Beyond autocomplete – how AI is reshaping developer roles, teams, and the ‘context tax’

Beyond autocomplete – how AI is reshaping developer roles, teams, and the ‘context tax’

(©@biancaconstantinescusimages – canva.com) For years, the enterprise conversation about Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) has been overly fixated on one metric – velocity. With nearly 97% of developers now using AI tools in some capacity, the adoption phase is over. Enterprises have put AI coding assistants into their engineers’ hands. But…

Engineering Has A Context Problem, Generative AI Is The Fix

Engineering Has A Context Problem, Generative AI Is The Fix

Yu Fang is Co-Founder & CTO at Sonatus, specializing in distributed systems and AI-enabled vehicle architectures. Modern products behave less like applications and more like ecosystems. A single customer experience spans embedded controllers, cloud services, mobile apps, supplier components and real-time data pipelines. As challenging as it can be to build these systems, the bigger…

Context engineering emerges as ‘next battleground’ for enterprise AI

Context engineering emerges as ‘next battleground’ for enterprise AI

Australian organisations racing to deploy artificial intelligence are entering a new phase of maturity, one where success will depend less on prompts and models and more on the quality of the data feeding them. That was the message from Elastic chief product officer Ken Exner, who used his keynote at Elastic{ON} Sydney to explain to…

Anthropic gives Claude shared context across Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, enabling reusable workflows in multiple applications

Anthropic gives Claude shared context across Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, enabling reusable workflows in multiple applications

Anthropic has upgraded its Claude AI model with new capabilities for Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, marking a strategic move to expand its enterprise footprint and potentially challenging Microsoft’s newly launched Copilot Cowork — which Claude also partially powers.  The updated add-ins are available to Mac and Windows users on paid Claude plans starting today, March…

Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI & the Increased Use of Natural Language to Interact with CSPs’ Systems

Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI & the Increased Use of Natural Language to Interact with CSPs’ Systems

As Agentic AI continues to roll out across many functions in Communications Service Providers (CSPs), the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is poised to become a major topic in 2026. Introduced by Anthropic in November 2024, MCP is an open-source layer that standardises how AI systems integrate and share data with external tools, systems, and data…

AI girlfriend applications tested for context awareness and personalization

AI girlfriend applications tested for context awareness and personalization

New York, USA Over the past few years, a new type of digital platform has emerged that focuses on long-term, conversational interaction rather than simple commands or quick answers. Often described as AI girlfriend applications, these tools act as virtual companions that users can access on mobile or desktop devices. Dream Companion exemplifies how modern…