Software engineering stories
A Stack Overflow survey finds 84% of developers use AI tools, yet 46% mistrust AI output, highlighting a growing trust gap despite rising adoption.
Drizz raises USD $2.7 million to launch an AI-powered mobile app testing platform, easing QA bottlenecks across the US, Canada, and India.
R Systems partners with Cursor to embed AI in software development, aiming to boost delivery speed by 30% and cut defect density by 25%.
Coralogix donates over 19,000 lines of code to OpenTelemetry, enabling automatic distributed tracing without manual instrumentation for software systems.
Alibaba launches Qwen3-Coder, an open-source AI model designed for efficient code generation, debugging, and complex software workflows worldwide.
Amperity has named Dr Grigori Melnik as Chief Product Officer to drive product innovation and growth in the customer data platform industry worldwide.
Celonis invests in Bloomfilter, enhancing AI-driven process intelligence to improve software development lifecycle efficiency and delivery outcomes.
AWS unveils Kiro, an AI-powered IDE that transforms prototypes into production-ready code with spec-driven development and automated workflows.
GitLab has launched a public beta of its Duo Agent Platform, enabling seamless AI-human collaboration within software development projects for Premium and Ultimate users.
DevOps platforms like Jira and Azure DevOps saw notable surges in outages and security incidents in 2024, causing significant downtime and disruption globally.
Dr John Flackett received an honorary Doctor of Science from Southampton Solent University for three decades of pioneering work in artificial intelligence education and research.
Cognition has acquired Windsurf's core assets post-failed OpenAI and Google deals, reshaping the competitive AI coding tools market in July 2025.
Dynatrace tops Gartner's 2025 observability platform report, ranking first in four of six use cases including AI Engineering and Cost Optimisation.
Experts highlight how asset-centric firms must adopt AI carefully using a Walk, Jog, Run approach to integrate transformation and governance effectively.
Datadog has been named a Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms for the fifth consecutive year, reflecting its strong market position.
Marc Schriftman has been appointed Vice President of Engineering at LeanDNA to drive innovation and expansion in its supply chain platform development.
Endava has opened a new Perth office to support Western Australia's energy, mining, and infrastructure sectors with AI and digital transformation services.
HCF and PALO IT's AI-driven Active Locals app boosts productivity by 86%, connecting Australians for health and wellbeing in just four months' development.
Australian firm Octopus Deploy achieves AUD $120 million annual revenue, serving 4,000+ global clients with advanced software deployment solutions.
Roofbuddy has transformed roofing trades with tech, completing 3,594 orders worth NZD $78.7 million, speeding quotes from 24 days to 24 hours.