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
EU Commission targets Meta’s blockade of rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp
WhatsApp needs a technical overhaul if the European Commission has its way. Although Meta already offers acce...
Toyota drives development of open source game engine
Japanese manufacturing conglomerate Toyotais developing an open source gaming engine. The technology is said ...
Microsoft warns about the end of Exchange Web Services
Starting in October 2026, Microsoft will roll out a phased plan to phase out Exchange Web Services (EWS) in E...
Atlassian’s cloud growth slows down and puts pressure on share price
Atlassian's share price took a hit, even though the company clearly outperformed analysts' expectations. Inve...
OpenAI launches Frontier for building and managing AI agents
OpenAI introduces the Frontier platform, which allows companies to build, deploy, and manage AI agents. It ai...
AI coding tools hinder skill development, research shows
Developers using AI assistance scored 17 percent lower on skill tests than those coding manually, according t...
Multi-agent systems set to dominate IT environments in 2026
The image of slow or hesitant AI adoption among enterprises is persistent. Setting up AI systems requires a l...
Airrived introduces the ‘Agentic OS’. What does that mean?
Airrived, a startup promoting the 'agentic OS', is emerging from stealth following a successful funding round...
IFS gives industrial AI ecosystem leg up through partnerships
Physical AI becomes part of industrial AI
Anthropic expands Cowork with plug-ins for broader deployment
Anthropic has expanded Cowork with plug-in functionality designed to make the platform more attractive to bus...