Engineering Leaders Orchestrate Build And Buy
AI and low-code are shifting the build vs. buy debate. Leading engineering teams now combine approaches: build what differentiates, buy for stability/compliance/governance, and orchestrate the seam...
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Xano CEO On Backend Challenges For AI UIs
Xano CEO Prakash Chandran appeared on the Stack Overflow Podcast to discuss the backend’s central role in AI-driven, ephemeral UIs. Key topics: backend UX and performance, cautious AI adoption and...
Windsurf Named to Forbes AI 50 Again
Windsurf (formerly Codeium) was named to the 2025 Forbes AI 50 list for the second consecutive year. Over the past year the company scaled its agentic IDE, Windsurf Editor, and expanded partnership...
Stripe Powers In-Chat Shopping In Microsoft Copilot
Stripe is working with Microsoft to power in-chat shopping in Copilot for US users, enabling purchases from Etsy, Urban Outfitters, and Anthropologie without leaving the chat.
Student AI MRI Tool Wins Stripe Young Scientist Exhibition
Over 1,100 Irish students took part in the 62nd Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2026. Winner Aoibheann Daly developed an AI tool to help doctors better diagnose brain cancer from MRI...
Stripe.js Testing Assistant Enables Browser Debugging
Stripe launched the Stripe.js testing assistant for in-browser integration, testing, and debugging of Stripe Elements. Features include autofill of Elements to test payment methods and scenarios, s...
Stripe Powers Usage-Based Billing For Lovable Cloud And AI
Stripe now powers usage-based billing for Lovable Cloud and Lovable AI, providing global payments and billing infrastructure. The partnership, active from day one, lets Lovable focus on scaling its...
Stripe Acquires Metronome To Power Usage-Based Billing
Stripe has completed its acquisition of Metronome. Metronome’s metering engine, already used by companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, and NVIDIA, will be integrated into Stripe Billing. Stripe say...
Stewart Brand Book Highlights Craft And Machine Maintenance
Stewart Brand’s Maintenance: Of Everything, Part One is published. The post highlights Albe De Coker’s application of Brand’s philosophy: weekly machine maintenance, automated 22mm spine binding wi...
Stripe Powers Higgsfield Marketplace Across Six Countries
Stripe now powers Higgsfield’s checkout, billing, and new creator marketplace across six countries. Higgsfield says Stripe’s enterprise-grade payments enable multiple payment methods, cross-market...
Stripe Build Day NYC Features OpenRouter CEO
Stripe is bringing Build Day to New York City on January 28 with Alex Atallah, CEO of OpenRouter. OpenRouter — a primary API router for AI builders — serves 4M+ users and processes 500B+ tokens dai...
MiniMax Integrates Full Stripe Stack In Two Weeks
MiniMax integrated Stripe’s entire financial stack—from Payments to Tax—in two weeks, freeing hundreds of engineering hours for model development. Approximately 40% of MiniMax pay-ins are processed...
Stripe-Terraform Launches for Managing Stripe Resources
Stripe-terraform is now available to manage Stripe resources as code—versionable, reviewable, and easy to diff. It integrates with AI tools: for example, you can ask an AI (like Cursor) to generate...
Squarespace Launches Pay Links For Online Payments
Squarespace is introducing Pay Links, dedicated URLs that make it simple for businesses to collect payments online. The feature streamlines one-off and direct payments, timed to help merchants mana...
Squarespace Named Top Engineering Company by Built In
Squarespace was named to Built In’s “Top Engineering Companies to Know” list, recognizing the company’s engineering team and workplace culture. Full list: https://lnkd.in/exci_BNX
Squarespace Secures 12th Super Bowl Ad Spot
Squarespace announced it will air its 12th Big Game (Super Bowl) commercial on February 8. This confirms the company’s continued presence in high-profile broadcast advertising.
Squarespace Circle Releases 2026 Web Design Report
Squarespace Circle published the State of the Web Design Industry 2026 report. It presents survey findings from web design professionals on annual earnings, client types, and rising AI adoption, of...
Squarespace Named to Built In 2026 Best Places to Work
Squarespace was named to Built In’s 2026 lists for Best US Large Companies to Work For and Best Large Places to Work in New York City.
Remote Co-Founder Shares Lessons On Scaling Remotely
Notion features Marcelo Lebre, Remote co-founder & president, on building and scaling a global distributed company (2,000+ employees). Key lessons: hire for care over credentials; treat documentati...
Notion Agent Hides Steps By Default
Notion Agent now hides its step-by-step activity by default to provide a cleaner, more focused chat view. Full step details remain accessible with a single click when needed.