Software engineering stories

Topol launches Lettr, a Laravel-first transactional email tool promising domain control and no-code templates for product teams.

Anthropic opens Bengaluru hub, naming Irina Ghose India MD as it doubles revenue and ramps local-language AI for schools, farms and courts.

Anthropic raises USD $30bn in new backing, lifting the AI group’s valuation to USD $380bn as demand for its Claude models surges.

Google extends its Gemini 3 Deep Think reasoning mode to researchers and developers, opening early access through the Gemini API for advanced work.

OpenAI debuts GPT-5.3 Codex Spark, a Cerebras-powered research preview promising ultra-fast, real-time coding for ChatGPT Pro users.

AI coding tools are speeding software delivery for Australian firms but overwhelming security teams and exposing unprecedented risks.

Apple has opened submissions for the 2026 Swift Student Challenge, inviting student developers worldwide to submit Swift app playgrounds by 28 February.

GitHub debuts Agentic Workflows, using AI agents with strict guardrails to automate repo chores while keeping maintainers in control.

IT roles top UK job applications as Software Engineer leads with average pay of GBP £61,268, outpacing salaries in other major sectors.

Four Australian tech leaders are showing motherhood can supercharge careers, challenging the industry’s persistent gender gap.

Moderne launches Prethink, arming AI agents with structured insight into sprawling codebases to cut rework and improve software governance.

Backslash raises USD $19m to secure emerging AI ‘vibe coding’ workflows as autonomous agents reshape how enterprise software is built.

Qodo launches a beta Azure DevOps integration that embeds its AI-driven, context-aware code review directly into pull request workflows.

Geekflare shifts from pure tech publisher to SaaS, launching Geekflare AI and Geekflare API after surpassing 100 million global readers.

Prophet bolsters its AI decision intelligence platform with senior engineering hires to drive product innovation and meet rising demand.

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.6, boosting coding, agent workflows and pro tasks with a 1m-token context window and benchmark gains.

CodeRabbit launches Issue Planner beta, embedding AI prompt planning into Jira, Linear, GitHub and GitLab to cut failures from unclear briefs.

Belfast tech firm SciLeads will create 60 fully remote roles over three years as it scales its life sciences market intelligence platform.

Bending Spoons unveils a EUR €1.5m fellowship, offering major scholarships and mentoring to top computer science students across Europe.

Tech roles keep topping UK pay charts as AI skills drive a 9% rise in median salaries to GBP £48,595, outpacing wider wage growth.