Software
The Software section covers the applications, platforms and developer tools that run modern business and personal computing. We report on operating system and app releases, cloud and enterprise software, open-source projects and licensing disputes, and the growing role of AI coding assistants and agents in how software gets written. Our focus is on what a release or policy change means for the people who build with it and the people who depend on it, including pricing changes, deprecations, security implications and competitive moves among the largest platform vendors.
Microsoft’s Majorana 2 Quantum Chip Is 1,000x More Reliable — And AI Built It
June 5, 2026 Microsoft has unveiled Majorana 2, a next-generation topological quantum chip that the company says is 1,000 times more reliable...
Microsoft’s Surface RTX Spark Dev Box Brings 1 Petaflop of Local AI Compute to Your Desk
Microsoft has unveiled the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a compact developer workstation powered by NVIDIA’s new RTX Spark superchip that delivers...
Microsoft Brings Linux Commands Natively to Windows with Coreutils for Windows
For years, Windows developers have lived a double life. On one screen, a PowerShell prompt with its alien syntax. On another, a...
Microsoft Cuts the OpenAI Cord: Project Polaris to Power GitHub Copilot Starting August 2026
Microsoft unveiled Project Polaris at Build 2026 — its in-house AI coding model set to replace GPT-4 Turbo in GitHub Copilot starting August 2026, signaling full AI independence from OpenAI.
Oracle’s Q4 FY2026 Earnings Preview: A $553 Billion Backlog and the Race to Build AI’s Infrastructure
Oracle reports Q4 FY2026 earnings on June 10. With a $553 billion backlog up 325% YoY, OCI revenue surging 84%, and a $90 billion FY2027 target, here's what to watch.
Windows 11 KB5089573: Microsoft Delivers Its Biggest Performance Leap Yet, Plus Shared Audio and NPU Visibility
Microsoft’s May 26, 2026 optional preview update for Windows 11 — KB5089573, advancing versions 24H2 and 25H2 to OS builds 26100.8524 and...
Oracle Fires the Starting Gun on Monthly Security Patches: What the First CSPU Means for Enterprise Customers
Oracle released its first-ever monthly Critical Security Patch Update (CSPU) today, addressing 35 vulnerabilities including a CVSS 10.0 flaw in Oracle REST Data Services. Here's what enterprise security teams need to know.
Microsoft Business Central Crosses 55,000 Customers as AI Agents Transform Mid-Market ERP
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central has crossed 55,000 customers, marking a major mid-market ERP milestone. With the Payables Agent, Sales Order Agent, and a new low-code custom agent designer reaching general availability in 2026 Wave 1, agentic ERP is no longer a concept — it is a product.
AI Did What Adobe Won’t: Claude Code Gets Lightroom CC Running on Linux
For more than a decade, the answer to “can I run Adobe Creative Cloud on Linux?” has been a flat, unambiguous no....