[IT News] Understanding the Current State of Software Development from Octoverse 2026|けーぞー

[IT News] Understanding the Current State of Software Development from Octoverse 2026|けーぞー

Octoverse 2026 GitHub has released its annual report, “Octoverse 2026.” [github.blog] What was particularly impressive while reading the 2026 report is the shift from the “AI-assisted development stage” to the “AI-collaborative development stage.” It is not just about code generation becoming more convenient; the data shows that the way development is conducted itself is beginning…

Asean wants a single digital economy. Will different state laws hobble its goal?

Asean wants a single digital economy. Will different state laws hobble its goal?

Southeast Asian nations are seeking to make it easier for businesses and consumers to operate across borders in the digital economy, but achieving the goal will depend on whether governments can align their domestic laws under a proposed pact, according to analysts. Targeted to be signed during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in…

The Current State of AI Agent Development|クロウ

The Current State of AI Agent Development|クロウ

Once again, AI agent-related projects are dominating the top of GitHub. This week, the focus seems to have shifted from simple model implementation to ‘how to make multiple AIs work together,’ ‘how to incorporate memory and audio,’ and ‘how to operate what you have built.’ This time, I have picked out 10 repositories that caught…

Colonial First State turns marketing automation into an always-on engagement engine

Colonial First State turns marketing automation into an always-on engagement engine

Colonial First State (CFS) has cut the time required to deploy standard customer journeys from weeks to hours and doubled its campaign output as it shifts its marketing to always-on, event-driven engagement. The superannuation and investments provider has been progressively rebuilding its marketing technology capabilities, using automation to reduce manual campaign work and respond faster…

Egyptian Ministry of State for Information and Digital News Outlets Ban Photography at Citizen Funerals

Egyptian Ministry of State for Information and Digital News Outlets Ban Photography at Citizen Funerals

Egypt’s Ministry of State for Information, alongside editors-in-chief of licensed digital news outlets in Egypt unanimously approved a total ban on photographing citizen funerals and condolence gatherings on Monday, 21 September. The joint resolution was announced during a meeting chaired by Diaa Rashwan, Minister of State for Information, at the ministry’s headquarters in Cairo. Editors…

State of MarTech: Marketing Automation

State of MarTech: Marketing Automation

  For a long time, marketing automation has focused primarily on automation itself. Increasingly, marketers are asking whether that automation is worth its cost and complexity. While automation vendors have dramatically expanded what their platforms claim to do, marketing teams are now being forced to determine which of those capabilities actually deserve to be automated….

Previsible’s 2026 State of AI Discovery Report Finds Google Remains the Center of AI Discovery, With ChatGPT Leading Standalone LLMs

Previsible’s 2026 State of AI Discovery Report Finds Google Remains the Center of AI Discovery, With ChatGPT Leading Standalone LLMs

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul 6, 2026– Previsible, the AI discovery agency for GEO and modern search, today released the third edition of its AI Traffic Study, the industry’s earliest and longest-running look at GEO trends, run and refreshed from November 2024 to May 2026. The latest edition analyzes 6.77 million AI-driven sessions across 166 websites spanning…

Apple Outlines Major AI and Developer Tool Updates at 2026 Platforms State of the Union

Apple Outlines Major AI and Developer Tool Updates at 2026 Platforms State of the Union

Apple yesterday held its WWDC 2026 Platforms State of the Union, detailing a wide range of updates to its developer tools and platforms, headlined by a major expansion of the Foundation Models framework. The main announcement was free access to Apple Foundation Models running on Private Cloud Compute for developers with fewer than two million…

India 5th most digitalised economy globally, says State of India’s Digital Economy 2026 report

India 5th most digitalised economy globally, says State of India’s Digital Economy 2026 report

India has emerged as the 5th most digitalised economy globally says the State of India’s Digital Economy (SIDE) 2026 report released on Friday by the ICRIER-Prosus Centre for Internet and Digital Economy (IPCIDE). The report documents a fundamental shift in the global digital landscape: 72% of AI users are now in developing countries, with India…