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Google’s latest APIs focus on fighting climate change and its effects

Ryan Daws — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:06:58 +0000

In a bid to further its commitment to environmental sustainability, Google has announced the launch of a suite of new sustainability APIs at the Google Cloud Next event. The new APIs provide developers with real-time insights into solar potential, air quality, and pollen levels, aiming to collectively reduce carbon emissions by 1 gigaton annually by... Read more »

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Salt launches STEP program to enhance API security for enterprises

Ryan Daws — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:00:06 +0000

Salt Security has launched an initiative to help enterprises significantly reduce risk across their API ecosystem. The STEP (Salt Technical Ecosystem Partner) program encompasses the integration of AI-driven API security insights into existing workflows and tools within organisations. This integration empowers joint customers to bolster their security posture using the Salt Security API Protection Platform.... Read more »

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OpenAI removes the GPT-4 API waitlist

Ryan Daws — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:31:56 +0000

OpenAI has announced that its GPT-4 API is now available to all paying customers. The API has been under closed testing since its launch in March. Developers can integrate OpenAI’s large language model (LLM) into their own products for uses such as summarisation, coding assistance, analysis, and composition. OpenAI has also introduced updates to chat-based... Read more »

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Reddit hacker’s demands include reversing API changes

Ryan Daws — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 13:26:12 +0000

Reddit recently fell victim to a phishing attack and the group responsible has now publicised their ransom demands. The attack resulted in the exposure of internal documents, dashboards, code, and contracts. While the data has not been made public so far, the situation could change as ransomware gang BlackCat – also known as ALPHV –... Read more »

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Reddit CEO refuses to change API policy despite protests

Ryan Daws — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 12:00:07 +0000

The Reddit community has been rocked by a recent decision to implement API changes that have led several third-party developers to shut down their apps. Reddit’s decision sparked widespread protest, with thousands of communities going dark in response. Despite the backlash, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman remains steadfast in his support of the changes. In an... Read more »

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Major subreddits go dark in protest of Reddit’s API pricing

Ryan Daws — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:31:51 +0000

In a show of solidarity against Reddit’s upcoming API pricing changes, a large number of major subreddits have gone dark. The moves by each subreddit’s admins effectively lock their users out for the next 48 hours, or possibly longer. Some of the major subreddits taking part in the protest include /r/videos, /r/mildlyinteresting, /r/apple, /r/DIY, and... Read more »

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Twitter won’t charge for API access for ‘critical purposes’ after all

Ryan Daws — Wed, 03 May 2023 13:18:03 +0000

Twitter has reversed course on its decision to shut off free access to its API, following widespread criticism from government and public service organisations. The company has made numerous controversial decisions under Elon Musk’s leadership, but reducing users’ access to critical information was seen as dangerous and self-harming to the platform’s usefulness. However, Twitter says... Read more »

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OpenAI threatens GPT4Free project with lawsuit

Ryan Daws — Tue, 02 May 2023 12:47:57 +0000

OpenAI has reportedly sent a letter to a European computer science student who runs the GPT4Free project on GitHub, demanding that he takes the project down within five days or face a lawsuit. GPT4Free provides free access to the GPT4 and GPT3.5 models by funnelling the queries through sites like You.com, Quora, and CoCalc, and... Read more »

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Reddit to charge for API access over AI training concerns

Ryan Daws — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 11:42:47 +0000

Social news aggregation and discussion website Reddit will begin charging companies for access to its API. Reddit says it’s making the decision over concerns about companies using the API to train large language models (LLMs). The company says that its pricing will be divided into tiers to support companies of different sizes, with different usage... Read more »

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SwaggerHub Explore lets developers instantly analyse RESTful APIs and Apache Kafka services

Duncan MacRae — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:03:50 +0000

SmartBear, a provider of software development and visibility tools, is giving developers instant access to RESTful and Apache Kafka endpoints with the new SwaggerHub Explore. The free API exploration tool has an easy-to-use interface and accelerates the development lifecycle, allowing developers to easily visualise API data in a single place and quickly evaluate functionality before... Read more »

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