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Autonomous AI agents only work with the right ingredients
AI agents currently catch a lot of attention. They promise to handle many repetitive tasks autonomously and w...
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
New Windows 11 build brings new Microsoft 365 widget and many fixes
Microsoft rolled out a new Windows 11 Insider preview build (22000.168) for those in the Dev and Beta channel...
Apple loosens restrictions on App developers
Developers will now be able to communicate with their customers about direct purchase options. This week A...
Zendesk acquires Portuguese startup Cleverly for customer service
Zendesk is on track to gain even more customer service capabilities and announced the acquisition of Cleverly...
Hybrid work forms the backbone of Salesforce’s earnings forecast
After exceeding expectations for earnings in the May-July period, Salesforce signalled that the shift to hybr...
Microsoft no longer supports Android Office apps on Chromebooks
Microsoft will discontinue support for its native Android Office apps on Chromebooks starting September. The ...
RingCentral adds new features to facilitate hybrid work
The company is introducing new features to improve its unified communications platform. This week, RingCen...
Google’s AI-powered Smart Reply simplifies collaboration on Docs
Google’s new AI-powered Smart Reply for Docs makes it easier for users to send commonly used phrases and se...
Some Windows 11 Insiders are unable to move to the Beta channel
Microsoft recently warned Windows 11 Insiders that it will start pushing out less stable and more experimenta...
Microsoft to bump Office 365 business subscription fees in 2022
Microsoft said it is increasing prices for some of its commercial subscriptions Microsoft 365 and Office 365 ...
The new 21H2 and 21H1 previews for Windows 10 are here
Microsoft has released Windows 10 previews for version 21H1 and version 21H2. The releases come ahead of Sept...