Open Payment Standard x402 Expands Capabilities in Major Upgrade
After six months of real-world usage, the open payment standard x402 has received a major update, extending the protocol beyond single-request, exact-amount payments. The release adds support for wallet-based identity, automatic API discovery, dynamic payment recipients, expanded multi-chain and fiat support via CAIP standards, and a fully modular SDK for custom networks and payment schemes.
MyTerms: A New IEEE Standard Enabling Online Privacy and Aiming to Replace Cookies
Nicknamed MyTerms, the new 7012-2025 IEEE standard defines mechanisms for exchanging personal information between individuals and online service providers, and specifies how individuals can enforce their privacy requirements during transactions.
GitHub Copilot SDK Lets Developers Integrate Copilot CLI's Engine into Apps
Now available in technical preview on GitHub, the GitHub Copilot SDK lets developers embed the same engine that powers GitHub Copilot CLI into their own apps, making it easier to build agentic workflows.
GitHub Agentic Workflows Unleash AI-Driven Repository Automation
Recently launched in technical preview, GitHub Agentic Workflows introduce a way to automate complex, repetitive repository tasks using coding agents that understand context and intent, GitHub says. This enables workflows such as automatic issue triage and labeling, documentation updates, CI troubleshooting, test improvements, and reporting.
How Datadog Cut the Size of Its Agent Go Binaries by 77%
After the Datadog Agent grew from 428 MiB to 1.22 GiB over a period of 5 years, Datadog engineers set out to reduce its binary size. They discovered that most Go binary bloat comes from hidden dependencies, disabled linker optimizations, and subtle behaviors in the Go compiler and linker.