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Firm Applies Machine Learning to Mobile App Security

Facing ever-more-sophisticated attack vectors, companies like Zimperium are infusing emerging AI technologies like machine learning into their mobile app defense solutions.

Open Source Survey Shows Python Love, Security Pain Points

ActiveState published results of a survey conducted to examine challenges faced by developers who work with open source runtimes, revealing love for Python and security pain points.

NativeScript, for JavaScript-Based Native Mobile Apps, Hits Version 5.0

New features include Hot Module Replacement, Angular CLI integration, Android and iOS functionality enhancements and more.

Service Pack Updates SQL Server 2014

Microsoft provided "performance, scalability and diagnostics improvements" in this week's release of SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3.

Low-Code Vendor OutSystems Unveils AI/ML Development Initiative

OutSystems, known for its low-code app development tools, announced an initiative to bring artificial intelligence and machine learning functionality to software development.

Apple Provides Developer Guidance for New iPad Pro

The guidance comes in the form of two Tech Talks videos: "Bringing Your Apps to the New iPad Pro" and "Designing for iPad Pro and Apple Pencil."

IBM to Acquire Red Hat, a Leading Java Community Contributor

IBM announced on Sunday plans to acquire leading enterprise open source software provider and long-time Java Community Process leader Red Hat in a $34 billion stock deal.

Firebase Mobile Platform Boosts Machine Learning, More

Google announced a bevy of improvements to its Firebase mobile development platform, including enhancements to machine learning, workflow integration, IDE support and more.

Spam Kills Android 'Nearby Notifications'

The Nearby Notifications functionality introduced for Android devices some three years is going away as engineers noticed it was plagued by spam and irrelevant messages.

Compuware Partners with CollabNet VersionOne for Mainframe DevOps

Compuware took another step on its mission to bring DevOps to the mainframe, partnering with CollabNet VersionOne to integrate respective offerings.

Google Enables Smaller Android Apps with App Bundle Updates

Google announced enhancements to its new Android App Bundle publishing format that shrinks the size of app downloads, which have steadily grown to the point they inhibit device installations.

Survey: DevOps Teams Face Challenges Deploying Machine Learning Apps

The ability of big businesses to hire data science talent and bankroll major projects appears to make a big difference in the successful implementation of machine learning.

JNBridge Kit Addresses Azure Logic Apps Connector Shortcomings

The new R&D Showcase Kit addresses an ongoing enterprise challenge: interoperability issues between Azure Logic Apps and existing JMS-based messaging infrastructure.

GitHub Adds Security Alerts for Java and .NET

The popular code repository and social coding platform recently acquired by Microsoft launched the feature last year, initially covering JavaScript and Ruby. Python coverage was added earlier this year.

GitHub Report: JavaScript, Java and Python Repeat as Top Languages

No matter how you slice the data, JavaScript, Java and Python rule in the open source world, confirmed the big yearly Octoverse report just published for 2018 by GitHub.

IBM Modernizes Domino Business App Platform

In modernizing Domino, the business app platform with roots in the 29-year-old Lotus Notes ecosystem, IBM boosted cloud, mobile application development, JavaScript capabilities and more.

Security Report Calls for Enterprise App Lifecycle Revamp

Enterprise mobile and Web app development is riddled by security gaffes, according to a new report from WhiteHat Security, which is calling for a revamp of the development lifecycle.

Parasoft Updates Automated Testing with Enhanced AI and Machine Learning

Last week Parasoft launched a new version of its SOAtest automated testing tool featuring enhanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning functionality.

Report: Swift Now Top 10 Language, Java Still No. 1

The October edition of the TIOBE index measuring programming language popularity reports that Apple's Swift has made it into the top 10.

Google Ships Final Flutter Preview for Building iOS and Android Apps with Dart

Google has shipped the final preview of its open source Flutter project, which uses the company's Dart programming language to build native iOS and Android mobile apps.