Apify Builder Spotlight: John Cole wins $20,000 in Apify Challenge without a CS degree
Apify profiles John Cole, a self-taught developer who placed second in the Apify $1 Million Challenge with nearly 100 Actors and 15,000 users.
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Apify Builder Spotlight: Non-developer wins LATAM prize with niche Actor built via prompt and no code
Apify profiles Gui Stetelle, a salesperson who used a prompt, Apify docs, and Gemini to build a niche Actor and win the $2,000 LATAM prize in the Apify $1 Million Challenge.
Apify compares its e-commerce scraping platform with Bright Data's site-specific APIs
Apify published a blog post comparing its full-stack scraping platform to Bright Data's site-specific APIs for e-commerce data extraction.
Apify compares Oxylabs and Bright Data for web scraping
Apify published a comparison of Oxylabs and Bright Data, focusing on their proxy services and recent web scraping investments.
Apify hackathon winner Petros Hong joins team to build San Francisco developer community
Petros Hong, winner of an Apify hackathon, joined the company four months later and is now leading community-building efforts in San Francisco.
Apify publishes comparison guide pitting Firecrawl against its own ecosystem
Apify's blog compares Firecrawl's unified AI-driven scraping with Apify's flexible ecosystem, outlining the strengths of each.
Apify publishes comparison of its own web data tools against Exa for AI agents
Apify's blog compares its web scraping and data extraction capabilities with Exa's search-based approach for AI agent use cases.
Apify sets September 30 deadline for rental-to-pay-per-event Actor migration
Apify is sunsetting its rental pricing model for Actors, requiring developers to migrate to a pay-per-event model by September 30.
Apify Store reorganizes categories around use cases and output filters
Apify has redesigned its Store categories to let users browse by job type, industry, site, output format, and Actor type.
Bright Data compares its CLI and Python SDK for web scraping workflows
Bright Data published a comparison of its command-line interface and Python SDK for web scraping.
Bright Data compares its Cursor integration with default coding agent
Bright Data published a blog post comparing its Cursor integration against the default coding agent for web data tasks.
Bright Data publishes comparison blog post against Parallel
Bright Data has published a blog post comparing its proxy and data extraction services with those of Parallel.
Bright Data releases Python SDK for web data extraction
Bright Data has announced a Python SDK to simplify integration of its proxy and extraction services into Python-based data pipelines.
Builder spotlight: Goldmine automated outreach and won on Apify
Apify profiles a developer who built a LinkedIn scraper for his team and later became a top-rated Apify developer, winning an EMEA prize in the Apify $1 Million Challenge.
Crawlbase simplifies pricing with single credit balance and graduated rate card
Crawlbase published a blog post explaining its new unified credit system and graduated rate card for web scraping API usage.
Firecrawl announces Alexandria Series B funding round
Firecrawl has announced a Series B funding round named Alexandria.
Firecrawl announces integration with Eden AI
Firecrawl has published a blog post announcing an integration with Eden AI.
Firecrawl launches Developer Index for web scraping performance metrics
Firecrawl announced the launch of a Developer Index to provide benchmarks and performance data for web scraping tools.
Oxylabs announces collaboration with Trackcorona
Oxylabs has partnered with Trackcorona, a platform for tracking COVID-19 data.
Oxylabs introduces Web API for streamlined data extraction
Oxylabs has launched a new Web API product aimed at simplifying web scraping and data extraction workflows.
Oxylabs partners with Bellingcat via Project4beta to support open source investigations
Oxylabs announces a partnership with the investigative journalism collective Bellingcat through its Project4beta initiative.
Oxylabs partners with University of Michigan
Oxylabs announced a partnership with the University of Michigan, as detailed on their blog.
Oxylabs publishes AI predictions for 2026
Oxylabs has released a blog post outlining its predictions for AI developments in 2026.
Oxylabs receives investment, signaling continued growth in proxy and data extraction infrastructure
Oxylabs announces it has received an investment, though details on the investor and amount are not disclosed in the excerpt.
Oxylabs unveils redesigned dashboard for proxy and scraping customers
Oxylabs announced a new version of its customer dashboard.
ScraperAPI compares Bright Data alternatives, positioning itself as a replacement for Unlocker and SERP APIs
ScraperAPI published a blog post listing nine Bright Data alternatives for 2026, with each competitor's strengths mapped to specific Bright Data products.
SerpApi achieves ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certification for data privacy management
SerpApi announced it has earned ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certification, a privacy extension to ISO 27001 that demonstrates its commitment to data security and privacy management.
SerpApi announces winners of India Hackathon 2026 with over 700 entries
SerpApi revealed the winners of its India Hackathon 2026, which drew more than 700 submissions across six tracks with support from five community partners.
SerpApi compares 7 rank tracking APIs on price, accuracy, and AI Overview support
SerpApi published a comparison of seven rank tracking APIs, evaluating them on price, accuracy, mobile tracking, and AI Overview support.
SerpApi launches AppTrail, a self-hosted mobile app ranking and AI visibility tracker
SerpApi has introduced AppTrail, an open-source, self-hosted tool for tracking app store rankings and AI search mentions.
SerpApi launches India Hackathon 2026 with over 3 lakh rupees in prizes
SerpApi announced a fully online hackathon for Indian developers, offering over 3 lakh rupees in prizes for projects built using its API.
SerpApi launches OpenClaw plugin for web search and vertical data tools
SerpApi has released a plugin for OpenClaw that integrates its search API with dedicated tools for news, maps, shopping, and flights.
SerpApi surpasses 1.5 million activated user accounts
SerpApi announced it has reached 1.5 million activated user accounts, marking a significant growth milestone for the search engine results API provider.
Zyte blog profiles case study of $70 AI-coded app replacing $5,000 platform
Zyte published a blog post detailing how developer Fran Muñoz used AI coding and specification-driven development to build a production app that replaced a costly platform.
Zyte publishes recap of second Developer Community Meetup with live prompt injection demo and harness-run launch
Zyte released recordings, slides, and a summary of its second Developer Community Meetup, featuring a live prompt injection attack on a price agent, updates on Zyte CDP managed browsers, and the launch of harness-run.