Here’s a little bit of snark from developer John Crickett on X: Software engineers: Context switching kills productivity. Also software engineers: I’m now managing 19 AI agents and doing 1,800 commits a day. Crickett’s quip lands perfectly because it is not actually a joke. It’s a preview of the next management fad, wherein we replace

There is a growing belief that AI will dramatically reduce the need for experienced software engineers. It won’t. The demonstrations are compelling. We see AI connected to Figma for design context, Jira for tickets, source control for repository history, and CI/CD pipelines for deployment. A feature request goes in, code comes out, and a pull

Today, it is nearly impossible for anyone in a software development role to avoid AI technology. That’s not a bad thing; individuals and teams can realize numerous potential benefits from AI-driven development. One thing is certain: Software developers who haven’t already done so must adapt their skills to meet the demands of this new era.

A day after NASA officials expressed optimism that they could be ready to launch the Artemis II mission around the Moon next month, the space agency’s administrator announced Saturday that a new problem will require the removal of the rocket from its launch pad in Florida. The latest issue appeared Friday evening, when data showed

New research published Thursday bolsters growing concerns that a handful of companies and countries are using the global atmospheric commons as a dumping ground for potentially toxic and climate-altering industrial waste byproducts from loosely regulated commercial space flights. The new study analyzed a plume of pollution trailing part of a Falcon rocket that crashed through

Members of the Make America Health Again movement are in open revolt after founder Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly backed President Trump’s executive order Wednesday that would increase domestic production of glyphosate—a pesticide the MAHA movement and Kennedy have railed against. Vani Hari, an ally of Kennedy who goes by “Food Babe,” told The Washington

Microsoft Executive Vice President for Gaming Phil Spencer announced he will retire after 38 years at Microsoft and 12 years leading the company’s video game efforts. Asha Sharma, an executive currently in charge of Microsoft’s CoreAI division, will take his place. Xbox President Sarah Bond, who many assumed was being groomed as Spencer’s eventual replacement,

A second fueling test on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket ended Thursday night, giving senior managers enough confidence to move forward with plans to launch four astronauts around the Moon as soon as March 6. Unlike the first attempt to load propellants into the SLS rocket on February 2, there were no major leaks during

One of the US government’s top scientific research labs is taking steps that could drive away foreign scientists, a shift lawmakers and sources tell WIRED could cost the country valuable expertise and damage the agency’s credibility. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) helps determine the frameworks underpinning everything from cybersecurity to semiconductor manufacturing.

Daphne O. Martschenko and Sam Trejo both want to make the world a better, fairer, more equitable place. But they disagree on whether studying social genomics—elucidating any potential genetic contributions to behaviors ranging from mental illnesses to educational attainment to political affiliation—can help achieve this goal. Martschenko’s argument is largely that genetic research and data