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Lightrun’s Runtime Context pipes live runtime data into AI coding tools, aiming to slash post-deployment failures and speed debugging.

AI is accelerating software delivery but fuelling risky releases, burnout and customer disruption, exposing a widening “AI control gap”.

Perforce CTO Rod Cope predicts context and agentic AI will transform coding, jobs and security as ambient systems quietly permeate daily life.

Gearset adds native Gitflow, CD rules and PR queuing to its Salesforce DevOps platform to help large global teams release faster at scale.

Agentic AI start-up Superbo wins strategic backing from Deep Capital to scale its Opero Suite and accelerate global expansion plans.

Azul acquires UK-based Payara to build a unified open-source Java stack and push deeper into enterprise runtimes and application servers.

Umbraco opens Melbourne hub and names Emmanuel Tissera Head of APAC to drive expansion across Australia, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific.

Amsterdam’s Orq.ai secures EUR €5m seed round to turn experimental enterprise AI agents into compliant, scalable production systems.

Meta has bought Singapore AI start-up Manus, aiming to embed its autonomous general-purpose agent across consumer and business products.

Mobile security specialist Approov has opened a new Edinburgh New Town HQ as it targets global expansion and continued hiring into 2026.

Arthur D. Little and Vega IT launch Axceler8 Solutions, an AI-driven platform venture debuting with cloud tool Axceler8 Rx for drug trials.

Alteryx appoints veteran customer experience leader Bill Tabbit-Humphrey as Chief Customer Officer to steer post-sale AI analytics strategy.

Lendi Group promotes Devesh Maheshwari to CTO to spearhead its AI-native transformation across Aussie and Lendi brands by mid-2026.

Hedgehog lab has bought Label Sessions to build a full-stack innovation consultancy, linking AI delivery with a 500-strong global expert network.

Replit’s new ChatGPT integration lets users build, preview and refine live apps directly in the chat window, streamlining software creation.

Stuff is recruiting a founding Principal Engineer in Auckland to architect and build a greenfield AI-driven consumer news platform.

Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI Foundation to standardise open protocols for interoperable AI agents with backing from major tech firms.

Coder and GlobalLogic ally to deliver governed agentic AI for Global 2000 software teams, targeting regulated sectors and hybrid clouds.

Red tape in UK and US visa systems is stalling AI and tech hiring, with firms reporting weeks-long delays, higher costs and lost revenue.

AI-written code introduces 1.7 times more bugs than human work, a CodeRabbit study warns, with security and performance flaws surging.