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OpenAI expands Daybreak with patching tools & partners
Network Security

OpenAI expands Daybreak with patching tools & partners

The move aims to help defenders turn faster vulnerability discovery into working fixes, as OpenAI broadens access to its cyber tools and partners.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 4 days ago
ANYbotics opens Barcelona AI hub to boost robotics
Robotics

ANYbotics opens Barcelona AI hub to boost robotics

Demand for industrial inspection robots is forcing ANYbotics to expand engineering capacity as it shifts from pilots to wider deployments.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 5 days ago
North Korea IT fraud cell flooded US firms with 167,000 bids
Virtual Private Networks

North Korea IT fraud cell flooded US firms with 167,000 bids

Remote hiring teams face a wider security risk after researchers found North Korean operatives won 76 offers from 166,893 US job applications.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Cast AI integrates MiniMax M3 into Kimchi Coding agent
Hybrid Cloud

Cast AI integrates MiniMax M3 into Kimchi Coding agent

Developers using Kimchi can now route tasks to MiniMax M3, cutting costs and keeping code inside controlled enterprise environments.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Women engineers urge broader view of technical intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

Women engineers urge broader view of technical intelligence

AI and workplace culture are pushing engineers to value curiosity, trust and diverse perspectives alongside coding on International Women in Engineering Day.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Senior developers doubt juniors' AI coding readiness
Generative AI

Senior developers doubt juniors' AI coding readiness

A global survey suggests many junior coders can use AI tools but still struggle to explain their output, worrying employers about future readiness.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Wipro completes METRO cloud migration on Google Cloud
Disaster Recovery

Wipro completes METRO cloud migration on Google Cloud

The wholesaler can now scale core systems faster after leaving its ageing data centres, with automation set to cut manual work across operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
LevelFive launches with fixed-price AI software model
Digital Transformation

LevelFive launches with fixed-price AI software model

Mid-market buyers could get software in eight to 12 weeks as the Newcastle studio bets AI will make fixed-fee delivery viable.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Cast AI adds MiniMax M3 to Kimchi Coding as default model
Private Cloud

Cast AI adds MiniMax M3 to Kimchi Coding as default model

Businesses can now route coding jobs to a lower-cost open-weight model as Cast AI makes Kimchi Coding the first autonomous agent to offer MiniMax M3.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
KnowBe4 names Alex Callihan Chief Technology Officer
Digital Transformation

KnowBe4 names Alex Callihan Chief Technology Officer

The promotion puts KnowBe4's product strategy under an internal engineering veteran as the company expands defences against AI-driven threats and human error.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week
Databricks launches open-source Omnigent for AI agents
DevOps

Databricks launches open-source Omnigent for AI agents

The open-source release gives enterprises a single control layer for fragmented AI agent tools, with governance and cost controls built in.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
DXC strikes global Claude AI alliance with Anthropic
Digital Transformation

DXC strikes global Claude AI alliance with Anthropic

The tie-up could speed AI rollout in banking, aviation and government, as DXC trains tens of thousands of engineers to deploy Claude.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
AI tools widen gap in junior software engineers' skills
Generative AI

AI tools widen gap in junior software engineers' skills

The survey suggests employers now fear junior coders can generate output with AI, yet still struggle to explain or debug their own code.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Banks face AI balancing act as regulation tempers uptake
Data Protection

Banks face AI balancing act as regulation tempers uptake

Australia's banks are steadily increasing their use of artificial intelligence, but regulation and data security fears are tempering adoption.

By David Shilovsky • 4 min read • Last week

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Axiologik hires two principals as AI demand surges
Digital Transformation

Axiologik hires two principals as AI demand surges

The Leeds consultancy is adding 15 AI roles as clients grapple with data and governance hurdles that keep pilots from reaching production.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 5 days ago
Altimetrik rebrands around enterprise AI engineering
Digital Transformation

Altimetrik rebrands around enterprise AI engineering

The rebrand comes as the combined group passes 10,000 practitioners and seeks to win more enterprise work moving AI from trials into operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Undo raises USD $37 million for AI debugging tools
Semiconductors

Undo raises USD $37 million for AI debugging tools

The new funding will help the Cambridge software company speed product development and expand in the US and Europe as AI bugs grow harder to trace.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
N-able opens Bengaluru centre to boost cyber hiring
Data Protection

N-able opens Bengaluru centre to boost cyber hiring

The expansion could lift local headcount by 50% or more by end-2026 as the cyber group taps Bengaluru's scarce security talent.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week