
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

OpenAI acquires Windsurf for $3 billion
ChatGPT creator OpenAI has reached an agreement to acquire startup Windsurf for approximately $3 billion, acc...

Children with autism treated months earlier thanks to process automation
In the United States, one in 31 children is diagnosed with autism. Thanks to a collaboration between Acclaim ...

Mobile app users expect performance, privacy, and AI
Companies risk damaging their brand image if mobile apps do not perform as users expect. Research by Instabug...

Microsoft prepares Azure AI Foundry for integration with Grok AI
Microsoft is preparing to host the Grok AI model from xAI, Elon Musk's AI company, within its Azure AI Foundr...

Judge limits Musk’s charges against OpenAI
A judge has partially limited the charges in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI. Musk claims OpenAI violated ...

Microsoft releases small but powerful Phi-4 AI models
Microsoft is launching three new advanced small language models as an extension of the Phi series. These mode...

Windows 11 is finally catching up with Windows 10
It has taken years, but the adoption of Windows 11 is finally approaching that of Windows 10. Last March, the...

Azure growth boosts profits for Microsoft
Microsoft has presented strong quarterly figures. This led to a share price increase of more than 7% in tradi...

Lightweight Windows 11 version finally gets an update
Microsoft has released a new version of Validation OS. This is a specialized and lightweight version of Windo...

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...