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Facebook Reels has significantly enhanced its video recommendation system by integrating direct user feedback through a new AI model called User True Interest Survey (UTIS). This approach moves beyond traditional engagement metrics to better understand genuine user preferences, resulting in more relevant content, increased engagement, and improved user satisfaction.

Llamafile, an open-source AI project, has made significant strides in the four months since its launch. Led by Justine Tunney, the project recently released v0.8, introducing support for the latest models and substantial CPU performance enhancements. Key developments include tinyBLAS for simplified GPU acceleration on NVIDIA and AMD, improved local AI capabilities, and optimizations for Raspberry Pi, making it easier and faster to run large language models on personal hardware.

GitHub-hosted arm64 standard runners for Linux and Windows are now supported in private repositories, offering native performance for multi-architecture builds and counting towards free-tier minutes.

Explore the technical journey of creating the dynamic ASCII animation for GitHub Copilot CLI, detailing how video pixels are transformed into engaging terminal characters, pushing the boundaries of command-line interface design.

GitHub Codespaces has entered public preview for GitHub Enterprise Cloud, offering secure, configurable cloud development environments with data residency compliance. This release ensures sensitive data remains within selected regions, providing full feature parity for enterprise and organization-owned codespaces.

Cloudflare Stream has enhanced its Live WebRTC beta with an infrastructure upgrade, boosting scalability and playback performance. This update also introduces support for Signed URLs, providing playback protection similar to standard live stream options.

WhatsApp has implemented a new security layer, built with Rust, to bolster defenses against malware threats. This media consistency library, deployed across billions of devices and browsers, demonstrates Rust’s readiness for global-scale production and enhances user protection against sophisticated file-based vulnerabilities.

Discover StyleX, an open-source solution for managing CSS challenges in large-scale web development. This tool combines CSS-in-JS ergonomics with static CSS performance, offering atomic styling, bundle size reduction, and a simple API. Learn more about its adoption by major companies like Figma, Snowflake, and Meta platforms in a recent podcast episode.

R2 SQL now supports aggregation queries, including GROUP BY and SUM, enabling users to gain quick insights from large datasets stored in R2 Data Catalog. This enhancement facilitates report generation, trend spotting, and anomaly detection by efficiently processing vast amounts of data through distributed execution strategies like scatter-gather and shuffling.

Mozilla introduces ‘Mozilla Pioneers,’ a new program designed to empower experienced builders to develop tools and products for the next version of the web. This initiative offers a paid, flexible, and structured environment for technologists to collaborate on foundational ideas for AI and the web, distinct from traditional accelerators or residencies. Applications are open until February 16, 2026.