Software engineering stories - Page 17

New Relic integrates its AI observability platform with GitHub Copilot to speed up software development and enhance application reliability for enterprises.

Azul and JetBrains have teamed up to boost the runtime performance and scalability of Kotlin applications on the JVM, enhancing efficiency for developers.

Perforce Software launches Perforce Intelligence, an AI-driven tool to boost DevOps efficiency, security and testing, promising 50% time savings and 20% more coverage.

Gemini Code Assist, powered by Gemini 2.5, is now generally available, enhancing coding with customisation and boosting developers' task success by 2.5 times.

Google launches version 1.0.0 of its Python Agent Development Kit and unveils new tools to simplify intelligent agent creation and management.

Google Labs has launched Jules, an AI coding agent in public beta, offering asynchronous, secure code management with GitHub integration globally.

Plainsight launches OpenFilter, an open source platform under Apache 2.0 licence to simplify and scale production-grade computer vision AI applications.

Datadog has launched two AI foundation models, Toto and BOOM, for advanced anomaly detection in observability, available now as open-source tools.

Cognite appoints Geir Engdahl as CTO of AI and James Sirota as Global Head of Engineering to drive its AI-first strategy in industrial sectors.

Hyland appoints Michael Campbell as Chief Product Officer to lead cloud, AI, and content management innovations, leveraging his 20+ years in enterprise software.

Cisco partners with OpenAI as an early design collaborator for Codex, an AI coding tool aimed at boosting software innovation and productivity globally.

GitLab launches GitLab 18 with AI-native features, boosting DevOps, security, and compliance for Premium and Ultimate users at no extra cost.

GitHub's Sharryn Napier highlights how agentic AI is transforming developers into orchestrators, boosting productivity and happiness globally.

Hyland appoints Tim McIntire as CTO to steer global engineering and enhance AI, cloud, and automation across its product suite.

Datadog has acquired experimentation platform Eppo, aiming to unify feature flagging and analytics in its Product Analytics Suite to boost product insights.

Avocado Consulting appoints AI expert Abitha Arunachalam as Test Automation Practice Lead to enhance AI-driven software testing across Australia.

GitHub Copilot has exceeded 15 million users, growing rapidly as Microsoft advances its AI tools in software development and cloud services.

Agentic AI, vital for platform engineering, remains underutilised in Australian enterprises despite its potential to boost code quality and team productivity.

Thoughtworks has aided carsales in Australia to boost engineering and launch an AI-powered car recommendation tool, enhancing customer experience and delivery speed.

Research finds that 56% of organisations face costly software risks due to mismatches between documented architecture and production reality amid growing AI-driven development.