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Three veteran Java developers describe how GitHub Copilot cut weeks of work to days, and why they still review everything the AI produces.
Read more: Three Java experts explain how they use AI coding help at workMicrosoft is removing most Copilot shortcuts from the Windows right-click menu for OneDrive files, so summarizing a document will take an extra step.
Read more: Microsoft removes most OneDrive Copilot shortcuts from right-click menuEon put every investigation tool behind one controlled login, so new engineers connect in about two minutes instead of two days, with strict limits on changes.
Read more: Eon cuts new-engineer tool setup from two days to two minutesElevenLabs released two voice agent models that handle listening, thinking and speaking in one piece, which could make phone and intake bots simpler to build.
Read more: ElevenLabs launches voice agent models that handle the whole callGo's emergency update makes programs refuse connections tied to eight certificate keys, so rebuilt software could suddenly fail to reach some sites and services.
Read more: Go update blocks eight certificate keys, may break some connectionsGoogle, Red Hat and IBM released llm-d 1.0, free software that helps companies serve AI models faster, with Google reporting big gains on one test.
Read more: Google and partners release free software to run AI models fasterA rumor says Samsung could sell six folding phones in 2027, including a new one called the Z Slide. Here is what is claimed and what is still a guess.
Read more: Samsung may launch six folding phones in 2027, rumor saysTwo Apple engineers showed how to take an AI agent from a laptop test to a service real users can rely on, including safety checks and traffic spikes.
Read more: Apple engineers explain how to run AI agents at scale for real usersMeta has released Muse Spark Open, an open source AI model, and is working with Apple so it can run on your own device. Here is why that matters for cost and privacy.
Read more: Meta releases a free AI model and teams up with Apple to run it locallyDeepSeek has made DeepInfer, the engine it says runs its large-scale AI services, free for anyone to use, though only part of it is released.
Read more: DeepSeek releases the software it uses to run its AI modelsCognition makes Devin, an AI agent that writes code with less hands-on direction. If you pay for custom software, it may soon touch your projects.
Read more: Cognition's Devin is an AI agent that writes software codeAttackers swapped download files for five versions of OVHcloud's command-line tool for 94 minutes. Anyone who installed it in that window may need to change passwords.
Read more: Hackers swap five OVHcloud tool downloads for password-stealing malwareAnthropic says Claude Code now starts replying about three times sooner in local sessions, but the gain is about the first reply, not finished work.
Read more: Claude Code now starts replying sooner, Anthropic saysGitHub retired several Copilot AI models on October 19, 2026. Any workflow still tied to one of them needs to switch to a supported model.
Read more: GitHub retires several Copilot models across Chat and completionsA study found that removing one section of instructions made Claude Code take far more actions nobody asked for, though with its safety prompts turned off.
Read more: One sentence moved Claude Code's overreach rate from 0% to 17.1%Google Cloud published a guide to building interactive apps that run inside Gemini Enterprise chat, so users can click and adjust instead of typing every change.
Read more: Google shows how to build interactive MCP Apps inside Gemini EnterpriseA Stack Overflow guide says an AI agent that wows in a demo is far from one you can trust with customers or money, and it offers a six-level checklist.
Read more: A checklist for turning an AI demo into a system you can trustAttackers are phishing open-source developers and hiding a password stealer in a fake font file across 94 GitHub projects. Here is why business owners should care.
Read more: Hackers hid password-stealing malware in a fake font file on GitHubA breach at OpenCode may have exposed OpenAI, Anthropic and Google keys saved in its hosted Console, and some users report bills for usage they did not run.
Read more: OpenCode Console Breach May Have Exposed OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google API KeysAnthropic's coding tool, Claude Code, has made plugins an official feature in version 2.1.302. It is a developer update, and most readers need to do nothing.
Read more: Claude Code, Anthropic's coding tool, makes plugins official
