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Anthropic adds dreaming & multiagent tools for Claude
DevOps

Anthropic adds dreaming & multiagent tools for Claude

Anthropic adds dreaming, outcomes and multiagent orchestration to Claude Managed Agents, giving developers new tools for memory, evaluation and scale.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 2 days ago
WaveMaker sees early adoption for agentic AI coding tool
Digital Transformation

WaveMaker sees early adoption for agentic AI coding tool

WaveMaker's agentic AI coding system wins early take-up from retailers, governments and banks as enterprises test architecture-first development.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Cursor names Simon Green APJ President for expansion
Firewalls

Cursor names Simon Green APJ President for expansion

Cursor appoints Simon Green as President for Asia Pacific and Japan to build its Singapore headquarters and drive AI coding expansion.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Iress partners with Thoughtworks on wealth overhaul
Data Analytics

Iress partners with Thoughtworks on wealth overhaul

Iress taps Thoughtworks to modernise its Wealth platform in stages, weaving in more AI and data tools without a risky full replatform.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 3 days ago
GitHub adds moderation tools for open source maintainers
Supply Chain

GitHub adds moderation tools for open source maintainers

GitHub rolls out moderation controls to help open source maintainers curb spam and manage soaring pull request volumes.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Homhero names ex-Shopify executive Wilkowski as CTO in ANZ
Hyperscale

Homhero names ex-Shopify executive Wilkowski as CTO in ANZ

Homhero taps ex-Shopify senior development manager Dominik Wilkowski as Chief Technology Officer to steer expansion and strengthen its platform.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 5 days ago
Prismatic launches Claude Code plugin for integrations
DevOps

Prismatic launches Claude Code plugin for integrations

Prismatic unveils open-source Claude Code plugin to help developers build, deploy and monitor product integrations inside the coding assistant.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 5 days ago
Causal Dynamics Lab launches Cielara Code for AI coding
DevOps

Causal Dynamics Lab launches Cielara Code for AI coding

Causal Dynamics Lab says its new AI coding tool Cielara Code beats Claude Code and Codex by improving how agents locate files in software projects.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • 5 days ago
OpenAI & AWS expand tie-up for enterprise AI tools
Digital Transformation

OpenAI & AWS expand tie-up for enterprise AI tools

OpenAI and AWS widen enterprise AI pact, bringing GPT-5.5, Codex and Bedrock Managed Agents to AWS customers in limited preview.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Dex raises USD $5.3 million seed round led by Notion
Human Capital Management

Dex raises USD $5.3 million seed round led by Notion

Dex, the London-based recruitment technology company, secures USD $5.3 million seed funding to expand its AI talent-matching service into the US.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 6 days ago
Mphasis posts stronger earnings as AI deals drive wins
Digital Transformation

Mphasis posts stronger earnings as AI deals drive wins

Mphasis lifts annual deal wins 68% as AI-led contracts make up 60% of bookings, while fourth-quarter revenue and earnings also improve.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 6 days ago
Survey finds firms deploy AI agents before ready
DevOps

Survey finds firms deploy AI agents before ready

Monte Carlo survey finds 64% of large-enterprise leaders and engineers pushed AI agents into use before readiness, exposing control gaps.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last week
OpenObserve raises USD $10 million for Observability 3.0
Network Infrastructure

OpenObserve raises USD $10 million for Observability 3.0

OpenObserve wins USD $10 million backing to expand its Observability 3.0 platform, adding AI SRE and LLM monitoring for enterprise customers.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last week

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DataVita opens AI job contest with GBP £35,000 salary
Hyperscale

DataVita opens AI job contest with GBP £35,000 salary

DataVita launches OpenClaw Challenge to recruit an AI Solutions team hire via a build test, offering a GBP £35,000 job to the strongest entrant.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago
JFrog unveils Mumbai speaker line-up on AI software risks
DevOps

JFrog unveils Mumbai speaker line-up on AI software risks

JFrog has lined up speakers from GitHub, HDFC Bank and Infosys for its Mumbai event, as Indian firms grapple with AI security and governance.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Waracle acquires Inov8 to boost cloud & AI services
Digital Transformation

Waracle acquires Inov8 to boost cloud & AI services

Waracle chief executive David Tuck said the Edinburgh consultancy's 28-strong team will deepen its cloud, data and AI expertise as turnover tops GBP £2 million.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 5 days ago
AWS North conference returns to Gateshead for second year
DevOps

AWS North conference returns to Gateshead for second year

AWS North conference returns to Gateshead as organisers look to grow regional cloud community after a successful inaugural event.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 6 days ago