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Replit's Agent now scaffolds, codes, tests and deploys functional web apps from natural language prompts. A developer built a complete Pokémon search application in under two hours without writing code. The shift signals AI-assisted development moving from novelty to viable workflow.
Developers are using conversational AI editors like Cursor to build applications through prompts rather than manual coding. Engineering leader Nikola Brežnjak demonstrates the approach with a Pokémon search app that required zero hand-written code. The technique raises questions about what 'coding' means when the syntax becomes conversational.
The US government's $42.5 billion rural broadband rollout faces a 58,000-worker shortage, pushing wages up across fiber installation roles. The crunch affects overlapping pools for data center construction—relevant for APAC enterprises eyeing US edge infrastructure or hiring from shared talent markets.
Sklad, an open-source snippet manager built with Rust and Tauri v2, promises offline-first operation with AES-256 encryption. The project highlights Tauri's positioning against Electron for security-focused desktop tools, though minimal GitHub traction (3 stars, zero forks) suggests niche appeal in a space dominated by IDE extensions.
A pushback is emerging against Model Context Protocol implementations in production environments. Critics argue the protocol adds unnecessary complexity - dual codebases, context bloat, debugging nightmares - when simpler 'Skill Pattern' approaches can integrate AI with existing business logic at lower cost.
NBCUniversal is streaming every 2026 Winter Olympics event exclusively through Peacock Premium ($11/month, $18 ad-free), marking the network's most aggressive streaming push yet. While select events air on NBC, CNBC, and USA Network, cord-cutters need a subscription. The strategy doubles as a test of NBCUniversal's connected TV infrastructure during a major live event.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are in Italy for the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, officially to protect American officials. Italian public outcry follows recent ICE-related deaths in Minneapolis. Meanwhile, Qatar deployed over 100 security personnel and military vehicles.
Italy's third Winter Olympics deploys dual Olympic flames, accessible podiums, and distributed venues across Milan, Valtellina, Cortina, and Val di Fiemme. The Feb 6-22 event introduces ski mountaineering and tests Italy's digital infrastructure with simultaneous ceremonies across 116 medal events. New builds like Cortina Sliding Centre still completing.
As Milano Cortina 2026 approaches, streaming platforms are recycling Olympic documentaries and dramas. The pattern reveals something tech leaders know: transformation stories sell better than they execute. Here's what century of Winter Games films actually tells us about performance under pressure.
A public transit digital sign exposed a familiar enterprise problem: Linux systems fail publicly, and finding someone who can troubleshoot them is harder than it should be. The bus company's solution? Turn the screen off.
Enterprise teams are discovering that prompts written in chat windows don't scale to production systems. The issue isn't technical skill - it's a fundamental mismatch between conversational AI and software engineering constraints. The shift: treat AI as callable infrastructure, not a conversation partner.
Wired tested dozens of premium chocolate boxes for Valentine's delivery. The logistics tell a story: express shipping from France, no-melt guarantees, personalization at scale. These are enterprise e-commerce problems dressed up as romance.