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CodeRabbit launches Slack agent for engineering teams
Unified Communications

CodeRabbit launches Slack agent for engineering teams

CodeRabbit brings its AI engineering assistant into Slack, aiming to keep planning, coding and deployment decisions in one shared workflow.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last week
Cogna appoints former Amazon AI leader Sam Ng as CTO
Digital Transformation

Cogna appoints former Amazon AI leader Sam Ng as CTO

Cogna taps former Amazon AI engineering leader Sam Ng as Chief Technology Officer to steer its platform as it expands beyond its core markets.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
AI code still needs production debugging, report finds
DevOps

AI code still needs production debugging, report finds

Lightrun report finds 43% of AI-generated code still needs manual debugging in production, with SRE and DevOps leaders citing major visibility gaps.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • This month
Twilio survey finds conversational AI adoption gap widens
Unified Communications

Twilio survey finds conversational AI adoption gap widens

Twilio survey shows conversational AI is moving from pilots to live use, with current adopters reporting stronger governance confidence and clearer business gains.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • This month
OpenAI launches GPT-5.3-Codex as faster coding agent
DevOps

OpenAI launches GPT-5.3-Codex as faster coding agent

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.3-Codex, a faster coding agent that extends Codex into a supervised, general computer-use and cybersecurity tool.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Goertzel & Lanier clash over AI autonomy & control
Crypto

Goertzel & Lanier clash over AI autonomy & control

Ben Goertzel and Jaron Lanier clash over whether increasingly autonomous AI deserves moral standing or must always remain under human control.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Replit brings app-building tools directly into ChatGPT
Low code & No code

Replit brings app-building tools directly into ChatGPT

Replit's new ChatGPT integration lets users build, preview and refine live apps directly in the chat window, streamlining software creation.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025
StorMagic & SNUC launch AI-ready edge infrastructure appliances
Manufacturing

StorMagic & SNUC launch AI-ready edge infrastructure appliances

StorMagic and SNUC launch AI-ready edge infrastructure appliances, combining rugged servers with SvHCI software for easy, flexible deployment worldwide.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Sep 2025
Vertiv launches scalable OneCore solution for high-density data centres
Platform-as-a-Service

Vertiv launches scalable OneCore solution for high-density data centres

Vertiv launches OneCore, a scalable, prefabricated infrastructure system to speed up high-density data centre deployment globally for AI and HPC.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Aug 2025
EY & ACCA urge trustworthy AI with robust assessment frameworks
Risk & Compliance

EY & ACCA urge trustworthy AI with robust assessment frameworks

EY and ACCA urge firms and policymakers to adopt robust AI assessment frameworks to enhance trust and ensure ethical, compliant AI deployment worldwide.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 5th Aug 2025
Helix 2.0 slashes enterprise AI deployment to eight weeks
Virtualisation

Helix 2.0 slashes enterprise AI deployment to eight weeks

HelixML launches Helix 2.0, enabling enterprises to deploy AI agents on private infrastructure in just eight weeks, cutting costs by up to 75%.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 5th Aug 2025
AI deployment creates new cybersecurity risks, warns report
Risk & Compliance

AI deployment creates new cybersecurity risks, warns report

Trend Micro warns that rapid AI deployment is exposing critical cybersecurity risks, with thousands of servers vulnerable to attacks due to unpatched and unsecured components.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jul 2025
Open-source AutoML eases edge AI deployment for developers
Edge Computing

Open-source AutoML eases edge AI deployment for developers

Analog Devices and Antmicro launch AutoML for Embedded, an open-source VS Code plugin to simplify AI deployment on resource-limited edge devices.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Jul 2025
hi-tequity slashes data centre deployment to just nine months
Hyperscale

hi-tequity slashes data centre deployment to just nine months

hi-tequity cuts data centre deployment from 24-42 months to just nine, targeting power-constrained markets with prefabricated infrastructure and secured power.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Jun 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Sharp unveils EC Series COB direct-view LED displays
Digital Signage

Sharp unveils EC Series COB direct-view LED displays

Sharp Canada launches EC Series COB LED displays, promising lower energy use, tougher surfaces and faster installs for large indoor walls.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Glik's deploys Aptos tech to transform stores & unify commerce
Customer Relationship Management

Glik's deploys Aptos tech to transform stores & unify commerce

Glik's is set to transform its 70+ US stores and online channels by adopting Aptos' unified commerce tech for a seamless shopping experience.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 8th Oct 2025
Ark to invest GBP £7.5 billion in UK's first NVIDIA Blackwell AI hub
DataCentre infrastructure

Ark to invest GBP £7.5 billion in UK's first NVIDIA Blackwell AI hub

Ark Data Centres and Nebius to launch UK's first NVIDIA Blackwell AI hub with GBP £7.5 billion investment, boosting local AI compute and innovation.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Jun 2025
Multiverse Computing launches CompactifAI API for AWS model compression
Platform-as-a-Service

Multiverse Computing launches CompactifAI API for AWS model compression

Multiverse Computing has launched its CompactifAI API on AWS, enabling efficient compression and deployment of large AI models to reduce costs and boost scalability.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Jun 2025