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software

[sawft-wair, soft-] / ˈsɔftˌwɛər, ˈsɒft- /


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The report highlighted an example of a junior software engineer, Robin, who pasted thousands of lines of AI-generated code before going to bed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Even in its best years, Peloton—another premium hardware brand that Wall Street briefly valued like a highflying software company—managed only high single-digit operating margins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Last year, one of the highest-profile offerings was that of software maker Figma, whose shares started trading just before 2 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The new leadership change comes during a period of investor skepticism in the defensibility of software as a service.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Mary Shep Burton, Catherine T. Osgood, and Shirley Hunt Hinson, the math aides who ran the trajectory analysis software on the group’s IBM 704, also decided to go.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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