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The API Changelog issue 2025.24
This is issue 2025.24 of the API Changelog, a mix of API news, commentary, and opinion. In this issue, you'll get to know the most relevant API-related information from the week of June 9, 2025. Subscribe now so you never miss an issue of the API Changelog.
News Highlight
WWDC 2025 by Apple announcements:
Apple unveiled visionOS 26, improving the Apple Vision Pro with new productivity, entertainment, and collaboration tools. The update includes a "Liquid Glass" design, spatial widgets, multiplayer capabilities, an enhanced Photos app, and support for VR controllers and enterprise functions.
Fluid 'Liquid Glass' is a new developer tool and a software design update introducing a material for more immersive app experiences. Developers now have over 250,000 APIs and access to on-device intelligence tools like the large language model in Xcode 26 for building advanced, responsive apps.
Apple has previewed macOS Tahoe 26, featuring a new design, enhanced Continuity, and Spotlight and Apple Intelligence updates. Key updates include the Liquid Glass material, Phone app integration, new Spotlight functionalities, Live Translation, and the Apple Games app.
Xcode was updated with OpenAI's ChatGPT integration and support for third-party AI model APIs. The firm also launched Foundation Models, enabling on-device AI model access with minimal code. These developments include Apple opting for ChatGPT over rumored Anthropic's vibe-coding software and foregoing the broad release of their own Swift Assist.
See additional coverage on Apple, IT Brief, and businesswire.
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Events
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Virtual Peaker, a VPP software company, hosted a webinar on API integration for grid DER systems. The event aims to educate utility professionals on using APIs for demand response and VPP management.
Announcements
Railtown AI Technologies Inc. and ESG AI Technologies Inc. are partnering to develop intelligent ESG software agents for enterprise data management. The ESG agent suite, based on the Model Context Protocol framework, will improve scalability, efficiency, and adherence to regulatory standards.
Guideline introduces advanced data features in its Planning Suite to enhance campaign planning efficiency and unification. Newly added tools enhance real-time collaboration, offer powerful analytics, and connect with 30+ third-party platforms for media operations.
Syncfusion® BoldSign® clinched the Postman Developer’s Choice Award, recognized for outstanding API user experience and community engagement. The company's CEO emphasized their ongoing commitment to innovation and plans for scalable document management features.
Skimmer, a pool service business OS, launched a new API for custom enterprise tech integration. The API is an advanced tool for large-scale operations and is accessible through Skimmer's top-tier service plan.
project44 evolves its Movement platform into Decision Intelligence, combining API architecture with AI for superior global shipper outcomes. This AI-powered platform fuses data from carriers, systems, and sensors to enhance logistics through actionable insights and automated workflows.
We-Connect, an innovator in LinkedIn automation, has unveiled We-Link API to let SaaS platforms add LinkedIn automation features. We-Link API offers secure, comprehensive LinkedIn outreach capabilities within existing software, making it simpler for vendors to broaden their services.
Funding and M&A
The Swarm, a company specializing in relationship mapping technology, secured funding from entities like HubSpot Ventures to enhance its network analysis offerings. The firm integrates with Clay, offers a Data API for developer access to its relationship graph, and intends to expand its developer platform and CRM integrations.
AI
OpenAI reported reaching $10 billion in annual recurring revenue, a significant increase from $5.5 billion last year. The AI firm aims for $125 billion in revenue by 2029 while managing extensive costs for talent and infrastructure. See additional coverage on TV.
APIContext released a guide for enterprises to prepare APIs for autonomous AI agents, highlighting the need for robust API infrastructure. The report suggests practices for API readiness to mitigate risks and maintain reliable machine-to-machine communication.
OpenAI has reduced prices and introduced new models, countering Google's own powerful AI capabilities. Google now assists OpenAI with cloud computing, enhancing their competitiveness as the AI race progresses.
OpenAI has reduced its o3 model's costs by 80%, making it competitive with other LMMs like Gemini Pro and Claude Opus. This pricing strategy makes premium generative AI performance more affordable and accessible for developers.
OpenAI has introduced o3-pro, a high-capability reasoning AI model for solving complex problems in diverse domains. The new model is costed at $20 per million input tokens and excels in benchmarks, surpassing Google and Anthropic's AIs.
Fintech
Westpac New Zealand has partnered with Akahu, providing seamless access to various fintech tools and services. This collaboration enriches customer transactions in Westpac's app and sets the stage for the 2025 open banking standardization in New Zealand. See additional coverage on NZA.
Level2 and Lightspeed Financial announced a partnership providing no-code automated trading tools for active traders. The integration merges Level2's visual strategy-building platform with Lightspeed's API and social trading features, opening institutional-grade automation to individual investors. See additional coverage on MorningStar.
Coinchange and Kanga Exchange have partnered, leading to 30% of Kanga's users adopting yield-generating solutions. The collaboration seamlessly integrates Coinchange's Earn API into Kanga’s platform, increasing passive income for users and simplifying DeFi investment.
United Commercial Bank (UCB) launched Bangladesh's inaugural microservices-based open API banking platform using FCUBS 14.7. UCB's upgrade to their system allows independent management of banking functions and secure data exchange with fintech, enhancing customer banking experiences.
Security
FrankieOne has launched a platform aimed at improving fraud detection, satisfying AML protocols, and verifying identities. This system streamlines risk and compliance management for businesses.
A critical vulnerability in the PayU CommercePro plugin allows attackers to hijack WordPress accounts without credentials, as discovered by PatchStack. The exploit leverages an insecure API route and a hardcoded token, with no patch yet available, prompting users to delete the plugin.
Contrast Security has unveiled Northstar, a platform uniting runtime visibility, threat analysis, and AI remediation. The core Contrast Graph provides a real-time view of threats and assets for diverse teams. Northstar enhances security with AI SmartFix and dynamic risk scoring to prioritize and fix vulnerabilities effectively, scaling protection across systems for teams and MSSPs. See additional coverage on businesswire.
StackHawk, the API security platform, has added Sensitive Data Identification to expand visibility into high-risk APIs. The feature prioritizes testing for APIs handling sensitive data, enhancing security for sectors like healthcare and fintech. See additional coverage on Help Net Security.