The top software development news of the year

This article contains 10 of what we believe to be the biggest stories we covered throughout the year on SD Times.

Google releases FunctionGemma: a tiny edge model that can control mobile devices with natural language

The release marks a significant strategic pivot for Google DeepMind and the Google AI Developers team. While the industry ...
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How I learned to stop worrying and love AI slop

Speaking with popular AI content creators convinces me that “slop” isn’t just the internet rotting in real time, but the ...

This New AI Is Cracking the Hidden Laws of Nature

This new AI acts like a digital scientist, turning messy data into simple rules that explain how the world really works.

From ShadCN Presets to Stitch Prototypes, a Simple Stack to Improve UI and Ship Faster

Google Stitch supports Gemini 3 Pro Thinking and Nano Banana, generating clickable prototypes and color palettes so you validate flows before code ...