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AI Coding Agents Win Trust, Slashing Manual Code Reviews
technology12 days ago

AI Coding Agents Win Trust, Slashing Manual Code Reviews

Cursor data shows a rising share of AI-generated code changes reaching production without a separate human review in the past six months, signaling growing developer trust in AI to handle larger portions of software development. While quality metrics aren’t fully measured, AI-produced changes are surviving at higher rates, hinting that AI coding is becoming more reliable and could reduce the need for manual review, with implications for workflows and human roles.

via Business Insider|
#ai#automation#code-review
SpaceX to Buy Cursor for $60B to Supercharge AI Coding Tools
technology24 days ago

SpaceX to Buy Cursor for $60B to Supercharge AI Coding Tools

SpaceX will acquire Cursor, an AI-powered coding IDE, in an all-stock deal worth $60 billion set to close in Q3, bolstering SpaceX/xAI’s enterprise AI push after a recent IPO and SpaceX-xAI merger. Cursor has seen revenue growth but faced stiff competition from Claude Code and other players, and the transaction aims to pair Cursor’s product with SpaceX’s compute resources, though success in a crowded market is not guaranteed.

via Ars Technica|
#acquisition#ai#coding
AI Triggers a Coding Reset That Redefines Software Jobs
technology1 month ago

AI Triggers a Coding Reset That Redefines Software Jobs

AI breakthroughs from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are rapidly transforming software engineering by letting AI write large swaths of code, forcing engineers to shift from manual coding to supervising AI agents and defining what to build. The shift boosts productivity and gives rise to new roles like product engineering, but it also sparks layoff concerns and questions about which skills remain uniquely human—judgment, creativity, and client collaboration. BI’s The Great Coding Reset series examines how these changes are reshaping the industry and what comes next.

via Business Insider|
#ai#automation#coding
Learn CS for the love, not the paycheck, says Replit CEO
technology2 months ago

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
DeepSeek’s V4 AI preview targets US rivals with coding edge
ai2 months ago

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
Claude Opus 4.7 sharpens its edge, but Mythos still leads
technology2 months ago

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
Musk Orders Major xAI Shakeup as Coding Race Heats Up
technology3 months ago

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
Google expands Canvas in AI Mode in Search to include writing and coding
tech4 months ago

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
OpenAI Bypasses Nvidia With Ultra-Fast Codex on Cerebras Wafer-Scale Chips
technology4 months ago

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
Trying a free, local coding AI stack: Goose, Ollama, and Qwen3-coder
technology5 months ago

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