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.
Oracle Fusion Cloud 26C Goes Live: AI Agents, Redwood Mandates, and a 137-Change Gauntlet for Finance Teams
Oracle’s third quarterly release of 2026 — Oracle Fusion Cloud 26C — is landing in production today for Cohort B customers. The...
CERN Ditches Red Hat for Debian 13: How a CHF 5.4M Hardware Crisis Triggered Science’s Biggest Linux Migration
When physicists talk about particle collisions inside the Large Hadron Collider, they typically measure outcomes in femtoseconds. But when CERN’s accelerator controls...
Adobe Hits 1 Billion Users and 150% AI Growth — So Why Did the Stock Fall?
Adobe delivered what should have been a triumphant earnings report on September 10, 2026. The creative software giant surpassed $6.76 billion in...
Oracle’s Cloud Infrastructure Revenue Doubles in Q1 FY2027 as AI Demand Drives $90 Billion Full-Year Guidance
Oracle reported its first-quarter fiscal year 2027 results on September 10, 2026, delivering a thunderclap to Wall Street and cementing the company’s...
Oracle APEX 26.1 Reinvents Enterprise Low-Code with APEXlang and Native AI Agents
Oracle has quietly shipped one of the most consequential releases in the two-decade history of Application Express. APEX 26.1, now generally available...
Microsoft Shatters Its Own Security Record: September 2026 Patch Tuesday Addresses 966 Vulnerabilities and Two Actively Exploited Zero-Days
Microsoft’s September 2026 Patch Tuesday has arrived—and it has done so with a force that has left the security community equal parts...
Microsoft’s September 2026 Patch Tuesday: A Record-Shattering 966 Vulnerabilities and Two Active Zero-Days
Microsoft’s September 2026 Patch Tuesday has landed — and it’s one for the history books. This month’s security update drops fixes for...
Microsoft’s September 2026 Patch Tuesday Shatters Records: 966 Vulnerabilities, 2 Zero-Days, and 20 Wormable Flaws
Microsoft’s September 2026 Patch Tuesday has set a jaw-dropping record — and not in a good way for enterprise security teams. Released...
Microsoft’s September 2026 Patch Tuesday Breaks All Records: Nearly 1,000 Vulnerabilities Fixed, Two Zero-Days Actively Exploited
Microsoft’s September 2026 Patch Tuesday has landed with a force that sent shockwaves through the enterprise security community — and with good...