No-code and Low-code industry news

After capturing the world's attention with its generative art, Midjourney announces its expansion into China, the largest internet market.

Google has announced the removal of Bard's waitlist restrictions, making the AI chatbot widely available in English.

Google I/O 2023 is set to showcase new hardware, artificial intelligence advancements, and the highly anticipated Android 14. The conference kicks off on May 10 in Mountain View and is expected to cover a wide range of topics, including the Pixel 7a, Pixel Tablet, and potential foldable devices.

BuildFire acquires its key competitor Bizness Apps, reinforcing its position as the premier mobile app development platform. The move showcases BuildFire's dedication to providing businesses with cutting-edge solutions in mobile app development and expansion of its clientele base.

Apple's upcoming virtual reality headset is set to run hundreds of thousands of iPad applications and offer a holistic range of features, including gaming, fitness, and e-reading, according to a Bloomberg report. The device is expected to be unveiled at Apple's WWDC event in June.

Google rolls out passkeys for Google Account users, providing an added layer of security by leveraging cryptographic key pairs that sync across devices. This collaboration between Google, Apple, Microsoft, and the FIDO Alliance aims to make passwordless logins frictionless.

The upcoming Python 3.12 release promises significant enhancements to speed, memory efficiency, adaptability, and concurrency. These improvements aim to future-proof the popular dynamic programming language and streamline development.

Nvidia has introduced NeMo Guardrails, an open-source toolkit designed to improve the safety of AI-powered applications that generate text and speech. The toolkit aims to make these apps more accurate, appropriate, on-topic, and secure by allowing developers to create rules using a few lines of code.

Appy Pie Connect has introduced an AI-powered integration platform designed to help businesses streamline workflows and automate tasks. The user-friendly platform offers a seamless drag-and-drop interface and supports a vast app directory. The scalability and AI-based capabilities of Appy Pie Connect make it a competitive solution for businesses of all sizes.

Neptune Software provides a range of no-code and low-code tools to help organizations create effective SAP Fiori apps with ease, regardless of their coding experience. Learn about the benefits of utilizing Neptune Software's toolsets for streamlined business operations.

Pinecone, the creator of the vector database category, has raised $100 million in a Series B investment round, bringing its valuation to $750 million. The company is experiencing exponential growth, with increasing interest in AI-driven semantic search and Large Language Models.

Luca, a retail pricing optimization startup backed by Y Combinator, has secured $2.5 million in seed funding from investors like Menlo Ventures, Soma Capital, and angel investors. Leveraging AI and data analytics, Luca plans to transform traditional retail pricing strategies and improve overall business outcomes.

Cruise's Robotaxis now run 24/7 in San Francisco.

BSA, a technology advocacy group backed by Microsoft and major business software companies push for AI regulation in U.S. privacy legislation. They propose four crucial protections to keep pace with AI technology advancements while addressing AI's potential risks.

Deno 1.33 debuts Deno KV, a built-in key-value database for the open-source runtime, designed for JavaScript. This release comes with improvements to pave the way for the ambitious Deno 2.0, set to release in the coming months.

Replit, a web-based IDE developer, has raised close to $100 million at a $1.16 billion post-money valuation to further develop its AI-powered code generation tool, Ghostwriter.

Slack's Canvas feature enables seamless creation & access to shared docs in-app, enhancing team collaboration with various content types & no-code automations.

Mendix plans to add generative AI features to its low-code platform by the end of the year, improving app development efficiency and offering best practice guidance. The company expects businesses including public sector, hospitality, and insurance to be the largest adopters.

Astera Software unveils its no-code Astera API Management platform, transforming API integration by empowering users with little to no coding experience in the design, testing, and publishing process.ges.

China's digital currency, e-CNY, takes a significant step forward on the WeChat platform, which now supports transactions on its short video and mini-app features. The digital yuan aims to complement, rather than compete with, digital payment giants WeChat Pay and Alipay.

Japanese micromobility startup Luup secures $30M in Series D funding ahead of the nation's e-scooter regulation amendments.

Tile has launched its Tile for Cats collar attachment to help cat owners keep track of their pets using a Bluetooth tracker.

To compete with GitHub Copilot and Amazon CodeWhisperer, Google has upgraded its Bard AI with code generation, debugging, and programming assistance. Offering support in over 20 languages, Bard AI aims to help developers with a range of tasks.

Google unveiled Cloud Security AI Workbench with specialized generative AI for cybersecurity, powered by its Sec-PaLM language model at RSA Conference 2023. The suite includes tools like Mandiant’s Threat Intelligence AI, VirusTotal and Google's Security Command Center AI, offering customers a new way to combat threats.