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Visual Studio Code adds agent development extension
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4118192/visual-studio-code-adds-agent-development-extension.html
Published: January 16, 2026 20:35
Microsoft is offering a Microsoft Copilot Studio extension for its Visual Studio Code editor, enabling developers to build and manage Copilot Studio agents from VS Code. Launched January 14, the extension can be accessed from the Visual Studioā¦
Google tests BigQuery feature to generate SQL queries from English
Published: January 16, 2026 18:54
Google is previewing a new AI-driven feature in its BigQuery data warehouse that generates parts of SQL queries from natural-language comments, something it claims will speed up data analysis and lower the barrier to working with complex queries asā¦
Enterprise Spotlight: Setting the 2026 IT agenda
https://us.resources.infoworld.com/resources/download-the-2026-it-agenda-spotlight-report/
Published: January 16, 2026 18:20
IT leaders are setting their operations strategies for 2026 with an eye toward agility, flexibility, and tangible business results.Ā Download the January 2026 issue of the Enterprise Spotlight from the editors of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, andā¦
Google Vertex AI security permissions could amplify insider threats
Published: January 16, 2026 14:46
The finding of fresh privilege-escalation vulnerabilities in Googleās Vertex AI is a stark reminder to CISOs that managing AI service agents is a task unlike any that they have encountered before. XM Cyber reported two different issues with Vertex AI onā¦
MongoDB releases mongot source code to boost RAG and AI workloads
Published: January 16, 2026 13:48
MongoDB has released the source code of mongot, the engine that powers MongoDB Search and Vector Search, under the Server Side Public License. Analysts say the move would help developers of the self-managed version of the database plan better RAG systemsā¦
How Ansible does the real work in hyperautomation
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4117463/how-ansible-does-the-real-work-in-hyperautomation.html
Published: January 16, 2026 10:00
Forget the sci-fi fantasy of robots running everything. The real story isnāt about flashy tech, itās about a smarter way to work. Hyperautomation is that smarter way: A deliberate, all-hands-on-deck strategy where organizations systematically find,ā¦
Caught in the great SaaS squeeze
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4117632/caught-in-the-great-saas-squeeze.html
Published: January 16, 2026 09:00
In the ever-shifting landscape of enterprise technology, it has become increasingly clear during the past few years that on-premises software deployments are heading for the doorāand not necessarily by customer choice. As Iāve observed time and again, theā¦
PHP language still relevant, advocate insists
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4117738/php-language-still-relevant-advocate-insists.html
Published: January 16, 2026 05:32
A longtime leading programming language for web development dating back to 1995, PHP has lost the spotlight to languages such as Python and JavaScript in recent years. Nonetheless, a PHP specialist at PHP software vendor Perforce Zend is stressing theā¦
Possible software supply chain attack through AWS CodeBuild service blunted
Published: January 15, 2026 22:19
An AWS misconfiguration in its code building service could have led to a massive number of compromised key AWS GitHub code repositories and applications, say researchers at Wiz who discovered the problem. The vulnerability stemmed from a subtle flaw inā¦
Gleam update shines on external types
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4117616/gleam-update-shines-on-external-types.html
Published: January 15, 2026 20:48
Gleam 1.14.0, a new version of the statically typed language for the Erlang VM and JavaScript runtimes, has enhanced support for external types. Released December 25, the update can be accessed at GitHub. With this release, the @external annotation isā¦
When your platform team canāt say yes: How away-teaming unlocks stuck roadmaps
Published: January 15, 2026 10:00
Product teams regularly approach platform organizations with requests that make complete business sense. A team launching in new markets needs regional payment processor integration. Another team piloting a new discounting strategy needs a new incentiveā¦
For agentic AI, other disciplines need their own Git
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4112896/for-agentic-ai-other-disciplines-need-their-own-git.html
Published: January 15, 2026 09:00
Software engineering didnāt adopt AI agents faster because engineers are more adventurous, or the use case was better. They adopted them more quickly because they already had Git. Long before AI arrived, software development had normalized versionā¦
Getting started with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio or VS Code
Published: January 15, 2026 09:00
The way software is developed has undergone multiple sea changes over the past few decades. From assembly language to cloud-native development, from monolithic architecture to microservices, from manual testing to CI/CD automation, weāve seen the emergenceā¦
React tutorial: Get started with the React JavaScript library
Published: January 15, 2026 09:00
Despite many worthy contenders, React remains the most popular front-end framework, and a key player in the JavaScript development landscape. React is the quintessential reactive engine, continually innovating alongside the rest of the industry. A flagshipā¦
From typos to takeovers: Inside the industrialization of npm supply chain attacks
Published: January 15, 2026 07:48
A massive surge in attacks on the npm ecosystem over the past year reveals a stark shift in the software supplyāchain threat landscape. What once amounted to sloppy typosquatting attempts has evolved into coordinated, credential-driven intrusionsā¦
Compose Multiplatform brings auto-resizing to interop views
Published: January 14, 2026 23:24
JetBrains has released Compose Multiplatform 1.10.0, the latest version of the Kotlin-based declarative framework for building shared UIs across multiple platforms. Unveiled January 13, the update supports automatic resizing for native interop elements onā¦
Output from vibe coding tools prone to critical security flaws, study finds
Published: January 14, 2026 20:08
Popular vibe coding platforms consistently generate insecure code in response to common programming prompts, including creating vulnerabilities rated as ācritical,ā new testing has found. Security startup Tenzaiās top-line conclusion: the tools are goodā¦
Chinese AI firm trains state-of-the-art model entirely on Huawei chips
Published: January 14, 2026 15:04
Chinese company Zhipu AI has trained image generation model entirely on Huawei processors, demonstrating that Chinese firms can build competitive AI systems without access to advanced Western chips. The model, released on Tuesday, marks the first time aā¦
Rust slow to compile? Hereās how to speed it up
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4115425/rust-slow-to-compile-heres-how-to-speed-it-up.html
Published: January 14, 2026 09:00
Developers choose Rust because they can use it to write software that is memory-safe, correct, andāabove allāfast. But the Rust compiler isnāt always the fastest car in the garage. The larger a Rust program is, and the more dependencies it has, the longerā¦
When writing code is no longer the bottleneck
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4116373/when-writing-code-is-no-longer-the-bottleneck.html
Published: January 14, 2026 09:00
Last week it was looms. This week it is potato chips. Iām a huge fan of EconTalk, a podcast hosted by Russ Roberts.Ā Russ is a great guy and his guests are invariably interesting.Ā One of my all-time favorite episodes is Brendan OāDonohoe on Potato Chipsā¦
Anthropic expands Claude Code beyond developer tasks with Cowork
Published: January 14, 2026 08:56
Anthropic has introduced Cowork, a research-preview feature aimed at extending Claude Codeās capabilities beyond programming to everyday enterprise workflows. The new flavor of the coding assistant will enable users to automate tasks such as summarizingā¦
Java 27 gets its first feature
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4116320/java-27-gets-its-first-feature.html
Published: January 13, 2026 21:31
Java Development Kit (JDK) 27, a release of standard Java planned for arrival in September, already has a feature proposed for it: a post-quantum hybrid key exchange capability to bolster network security. The feature, post-quantum hybrid key xxchangeā¦
Googleās Universal Commerce Protocol aims to simplify life for shopping botsā¦ and devs
Published: January 13, 2026 13:01
Google has published the first draft of Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard to help AI agents order and pay for goods and services online. It co-developed the new protocol with industry leaders including Shopify, Etsy, Wayfair, Targetā¦
From distributed monolith to composable architecture on AWS: A modern approach to scalable software
Published: January 13, 2026 10:00
In todayās fast-paced digital landscape, building agile, scalable and maintainable software systems is paramount. Organizations often start with monolithic applications for their simplicity, but soon face challenges as these systems grow more complex. Aā¦
Why hybrid cloud is the future of enterprise platforms
Published: January 13, 2026 09:00
For years, enterprises enthusiastically adopted a cloud-first approach, eager to take advantage of the flexibility and rapid innovation public cloud platforms offered. But as artificial intelligence operations transition from experiments to businessā¦
Which development platforms and tools should you learn now?
Published: January 13, 2026 09:00
Software development used to be simpler, with fewer choices about which platforms and languages to learn. You were either a Java, .NET, or LAMP developer. You focused on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Full-stack developers learned the intricacies of selectedā¦
Oracle unveils Java development plans for 2026
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4115794/oracle-unveils-java-development-plans-for-2026.html
Published: January 13, 2026 02:56
Oracleās Java team in 2026 will work toward milestones including a preview of value types, an incubation of code reflection, shipping AOT (ahead-of-time) code compilation, and finalizing the structured concurrency API. These efforts and many othersā¦
AI is causing developers to abandon Stack Overflow
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4115691/ai-is-causing-developers-to-abandon-stack-overflow.html
Published: January 12, 2026 21:20
Since 2008, millions of developers around the world have found answers to their programming questions on the popular platform Stack Overflow. Recently, however, activity has declined significantly, and in December, only 3,862 questions were asked onā¦
Stack thinking: Why a single AI platform wonāt cut it
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4115071/stack-thinking-why-a-single-ai-platform-wont-cut-it.html
Published: January 12, 2026 18:40
When I started integrating AI into my workflows, I was seduced by the promise of āone tool to rule them all.ā One login. One workflow. One platform that would manage research, writing, operations and communications ā all in one neat package. In theory, itā¦
Postman snaps up Fern to reduce developer friction around API documentation and SDKs
Published: January 12, 2026 15:12
API platform Postman has acquired API documentation- and SDK-generation startup Fern to extend its support for developers around API adoption. The acquisition targets common pain points, including poor documentation and brittle libraries, that slowā¦
How to succeed with AI-powered, low-code and no-code development tools
Published: January 12, 2026 09:00
As agentic AI takes hold across the technology industry, development tools are rapidly integrating AI-powered features. Experts say there is a rising demand for AI-assisted low-code and no-code development tools. āThe demand is huge,ā says Marc-Aureleā¦
Why āboringā VS Code keeps winning
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4115165/why-boring-vs-code-keeps-winning.html
Published: January 12, 2026 09:00
Every few months, the developer tool hype machine finds a new hero. In 2023, it was GitHub Copilot, the AI pair programmer that made autocomplete feel like magic. In 2024, the vibe shifted to Cursor and the new class of AI-first editors. And now, at leastā¦
Visual Studio Code adds support for agent skills
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4115115/visual-studio-code-adds-support-for-agent-skills.html
Published: January 9, 2026 23:45
Visual Studio Code 1.108, the latest version of Microsoftās popular code editor, introduces support for Agent Skills, a new feature that allows users to teach the GitHub Copilot coding agent new capabilities and provide domain-specific knowledge. VSā¦
Snowflake: Latest news and insights
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4002605/snowflake-latest-news-and-insights.html
Published: January 9, 2026 15:09
Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) has rapidly become a staple for data professionals and has arguably changed how cloud developers, data managers and data scientists interact with data. Its architecture is designed to decouple storage and compute, allowingā¦
Snowflake to acquire Observe to boost observability in AIops
Published: January 9, 2026 10:09
Snowflake is planning to acquire AI-based site reliability engineer (SRE) platform provider Observe to strengthen observability capabilities across its offerings and help enterprises with AIOps as they accelerate AI pilots into production. āLonger term,ā¦
Python starts 2026 with a bang
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4114529/python-starts-2026-with-a-bang.html
Published: January 9, 2026 09:00
2026 is already popping with new Python goodies: an ultra-fast type checker from the makers of uv, Django 6, and a new way to generate C code with Python for faster-executing apps. Read on for these and other highlights. Top picks for Python readers onā¦
Microsoft open-sources XAML Studio
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4114641/microsoft-open-sources-xaml-studio.html
Published: January 8, 2026 22:00
Microsoft has open-sourced XAML Studio, a rapid protoyping tool for WinUI developers using XAML. Microsoft made the announcement on January 6. XAML Studio lets developers prototype user interface ideas before integrating them into an app within theā¦
Databricks says its Instruction Retrieval offers better AI answers than RAG in the enterprise
Published: January 8, 2026 15:37
Databricks is joining the AI software vendors quietly admitting that old-fashioned deterministic methods can perform much better than generative AIās probabilistic approach in many applications. Its new āInstructed Retrieverā architecture combinesā¦
The hidden devops crisis that AI workloads are about to expose
Published: January 8, 2026 09:00
Devops used to be a simple process. Take one component of the stack, run some unit tests, check a microservice in isolation, confirm it passed integration tests, and ship it. The problem is, that doesnāt test what actually mattersāwhether the system as aā¦
AI-built Rue language pairs Rust memory safety with ease of use
Published: January 8, 2026 01:55
A former longtime contributor to the development of Rust now is building a Rust-based language of his own, called Rue, which is intended to provide memory safety without garbage collection while being easier to use than Rust and Zig. Claude AI technologyā¦