GitHub adds AI-powered bug detection to expand security coverage

GitHub is adopting AI-based scanning for its Code Security tool to expand vulnerability detections beyond the CodeQL static analysis and cover more languages and frameworks.

Microsoft updates Visual Studio Code with new themes and adjustable AI reasoning

Microsoft is accelerating its dev cycle with weekly releases. The latest VS Code update brings a visual overhaul and deeper ...

Chainguard is racing to fix trust in AI-built software - here's how

Chainguard is expanding beyond open-source security to protect open-core software, AI agent skills, and GitHub Actions.

Oracle releases Java26, with new Java Verified Portfolio

At the JavaOne conference today, Oracle made a series of announcements related to a new Java Verified Portfolio (JVP) and new JDK Enhancement Proposals (JEPs).
Forbes

AI Writes Code Fast—But Do The Apps Actually Work?

In recent years, AI has transformed software development. More code is written by AI tools (paywall), and those tools enable human developers to produce more code, faster, too. This year, a different ...
Reuters

Not all computer code protected as speech, US appeals court finds in ghost gun case

Court rules not all computer code is protected under First Amendment's free speech shield Gun website loses bid to revive lawsuit over ghost gun code Lawsuit followed New Jersey crackdown on ghost ...
Harvard Business Review

AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It

Right now, many companies are worried about how to get more employees to use AI. After all, the promise of AI reducing the burden of some work—drafting routine documents, summarizing information, and ...
CNBC

How exposed are software stocks to AI tools? We put vibe-coding to the test

CNBC put the AI threat to software companies to the test by vibe-coding a version of the tools from Monday.com. Silicon Valley insiders say the most exposed software names are the ones that "sit on ...
IFLScience

Soap Vs. Hand Sanitizer: How They Work, When To Use Them – And When Not To

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...
VentureBeat

Claude Code's 'Tasks' update lets agents work longer and coordinate across sessions

Credit: VentureBeat made with Google Gemini 3 Image / Nano Banana Pro One of the biggest constraints currently facing AI builders who want to deploy agents in service of their individual or enterprise ...
Tom's Guide

Nintendo Switch 2 vs Steam Deck OLED battery test — there’s a clear winner, and it's not the gaming handheld I expected

Nintendo I played all 3 new Resident Evil games on Switch 2 — here’s the one you should buy Nintendo Nintendo Switch 2 is ‘under threat from soaring prices for data storage’ as owners buy fewer games, ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On: Testing Cursor, Windsurf and VS Code on Text-to-Website Generation

All three editors successfully generated and extended a multi-page static website from identical natural-language prompts. Cursor emphasized production-oriented polish and executed large redesigns and ...