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LocalStack launches public beta for Azure developers
Cloud Security

LocalStack launches public beta for Azure developers

Software teams can now test Azure code locally, cutting provisioning delays, reducing cloud spend and easing security concerns around live credentials.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Today
Contrast Security named leader in IDC DAST assessment
Application Security

Contrast Security named leader in IDC DAST assessment

The ranking should help the application security company bolster its sales pitch as buyers seek clearer proof of exploitable flaws and fewer false alarms.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today
Testlio launches AI copilot for software testing teams
Application Programming Interface

Testlio launches AI copilot for software testing teams

The new tool aims to cut manual coordination in quality assurance, while keeping human approval in place for every AI-generated change.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Yesterday
MathWorks adds new variant, inspection & test tools
Robotics

MathWorks adds new variant, inspection & test tools

The update aims to cut manual verification work for teams building software-defined products, with new testing and inspection tools added.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
CodeRabbit says Opus 5.5 beats baseline on bug review
Artificial Intelligence

CodeRabbit says Opus 5.5 beats baseline on bug review

The model caught more bugs than CodeRabbit's production baseline, but the gains came with more comments and higher token use.

By Raphael Veloso • 3 min read • This month
DataCebo launches SDV 2.0 for synthetic enterprise data
Data Protection

DataCebo launches SDV 2.0 for synthetic enterprise data

Keeping customer and transaction data in-house, the software aims to cut the need for copied databases as firms train AI models.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • This month
LocalStack acquires WonderTwin AI to boost local testing
Software-as-a-Service

LocalStack acquires WonderTwin AI to boost local testing

Teams testing software integrations could soon avoid live APIs and shared sandboxes, as LocalStack adds WonderTwin AI's application emulators.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • This month
StackHawk launches Wingman to fix flaws in AI coding
Cloud Security

StackHawk launches Wingman to fix flaws in AI coding

The tool aims to close security gaps left by AI-written code before vulnerabilities reach security backlogs or pull requests.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
AI coding tools shift developers towards review work
DevOps

AI coding tools shift developers towards review work

Software teams are spending more on review and debugging as AI now writes at least half the code for 42% of developers, a survey found.

By Raphael Veloso • 5 min read • Last month
Avalara launches AI tool for enterprise system links
Software-as-a-Service

Avalara launches AI tool for enterprise system links

Integration projects could be completed in days rather than weeks as specialised AI agents automate connector build and testing for Avalara customers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Amazon Web Services adds cross-account EBS volume copies
Data Protection

Amazon Web Services adds cross-account EBS volume copies

Customers can now refresh test environments with recent production data in separate AWS accounts while keeping control of encryption and audit trails.

By Raphael Veloso • 3 min read • Last month
UiPath adds governance & data controls to AI platform
Data Protection

UiPath adds governance & data controls to AI platform

Enterprises adopting AI agents are getting tighter oversight and data boundaries as UiPath expands controls across automation, integration and deployment.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last month
Datadog launches tools to monitor & test user journeys
DevOps

Datadog launches tools to monitor & test user journeys

The new tools aim to help teams spot when customers fail to complete checkout, sign-in or onboarding, despite healthy system metrics.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month

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Cambrionix taps Intralink for India expansion push
Data Protection

Cambrionix taps Intralink for India expansion push

The expansion gives the Cambridge company a local team in a market seen as vital for software testing and used-device processing.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month
First Orion cuts mobile release cycles by up to 40%
Artificial Intelligence

First Orion cuts mobile release cycles by up to 40%

The shift freed 35% of engineering and quality assurance capacity while improving telecom release cycles and cutting device-spend by more than 10%.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
US IT leaders struggle to test faster cloud updates
Digital Transformation

US IT leaders struggle to test faster cloud updates

Three-quarters of US enterprise IT leaders say business-critical updates are arriving faster than they can test them, raising continuity risks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
US firms struggle to keep up with software testing
Software-as-a-Service

US firms struggle to keep up with software testing

Rising cloud update cycles are leaving many enterprise IT teams unable to verify critical software changes before they hit operations.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month
Edinburgh Napier & Approov boost smartphone security
Data Protection

Edinburgh Napier & Approov boost smartphone security

Smartphone apps used for banking and workplace access will face tougher defences as the partners recruit two cybersecurity researchers for a 30-month project.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month