2025 Was a Rough Year for Windows 11: Bugs, Forced AI and Fragmented Updates
TL;DR Throughout 2025 Microsoft pushed heavy AI integration into Windows 11 while adopting a monthly 'Continuous Innovation' cadence that has…
2025’s Windows 11 troubles: bugs and intrusive AI features erode trust
TL;DR Across 2025 Windows 11 saw frequent bugs, a heavy push of AI features, and update practices that left many…
I Backed Generative AI Until Its Music Sounded Human — Now I’m Worried
TL;DR The author, once an early adopter of generative AI, says AI-generated music has permeated personal playlists and social feeds.…
AI Wingmen Can’t Mimic Flirting — Why In-Person Cruising Persists
TL;DR Wired senior writer Jason Parham argues that recent pushes for AI-driven dating assistants are overhyped. He contends that flirting…
Industrial software: AI is turning software development into mass production
TL;DR AI-assisted coding is shifting software from a craft-based process to an industrialized one, lowering costs and enabling much larger…
We don’t need more contributors who aren’t programmers to contribute code
TL;DR LLVM contributors may use AI tools, but the project draft policy requires a human to review and take responsibility…
Professional Software Developers Don’t Vibe, They Control: AI Agent Use in 2025
TL;DR A December 2025 study analyzed how experienced software developers integrate AI agents into coding workflows. Using field observations and…
Professional Developers Direct, Not ‘Vibe’: AI Agent Coding in 2025
TL;DR A 2025 study of experienced software engineers finds that AI coding agents are treated as productivity tools rather than…