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AI-driven Newsletter Welcome to the latest edition of Last month in AI! September turned into AI’s funding frenzy month: record-breaking raises hit the double-digit billions, frontier labs shipped trillion-parameter models, and, because this is 2025, companies started measuring data centers in gigawatts instead of GPUs.Also, NVIDIA invented a GPU co-processor, and xAI accused OpenAI of […]

Event-driven Newsletter October’s Scalendar is packed with Scala meetups in Warsaw and Oslo to heavyweight gatherings like Devoxx Belgium, React Alicante, and the International JavaScript Conference in Munich. Add in cross-disciplinary events on AI, software craftsmanship, and developer culture in Barcelona, Copenhagen, and Atlanta, and you’ve got a month that blends deep technical insights with […]

Imagine Lausanne brimming with Scala energy – streets filled with developers, CTOs, and tech leaders buzzing with anticipation. Scala Days Switzerland 2025 felt like a glimpse into the future of Scala, where experimentation meets opportunities waiting to be embraced. For three days, over 300 developers, architects, and Scala enthusiasts from across the globe came together […]

AI-driven Newsletter Welcome to the latest edition of Last month in AI! August felt like AI’s “summer blockbuster” month: frontier labs shipped tentpoles, open-weights kept pace, and – because this is 2025 – models literally fought each other at chess on a livestream. Also: DIY datacenter rigs got cheaper, and Google’s “nano banana” went fully […]

Event-driven Newsletter We’re back from Scala Days – recharged, inspired, and definitely not slowing down. While this month’s Scalendar is a bit lighter on Scala events, the Software Architecture and Frontend events deliver plenty of technical depth to keep your mind busy.From platform engineering deep-dives to hands-on API design, September keeps the momentum going. Whether […]

In 2025, Scala Days is coming to Lausanne, Switzerland, on August 19 – 21, and we’re excited to be part of it again – but this time as Gold Sponsors. Scala unites those who care about doing things right – a global community of developers and engineers passionate about functional programming, performance, and solving real-world […]

AI-driven Newsletter Welcome to the latest edition of Last month in AI! July was less of a month and more of a global stress test. China’s open-source billion-parameter models disrupted the balance of power, challenging Western dominance.  Meanwhile, the enterprise world, seeing the storm on the horizon, started building an ark out of multi-billion-dollar acquisitions, […]

Event-driven Newsletter Scalendar August 2025 is here, and despite the summer season, it’s hitting hard – with major Scala conferences, fronted and architecture meetups.Scala Days are finally landing in Switzerland, backed by legends and community momentum. From fs2 streaming deep-dives in London to live coding with Li Haoyi in Stockholm and architecture strategies at NFJS […]

If you’re a CTO working in fintech, adtech, or healthtech, you already know the drill – building scalable and reliable systems isn’t just about keeping your stack updated. It’s about staying ahead of the curve and connecting with people who’ve actually solved the problems you’re wrestling with. That’s exactly why Scala Days 2025 in Lausanne, […]

AI-driven Newsletter Hi there – and welcome to Last month in AI, your monthly digest of what’s new, exciting, and game-changing in the world of artificial intelligence. This month brought another whirlwind of AI updates – from OpenAI’s o3-pro launch and ElevenLabs’ most expressive voice model yet, to Google’s compact but capable Gemma 3n. On […]