Software testing stories

AI is shrinking routine coding vacancies but boosting demand for developers who can design systems, integrate tools and think strategically.

Altimetrik has been named a major contender in Everest Group’s latest PEAK Matrix for enterprise quality engineering services.

WaveMaker predicts by 2026 AI will speed prototyping but boost demand for senior oversight, personalised UIs and specialised software agents.

TestMu AI replaces LambdaTest as the firm pivots from cloud-based testing tools to an agentic AI platform for autonomous quality engineering.

AI will upend UK software testing by 2026, Tricentis warns, forcing a shift to risk-led quality, autonomous checks and stricter guardrails.

UK learning platform HowNow backs domain-specific AI agents to join teams as ‘colleagues’ by 2026, reshaping workflows and competition.

Tetrate has unveiled Agent Router Enterprise, a platform to certify AI agents as production ready with shared standards, guardrails and metrics.

LangGrant launches LEDGE MCP Server to let enterprises run LLM analytics on governed databases without exposing raw operational data.

Welsh tech consultancy de Novo plans to create 50 digital roles in Newport over five years under its new ‘50 in 5’ hiring drive.

Lightrun’s Runtime Context pipes live runtime data into AI coding tools, aiming to slash post-deployment failures and speed debugging.

OpenID will launch global conformance tests for key digital ID standards from February 2026, supporting eIDAS 2.0 and other schemes.

SLK named Major Contender in Everest Group 2025 AI app transformation ranking as enterprises rush to modernise legacy tech for AI at scale.

AI-written code introduces 1.7 times more bugs than human work, a CodeRabbit study warns, with security and performance flaws surging.

Non-technical teams can learn to embrace AI by champion-led experiments, simple tools and clear leadership to boost productivity safely.

TXP warns 2026 will bring a low-code legacy crunch, AI-fuelled cognitive overload and tougher scrutiny of cybersecurity in supply chains.

Amazon launches Nova 2 AI suite with four new models and introduces Nova Forge for firms to create custom AI solutions tailored to diverse industries and tasks.

AI startup Minitap has raised USD $4.1 million to speed up mobile app development, cutting feature launch times from six weeks to just days.

AI collaboration is transforming software development, letting engineers focus on guiding and refining code with AI speeding up tasks and boosting productivity.

AI agents are now active participants in enterprise systems, requiring continuous quality intelligence to ensure safe, reliable autonomous behaviour over time.

Generative and Agentic AI are revolutionising application modernisation, cutting costs and time by up to 60%, transforming legacy systems faster than ever before.