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For our March event, hosted by @addyosmani.bsky.social and @timoreilly.bsky.social, we want war stories, demos of “background coding” workflows, and deep dives into how you are combining the rigor of traditional engineering with the flexibility of AI. Submit your proposal by 2/17: bit.ly/49mpTUN
AI Codecon - Call for Proposals: Software Craftsmanship in the Age of AI - March 2026 - O'Reilly Media
The best developers are discovering that building with agents doesn't replace the need for craftsmanship; it demands new forms of it.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:13 PM
On February 5, join us for a conversation with Martin Kleppmann, Chris Riccominiand, and Tzach Livyatan to explore principles and best practices for developing distributed data systems. Ask questions, listen to stories, and connect with other readers. Save your free spot today: bit.ly/4aTDfsI
January 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
"We anticipate that 2026 will be a year of increased accountability. Expect enterprises to shift focus from experimentation to measurable business outcomes and sustainable AI costs." Check out new #Radar article by our Julie Baron: bit.ly/4sEcVsO
Signals for 2026
The tech trends we’re watching in the new year
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January 12, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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Kubernetes for AI workloads is a mess. GPU scarcity, poor utilization, and fragmented deployments.

@saiyampathak.com is covering how to tackle this at the @oreilly.bsky.social Infrastructure & Ops Superstream on January 20th.

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January 12, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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Feeling very humbled and honored being part of the Verifiable Skills project and developing #PowerBI content for this brand new solution👇👇

Huge thanks to Michelle Smith and Amelia Blevins from @oreilly.bsky.social for the opportunity.

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O’Reilly Launches Verifiable Skills for Targeted Competency-Based Learning
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January 12, 2026 at 5:27 PM
We are pleased to announce the launch of verifiable skills, a competency-based skill development solution that maps specific capabilities in certain technologies and delivers targeted skill plans with only the content each learner needs. More details in today's press release: bit.ly/3LaUfQT
January 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
There’s a fear that AI will replace the DevOps engineer. Our experience with the Codex CLI suggests the opposite. This technology does not remove the human; it elevates them. It promotes the engineer from a “script writer” to a “mission commander.” Check out new #Radar article: bit.ly/4qbmuxP
The End of the Sync Script: Infrastructure as Intent
How the Codex CLI and MCP turn the 'stale CMDB' problem into a solved reasoning task—starting with Kubernetes
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January 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Do you want to learn more about Excel's core features? If so, I'm running my Foundations of Excel course for #OReilly on January 14th. Hope to see you there: www.oreilly.com/live-events/....

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Foundations of Microsoft Excel
Functions, tables, pivot tables, and Power Query
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January 8, 2026 at 12:16 PM
"AI labs like to say they are building intelligence. They are making good progress. But if they want to build prosperity, they also need to discover the flywheel for the AI economy." Check out new #Radar article by our @timoreilly.bsky.social to learn more: bit.ly/4jwVG8V
AI and the Next Economy
The narrative from the AI labs is dazzling: build AGI, unlock astonishing productivity, and watch GDP surge. It’s a compelling story, especially if you’re the
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January 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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This Thursday (January 9th), I'm teaching a hands-on @oreilly.bsky.social live event where you'll learn a five-step framework that actually works: context, research, problem framing, critical thinking, and refining.
January 6, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Happy New Year! OpenAI’s end-of-year sprint was obvious: getting GPT-5.2 out. And getting Disney to invest in them, and license their characters for AI-generated images. Read on more #tech trends in January Trends to Watch on our #Radar: bit.ly/3Z0ZKEN
Radar Trends to Watch: January 2026
Developments in AI, hardware, security, and more.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM
On January 27, join us for a conversation with Hamel Husain, Greg Ceccarelli, and Jess Haberman, as they share the tools you need to cut through the hype, understand the realities of #AI, and unlock its potential to create a competitive edge in your organization. Sign up for free: bit.ly/4q9Kstt
January 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
"MCPs are not overhyped. They’re how you plug AI into everything you use: Slack, GitHub, Jira, Chrome, docs, codebases—and make that stuff work together in new ways." Check out new #Radar article by Angie Jones: bit.ly/4qDOJF9 #MCP #AI
MCPs for Developers Who Think They Don't Need MCPs
The following article originally appeared on Block's blog and is being republished here with the author’s permission.Lately, I've seen more
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January 5, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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I'm giving my Excel Skills for Finance course on the #OReilly learning platform on January 7. The course includes financial functions, lookup functions (such as INDEX, MATCH, XMATCH, and XLOOKUP), conditional formatting, and forecasting: www.oreilly.com/live-events/...

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Excel Skills for Finance
Financial functions, lookups, conditional formatting, and forecasts
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December 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Coming up 1/15 from @techupskills.bsky.social
& @oreilly.bsky.social, our popular #GenAI one - #AI #Agents in #Python! In 5 hrs, learn about agents, how they work, & build them w #LangChain #crewai, #smolagents, #Autogen, w #RAG, #MCP, #test & #security! See: learning.oreilly.com/live-events/...
January 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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Coming up 1/15 from @techupskills.bsky.social & @oreilly.bsky.social, our popular #GenAI one - #AI #Agents in #Python! In 5 hrs, learn about agents, how they work, & build them w #LangChain #crewai, #smolagents, #Autogen, w #RAG, #MCP, #test & #security! See: learning.oreilly.com/live-events/...
January 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
On January 7 join Shaun Wassell to learn all about the latest #AI trends, what to pay attention to, and how to keep pace. Save your spot: https://bit.ly/3MEjLOO
AI Insights: Superagents & AI Orchestration
Your Monthly AI Debrief with host Shaun Wassell
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January 2, 2026 at 8:50 PM
O’Reilly live courses are 25% off with no subscription required. Get expert-led, hands-on learning to level up before the year wraps. Pick your course, apply code T7H3YVJL, and start building new skills. Offer ends January 2, 2026. Explore courses here: https://www.oreilly.com/live/
December 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Happy Holidays from O'Reilly!
December 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Experts in the field have compiled a library of 32 tried-and-true design patterns to address the challenges you're likely to encounter when building applications using #LLMs, such as hallucinations, nondeterministic responses, and knowledge cutoffs. Check it out: https://bit.ly/44FbrUZ
December 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
For a limited time, O’Reilly live courses are 25% off with no subscription required. Get expert-led, hands-on learning to level up before the year wraps. Pick your course, apply code T7H3YVJL, and start building new skills. Offer ends January 2, 2026. Explore courses here: www.oreilly.com/live/
December 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"The next phase is less about building the biggest system, and more about building the right one, and to get the most from AI, organizations must supercharge their people with new skills and training to fully realize the value of their AI investments." New byline by Alexia Pedersen: bit.ly/4p6tQ4D
AI in 2026: Beyond the Hype, Toward Efficiency and Agency | The AI Journal
The discussion around AI has been dominated by some dramatic figures this year: trillion-dollar market caps, record-breaking fundraising rounds, and projected
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December 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
With O’Reilly, you’ll get practical, trusted content that helps you master the tools and skills today’s companies are hiring for: LLMs, GenAI systems, RAG pipelines, and more.

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December 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"You learn through failure—falling flat on your face, looking at the mess, and figuring out why it broke. Anything that feels too easy? It probably was, and you didn’t exit the process with anything worth learning." Check out new #Radar article by Tim O'Brien: bit.ly/48IPuqB
If You've Never Broken It, You Don't Really Know It
Every Useful Thing I’ve Learned About Databases—and Now AI Coding Tools—Started with Failure.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
In this excerpt from the GenAI Prompt to Product Showcase, Google's Addy Osmani takes you through Chrome DevTools MCP, which gives AI agents structured access to live browser runtime data. You’ll get a look at how rich context gives AI the clarity it needs: bit.ly/4s8mctg #AIAgents #AICoding
Chrome DevTools MCP with Addy Osmani—GenAI Prompt to Product Showcase
Watch the entire thing: https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/genai-prompt-to/0642572260941/0642572260941-video400922/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=free+trial&utm_content=prompt-to-production Giving your AI coding agent a smart prompt is one thing, but giving it real browser context unlocks powerful capabilities. In this excerpt from the GenAI Prompt to Product Showcase, Google's Addy Osmani takes you through Chrome DevTools MCP, which gives AI agents structured access to live browser runtime data. You’ll get a look at how rich context gives AI the clarity it needs to help you build better and faster. Check out Addy's demos where the AI spots and fixes performance issues, debugs layouts on different devices, and resolves broken form submissions—all by analyzing real, running web apps. Then try it out yourself using the open source project on GitHub, setting it up in your own environment, or exploring new AI workflows. Follow O'Reilly on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oreilly/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/OReilly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oreillymedia BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/oreilly.bsky.social
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December 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM