Startup company forces techie to use AI for coding, then fires him for using AI at work. 'They were delusional'

A junior developer at a small AI-focused startup was pushed to use AI tools to meet tight deadlines. While the approach initially helped him keep up, it eventually led to production bugs. Management ...

Will software engineering profession die in the age of AI? IBM stock bleeds as Claude Code writes COBOL scripts. What it means for techies

AI agents like Claude Code are reshaping software development by automating legacy modernisation and routine coding. A recent ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code v1.110 Insiders: AI Agents Gain Native Browser Access and Global Instructions

The VS Code 1.110 cycle is putting more 'hands-on' capabilities into chat, led by native browser integration that lets AI agents interact with page elements, capture screenshots, and pull real-time ...
Decrypt

OpenAI Says Benchmark Used to Measure AI Coding Skill Is 'Contaminated'—Here's Why

OpenAI wants to retire the leading AI coding benchmark—and the reasons reveal a deeper problem with how the whole industry measures itself.
TMCnet

TASKING Integrates Modern AI Technology to Enable Robust Software Verification and Validation (V&V)

The TASKING toolchain has been designed with a foundation that enables OEMs to develop functionally safe and secure systems. Modern AI capabilities are supported within the toolch ...
InfoQ

Anthropic Study: AI Coding Assistance Reduces Developer Skill Mastery by 17%

Anthropic research shows developers using AI assistance scored 17% lower on comprehension tests when learning new coding libraries, though productivity gains were not statistically significant. Those ...