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Find longer articles in the blog, explore a topic through the guides, or browse earlier news.Use Claude Sonnet 5 for cheaper agent workflows before moving to Opus
Anthropic has launched Claude Sonnet 5 as a lower-cost agentic model for coding, tool use, and knowledge work, with API access, Claude Code support, and introductory pricing through August 31, 2026.
Read updateGitHub Adds License Compliance Checks Before Merge
GitHub has put open source license compliance into public preview, giving Enterprise Cloud teams ruleset-based checks that can block pull requests with noncompliant dependencies.
Read updateUse Vercel 5GB Functions only when your bundle really needs serverless
Vercel Functions can now ship Node.js and Python bundles up to 5GB on Fluid compute, but the beta is best for specific workloads with large dependencies, binaries, or model files.
Read updateFix Dependabot npm registry scope before private package updates drift
GitHub changed how Dependabot handles npm registry configuration: teams can now make dependabot.yml the authoritative source for scoped npm registry access instead of relying on inferred .npmrc behavior.
Read updateSend Vercel Audit Logs to S3 before compliance reviews get messy
Vercel expanded Audit Logs to more than 400 team activity events and moved delivery into Vercel Drains, giving Enterprise teams a cleaner path to custom HTTP endpoints or Amazon S3.
Read updateFind Docker Content Trust before Notary v1 shuts down
Docker is retiring Docker Content Trust and the notary.docker.io Notary v1 service, with brownouts before the December 8, 2026 shutdown. Teams that enabled DCT need to migrate to digest pinning, Cosign, or Notation.
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