Topic: ai coding
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Top 3 Free AI Coding Tools of 2025
Microsoft Copilot's free version excelled in all coding challenges, demonstrating strong understanding of nuanced requirements and setting the benchmark for reliable, zero-cost coding assistance. ChatGPT's free tier and DeepSeek tied for second place, each solving three out of four tests but with...
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Google's Antigravity Boosts Coding Productivity, Not AI Hype
Google's Antigravity is a new AI-enhanced integrated development environment built on VS Code, integrating smoothly with existing workflows and offering features like screenshot capture, screen recording, and in-browser code testing. It includes a Manager dashboard for overseeing multiple AI agen...
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Google's Jules AI Joins Developer Toolkits Amid Coding Agent Race
Google has expanded its Jules AI coding agent by launching a command-line interface and a public API, enabling integration into terminals, CI/CD pipelines, and collaboration tools to strengthen its position in the AI-assisted development market. Jules Tools allows developers to assign coding task...
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Andrew Ng: Why You Should Still Learn to Code
AI is making programming more accessible, but Andrew Ng emphasizes that fundamental coding skills remain essential for everyone to effectively instruct computers. The integration of AI in software development shifts bottlenecks from coding to product management, enabling professionals to become g...
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AI-Generated Code: The Hidden Cost of Human Cleanup
AI-generated code now accounts for about a quarter of production code but introduces new vulnerabilities, with many organizations experiencing security incidents due to flaws in this automated output. Accountability for security breaches involving AI-generated code is unclear, as responsibility i...
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Why Learning to Code Is Essential in the AI Era
Despite AI's ability to generate vast amounts of code, the demand for human coding skills is increasing, as coding remains a crucial literacy for shaping the digital future. AI tools are expanding the pool of people who can build software, enabling professionals from various fields to create cust...
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Replit's 9-Year Grind Pays Off: Can It Sustain Its Market?
Replit achieved a $3 billion valuation through long-term persistence, overcoming multiple business pivots, revenue plateaus, and a critical downsizing before experiencing breakthrough growth. The company's recent $250 million funding round and surge to over $150 million in annualized revenue foll...
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Man vs. Machine Hackathon: Inside the Epic Showdown
A hackathon in San Francisco tested whether AI coding assistants improve or hinder development by pitting AI-assisted teams against human-only ones. The event highlighted ongoing debate in tech about AI's impact, with a recent study suggesting it may slow experienced developers despite productivi...
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No CS Degree? This Startup CEO Says It's Not a Problem
The tech industry is shifting away from requiring formal degrees, with leaders like Anton Osika emphasizing skills, adaptability, and AI's role in enabling idea execution without extensive training. AI tools such as Lovable, Cursor, and Replit facilitate "vibe coding," allowing individuals to cre...
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OpenAI's Codex Gets Major Upgrade with New GPT-5 Model
OpenAI has launched an upgraded GPT-5-Codex model for its AI coding assistant, Codex, which improves performance on complex programming tasks by dynamically adjusting processing time from seconds to hours. The updated model is available to all ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, and Enterprise subs...
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ChatGPT's Codex Upgrade: What's New and More Powerful Than Ever
OpenAI has made Codex generally available to all developers, introducing key integrations with Slack, a comprehensive SDK, and enhanced administrative controls for enterprise teams. The Slack integration allows developers to receive AI-powered coding assistance directly within team conversations,...
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Lovable Hits $200M ARR, CEO Credits European Roots for Success
Lovable has doubled its annual recurring revenue to $200 million in just four months, achieving rapid growth since reaching $100 million ARR in July. The company's decision to remain in Europe instead of relocating to Silicon Valley proved strategically beneficial, fostering a distinct culture an...
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Cursor AI secures $2.3B funding just 5 months after last round
Cursor raised $2.3 billion in funding, doubling its valuation to $29.3 billion and highlighting strong investor interest in AI development tools. The investment was led by Accel and Coatue, with support from Nvidia, Google, and Thrive Capital, aimed at advancing their in-house AI model, Composer....
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Cursor Launches AI Coding Model with Multi-Agent Interface
Cursor has launched its own competitive AI coding model called Composer and a major 2.0 release of its IDE, featuring a multi-agent interface for parallel task execution. The Composer model is built with reinforcement learning and a mixture-of-experts architecture, operating four times faster tha...
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Master Google's Gemini AI with Jules Tools: A Practical Guide
Google offers three distinct AI command-line tools: Gemini CLI for terminal interactions, Gemini CLI GitHub Actions for repository automation, and Jules Tools for delegating complex tasks to a cloud-based coding agent. Gemini CLI provides fast, interactive access to AI models for problem-solving ...
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Cognition AI Secures $400M at $10.2B Valuation Amid Market Turbulence
Cognition AI raised $400 million, boosting its valuation to $10.2 billion, reflecting strong investor confidence despite market volatility. The funding was led by Founders Fund and supported by existing investors, driven by the success of its AI coding assistant Devin, which saw annual recurring ...
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AI Agents: Still Science Fiction, Not Yet Reality
The concept of AI agents capable of handling complex tasks autonomously remains more science fiction than reality for everyday consumers, despite significant investment and technological progress. AI agents have seen notable success in specialized areas like coding, with tools generating up to 30...
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Ox Security Raises $60M to Boost Code Vulnerability Scanning
Ox Security, a platform for detecting vulnerabilities in AI-generated and traditional code, raised $60 million in Series B funding, led by DTCP with support from IBM Ventures and Microsoft, totaling $94 million in funding. Founded by ex-Check Point engineers, Ox Security scans code for threats, s...
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Microsoft's AI Agents Now Decide What Code to Write
Microsoft is shifting from AI assistants to fully autonomous agents that can decide what code to write and assemble complete solutions, as showcased at Microsoft Ignite 2025. These agents will operate with unique identities under the Microsoft Agent 365 framework and use the Model Context Protoco...
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Elad Gil: The AI Markets With Winners vs. Wide-Open Opportunities
Elad Gil describes the AI sector as having both established leaders in some markets and wide-open opportunities in others, highlighting its unpredictability despite his extensive investment experience. He identifies foundational models, AI-assisted coding, and medical transcription as areas with ...
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10 Practical AI Lessons for Small Business Success
Small businesses should focus on practical AI implementation that delivers tangible operational improvements rather than following trends, as many struggle to see benefits despite industry-wide productivity gains. Begin with free AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot to experiment with applications i...
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Planet Hunting and India's Electric Scooter Revolution
The Trump administration's termination of thousands of federal health employees during the government shutdown is expected to severely impact disease surveillance at the CDC, prompting lawsuits from labor unions. Artificial intelligence is causing controversy with tools like OpenAI's Sora 2 video...
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Why Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro is a Game-Changer for Enterprise AI & Developers
Gemini 2.5 Pro by Google emphasizes transparency by showing its step-by-step reasoning, enhancing trust and usability for complex tasks.
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GitHub Agent HQ: Your AI Command Center for Developers
GitHub has launched Agent HQ, a centralized platform enabling developers to manage multiple AI coding assistants like Codex, Claude, and Jules side by side, integrating them as collaborative partners into daily workflows. The platform aims to avoid walled gardens by inviting various AI agents to ...
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