What does ‘API’ stand for, and why is it essential in the tech world? API, short for Application Programming Interface or the API acronym, is a crucial component that enables different software programs to communicate with each other. This article is your guide to understanding APIs: from their basic definition to their architectures, and their role in shaping modern digital experiences.

Besides a few initiatives, global efforts to address the unprecedented challenges and opportunities presented by AI remain fragmented. The recent "AI Safety Summit" provided a crucial opportunity to emphasize the importance of international perspectives to fully tap into AI's potential. It has helped guide the conversation around responsible AI development and governance, ensuring the benefits of AI are maximized while mitigating its risks.

We’ve had the privilege of working with a wide range of customers including global retailers, CRM vendors, sports franchises, creators, entertainers, and broadcasters - from HubSpot and SportsBet, to 17Live and InvitePeople - providing them with reliable, scalable and low-latency chat. Ably Pub/Sub is already a fantastic fit for a variety of chat use cases.

To maintain consistency and avoid challenges between different projects, you need to manage dependencies and isolate their project environments. Virtual environments solve this problem by allowing dependencies to be installed in isolated environments without affecting the Python installation system-wide. We'll compare venv, pyvenv, pyenv, virtualenv, virtualenvwrapper, and pipenv for creating isolated Python environments.

Xray, leader in software testing solutions, is pleased to announce its recent accolades in the 2024 Globee Awards. The company has been honored with a Silver Globee Award for Excellence in Customer Service and a Bronze Globee Award for Excellence in Team Customer Service. These awards highlight Xray's continued commitment to delivering exceptional customer service and support, reinforcing its leadership in the industry.

Two of Europe’s leading enterprises reveal how the modern data stack is fueling their success.

As you read this article, chances are your internet-connected smartphone is right beside you, your most-used daily device. This widespread use of smartphones we’re witnessing today, along with the explosion of IoT devices and high-speed networks, presents telecom companies with unprecedented challenges in managing customer experience and technical operations. The massive influx of data demands sophisticated analytics, but Countly is up for the challenge.

The ability to test on a variety of operating systems, browsers, and devices is a huge part of our Secret Sauce. With the recent release of iOS 18, which is also now supported on Sauce Labs Real Device Cloud, we want to share what's in it for developers and testers.

As the e-commerce industry continues to expand rapidly, projected to surge from 4,248 billion dollars to 12 trillion dollars by 2027, it's evident that the sector is continually growing. Retailers are also actively seeking avenues to tap into this flourishing sector, often emulating the success of leading e-commerce platforms through app cloning.

A sub-discipline of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) focuses on the development of algorithms to build systems capable of learning from, and making decisions based on, data. In iOS development, ML allows us to create applications that can identify patterns and make predictions, adapting a user’s experience by learning from their behaviour.