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TechForce joins Anthropic's Claude partner network
Data Protection

TechForce joins Anthropic's Claude partner network

Australian businesses gain local help to move Claude pilots into live use, with TechForce handling integration, governance and approvals.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Cloudinary launches agent layer for visual media workflows
Marketing Technologies

Cloudinary launches agent layer for visual media workflows

Developers could save setup time as the platform lets AI agents provision media environments and carry workflows through to handover.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
Google launches AI agents for database setup & ops
DevOps

Google launches AI agents for database setup & ops

Database teams could cut setup and fault-finding time as Google folds natural-language guidance into Cloud SQL, Spanner and AlloyDB tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Cloudflare launches wallets for AI agents & payments
Fintech

Cloudflare launches wallets for AI agents & payments

Online sellers may gain a way to verify AI agents and cap their spending as autonomous browsing and buying spread across the web.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Tenable expands AI security coverage to Google Gemini
Digital Transformation

Tenable expands AI security coverage to Google Gemini

Security teams face a wider visibility gap as Tenable adds Google Gemini, MCP and AI coding tools to its exposure management platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Cyera launches tools to secure enterprise AI agents
Data Protection

Cyera launches tools to secure enterprise AI agents

Security teams face a sharper risk from hidden AI agents as Cyera says non-human identities in Fortune 500 companies jumped 480% in six months.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago
name.com signs AI platform deals to embed domain access
Software-as-a-Service

name.com signs AI platform deals to embed domain access

Users of AI build tools will be able to register domains without leaving the platform as Name.com expands its integration push.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Google tightens oversight of its AI Agent Skills repository
AIOps

Google tightens oversight of its AI Agent Skills repository

Stricter checks now govern the 15,000-star repository as Google tries to stop weak instructions and broken links hurting AI coding agents.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Payabli launches Amigo AI suite for embedded payments
Software-as-a-Service

Payabli launches Amigo AI suite for embedded payments

Software platforms using embedded payments can now query live transaction data in plain English as Payabli adds AI tools to reduce manual ops.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Guidewire launches AI agent framework for insurers
Software-as-a-Service

Guidewire launches AI agent framework for insurers

Insurers could speed up claims and underwriting work as the new framework embeds AI agents into core policy systems while keeping compliance controls.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Revenium launches Guardrails to block rogue AI calls
DevOps

Revenium launches Guardrails to block rogue AI calls

Businesses can now stop unapproved AI calls before they hit providers, giving teams real-time control over model access and spend.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Island flags security concerns in nearly half of MCP servers
Cloud Security

Island flags security concerns in nearly half of MCP servers

Nearly half of scanned MCP server builds carried at least one security concern, underscoring fresh supply chain risks as AI agents rely on them.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 4 days ago
Google expands AI infrastructure with Lustre & C4N
Cloud Security

Google expands AI infrastructure with Lustre & C4N

The upgrades are aimed at easing bottlenecks for large AI and machine learning deployments, with clusters now scaling to 15,000 nodes.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Hello Clever launches Clever Connect for platforms
Software-as-a-Service

Hello Clever launches Clever Connect for platforms

Platforms handling multi-party payments could cut delays and reconciliation work as Hello Clever ties funds to real-time domestic rails.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
GitHub puts stacked pull requests into public preview
DevOps

GitHub puts stacked pull requests into public preview

Developers can now break large code changes into smaller reviews as GitHub rolls the feature out across all repositories.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Google Cloud boosts AI agent density with GKE sandbox
Virtualisation

Google Cloud boosts AI agent density with GKE sandbox

Tests on an n2-standard-48 virtual machine showed Google Cloud's sandbox and orchestration tweaks could cut per-agent costs by up to 75%.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
Google warns of rise in open source supply chain attacks
Ransomware

Google warns of rise in open source supply chain attacks

Malicious packages are now spreading faster across code repositories, with Google saying open source ecosystems face the sharpest rise in risk.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week

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NetRise adds package trust tools to Provenance platform
Application Security

NetRise adds package trust tools to Provenance platform

Open source package attacks can now be blocked earlier, as NetRise brings trust checks into editors, command lines and AI coding tools.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week