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SRE & Ops — Design for Sustainability: New Design Principles for Reducing IT Hardware Emissions

Design for Sustainability: New Design Principles for Reducing IT Hardware Emissions

We’re presenting Design for Sustainability, a set of technical design principles for new designs of IT hardware to reduce emissions and cost through reuse, extending useful life, and optimizing design. At Meta, we’ve been able to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of our data centers by integrating several design strategies such as modularity, reuse, retrofitting, […]

CWChris Wiltz·October 14, 2025SRE & Ops
Engineering — Introducing stablecoin payments for subscriptions

Introducing stablecoin payments for subscriptions

As businesses expand globally, stablecoins can help them reach a broader international audience more cost-effectively. Now we’re extending these benefits to subscription-based businesses by launching recurring payments with stablecoins.

JLJennifer LeeJennifer Lee·October 14, 2025Engineering
Frontend — Masonry: Watching a CSS Feature Evolve

Masonry: Watching a CSS Feature Evolve

What can CSS Masonry discussions teach us about the development of new CSS features? What is the CSSWG’s role? What influence do browsers have? What can learn from the way past features evolved?

SMSaleh MubasharSaleh Mubashar·October 13, 2025Frontend
AI & ML — GitHub Copilot CLI: How to get started

GitHub Copilot CLI: How to get started

Discover how to use GitHub Copilot directly in the terminal. From cloning a repository to opening a pull request, here’s how to streamline your workflow with Copilot CLI.

AGAndrea GriffithsAndrea Griffiths·October 13, 2025AI & ML
SRE & Ops — OCP Summit 2025: The Open Future of Networking Hardware for AI

OCP Summit 2025: The Open Future of Networking Hardware for AI

At Open Compute Project Summit (OCP) 2025, we’re sharing details about the direction of next-generation network fabrics for our AI training clusters. We’ve expanded our network hardware portfolio and are contributing new disaggregated network platforms to OCP. We look forward to continued collaboration with OCP to open designs for racks, servers, storage boxes, and motherboards […]

CWChris Wiltz·October 13, 2025SRE & Ops
AI & ML — The Grayscale Problem — Smashing Magazine

The Grayscale Problem — Smashing Magazine

From A/B tests to AI slop, the modern web is bleeding out its colour. Standardized, templated, and overoptimized, it’s starting to feel like a digital Levittown. But it doesn’t have to be.

FOFrederick O BrienFrederick O Brien·October 13, 2025AI & ML
Security — Introducing REACT: Why We Built an Elite Incident Response Team

Introducing REACT: Why We Built an Elite Incident Response Team

We're launching Cloudforce One REACT, a team of expert security responders designed to eliminate the gap between perimeter defense and internal incident response. The team brings unmatched threat intelligence and network-native mitigation to help organizations prepare for and respond to security crises across any environment.

COChris Orourke, Utsav AdhikariChris Orourke, Utsav Adhikari·October 9, 2025Security