Google has dropped its commission, charging a 20% service fee and an optional 5% to use its billing services. It will also offer a new process for third-party app stores.

In an open letter to Google and the Android developer community, Keep Android Open argues that the new policy threatens ...

EFF and F-Droid have led 37 organizations in demanding Google rescind its mandatory Android developer registration policy set ...

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On January 23, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reversed some relatively new requirements for secure software development that had been imposed on federal contractors. This move is ...

A new executive branch memorandum instead allows agencies to lean on software bills of materials, or SBOMs, in lieu of a universal attestation framework. Software Development OMB Cyber Defense The ...

It took Rebecca Yu seven days to vibe code her dining app. She was tired of the decision fatigue that comes from people in a group chat not being able to decide where to eat. Armed with determination, ...

The U.S. Navy’s BQM-177A subsonic aerial target launches autonomously from a simulated platform during a Dec. 11, 2025, demonstration at Point Mugu Sea Range, Calif. US Navy photo The Navy completed a ...

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Graduates at some of the top universities are finding it nearly impossible to find new jobs in software engineering. New reporting by the Los Angeles Times details the trouble recent graduates are ...

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 released. Google shipped Android 16 QPR2 to stable channels this month as the December Pixel update, bringing an end to several months of testing of beta software for many of us ...