digital sovereignty becomes a strategic requirement, organizations are rethinking how they deploy critical infrastructure and AI capabilities under tighter regulatory expectations and higher risk ...
InfoQ

Microsoft Agent Framework RC Simplifies Agentic Development in .NET and Python

Microsoft has announced that the Microsoft Agent Framework has reached Release Candidate status for both .NET and Python. This milestone indicates that the API surface is stable and feature-complete ...