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What are the primary objectives of manual testing compared to test automation?

Alex Martins, Katalon's VP of Strategy, explains that manual testing confirms application correctness through human checks, while test automation runs fast, repeatable regression tests to catch unintended changes and save time and cost. Follow Katalon for more insights in our series!

Unleash Real-Time Agentic AI: Introducing Streaming Agents on Confluent Cloud

As AI models become commoditized, the conversation is shifting from building smarter models to building data infrastructure that turns models into real business value. Enterprises are accelerating their adoption of agentic AI—systems that don’t just predict but plan, decide, and act autonomously—across their software and operations.

New in Confluent Cloud: Unleashing Cost-Effective Streaming for Any Workload

Streaming at scale just got a lot more powerful and cost-effective. Our Q3 Confluent Cloud launch is packed with innovations to help you do more with less: reduce cloud networking costs while maintaining your security posture, scale effortlessly with boosted connection limits, and build production-ready agentic artificial intelligence (AI) applications with seamless tool integrations.

How to Hire a Mobile Developer?

More and more businesses are now starting to realize the importance of having a mobile app developed to boost their business and increase customer engagement. There is a good reason to develop a mobile app and hire a mobile app developer to do this. Why? 2017 was a historic year because for the first time mobile internet use overtook desktop searches. Many studies also show that more and more people are using mobile apps to access the internet rather than their web browser.

Top Test Automation Metrics Every QA Team Should Track

Automation testing has become a core part of modern software development. Teams now rely on their automated tests to speed up releases and reduce human error. But running automated tests is not enough. You need to track the right indicators to see if your efforts are actually paying off. It's also easier to demonstrate QA's impact to leadership if you track the right KPIs.

AI for UX design: 5 best practices for product designers

AI is no longer a fringe experiment: it’s a mainstream mandate. But with that shift comes a new kind of pressure: to act quickly, to appear modern, to bolt on something “intelligent” before someone else does. For many teams, this leads to reactive choices. Features get prioritized because they sound impressive, not because they solve a real user problem. Familiar interfaces get copied instead of questioned.

Complete Chatbot Testing Checklist 2025

During the holiday shopping period, one of the nation's leading e-commerce brands finally launched its online AI chatbot solution. Within minutes of launching, enthusiastic customers were asking questions; however, the bot was already struggling to answer simple questions, such as “Where is my order?” and “Do you ship internationally?” The confused users abandoned their carts.

P4 One: Intuitive Version Control for Designers and Artists

P4 One is a free version control client from Perforce P4 tailored for art teams—or really, anyone new to version control. If you’re already using Perforce P4 (formerly Helix Core), P4 One provides an intuitive interface for your collaborators who don’t need all the controls of P4V. If you’re not using P4, P4 One lets you version files locally. It can handle large binaries and project sizes that can break other version control systems. And when your team’s ready to scale, just connect to a P4 server.