
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

Google adds account synchronisation to its 2FA authenticator app
The update aims to help users recover their credentials if a device is lost or stolen. This week Google an...

Silver Lake to buy Software AG for $2.42 billion
Private-equity firm Silver Lake has made a bold move in acquiring German business software developer Software...

Google integrates DeepMind and Brain teams, creating Google DeepMind
The move aims to consolidate Google's artificial intelligence (AI) research divisions and keep pace with othe...

Salesforce announces an expansion of its generative AI capabilities
The company is adding features for its Einstein GPT general-purpose AI assistant. The new features enable it ...

‘Microsoft working on AI processor for training large models’
Microsoft is working on its own AI processor for training large models. This is what sources tell tech site T...

March 2023 most prolific month for ransomware attacks
With a staggering 459 attacks, the increase in ransomware activity is up 91% from the previous month and a wh...

Reddit wants AI companies to pay for API
Access to the Reddit API will no longer be free for commercial use. The company wants developers of generativ...

Adobe adds generative AI to its Creative Cloud platform
The company is bringing its Firefly generative AI tools to Creative Cloud apps like Premiere Pro. This wee...

Samsung may swap Google Search for AI-powered Bing on its devices
Microsoft's Bing, the once-forgotten search engine, is causing a stir with a potential comeback that could le...

Windows 10 and Windows 11 end-of-life dates
The lifecycle of the Windows operating system is a lot shorter these days than for previous versions. Windows...