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technology28 days ago•3 min saved

Learn CS for the love, not the paycheck, says Replit CEO

Replit CEO Amjad Masad warns against studying computer science purely for money, urging students to pursue the field only if they are genuinely passionate. He argues AI may shift some coding tasks, but core CS fundamentals like data structures and algorithms remain crucial, keeping doors open in ML/AI and other advanced roles. Leaders like Max Levchin and Geoffrey Hinton also emphasize the enduring value of a solid CS education despite AI’s advances.

via Business Insider|

#ai #coding #computer-science

ai1 month ago•32 min saved

DeepSeek’s V4 AI preview targets US rivals with coding edge

Chinese AI firm DeepSeek released a preview of its V4 model, saying it can compete toe-to-toe with Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic, with a notable focus on coding. The open‑source approach and emphasis on compatibility with Huawei tech mark a milestone for China’s chip industry, but details on training costs and hardware remain undisclosed amid past accusations of banned Nvidia chips and alleged Claude misuse.

via The Verge|

#ai #coding #deepseek

technology1 month ago•2 min saved

Claude Opus 4.7 sharpens its edge, but Mythos still leads

Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.7, a meaningful upgrade with better coding, sharper vision, and a new ability to double-check its own work, while acknowledging it still trails Mythos, which remains unreleased to the public. In benchmarks Opus 4.7 outperforms Opus 4.6 and rivals like ChatGPT 5.4 and Google Gemini 3.1 Pro on several tasks, but Mythos Preview remains ahead for now. The update also adds an xhigh (extra high) effort mode for Claude Code, introduces Task Budgets to control long-task reasoning, and raises guardrails as Anthropic tests safeguards ahead of a broader Mythos release.

via Axios|

#ai-benchmarks #anthropic #claude-opus-47

technology1 month ago•3 min saved

Apple Sends Siri Team to AI-Coding Bootcamp

Apple plans to train a large portion of its Siri developers in AI-assisted coding through a multi-week bootcamp, signaling a push to accelerate an AI-powered Siri update amid prior delays and internal reorganizations.

via PYMNTS.com|

#ai #apple #bootcamp

technology2 months ago•4 min saved

Google Tests Agent Smith AI to Automate Internal Coding

Google is piloting an internal AI tool named Agent Smith that autonomously handles coding and other tasks within Google’s tools and chat platform, reflecting a company-wide push to adopt AI agents; Brin highlighted agents as a major focus this year, with adoption sometimes tied to performance, and Smith builds on Google's Antigravity framework.

via Business Insider|

#agents #ai #automation

technology2 months ago•3 min saved

Musk Orders Major xAI Shakeup as Coding Race Heats Up

Elon Musk ordered sweeping layoffs at his AI startup xAI as he reorganizes the company after a leadership exodus and burnout, admitting progress—especially in coding with Grok—lagged behind rivals. Audits of staff led by Tesla and SpaceX executives aim to cut underperformers, while Musk pursues retooling efforts like Macrohard and a “digital Optimus” amid ongoing concerns about xAI’s direction and morale.

via Futurism|

#ai #coding #elon-musk

technology2 months ago•7 min saved

xAI taps Cursor veterans to accelerate its coding push

Elon Musk’s xAI is hiring two senior Cursor leaders, Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg, to boost its coding capabilities and close the gap with rivals, reporting directly to Musk amid a spate of leadership departures; Musk has said Grok is behind in coding and expects to catch up by mid-year.

via The Information|

#coding #cursor #elon-musk

tech2 months ago•45 min saved

Google expands Canvas in AI Mode in Search to include writing and coding

Google is rolling out Canvas in AI Mode within Search to a broader US audience, introducing a dedicated workspace that uses live Search data to help users organize plans, draft documents, and prototype tools. The feature, which was previously tested for travel planning, now supports creative writing and coding and can be accessed by opening AI Mode in Search and selecting Canvas; it’s currently English-only.

via The Verge|

#ai-mode #canvas #coding

technology3 months ago•3 min saved

AI Hiring Ramp-Up Refutes Doomsday Talk on Jobs

Despite fears AI will destroy white-collar jobs, Anthropic is actively hiring—over 100 software engineers and hundreds of other roles across finance, marketing, legal, and sales—arguing that AI changes how work is done rather than eliminating it, a view echoed by industry leaders like Jensen Huang.

via Business Insider|

#anthropic #artificial-intelligence #coding

technology3 months ago•5 min saved

OpenAI Bypasses Nvidia With Ultra-Fast Codex on Cerebras Wafer-Scale Chips

OpenAI released GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, a fast, text-only coding model that runs on Cerebras Wafer-Scale Engine 3 and achieves about 1,000 tokens per second, roughly 15x faster than its predecessor and faster than Nvidia-based options; it's a research preview for ChatGPT Pro and select partners, with a 128k-token window, built for speed-over-depth coding tasks, signaling OpenAI’s push to diversify hardware away from Nvidia.

via Ars Technica|

#cerebras #codex-spark #coding

technology3 months ago•8 min saved

Trying a free, local coding AI stack: Goose, Ollama, and Qwen3-coder

A ZDNET tester explores a fully local, free coding AI stack using Goose (agent framework), Ollama (LLM server), and Qwen3-coder, detailing installation, a sample WordPress plugin test, and notes that while the local setup runs on a powerful Mac with 128GB RAM and can be competitive with cloud options, early results show accuracy issues and multiple retries; it's promising but not yet ready to fully replace Claude Code or Codex.

via ZDNET|

#coding #goose #local-ai

technology3 months ago•2 min saved

GPT-5.3-Codex Claims Self-Assistance, Sparking AI Hype but Not Self-Replication

OpenAI introduced GPT-5.3-Codex, a faster coding model that the company says helped accelerate its own development by debugging training, managing deployment, and evaluating results; experts caution that it's AI-assisted human work rather than autonomous self-improvement, as hype around self-building AI persists.

via Futurism|

#ai #coding #gpt-53-codex

technology5 months ago•2 min saved

Google CEO Praises 'Vibe Coding' for Transforming Software Development

AI contributed to over 25% of Google's (Alphabet) new code, with Vibe Coding emerging as a key workflow, highlighting advancements in AI-assisted software development.

via TipRanks|

#ai #alphabet #coding

technology7 months ago•5 min saved

Anthropic Launches Cost-Effective Claude Haiku 4.5 AI Model

Claude Haiku 4.5 is a new small AI model that offers near-frontier coding performance at one-third the cost and more than twice the speed of previous models, making it ideal for real-time, low-latency tasks and AI-assisted development, while also maintaining high safety standards.

via Anthropic|

#ai-models #claude-haiku-45 #coding

technology7 months ago•3 min saved

Anthropic Unveils Claude Sonnet 4.5, a Self-Sufficient Coding AI

Anthropic has launched Claude Sonnet 4.5, its most advanced AI model for coding, capable of building production-ready applications and outperforming previous models on benchmarks. It is available via API and chatbot, with a focus on reliability, alignment, and security, amid a competitive AI landscape.

via TechCrunch|

#ai #ai-models #anthropic