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Snowflake expands AI tools for business users & developers
Manufacturing

Snowflake expands AI tools for business users & developers

The updates aim to help companies turn internal data into AI-driven workflows while keeping business controls and governance in place.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026
Snowflake expands AI tools for business users & developers
Unified Communications

Snowflake expands AI tools for business users & developers

More than 9,100 customers already use Snowflake's AI products weekly, as new tools aim to move corporate pilots into everyday workflows.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026
PyTorch Foundation adds Helion for portable AI kernels
Edge Computing

PyTorch Foundation adds Helion for portable AI kernels

Developers could write one kernel and run it across more chips as the open source project shifts AI work away from hardware-specific code.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Apr 2026
Teradata named to Constellation hybrid data shortlist
Private Cloud

Teradata named to Constellation hybrid data shortlist

The shortlist may bolster Teradata’s pitch to large firms balancing AI adoption, governance and performance across on-premises and cloud systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
AppOmni adds Heisenberg mode after LiteLLM supply attack
Virtualisation

AppOmni adds Heisenberg mode after LiteLLM supply attack

The malicious packages could leave build systems and Kubernetes clusters exposed, prompting checks across CI/CD pipelines and AI frameworks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
OpenAI buys Astral to bolster Codex developer tools
Data Science

OpenAI buys Astral to bolster Codex developer tools

OpenAI is buying Python tooling specialist Astral to fold its uv, Ruff and ty projects into Codex and deepen ties to developers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Sat, 21st Mar 2026
OpenAI launches Codex desktop app for Windows devs
DevOps

OpenAI launches Codex desktop app for Windows devs

OpenAI brings its Codex desktop app to Windows, targeting the nearly half of professional developers who use the platform daily.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Chainguard extends secure libraries to Python, Java, JS
Space

Chainguard extends secure libraries to Python, Java, JS

Chainguard expands its rebuilt-from-source Libraries to Python, Java and JavaScript, targeting malware risks in AI-driven software supply chains.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Red Hat unveils AI Enterprise platform with Nvidia tie-up
Virtualisation

Red Hat unveils AI Enterprise platform with Nvidia tie-up

Red Hat launches AI Enterprise and AI 3.3, deepening its Nvidia tie-up to target production-grade, hybrid cloud agentic AI at scale.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
ActiveState unveils 79m-strong secure open source catalogue
DevOps

ActiveState unveils 79m-strong secure open source catalogue

ActiveState launches a 79m-component secure open source catalogue to centralise software supply chains and cut enterprise vulnerability risk.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Human skills top workplace learning priorities for 2026
Unified Communications

Human skills top workplace learning priorities for 2026

Leadership and communication top 2026 workplace learning as employees prioritise human and business skills alongside rising AI adoption.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Sun, 15th Feb 2026
Constructive unveils secure-by-default Postgres platform
Virtualisation

Constructive unveils secure-by-default Postgres platform

Constructive launches secure-by-default Postgres platform to hardwire Row-Level Security and permissions into databases from creation.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Sat, 7th Feb 2026
Developers' AI agents pose rising software supply risks
Data Protection

Developers' AI agents pose rising software supply risks

Developers granting AI agents broad, unsupervised access to code and systems are creating new software supply chain and data exposure risks.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
GitHub Copilot surges as Agent HQ targets AI ecosystem
Unified Communications

GitHub Copilot surges as Agent HQ targets AI ecosystem

GitHub Copilot tops 4.7m paid users as GitHub pitches Agent HQ as the central hub for multi-vendor coding agents across its platform.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
GitHub unveils Copilot SDK to power AI agent workflows
DevOps

GitHub unveils Copilot SDK to power AI agent workflows

GitHub launches a Copilot SDK in technical preview, letting developers embed AI agent workflows into apps without building orchestration.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Google unveils open UCP standard for AI-driven shopping
Customer Experience

Google unveils open UCP standard for AI-driven shopping

Google has launched an open Universal Commerce Protocol to standardise AI shopping flows across search, apps, merchants and payments.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 20th Jan 2026

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Tech roles top UK pay league as AI skills fuel rises
Artificial Intelligence

Tech roles top UK pay league as AI skills fuel rises

Tech roles keep topping UK pay charts as AI skills drive a 9% rise in median salaries to GBP £48,595, outpacing wider wage growth.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026