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2025 will be remembered as the year AI wrote poetry, passed medical exams, and stumbled with spectacular blunders. For every impressive breakthrough, there was an equally impressive facepalm.

During this week’s AWS us-east-1 outage, Ably maintained full service continuity with no customer impact. This was our multi-region architecture working exactly as designed; error rates were negligibly low and unchanged throughout. Any additional round trip latency was limited to 12ms, which is below the typical variance in any client-to-endpoint connection, and well below our 40–50ms global median; this is imperceptible to users and below monitoring thresholds.

As we pass through the years, the electric vehicle (EV) industry has become all about driving smarter, faster, and more connected than ever before. With the rapid adoption of EVs, expanding charging networks, and evolving consumer expectations, the need for advanced digital ecosystems has become critical. From charging station locators to battery analytics, fleet management, and EV-sharing platforms, every interaction now relies on intelligent, data-driven technology.

The global retail landscape has undergone a massive digital revolution. With online shopping now accounting for a growing share of global sales, the e-commerce market is expected to surpass $8 trillion by 2027. From small retailers to global enterprises, every brand is racing to deliver seamless, secure, and personalized digital shopping experiences, and eCommerce apps are at the center of this transformation.

The age of agentic AI introduces unprecedented risks. In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, agentic AI is emerging as a transformative force, capable of autonomous decision-making, learning, and interaction. These sophisticated AI systems are poised to revolutionize industries and daily life. Conversely, these same capabilities can be exploited by attackers to launch highly effective and scalable cyberattacks. The advancement of AI brings a critical imperative.

Spend less time waiting and more time doing the work you love! One of the defining moments of my software career was learning the motto “if it hurts, do it more.” What the heck? This concept feels totally counterintuitive. But give it a moment’s thought, and you soon realize that as developers we are instructed to lean into the bad parts of our process so that we fix them and make them stop hurting.

Our latest research paints a concerning, albeit solvable, situation of blame and misalignment.

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