<![CDATA[ Latest from ITPro in Software ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software Fri, 01 May 2026 11:14:21 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Developers warned to avoid 'early-access' Google Gemini tools ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/developers-warned-to-avoid-early-access-google-gemini-tools tUKNNCNJtgTU52T8K4ffag Fri, 01 May 2026 11:14:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We are focused on fundamentals, prioritizing quality, and serving our core users better': Satya Nadella teases big Windows improvements – and changes could come this year ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/windows/satya-nadella-microsoft-windows-11-user-experience-improvements 8uWcVADD6kxKEnDdZ3zgrS Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:36:59 +0000 Fri, 01 May 2026 07:46:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft pats itself on the back over European commitments ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/microsoft/microsoft-pats-itself-on-the-back-over-european-commitments SDunw5Uqiw86WrZseMFYCi Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:15:52 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:15:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Triple Microsoft designation defines serious, competitive, high-performing modern MSPs ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/microsoft/triple-microsoft-designation-defines-serious-competitive-high-performing-modern-msps R64wTY3EyX4QjwZErpWY7D Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI is coming to Ubuntu: Canonical exec teases future AI features and agentic workflow capabilities for version 26.10 — but on a ‘strictly opt-in basis’ ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/ubuntu-ai-roadmap-canonical-agentic-workflows acVo5hcLZcfyVbADqWLJYL Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:59:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Compromised open source package pushed malicious Elementary CLI release to developers ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/open-source/compromised-open-source-package-pushed-malicious-elementary-cli-release-to-developers UCzswgi2KJFY9GCoKpu4PE Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:50:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Everything you need to know about the GitHub Copilot pricing changes ]]> 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residency to UK ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/cisco-extends-webex-data-residency-to-uk 5btFVFWMw5X4NG2cGApUe9 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Legacy tech isn’t just harming productivity and finances, it’s affecting workforce morale – research shows 20% of workers are ‘exhausted’ and ‘demoralized’ by outdated tools ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/business-apps/legacy-tech-isnt-just-harming-productivity-and-finances-its-affecting-workforce-morale-research-shows-20-percent-of-workers-are-exhausted-and-demoralized-by-outdated-tools tiAmMrEemmpC5DJCyTXNUW Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft touts “cost effective” cloud PC prices for small businesses as hardware prices spike ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/windows/microsoft-touts-cost-effective-cloud-pc-prices-for-small-businesses-as-hardware-prices-spike mN78czRczjWdQiqNTxMjhH Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:55:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Developers are slacking on AI-generated code safety – here's why it could come back to 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If anything, it amplifies it': AI coding tools might supercharge software development, but working at 'machine speed' has a big impact on developers ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/ai-doesnt-solve-the-burnout-problem-if-anything-it-amplifies-it-ai-coding-tools-might-supercharge-software-development-but-working-at-machine-speed-has-a-big-impact-on-developers D2JoUZP3RadFvAH7xsH9UN Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:40:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Big tech is clamping down on open source ‘AI slop’ reports ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/open-source/big-tech-is-clamping-down-on-open-source-ai-slop-reports Qc7J3fqhMgBMkDM3u69KhM Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:32:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘I hope there's a world where AI is is complementary to humans’: Workday CEO vows to support HR workers as Sana integration automates more processes than ever before ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/workday-sana-hr-ai-automation MtCrQjNfD7cekxNywSruYa Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:35:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘AI tools are now able to transcend their initial training’: Researchers taught GPT-5 to learn an obscure programming language on its own ]]> https://www.itpro.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/researchers-taught-openai-gpt-5-to-learn-idris-programming-language-on-its-own dQ52tsGDUUBZnQUVRYHCVe Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:36:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘You need those experts to even define what these transformations are’: COBOL developers will always be needed, even as AI takes the lead on modernization projects ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/you-need-those-experts-to-even-define-what-these-transformations-are-cobol-developers-will-always-be-needed-even-as-ai-takes-the-lead-on-modernization-projects Uq6RNxng9fJbxAU7uzqtWc Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:30:00 +0000 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:40:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alert issued over critical vulnerabilities in Linux’s AppArmor security layer – more than 12 million enterprise systems are at risk of root access ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/linux/alert-issued-over-critical-vulnerabilities-in-linuxs-apparmor-security-layer-more-than-12-million-enterprise-systems-are-at-risk-of-root-access qYw3xxMXhUNSsfstaUGYhH Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:16:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zoom users can now create their own custom AI agents ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/zoom-users-can-now-create-their-own-custom-ai-agents 5trPvcrE6AtkqdbfJ9gYjY Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Anthropic says ‘code review has become a bottleneck’ – this new Claude Code feature aims to solve that ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/anthropic-says-code-review-has-become-a-bottleneck-this-new-claude-code-feature-aims-to-solve-that akzwTBhzkgqqTekfcUdyf5 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:36:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says 'anyone can be a software developer' with AI, but skills and experience are still vital ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/satya-nadella-ai-software-development-skills ikYrqBUXb5968i7ZQuyChE Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:50:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Surging third-party risks create software vulnerability headaches for developer teams ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/surging-third-party-risks-create-software-vulnerability-headaches-for-developer-teams NRYDAZEYQQJ9opUzcnipJ9 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:03:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ "If it would go away tomorrow, I wouldn't even notice it": is there a future for Stack Overflow in software engineering? ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/is-there-a-future-for-stack-overflow-in-software-engineering Rwp2nuQs4PssN4jeVLmKv6 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:30:00 +0000 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:21:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Everything you need to know about the new E7 Microsoft 365 tier, including features, pricing, and release date ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/microsoft-365-e7-ai-enterprise-bundle W9gH3Yc8V59mLHLBJSkuSd Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:05:11 +0000 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:48:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Claude Code flaws left AI tool wide open to hackers – here’s what developers need to know ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/claude-code-flaws-left-ai-tool-wide-open-to-hackers-heres-what-developers-need-to-know 8CoakFoxw8c5ipAJrKAhYh Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI isn’t killing DevOps, you’re just using it wrong ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/ai-isnt-killing-devops-youre-just-using-it-wrong uD7LaCuZs3yQF5rUVCkedS Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:00:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Enterprises still can't get a handle on software security debt – and it’s only going to get worse ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/enterprises-still-cant-get-a-handle-on-software-security-debt-and-its-only-going-to-get-worse mRA4wEYznYXFTjXsxeE4tK Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Anthropic says Claude Code can help streamline 'cost-prohibitive' COBOL modernization, but IBM says it's not that simple – 'decades of hardware-software integration cannot be replicated by moving code' ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/anthropic-says-claude-code-can-help-streamline-cost-prohibitive-cobol-modernization-but-ibm-says-its-not-that-simple-decades-of-hardware-software-integration-cannot-be-replicated-by-moving-code ZRu8eXsLRLLdEqQPDsHiGP Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:31:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch your tone at work, Atlassian warns: Poor communication and blunt messages are confusing colleagues – and it's having a serious impact on productivity ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/business-apps/watch-your-tone-at-work-atlassian-warns-poor-communication-and-blunt-messages-are-confusing-colleagues-and-its-having-a-serious-impact-on-productivity 8w2YUkKCVAB4gTaMDNqNAA Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘AI is making us able to develop software at the speed of light’: Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch thinks 50% of SaaS solutions could be supplanted by AI ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/ai-is-making-us-able-to-develop-software-at-the-speed-of-light-mistral-ceo-arthur-mensch-thinks-50-percent-of-saas-solutions-could-be-supplanted-by-ai iv52UUn5nqtyr3FtGay4T9 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:20:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Automated code reviews are coming to Google's Gemini CLI Conductor extension – here's what users need to know ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/automated-code-reviews-are-coming-to-googles-gemini-cli-conductor-extension-heres-what-users-need-to-know owLCJZErsLTt5vohusAVA3 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Claude Code creator Boris Cherny says software engineers are 'more important than ever’ as AI transforms the profession – but Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei still thinks full automation is coming ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/claude-code-creator-boris-cherny-says-software-engineers-are-more-important-than-ever-as-ai-transforms-the-profession-but-anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-still-thinks-full-automation-is-coming AYppJ7RTitH36P955Zxv2b Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:28:40 +0000 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:36:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ AWS CEO Matt Garman isn’t convinced AI spells doom for the software industry – but admits providers will “have to innovate” to stay afloat ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/aws-ceo-matt-garman-ai-software-industry-stocks pFkADtiskPkouNzEWbaHn5 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:00:43 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:01:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ 81% of developers plan to migrate to OpenJDK as Oracle Java pricing concerns reach boiling point ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/oracle-java-pricing-concerns-state-of-java-2026 yYGon95QbNRA6T2Wq67TjZ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:19:02 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:19:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Agile development might be 25 years old, but it’s withstood the test of time – and there’s still more to come in the age of AI ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/agile-development-25-year-anniversary-impact-ai UnqTsPFBaiFiuPMZiuTHVa Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:05:00 +0000 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:23:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Anthropic Labs chief Mike Krieger claims Claude is essentially writing itself – and it validates a bold prediction by CEO Dario Amodei ]]> https://www.itpro.com/software/development/anthropic-labs-chief-mike-krieger-claims-claude-is-essentially-writing-itself-and-it-validates-a-bold-prediction-by-ceo-dario-amodei rKSs3CjQCExjbSd9snbvh8 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:14:40 +0000