IBM hosted its annual conference, THINK, this week, and at the event it unveiled its current strategy and vision around AI, along with several innovations to back it up. One of the points CEO Arvind Krishna touched on in his opening keynote is the desire to invest in and contribute to the open-source AI community. … continue reading
At Microsoft Build, Microsoft unveiled updates across the .NET ecosystem, including AI innovations, new features for cloud-native development, general availability of .NET Aspire, and more capabilities in the upcoming .NET 9. Microsoft and OpenAI’s ongoing partnership has resulted in the creation of an official OpenAI .NET library, which will be available in a few weeks. … continue reading
The software testing company Parasoft has announced new updates for API, microservices, and accessibility testing. For API testing, the company is using AI to offer auto-parameterization of API scenario tests generated by the OpenAI integration. According to Parasoft, this update will streamline the process of developing test scenarios that validate data flow. In the realm … continue reading
The feature flag company LaunchDarkly has announced a number of new additions to its platform that will help developers “ship at the speed of now.” These announcements were unveiled at LaunchDarkly’s annual user conference, Galaxy ‘24, happening today and tomorrow in San Francisco. First, the company announced several user experience updates, such as improved navigation, … continue reading
Microsoft’s annual developer conference, Microsoft Build, kicked off today in Seattle, WA. This year, the theme of the announcements is improving developer productivity with AI. Today’s announcements build on yesterday’s announcement of Copilot+ PCs, which is a new generation of Windows computers designed for AI. Copilot+ PCs are capable of over 40 trillion operations per … continue reading
Komprise, a company that provides management capabilities for unstructured data, has announced the release of a new service that will enable companies to more easily integrate their data with AI services. According to Komprise, two of the biggest challenges to incorporating AI are discovering and feeding the right data and enriching data sets for AI, … continue reading
Coursera and Microsoft are partnering to offer four new Professional Certificate courses designed for entry-level tech job seekers. The four courses include: IT Support Specialist Professional Certificate, which teaches IT support skills, such as data backup, cloud computing, and mobile device management Cloud Support Associate Professional Certificate, which teaches skills in Microsoft Azure solutions and … continue reading
GitLab has announced the latest version of its platform. GitLab 17 introduces new features such as GitLab Duo Enterprise, a new CI/CD catalog, and Native Secrets Manager. GitLab Duo Enterprise is a new AI add-on that builds on the capabilities of GitLab Duo Pro. It can be used to detect and fix security issues, summarize … continue reading
Flow-IPC is an open-source project created by Akamai to enable developers to instantly make in-memory transfers of data, images, and videos between different applications. Inter-process communication (IPC) allows different programs to communicate and share data with each other, and it is crucial for distributed low-latency applications. According to Yuri Goldfeld, senior principal software engineer at … continue reading
Google has announced the Home APIs to enable developers to create experiences for Google Home devices. The Home APIs provide access to over 600 million devices, Matter devices and infrastructure, and a Google intelligence-powered automation engine. “The home offers a unique opportunity for developers to create seamless and deeper relationships with users, but developing for … continue reading
The Android development team has announced the second beta of Android 15, which is now available on more devices besides just Pixels, including those from Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, Nothing, OnePlus, OPPO, Realme, Sharp, Tecno, vivo, and Xiaomi. Android 15 will also support 16 KB page sizes (in addition to the standard 4 KB), which may … continue reading
JetBrains has announced that its test automation IDE, Aqua, is now generally available. Aqua makes it easy for testers to create automated tests for UIs, APIs, and other areas of an application. Like other JetBrains IDEs, it offers code completion and code refactoring capabilities. According to JetBrains, Aqua supports every aspect of test automation, including … continue reading
