Human Native is joining Cloudflare
Cloudflare acquires Human Native, an AI data marketplace specialising in transforming content into searchable and useful data, to accelerate work building new economic models for the Internet.
What’s !important #3: Popover Context Menus, @scope, New Web Platform Features, and More
The developer community hasn’t wasted any time kicking off 2026 with some really great articles, demos, and insights. Firefox 147 and Chrome 144 also shipped, and while they’re not jam-packed with features, the releases are still pretty exciting for what’s normally a slow time of year, so without further ado, here’s what’s important from the last couple of weeks (or should I say the first couple o
Building an agentic memory system for GitHub Copilot
Copilot’s cross-agent memory system lets agents learn and improve across your development workflow, starting with coding agent, CLI, and code review.
When protections outlive their purpose: A lesson on managing defense systems at scale
User feedback led us to clean up outdated mitigations. See why observability and lifecycle management are critical for defense systems.
AWS databases are now live on the Vercel Marketplace and v0
v0 can now provision AWS databases as it builds your app. Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and Aurora DSQL available in the Vercel Marketplace.
GitHub Availability Report: December 2025
In December, we experienced five incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Community-powered security with AI: an open source framework for security research
Announcing GitHub Security Lab Taskflow Agent, an open source and collaborative framework for security research with AI.
Adapting the Facebook Reels RecSys AI Model Based on User Feedback
We’ve improved personalized video recommendations on Facebook Reels by moving beyond metrics such as likes and watch time and directly leveraging user feedback. Our new User True Interest Survey (UTIS) model, now helps surface more niche, high-quality content and boosts engagement, retention, and satisfaction. We’re doubling down on personalization, tackling challenges like sparse user data […] Re
Smashing Animations Part 8: Theming Animations Using CSS Relative Colour — Smashing Magazine
CSS relative colour values are now widely supported. In this article, pioneering author and web designer [Andy Clarke](https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/) shares practical techniques for using them to theme and animate SVG graphics.
Introducing: React Best Practices
We've encapsulated 10+ years of React and Next.js optimization knowledge into react-best-practices, a structured repository optimized for AI agents and LLMs.
Dealing with integer overflow in sequence-generated primary keys
Sequence-generated 4-byte integer primary keys can experience integer overflow. I'll show you how to monitor for the problem and fix it.
The new business case for design systems
What you need to know about how to track and communicate the value of your design system
Stop Picking Sides
Many teams have turned into tribes wedded to exclusively adaptation or optimization. But this misses the point that both of these are important, and we need to manage the tension between them. We can do this by thinking of two operating modes: explore (adaptation-dominant) and exploit (optimization dominant). We tailor a team's operating model to a particular blend of the two - considering uncerta
What AI is actually good for, according to developers
AI is designed to help you do what you love most, not replace your expertise. Discover how developer feedback and real-world experience are shaping AI coding tools that keep you in control.
Want better AI outputs? Try context engineering.
Learn how custom instructions, reusable prompts, and custom agents help GitHub Copilot deliver more accurate results.
CSS at Scale With StyleX
Build a large enough website with a large enough codebase, and you’ll eventually find that CSS presents challenges at scale. It’s no different at Meta, which is why we open-sourced StyleX, a solution for CSS at scale. StyleX combines the ergonomics of CSS-in-JS with the performance of static CSS. It allows atomic styling of components […]
UX And Product Designer’s Career Paths In 2026 — Smashing Magazine
How to shape your career path for 2026, with decision trees for designers and a UX skills self-assessment matrix. The only limits for tomorrow are the doubts we have today. Brought to you by Smart Interface Design Patterns, a **friendly video course on UX** and design patterns by Vitaly.
Building the Universal Commerce Protocol (2026) - Shopify
Under the hood of UCP: the open protocol powering agentic commerce, enabling AI agents to discover, negotiate, and transact with any merchant.
Light waves, rising tides, and drifting ships: Game Off 2025 winners
Out of more than 700 games submitted to Game Off 2025, these ten winners stand out for creativity, craft, and bold interpretations of the WAVES theme. All are free to play, with source code available to explore.
Why AI is pushing developers toward typed languages
AI is settling the “typed vs. untyped” debate by turning type systems into the safety net for code you didn’t write yourself.
A data model for Git (and other docs updates)
Penpot Is Experimenting With MCP Servers For AI-Powered Design Workflows — Smashing Magazine
[Penpot](https://penpot.app/?utm_source=SmashingMagazine&utm_medium=Article&utm_campaign=MCPserver) is experimenting with MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers, which could lead to designers and developers being able to perform tasks in Penpot using AI that’s able to understand and interact with Penpot design files. Daniel Schwarz explains how [Penpot MCP](https://github.com/penpot/penpot-mcp) serv
Pivoting Your Career Without Starting From Scratch — Smashing Magazine
Most developers spend their days fixing bugs, shipping features, and jumping into the next sprint without even thinking about it. After a while, you begin to ask yourself, “Is this still what I want to be doing?” This article looks at how you can move into a new direction in your career without starting from scratch, and how the skills you already use, like problem-solving, communication, and empa
How we made v0 an effective coding agent
v0’s composite AI pipeline boosts reliability by fixing errors in real time. Learn how dynamic system prompts, LLM Suspense, and autofixers work together to deliver stable, working web app generations at scale.