SonarQube 2026.1 LTA: 40% Faster JS/TS Scans, OWASP Top 10:2025 Compliance, and SBOM Imports Land in the New Long-Term Release
SonarSource's newest Long-Term Active release speeds up JavaScript/TypeScript analysis by 40%, adds Swift, Python 3.14, and Go/Shell coverage, and bakes in OWASP Top 10:2025 and STIG V6R3 compliance plus SBOM import.
Qodana 2025.3: JetBrains' Global Project Configuration Finally Ends Repo-by-Repo Quality Gate Chaos
JetBrains' Qodana 2025.3 release introduces Global Project Configuration, letting QA and platform teams manage code quality and security rules for every repository from one place instead of copy-pasting profiles.
Katalon Studio 11.5.0: Built-In AI Assertions Land Inside Your Test Scripts, No HTTP Glue Code Required
Katalon Studio 11.5.0 adds built-in Ask, Assert Text and Assert File keywords for in-script AI validation, persistent AI Assistant memory, redesigned PDF reports, Android App Bundle support, and Entra ID-secured MCP connections.
Selenium 4.48: Why the World's Most-Used Automation Framework Is Quietly Killing CDP for BiDi
Selenium 4.48 lands with deeper WebDriver BiDi support and Kubernetes/Docker file upload fixes, continuing a multi-release march that saw v4.47 block Firefox's Chrome DevTools Protocol access for good.
k6 Studio 2.0 Is Generally Available: AI Autocorrelation Finally Kills Manual Session-Token Hunting
Grafana Labs has made k6 Studio 2.0's browser test authoring and AI-powered autocorrelation generally available, letting performance testers record real user flows and auto-fix dynamic values without hand-written scripts.