Google launches Disco, an experimental web platform featuring AI-powered GenTabs that automatically creates interactive applications by analyzing users' browser tabs and chat history to complete complex online tasks without requiring any coding skills.
Framer, a no-code website builder, soars to $2 billion valuation after raising $100 million in Series D funding, boasting over 500,000 monthly active users and $50 million in annual recurring revenue as it targets enterprise growth and AI-powered features.
Hostinger unveils Horizons, an AI-powered no-code platform enabling users to instantly create web apps and websites by describing their ideas, with integrated tools, multi-language support, and hosting services.
Wix, a leading web development platform, has acquired Hour One, a pioneering AI company specializing in generative AI media creation, to supercharge its web and visual design capabilities through scalable production of personalized videos and studio-quality content powered by AI and 3D rendering.
Glitch, a popular web hosting platform for user apps and profiles, has announced its shutdown by 2025, citing high operational costs and the emergence of newer platforms, but will allow users to download their project code and set up redirects until the end of 2025.
Microsoft's NLWeb is an open protocol that empowers any website to integrate ChatGPT-style conversational AI capabilities, allowing developers to create custom chatbots using their own data and models, enabling more natural language interactions and search experiences on the web.
Hardcover boosts performance and streamlines development by migrating from Next.js to Ruby on Rails with Inertia.js, leveraging server-side rendering, direct database access, and React.js for the front-end, addressing issues like caching, hosting costs, and slow development speeds.
Browsers drop default styles for nested h1 elements inside sectioning elements like section, article, nav, and aside, prompting developers to define font-size and margins to avoid unexpected styling and Lighthouse warnings.
MonkeysPaw, a Ruby web framework, conjures entire web pages from natural language prompts, handling HTML, CSS, JavaScript, routing, and layouts, enabling developers to focus on describing desired outcomes rather than coding intricacies, albeit with potential trade-offs in performance and precision.
Nue, a web framework focused on web standards, aims to revolutionize modern web development by simplifying it with a model-first approach, modular design, static typing, and minimal dependencies, bringing back the joy for Rust, Go, and JS engineers while enabling design and UX engineers to take control.