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Google brings BigQuery SQL cells to open-source notebooks
Data Analytics

Google brings BigQuery SQL cells to open-source notebooks

Notebook users can now query local pandas data with SQL and pass results back to Python, reducing data shuffling in analytics workflows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
CleanStart launches Clean Libraries to secure AI code
Application Security

CleanStart launches Clean Libraries to secure AI code

Developers face earlier checks on risky open-source dependencies as AI coding tools speed up software assembly and raise supply chain concerns.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Today
OpenAI unveils GPT-Red to harden GPT-5.6 against attacks
AI Security

OpenAI unveils GPT-Red to harden GPT-5.6 against attacks

The new safety model slashes prompt-injection risks in GPT-5.6, as OpenAI says it found flaws faster than human testers and then fed fixes back into production.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Today
SnapLogic launches SnapCode for Claude Code integration
Customer Relationship Management

SnapLogic launches SnapCode for Claude Code integration

Enterprises can now let AI coding tools build integrations while keeping deployment, monitoring and security checks inside SnapLogic's platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Sber updates GigaChat with audio model for voice tasks
Personalisation

Sber updates GigaChat with audio model for voice tasks

A lighter open-source release could help developers build voice tools that detect emotion, summarise long recordings and support multiple languages.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday
Whatfix & JFrog split on enterprise AI trust & security
Software-as-a-Service

Whatfix & JFrog split on enterprise AI trust & security

Enterprise AI adoption will hinge on trusted workflows and stronger security controls as vendors warn governance gaps could slow rollout.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
Longbridge launches AI investing platform in Singapore
Fintech

Longbridge launches AI investing platform in Singapore

Investors in Singapore can now use conversational prompts to analyse markets, draft trades and review portfolios before confirming any order.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Cast AI launches Kimchi Coding with production support
Software-as-a-Service

Cast AI launches Kimchi Coding with production support

Enterprises can now run the coding agent with tighter spending caps, data sovereignty controls and production support to curb AI development costs.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Nvidia touts Nemotron for specialist business AI uses
Digital Transformation

Nvidia touts Nemotron for specialist business AI uses

Healthcare, legal and search firms are cutting AI costs and keeping data in-house by tuning Nvidia's open Nemotron models for niche tasks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Future of enterprise software is agentic apps, says Oracle
Software-as-a-Service

Future of enterprise software is agentic apps, says Oracle

Oracle is targeting a common blocker to AI adoption by adding governance, human checks and audit trails to its agentic app builder.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • 3 days ago
Vonage wins a Merit Award for Identity Insights API
Unified Communications

Vonage wins a Merit Award for Identity Insights API

Rising fraud pressure is boosting demand for mobile-network identity checks that cut account takeover risk without slowing sign-ups.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Amazon SQS marks 20 years with new AI & scaling tools
DevOps

Amazon SQS marks 20 years with new AI & scaling tools

Developers are using the queue to smooth AI traffic and protect services from spikes, as AWS adds higher throughput, security and recovery tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Plaud launches Plaud App in ChatGPT for meeting transcripts
Data Protection

Plaud launches Plaud App in ChatGPT for meeting transcripts

Plaud has launched a ChatGPT app that lets users search, summarise and analyse meeting recordings stored in their Plaud accounts.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Entire launches distributed Git network for AI agents
DevOps

Entire launches distributed Git network for AI agents

Developers using AI agents could avoid GitHub rate limits and outages as Entire opens a preview network mirroring repositories across regions.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
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

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Pinch Payments opens national hackathon with AUD $50K
Software-as-a-Service

Pinch Payments opens national hackathon with AUD $50K

Developers can win AUD $50,000 by building payment tools on the firm's API, with finalists pitching to fintech investors after a week-long sprint.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work & GPT-5.6 in Australia
Software-as-a-Service

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work & GPT-5.6 in Australia

Australian users can now automate office tasks across apps and files as OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT Work and GPT-5.6 nationwide.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week