AI has sparked a new round of conversation about Cobol, with tools emerging that claim to translate legacy code and, with it, solve the modernisation challenge. It is worth being precise about what ...

Abstract: Based on the strong demand for independent control and the improvement of domestic databases, database localization has become an inevitable trend. In the process of migrating Oracle ...

A recently released preview build of OptiScaler, a popular third-party upscaling tool, is the first publicly available method ...

While Anthropic’s Claude Code grabbed headlines, IBM has been deploying its own generative AI solution, Watsonx Code Assistant for Z, designed to modernize the very mainframes it built. Unlike general ...

The surge of attention around recent artificial intelligence releases has amplified fears across markets even though the ...

Investors wiped $40 billion from IBM's market cap after Anthropic released COBOL translation tools. Analysts say the market ...

IBM stock plunged on Claude Code COBOL fears, but Jefferies says IBM’s watsonx is already modernizing mainframes with GenAI—read more now.

On 23 Feb 2026, IBM shares dropped 13%, losing nearly $30B, after Anthropic's Claude AI promised faster COBOL modernization, threatening legacy IT services dependent on scarce expertise.

IBM’s Software and Chief Commercial Officer, Rob Thomas, wrote in a Monday blog post that translating COBOL code isn’t equivalent to modernizing enterprise syst ...

The announcement reignited fears that generative AI could disrupt traditional enterprise software and consulting revenue streams ...

Although Mojang has not provided a precise timeline for transitioning Minecraft to Vulkan, players and modders can begin testing the new renderer in Java Edition in ...