WaveMaker unveiled an agentic application generation system that blends AI‑driven code creation with a design‑first, architecture‑first methodology for enterprise developers. The hybrid IDE accepts Figma files and natural‑language prompts, producing tech‑stack‑agnostic markup that is validated before deterministic code generation. By using a two‑pass generation model, the platform promises enterprise‑grade quality, predictable large‑language‑model costs, and faster delivery of custom web and mobile apps. The launch positions WaveMaker alongside early adopters like Nokia and Blue Yonder as a new player in the GenAI software‑development market.

FinOps practitioners are moving financial decision‑making earlier in the software development lifecycle, a shift highlighted in the FinOps Foundation’s 2026 State of FinOps report based on 1,100 respondents. Pre‑deployment architecture guidance is now a top‑requested capability, and the scope of...

Claude Cowork has launched a legal plug‑in that automates contract review, NDA triage, compliance workflows, and templated responses, positioning itself as a direct competitor to traditional law firms. The announcement triggered immediate market reactions, with SaaS giants Adobe, HubSpot and...
ManyChat has regained Meta’s WhatsApp Technical Certification, confirming its compliance with the messaging giant’s security and API standards. The renewed status elevates ManyChat to Meta’s “Tech Partner” tier, reflecting high conversation volumes and robust client onboarding. The certification allows the...
Restaurant POS provider Toast announced plans to launch a dedicated drive‑thru product in 2026, targeting fast‑food operators for the first time. The move follows a rapid expansion last year, with 30,000 new restaurants joining its platform, bringing total customers to...
Toast, the Boston‑based restaurant point‑of‑sale provider, announced it will launch a drive‑thru product aimed at quick‑service restaurants later this year. The move marks a strategic shift from its traditional focus on casual‑dining chains such as Applebee’s and Potbelly. In 2025...

Budapest‑based Giggle, a mobile‑first staffing platform for blue‑collar shift work, has closed an undisclosed funding round led by OXO Labs and Catalyst NXT Ventures. The capital will fund Giggle’s entry into Romania and accelerate growth across its existing Central and...
Enterprise AI is hitting a ‘last‑mile’ data bottleneck as messy operational data hampers model inference. Empromptu’s ‘golden pipelines’ embed automated ingestion, cleaning, labeling and governance directly into the AI application workflow, shrinking data‑preparation cycles from weeks to under an hour....
The article argues that innovation historically relied on public markets, not just private venture capital, citing Amazon, Microsoft, Cisco and Nvidia as examples that scaled after early IPOs. It highlights a shift toward “private‑for‑longer” financing, with the median age of...

Nvidia’s State of AI in Telecommunications survey of 1,038 industry leaders shows AI is now a revenue engine, with nine‑in‑ten respondents reporting cost reductions and higher earnings. Autonomous networks top the AI use‑case list, accounting for 50% of reported ROI,...

Alphabet’s Verily has introduced a free, self‑serve Standard tier for its Pre precision‑health platform, allowing researchers to access the Exchange catalog and Workbench environment with just a Google account. The rollout adds three high‑impact datasets: a single‑cell AML cohort from...
ZoomInfo and UpLead are the two leading B2B data platforms, each catering to different buyer priorities. ZoomInfo boasts the largest U.S. contact database, intent signals, and deep workflow integrations, but its pricing is custom, contract‑based, and credit‑heavy. UpLead offers real‑time...
Emergent announced its AI‑powered mobile app, Emergent AI, as the company hit a $100 million annual run‑rate in just eight months, doubling from $50 million in a single month. The platform now supports over six million builders across 190+ countries who have created...
SaaS founders must now measure the energy and emissions each customer generates, not just revenue and cloud spend. Continuous workloads, AI inference, and data pipelines are turning software into a major energy consumer, making carbon a direct cost driver. Tools...

UKG and Ellucian announced a strategic partnership that links UKG’s Workforce Operating Platform with Ellucian’s ERP and student information systems. The integration enables real‑time data exchange, streamlined workforce operations, and AI‑driven insights for faculty, staff, and student employees. Mutual customers,...

Dayforce, a global HCM provider, launched the “Tiny Briefcase” brand campaign to illustrate how its AI‑powered platform reduces the burden of fragmented HR systems. The visual metaphor shows professionals weighed down by oversized bags that transform into a tiny briefcase,...

Ericsson announced strategic deals with Microsoft and Amazon Web Services while unveiling a new telecoms innovation R&D centre in Yokohama, Japan. The Microsoft partnership embeds AI‑driven 5G laptop management into Windows 11, using Intune and Ericsson Enterprise 5G Connect to automate connectivity, eSIM...
eG Innovations, a US‑based software vendor, has appointed Jon Hatchuel as its first country manager in Australia, marking the firm’s first dedicated employee in the market. Hatchuel, who brings over 20 years of senior IT experience, will focus on expanding...
Enterprises are moving beyond cloud migration to re‑engineer business models around platformization, monetisation and ecosystem scale. Leaders at the ETCIO Cloud Summit highlighted how insurers, manufacturers and service firms are using APIs, data and product‑centric thinking to unlock new revenue...
UL Solutions reported record full‑year revenue of $3.1 billion, up 6.4% (6.2% organic), and a Q4 revenue of $789 million, up 0.8% (5.7% organic). Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 300 basis points to 25.9% for the year and 27.5% in Q4, while free...

GitLab 18.9 launches a self‑hosted Duo Agent Platform for online cloud license customers, enabling AI‑driven automation while keeping models on‑premise or in approved clouds. The new offering uses a usage‑based billing model powered by GitLab Credits, delivering transparent per‑request metering...
Dropbox posted Q3 2025 revenue of $634 million, a modest 0.7 % decline YoY, while non‑GAAP operating margin surged to 41.1 % above guidance. The company launched its self‑serve AI product Dash at $19 per user, achieving 60 % weekly active user engagement among...
Appian Corp reported 22% year‑over‑year total revenue growth to $202.9 million, driven by an 18% rise in cloud subscription revenue and a 36% surge in professional services. Adjusted EBITDA reached $19.7 million, comfortably above the $10‑$13 million guidance, while operating cash flow turned...
Workiva reported Q4 2025 revenue of $239 million, up 20% year‑over‑year and surpassing the top end of its guidance. Subscription revenue rose 21% to $219 million, driven largely by new customer additions, while non‑GAAP operating margin expanded to 19.1%, beating expectations by...
N‑Able reported Q4 2025 revenue of $130 million, a 12% year‑over‑year increase, and ended the year with $540 million in annual recurring revenue, up 12% on a reported basis. Non‑GAAP adjusted EBITDA held steady at a 30% margin, while dollar‑based net revenue retention...
ZoomInfo reported Q4 2025 revenue of $319 million and full‑year revenue of $1.25 billion, both up roughly 3% year‑over‑year and above the top end of its guidance. Adjusted operating income reached $123 million in the quarter (38% margin) and $446 million for the year,...
PTC Therapeutics announced a definitive agreement to sell its Kepware and ThingWorx businesses to TPG for up to $725 million, shifting focus to its core CAD, PLM, ALM, and SLM platforms. The company reported 8.5% constant‑currency ARR growth to $2.446 billion and...
Opkey introduced Design Studio, an AI‑driven module within its application lifecycle automation platform that streamlines ERP and HCM implementation planning. The visual canvas embeds more than 20 domain‑specific AI agents to automate discovery, requirements capture, process mapping, and configuration design....

Forest Lawn Memorial Parks & Mortuaries has built a fully integrated procure-to-pay backbone by linking Vroozi’s procurement platform with NetSuite ERP and Shopify e‑commerce. The integration automates inventory replenishment, accounts payable, and even service procurement, allowing real‑time updates across systems....

The article examines how AI’s high variable costs are reshaping recurring‑revenue models, moving firms away from flat‑rate SaaS subscriptions toward hybrid, usage‑based, and outcome‑based pricing. It cites McKinsey data showing 50% of firms plan AI adoption and highlights that 72%...

Sumo Logic announced the extension of its cloud‑native analytics platform into the AWS European Sovereign Cloud and an AWS data center in Switzerland. The move lets customers keep logs, telemetry, and security data within national borders, satisfying GDPR and other...

Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy told CRN that the company’s focus is on creating customer value, not merely selling AI. He highlighted the rapid expansion of Snowflake’s partner ecosystem to more than 14,200 global partners, a 22% year‑over‑year increase. Ramaswamy emphasized...

Solution providers are abandoning hourly billing in favor of outcome‑based models as AI automation turns software development into a commodity. Eduardo Ramos founded Viewnear to align pricing with measurable client results, leveraging Snowflake’s data platform and AI tools. RiskSpan and...
Sun Chemical, a global inks and materials producer, has chosen SNP’s Kyano platform to steer its worldwide SAP S/4HANA migration and shift to SAP Cloud ERP Private. The initiative will merge more than 60 regional ERP instances into a single,...

Mitsubishi Electric United States is rolling out a digital‑first strategy that blends SaaS platforms, data‑driven tools, and AI to bridge physical and digital operations. Its flagship AnyMile logistics software orchestrates cargo‑drone missions, handling fleet, airspace, payload, and regulatory complexities. The...

Integrated software vendors (ISVs) must treat payment processing as a core product component, not a peripheral add‑on. A robust checklist—covering technical integration, revenue‑share models, security compliance, onboarding experience, value‑added features, and long‑term partnership—helps avoid costly friction. Seamless APIs, white‑label experiences,...

AI‑driven agentic engineering is slashing software delivery from weeks to days, enabling code, tests, and refactoring to be generated automatically. This acceleration forces a fundamental shift in quality assurance, moving QA from a downstream checkpoint to an integrated system‑design function....

Google has integrated DeepMind’s Lyria 3 music‑generation model into its Gemini app, launching a beta feature that creates short tracks with lyrics and AI‑generated cover art. Users can describe a song or upload a photo or video, prompting Gemini to produce...

Snap announced its direct‑revenue business reached a $1 billion annualized run rate. The milestone is driven by Snapchat+, which now has more than 25 million paying subscribers. The service, launched in 2022 at $3.99 per month, has expanded with higher‑priced tiers such...

Trackforce upgraded its support analytics by swapping delayed Zendesk reports for Geckoboard’s real‑time dashboards. The new self‑serve visualisations gave agents instant insight into queue health, productivity and CSAT, enabling proactive management. As a result, customer satisfaction jumped to 92.5% and...

Canva closed 2025 with a 20% jump in monthly active users, reaching over 265 million, and pushed its annual recurring revenue to $4 billion. The platform’s AI‑driven tools, including a mini‑app creator used by more than 10 million users, helped double its B2B...
Vestwell, the New York‑based digital savings platform, closed a $385 million Series E round led by Blue Owl Capital and Sixth Street Growth, pushing its valuation to $2 billion—double its prior level. The fintech now reports annual recurring revenue above $200 million, serving more...

Openstage is extending its Ticket Unlocks platform, which uses fan data to prioritize ticket access, to a broader roster of artists after successful pilots with superstars like Bad Bunny and Radiohead. The system validates fan profiles, blocks bots, and lets artists...

BrowserStack announced a new plugin for the AI‑native editor Cursor, embedding its testing cloud, test‑management tools, and AI agents directly into the IDE. The integration lets developers generate test cases from requirement documents with a single prompt, launch real‑device sessions...
DeVry University, serving over 32,000 adult learners, launched DeVryPro – an agentic AI built on Salesforce Agentforce – to provide 24/7 enrollment and support assistance. The AI extracts information from handbooks, catalogs and career services, automating course enrollment, payments and...

Ericsson has launched Agentic rApp as a Service, an AI‑powered network optimisation platform available through AWS Marketplace. The solution leverages agentic AI and a natural‑language interface to reason about network conditions and execute closed‑loop optimisations via the O‑RAN R1 interface,...
Snowflake unveiled Cortex Code, an AI‑driven coding assistant embedded in its data platform, at the Build conference in London. The tool can generate, explain, and optimize SQL and Python code, handle data‑engineering and analytics tasks, and is context‑aware of schemas, governance...

Enterprise AI is being deployed as core infrastructure that routinely infers personal identity attributes such as gender, voice, and facial characteristics. In Google Gemini Meet Notes, a non‑binary user who selected "Rather not say" was mis‑gendered as "she," illustrating how...

London‑based legaltech firm adeus has launched True Wills™, a service that records a cryptographic fingerprint of a will on blockchain while keeping the document off‑chain. Backed by an Innovate UK Smart Grant, the product complements traditional wet‑signed wills and is...

Retool’s 2026 “Build vs. Buy” report shows 35% of enterprises have already replaced at least one SaaS application with a custom‑built solution. The survey of 817 professionals found 78% plan to increase internal tool development in 2026, with workflow automation...