IT spending rises as banks balance legacy and innovation
Monday, April 13, 2026 by Russ Scritchfield
Financial institutions face rising IT budgets as they balance innovation, legacy and regulation, says Celent, a GlobalData company. Firms across banking, insurance, and capital markets are preparing for a year of measured technology investment, where the need to modernize core platforms meets the urgency to scale artificial intelligence and reinforce data governance. Wi...
Accelerating corporate ai investment returns
Monday, March 30, 2026 by Russ Scritchfield
AI investments across industries struggle to pay off. Record spending on artificial intelligence has yet to translate into record earnings impact. Global enterprise budgets for AI are surging past three hundred billion dollars, generative models command attention, and board agendas are crowded with AI priorities. Yet many leadership teams still wrestle with a basic ques...
UK Fintech Platform Enviromates Connects Projects Brands and Consumers
Thursday, March 26, 2026 by Trey Abbe
UK startup Enviromates launches platform connecting environmental projects, brands and consumers. From its base in London, Enviromates.earth introduces a fintech platform built to make environmental participation easier to start, easier to trust, and easier to repeat. Co founded by 21 year old Mia Roberts together with Simon Roberts, the company is presenting a practica...
Foresight Secures $25M to Bridge Infrastructure Execution Gap
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 by Richard Harris
Foresight, the AI powered project delivery platform for large scale infrastructure, announced a Series A financing of 25 million United States dollars led by Macquarie Capital Venture Capital, with participation from seed investor Creandum, ISAI Build from the Bouygues group managed by ISAI, i2bf Global Ventures, and Somersault Ventures. The company will use the capital...
UNESCO AI initiatives driving sustainable development in Africa
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 by Trey Abbe
Artificial intelligence in Africa is often framed through big promises and global headlines, but the most important work is happening at a much more practical level. Across the continent, developers, educators, and institutions are focusing on what actually makes systems useful: reliable data, resilient infrastructure, and tools that fit local constraints. This is not a...
What can you build with ChatGPT in 48 hours
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 by Adam Shea
A fundamental shift is underway in how users discover and interact with brands and their digital experiences, driven by advances in AI and conversational interfaces. In October 2025, that shift showed up clearly at OpenAI DevDay with the introduction of the Apps SDK.
Much like the launch of the App Store reshaped mobile computing, ChatGPT apps point to a new pa...
DeFi confidence grows with experience as users look toward 2026
Thursday, February 26, 2026 by Brittany Hainzinger
Sentiment among DeFi users remains positive heading into 2026, with 72% of respondents globally expressing optimism about the sector’s future. U.S. users reported one of the highest confidence levels at 83%, while sentiment across Asian markets was comparatively more muted, with respondents in Singapore (64%), Taiwan (63%) and in Hong Kong (56%), according to a su...
What's in Store for Open Source in 2026
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 by Mike Milinkovich
As 2025 draws to a close, many of us find ourselves reflecting on a year of remarkable change and looking ahead to what lies beyond the horizon. The end of the year often brings a mix of reflection and anticipation, a time when the open source ecosystem pauses to take stock and to imagine what the next chapter might bring.
In that spirit, I'd like to share a few ...
Litera sets new standard for legal AI adoption
Saturday, January 10, 2026 by Brittany Hainzinger
Litera announced a record-breaking year for AI adoption among law firms and corporate legal customers worldwide. Litera One, the AI drafting portfolio native to Microsoft 365, its newer agentic assistant Lito, and AI workflow platform Kira saw monthly active users surge tenfold since spring 2025 and thousands of new agentic skills completed, validating the company&...
HPU takes first place in 2025 International Collegiate Programming Con
Friday, January 9, 2026 by Brittany Hainzinger
Hawai‘i Pacific University has again demonstrated a quiet consistency that rarely draws attention to itself until the results are tallied. At the 2025 International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), Pacific Northwest Region, HPU secured first place in Hawai‘i in Division I, the contest’s most advanced tier. It is a familiar outcome, but not a rout...
How AI will reshape games, talent, and growth in 2026
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 by Austin Harris
How AI will reshape games, talent, and growth in 2026
Looking ahead to 2026, the future of games will be shaped by a fundamental shift in how companies operate: how they scale creativity, empower talent, and engage players in real-time. AI is no longer a point solution, but the connective layer redefining marketing, organizational design, and player experience. Toget...
National App Day 2025: Industry leaders weigh in on app economy
Friday, December 12, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
With National App Day now behind us (December 11th), it’s a timely opportunity to reflect on the role applications continue to play in today’s workplace. Leaders from OutSystems, Xerox, and Appfire share their perspectives on how apps are shaping modern work - and what organizations can expect as app-driven productivity moves into its next chapter.
Nation...
Tebex Predictions for 2026
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 by Austin Harris
2025’s fight for developer choice and fair platform fees brought us a turning point in digital monetization: Google’s settlement allowed lower Play Store fees but also opened the door to rival third-party app stores on Android. This set a precedent that will create lasting momentum that snowballs into 2026, where alternative payment systems will continue to ...
Safe c plus plus proposal abandoned after community pushback
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
In the ever-evolving landscape of software development, a significant effort to overhaul the C++ programming language for enhanced safety has come to an abrupt halt. The Safe C++ proposal, which sought to introduce a memory-safe subset of the language inspired by the guarantees found in newer languages like Rust, has been abandoned by its lead author. This development o...
Box CEO Aaron Levie states AI is changing SaaS landscape
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
Enterprise software is undergoing a structural transformation as artificial intelligence becomes a foundational part of how platforms operate and deliver value. Box CEO Aaron Levie described how AI’s growing role in enterprise workflows is redefining how organizations manage data, automation, and decision-making.
Levie explained that unstructured data - such as...
Legacy code unlocked by corestory ai platform
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 by Richard Harris
Enterprises across various industries are contending with a significant and growing challenge: aging legacy codebases that are critical to their operations but hinder future innovation. These systems, often written in languages like COBOL, C, and Java, can be brittle, poorly documented, and a major roadblock to modernization efforts. Organizations looking to digitally t...
On device AI for seamless offline experiences with embeddinggemma
Thursday, October 30, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
Google has unveiled EmbeddingGemma, an advanced open embedding model designed to bring sophisticated artificial intelligence capabilities directly to user devices, operating entirely offline. Part of Google’s open Gemma family, this innovative model is engineered to transform how phones, laptops, and desktops handle complex AI tasks, emphasizing user privacy and o...
MicroFactory raises 1.5M to scale manufacturing robot
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
MicroFactory, a San Francisco-based robotics startup, has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding to expand its general-purpose robotic system for desktop manufacturing tasks. The funding round included investors such as Clement Delangue, founder of Hugging Face, and Naval Ravikant, an early investor in Uber and Twitter. With this capital, MicroFactory’s post-mone...
Rizon launches stablecoin app
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
Rizon, a fintech startup founded by Lithuanian entrepreneurs Ignas Survila and Laurynas Jokubaitis, has introduced a stablecoin app designed to simplify the use of digital dollars worldwide. The app, which is available in 110 countries, enables users to spend USDC and USDT through Visa-backed payment cards, Apple Pay, and ATMs while maintaining a non-custodial architect...
uRoutine prepares to roll out AI-Powered social productivity platform
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
uRoutine, a productivity-focused social network platform, has secured £555,000 in seed funding to support the development and rollout of its AI-assisted app. The investment, raised in approximately three weeks, came largely from angel investors connected to the founders’ earlier venture, PushFar. The new funds will be used to build product features, expand m...
Nvidia results highlight AI's strength as stocks hit records
Monday, October 20, 2025 by Austin Harris
Nvidia has reported earnings and revenues that exceeded analysts’ expectations, with sales guidance of $54 billion for the current quarter. The results underscore the ongoing expansion of infrastructure driven by artificial intelligence, as demand for AI-powered computing continues to accelerate.
The company’s earnings announcement arrived as the S&P ...
SMU researchers show AI creates realistic game characters
Thursday, October 16, 2025 by Richard Harris
When Jake Klinkert was growing up, his father suggested that since he loved video games, he should consider making them. That simple encouragement left a lasting impression. Klinkert embraced the idea and pursued it academically, ultimately earning a Master of Interactive Technology in Digital Game Development from SMU Guildhall. His early passion for interactive media ...
Apple withdraws ICE tracking apps from App Store including ICEBlock
Friday, October 10, 2025 by Trey Abbe
Apple has removed ICEBlock and similar applications from its App Store following a request from the Trump administration. The move marks a rare instance of a U.S. technology firm complying with a federal demand to take down apps, raising new questions about the balance between public safety, free speech, and corporate responsibility.
What the apps did
ICEBlock and...
Crypto ETFs set to surge in US market amid streamlined approvals
Friday, October 10, 2025 by Richard Harris
The U.S. market for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is poised for rapid growth following changes to regulatory standards that simplify the approval process. Asset managers are preparing to introduce a variety of new crypto ETFs, expanding beyond traditional holdings like bitcoin and ethereum.
SEC updates listing standards for crypto ETFs
The U.S. Secur...
Nvidia's OpenAI investment could reach 100 billion
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 by Trey Abbe
Nvidia plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, supplying the artificial intelligence company with data center chips while acquiring non-controlling shares. The partnership represents one of the largest funding commitments in the AI sector and strengthens ties between two organizations at the forefront of machine learning development.
Strategic investment detail...
App monetization strategies to try
Thursday, October 2, 2025 by Richard Harris
App monetization strategies to try focus on generating revenue from mobile applications. With millions of apps available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, developers face intense competition and must choose effective revenue models. Each strategy leverages user behavior and app engagement differently to produce income, making it essential to evaluate potenti...
Quantum computing drive gets 315M boost from New Mexico
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 by Trey Abbe
New Mexico is committing $315 million to advance its quantum computing ecosystem. The funding aims to strengthen research facilities, support collaborations between universities and private companies, and accelerate the commercialization of quantum technologies. This initiative reflects the state’s focus on developing the infrastructure and human capital needed to...
Cryptocurrency in retirement plans sees new opportunities
Friday, September 19, 2025 by Richard Harris
Executive orders from President Donald Trump have introduced potential changes to the rules governing retirement accounts in the United States. These directives focus on expanding investment options for 401(k) and similar retirement plans, including the possibility of holding cryptocurrency and other private assets. Analysts indicate that these changes could allow plan ...
Bitcoin buyers decline signals weakness in crypto-linked stocks
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 by Trey Abbe
A downturn in cryptocurrency prices has been followed by significant declines in the shares of companies that hold bitcoin or promote themselves as digital asset treasuries. Analysts say this trend reflects a broader cooling of investor sentiment that had driven these firms’ stocks to record highs earlier in the year.
One of the most prominent companies tied to...
Hackers steal cryptocurrency using fake job offers report reveals
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 by Trey Abbe
A recent investigation reveals that North Korean hacking groups are using elaborate fake job offers to steal cryptocurrency from blockchain professionals and investors. The scams, identified in a joint report by cybersecurity firms SentinelOne and Validin, include posing as recruiters for major crypto companies and directing applicants to download malicious software or ...
AI powered QA for agile software testing with Functionize
Friday, September 5, 2025 by Trey Abbe
Functionize is an AI-powered platform designed for the intelligent creation of software test cases. It empowers enterprises, including Fortune 500 and Global 2000 organizations, to accelerate software delivery while maintaining quality by reducing testing maintenance, increasing automation, and allowing both technical and non-technical users to contribute to the quality...
Omniverse robotics tools launched by NVIDIA
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 by Richard Harris
NVIDIA recently announced new NVIDIA Omniverse libraries and NVIDIA Cosmos world foundation models (WFMs) that accelerate the development and deployment of robotics solutions.
Powered by new NVIDIA RTX PRO Servers and NVIDIA DGX Cloud, the libraries and models let developers anywhere develop physically accurate digital twins, capture and reconstruct the real wo...
College is not necessary for big tech jobs
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 by Austin Harris
Code, culture, and competitive edge: Who’s winning the engineering talent game? Every Engineering Leader Wants to Build a Company That Attracts Top Developers
In 2025, attracting top developers is more challenging than ever. A competitive pay package is table stakes, remote flexibility is expected, and AI is reshaping how teams operate and what engineers value.
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Apple app store algorithm revealed
Monday, August 18, 2025 by Austin Harris
Under mounting regulatory pressure from the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Apple Inc. has made a landmark move by publicly disclosing the internal workings of the App Store’s recommendation algorithm for the first time. The release of the new document, titled “Store Services Tiers,” is being hailed by industry observers as a major tu...
Wayback 0.1 released
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
The development team behind Wayback has announced the first preview release of version 0.1, marking a significant milestone in its journey toward becoming a full Xorg replacement. Wayback is a compatibility layer for X11 that enables the operation of traditional, X11-only desktop environments under Wayland. Functioning as an X11 server backed by Wayland, it leverages wl...
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