Software encompasses the digital tools, applications and systems that power modern life, from the artificial intelligence models reshaping how we work and create to the open-source projects offering alternatives to established platforms. This section covers developments across the full software landscape, including advances in machine learning, developer tools and infrastructure, cybersecurity concerns, and the underlying technologies that connect our digital world.
The software industry is experiencing rapid evolution driven by artificial intelligence. Major technology companies are integrating new capabilities into widely-used applications, from interactive diagrams in chatbots to local file access in AI assistants. Simultaneously, developers continue building open-source alternatives to commercial software, whilst internet infrastructure providers work to expand the ecosystem of domain names and digital resources available online.
Software developments matter to readers because they directly shape how we interact with technology daily, influence the tools available to businesses and creators, and raise important questions about security, privacy and competition in the digital economy. Whether through new features in familiar applications, emerging cybersecurity risks, or funding trends affecting startup innovation, software news determines how technology evolves and who benefits from it.
PlaySide has delayed Game of Thrones: War for Westeros, its upcoming real-time strategy game for PC, from 2026 to early 2027. The developer said the extra time is intended to ensure the game meets the expectations of both strategy players and Game of Thrones fans, extending the wait…
Craneware, a UK-based healthcare billing software provider used by thousands of hospitals, clinics and pharmacies across the United States, has confirmed that hackers stole a "significant volume" of data from its systems. The company says the attackers have now been removed from its network, though its investigation is…
Developer Rebel Wolves and publisher Bandai Namco have confirmed that The Blood of Dawnwalker, a medieval vampire RPG, will let players carry save data forward into future instalments of the series. Game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz said the studio always envisaged the game as the start of a multi-title…
Microsoft will remove eight games from Xbox Game Pass on 31 July, following the removal of 11 titles earlier in the month. The changes underline the service’s regular catalogue rotation, giving subscribers limited time to finish or purchase affected games. - Back to the Dawn, Celeste, Crusader Kings…
Marvel Studios has released the first full trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, giving fans their clearest look yet at the film's ensemble cast and multiverse-spanning plot ahead of San Diego Comic-Con. The film, the penultimate instalment in the MCU's "Multiverse Saga," represents a major course correction after Jonathan Majors,…
Microsoft's Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) has suffered "severe degradation," causing painfully slow synchronisations or outright timeouts for organisations trying to fetch updates. The cause is a build-up of publishing metadata rather than any recent Patch Tuesday release, but it matters because WSUS remains widely used by enterprises…
Spotify has begun rolling out a beta feature that lets Premium subscribers hold a back-and-forth conversation with the app, either by typing or speaking, to choose music and ask questions about what they're listening to. Available on iOS and Android in the app's Home and Now Playing views,…
European gas prices have surged to a four-month high as an escalating conflict between the US and Iran fuels fears of energy supply shortages this winter. The Dutch gas benchmark briefly topped €60 per megawatt hour on Monday after the US widened its aerial campaign and Iran struck…
Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski has spoken publicly about his struggle with alcoholism, revealing that drinking undermined his career and contributed to the collapse of his studio, Boss Key Productions. In a wide-ranging interview with 80 Level, the 51-year-old developer said he was a "functioning alcoholic" during…
Henry Cavill is set to reunite with the spy genre once again, this time teaming up with Kevin Hart for a Netflix Original action comedy titled "Spy Duo". The film pairs Cavill, a veteran of espionage roles in franchises such as Mission: Impossible, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and…