Epic Games has released Unreal Engine 5.4, packed with new features and improvements aimed at benefiting game developers and creators across industries. The latest version delivers toolsets used internally by Epic to build high-profile releases like Fortnite Chapter 5, Rocket Racing, Fortnite Festival, and LEGO Fortnite. “Unreal Engine 5.4 is here, and it’s packed with... Read more » The post Unreal Engine 5.4 brings animation, rendering, and AI upgrades appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more

This past October, Google Cloud disclosed that it had successfully mitigated the largest Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in history – and that this DDoS attack had been hitting businesses since August. What made it the worst DDoS to date? It was the volume. At its peak, the attack counted over 398 million requests... Read more » The post What developers can learn from the largest DDoS attack in history appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more

Stability AI is providing the next iteration of its powerful text-to-image model, Stable Diffusion 3, to developers through its API and an innovative new creation platform. Stable Diffusion 3 was unveiled in February alongside an early preview for a limited group of developers. Today’s announcement will help it to compete with major industry players such... Read more » The post Stable Diffusion 3 API delivers powerful image generation appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more

SAS has added expanded capabilities to its SAS Viya flagship data and AI platform, including the general availability of SAS Viya Workbench.  Targeted to developers and modellers, Viya Workbench is a self-service, on-demand compute environment for conducting data preparation, exploratory data analysis, and developing analytical and machine learning models. Kathy Lange, Research Director for AI... Read more » The post SAS unveils SAS Viya Workbench developer environment for building AI models appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more

Apple has announced that iOS app developers targeting EU users are now able to directly offer downloads from their own websites. This shift comes as a response to the EU’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA), requiring major tech platforms to open up their ecosystems and ensure a more competitive market. Historically, Apple has maintained a... Read more » The post Apple enables web distribution for iOS developers targeting EU users appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more

IDC predicts that Android is set for significant growth in 2024, outpacing Apple’s iOS by a considerable margin. Amid shifting market dynamics, Android is expected to expand at “twice the pace” of iOS. The iPhone has always performed strongly in the US but its growth internationally has contributed to Android’s squeezed marketshare in recent years,... Read more » The post IDC expects Android to grow at ‘twice the pace of iOS’ appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more

Apple has requested that a judge dismisses a new complaint by Epic Games, which accuses the Cupertino-based company of failing to adhere to an earlier antitrust ruling. The dispute initially ignited when Epic Games implemented its own in-app payment system within the iPhone platform, effectively sidestepping the App Store’s standard 30 percent commission fee. Apple... Read more » The post Apple responds to accusation of skirting antitrust ruling appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more

Google has released the first Android 15 beta with enhanced screen real estate utilisation, app archiving, and the bolstering of security measures.  The tech giant has focused on optimising Android 15 for larger displays, such as those on foldable devices and tablets, by enabling apps’ edge-to-edge capabilities by default. This move is will benefit developers... Read more » The post Android 15 beta improves edge-to-edge, app archiving, and security appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more

GitHub’s Innovation Graph has been updated with data from Q4 2023, offering a comprehensive view of global developer activity over the past four years. The latest findings highlight the increasing popularity of AI among developers, leading to a rise in project documentation. This trend is attributed to the widespread use of chat-based generative AI tools... Read more » The post GitHub updates Innovation Graph with latest developer trends appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more

PARSIQ, a full suite data network for building Web3 dApps and protocols, has recently launched its Unicornization Campaign. Designed to propel innovation and further bolster the global blockchain ecosystem, the  campaign’s main focus is to invest in promising Web3 projects on the recently released Reactive Network, a parallelised interoperability execution layer for Ethereum Virtual Machine... Read more » The post PARSIQ’s Unicornization Campaign open for entries with 30 April deadline for submissions appeared first on Developer Tech News ..read more