Applications
Everyone uses applications on a daily basis. Building, integrating and running them requires quite a bit from people and systems. Application development has recently undergone a huge metamorphosis. In particular, the emergence of cloud-native application development has caused fundamental changes. AI, especially GenAI, has also caused a major shift. Finally, the world’s largest OS, Microsoft Windows, also makes regular appearances on this page. You will stay up to date on all relevant application developments here.
Timeline
Atlassian CTO on realistic AI: Rovo, data privacy and adoption
Organizations don't benefit from AI yet: how can they change that?
New SUSE Linux release zeroes in on agentic AI
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16 is primarily focused on agentic AI. Built-in support for MCP and a 16-year su...
Automattic accuses WP Engine of misleading practices (update)
Update October 28: In an official statement to Techzine, a WP Engine spokesperson stated the following: “WP...
ChatGPT gets PayPal payment option, what does this mean?
OpenAI continues to explore
SAP makes billion-dollar bid for BlackLine
In June, SAP made a $4.5 billion (€3.9 billion) bid for accounting platform BlackLine, but was rejected. Th...
Perforce: Software development copilots are a shift-up
Jake Hookom, EVP of product at DevOps and version control company Perforce says he has been studying the rise...
Major Microsoft Copilot Fall update: what’s interesting?
Microsoft has announced the Fall 2025 Update for Copilot, featuring 12 new features. The AI assistant is set ...
Nadella positions Microsoft as the AI do-it-all company
In his annual letter to Microsoft staff, investors and customers, Satya Nadella predictably zeroes in on AI. ...
Meta cuts hundreds of jobs in AI department
Meta is once again undergoing a major reorganization within its artificial intelligence department. Approxima...
Spotify Portal aims to rock it with developers
Music, podcast and audiobook business Spotify wants to be regarded as a platform company that software applic...