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TypeScript devs no longer need to tangle with C# to use Aspire dev stack after Microsoft update

Microsoft has released Aspire 13.4, with the key feature being general availability of the TypeScript AppHost, as well as new integrations for Go, Bun, Blazor and WebAssembly. The company currently describes Aspire as a "code-first orchestration and observability layer for distributed applications" which makes it sound like some kind of service, but it is not. Developers use the Aspire CLI (command line interface) to model, develop and debug distributed applications, originally just for...

Microsoft created the mini Surface dev box that Qualcomm couldn’t

Microsoft only just announced a new Surface Laptop Ultra at the weekend, and it's now revealing a miniature Surface PC aimed at developers. The new Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is powered by Nvidia's new Arm-based RTX Spark chips, just like the Surface Laptop Ultra, and is optimized for sustained workloads and local AI tasks. The Surface RTX Spark Dev Box looks a little like the top of an Xbox Series X console, with an aluminum chassis that also doubles as a heatsink.

Sushmita Dev on the move again: Why her exit comes as a bigger blow to TMC than it appears

The resignation of Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has dealt another major blow to the party at a time when it is grappling with an unprecedented internal rebellion and the fallout of its defeat in the West Bengal assembly elections. A prominent political figure from the northeast and one of TMC's most recognisable faces outside Bengal, Sushmita's departure comes just days after Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray quit the party, intensifying speculation about a...

Self-hosted dev sandboxes with preview URLs (Docker, Go, no K8s)

The open-source engine for AI app-builder products. Give every user an isolated cloud dev environment, a built-in coding agent, and a live preview URL — self-hosted, on one machine, in one command. Think of the apps where you type "build me a todo app" and seconds later a working website appears at its own link — like Lovable, Bolt, v0, or Replit. sandboxed is the open-source backend that makes that possible, running on your own server.

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A first look at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface Dev Box

The Surface Laptop Ultra. Microsoft has two new Surface devices arriving later this year, both powered by Nvidia's RTX Spark chips. I got a chance to take a closer look at both the Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface RTX Spark Dev Box at Microsoft's Build conference this week, and while both have the same chip inside, they're utilizing Nvidia's RTX Spark in different ways.

'Don't expect too much': Kapil Dev's warning amid Sooryavanshi hype

Cricket great Kapil Dev has called for patience with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after the 15-year-old earned his first India call-up, saying it would be unfair to place heavy expectations on him so early in his career. Sooryavanshi recently became the youngest player selected for India's senior men's team, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's long-standing record. He has been named in India's squad for the T20I series against England and Ireland and will also be part of the contingent for the Asian Games...

Microsoft Build: Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, Coreutils for Windows, air-gapped GitHub and more

Microsoft’s Build event is under way in San Francisco, USA, with the expected focus on agentic AI but also a few surprises, such as Unix-style Coreutils for Windows. CEO Satya Nadella presented Project Solara, based on future devices which "are not meant to run traditional apps. They are designed for agents," according to applied science group leader Steven Bathiche; it is as much aspiration than specific plans and whether it is dream or nightmare is open to question.

Web devs sleeping with the enemy: AI is doing their job and they worry it's after their desk too

GitHub Actions outage told devs 'your account is suspended'

GitHub Actions experienced an outage lasting over three hours, during which developers were shown an incorrect error message stating their account was suspended. The disruption, which began around 1030 UTC on May 26, was attributed to authentication issues and impacted CI/CD workflows. This incident highlights ongoing reliability concerns for the platform amidst surging user activity, partly driven by AI coding.