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OpenAI launches GPT-5.6 models with new coding push
Large Language Models

OpenAI launches GPT-5.6 models with new coding push

Businesses could see faster, cheaper AI coding and office workflows as OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.6 with stronger safeguards.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work for workplace automation
Customer Relationship Management

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work for workplace automation

More than 5 million Codex users could now hand hours-long office tasks to a new agent that drafts documents, spreadsheets and slide decks.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
Google adds GPU & TPU support to GKE Autopilot
Private Cloud

Google adds GPU & TPU support to GKE Autopilot

Developers can now run accelerator-heavy AI workloads on managed GKE Autopilot without handling node setup or low-level network allocation.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
NVIDIA & LangChain launch open stack for AI agents
Hybrid Cloud

NVIDIA & LangChain launch open stack for AI agents

Businesses can now build AI agents more cheaply, as the open stack matches top closed models on one benchmark while cutting run costs sharply.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
NCC Group maps security gaps across AI coding agents
Application Security

NCC Group maps security gaps across AI coding agents

Weak default safeguards and uneven sandboxing could leave developers exposed to command execution before workspace trust is granted.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
NVIDIA & Hugging Face add robotics tools to LeRobot
Robotics

NVIDIA & Hugging Face add robotics tools to LeRobot

Developers could cut robot training and data-collection costs as the pair link models, teleoperation and shared workflows in one open-source library.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Robbyant open-sources robot model for multiple types
Manufacturing

Robbyant open-sources robot model for multiple types

The model could cut retraining costs for factories and warehouses by controlling different robot types with one system, Robbyant said.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Google Cloud revives AI agent roadshow for Cloud Run
DevOps

Google Cloud revives AI agent roadshow for Cloud Run

Demand for production-ready AI agents is pushing Google to reframe Cloud Run as a platform for long-running, data-driven workloads.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Sber launches GigaChat 3.5 Ultra as open source AI
Digital Transformation

Sber launches GigaChat 3.5 Ultra as open source AI

Developers can now access a smaller Russian-made model aimed at coding and long-document analysis, as Sber opens GigaChat 3.5 Ultra free.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
AWS adds Claude Sonnet 5 as it trims older services
Platform-as-a-Service

AWS adds Claude Sonnet 5 as it trims older services

New cloud features and lifecycle cuts could reshape AWS customers' AI and operations plans as older services head towards maintenance or sunset.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
Google previews Android Halo for AI agents on Android
Data Protection

Google previews Android Halo for AI agents on Android

Android 17 users will get a status bar space to track AI tasks and reply in place, as Google expands its operating-system AI push.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
Google unveils Gemini 3.5 Live Translate & Android 17
Phishing

Google unveils Gemini 3.5 Live Translate & Android 17

Android users will get new security and multitasking tools first, as Google rolls out Gemini 3.5 Live Translate and other updates.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
Google outlines runtime schema checks for AI agents
DevOps

Google outlines runtime schema checks for AI agents

The approach could cut token use and errors as developers build more complex multi-agent workflows with changing schemas.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Google disrupts NetNut proxy network in FBI operation
Malware

Google disrupts NetNut proxy network in FBI operation

Millions of consumer devices were pulled into a botnet used for hacking and espionage, prompting Google to disable apps and accounts.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

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Userware adds WPF-to-web migration tools in XAML.io
Digital Transformation

Userware adds WPF-to-web migration tools in XAML.io

Organisations with legacy desktop apps can now test browser migration in XAML.io, which analyses WPF code and flags web blockers automatically.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Rokky launches free Steam key checker for publishers
Gaming

Rokky launches free Steam key checker for publishers

Publishers can now trace unused Steam keys by batch and partner, helping curb grey-market resale and ease reallocation limits.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Vercel signs Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One deal
Software-as-a-Service

Vercel signs Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One deal

The partnership gives Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS a new digital platforms partner as Formula One teams court technology firms for more than logo space.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month