AI for Coding
AI is reshaping software development faster than any other profession — from Copilot autocomplete to agents like Claude Code and Cursor that write, fix and refactor whole projects. "Vibe coding" — building software through natural-language dialogue — has entered the mainstream. Here is everything on AI coding tools: releases, benchmarks (SWE-bench) and the debate over quality and productivity.
Prompt vs Loop vs Graph Engineering: Three Levels of Control in AI Development
On July 29, 2026, MarkTechPost laid out prompt, loop and graph engineering as three nested levels of control rather than competing approaches.
Token Saver: open-source MCP extension cuts Claude's token use on PDFs by 90-99%
Marktechpost has released Token Saver, a free MCP extension for Claude Desktop that processes large PDFs locally and cuts token use by 92-99%.
Fireworks Nexus: Routing Code Tasks to Open-Weight Models and Cutting AI Costs 3–5x
Fireworks Nexus sends routine code to cheaper open-weight models and cuts AI agent costs 3–5x, without changing the tools developers already use.
Yandex B2B Tech to Release Universal AI Agent for Business in September 2026
Microsoft Launches Its First AI Model for Cybersecurity and an Agentic Platform
Anthropic's Dario Amodei: Not Against Open-Weight Models, but Wary of Chinese AI
Microsoft Earned $3.2 Billion on Its Anthropic Stake, but OpenAI Delivered a Mixed Result
Microsoft Confirms Copilot "Super App": Chat, Code and Agents in One Application
On its July 29, 2026 earnings call, CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that Microsoft will release a Copilot "super app" this year, combining chat, coding and AI agents.
Microsoft steps up competition with OpenAI and Anthropic: its own AI models and agents
On July 29, 2026, Microsoft showed Wall Street its own AI models, agent harnesses and a rival to Mythos, competing ever more openly with partners OpenAI and…
OpenAI: AI Coding Agents Speed Up Scientific Computing and Discovery in Genomics
68% of Computer Science Instructors Have Changed Their Exams Because of AI, ACM Survey in 49 Countries Finds
Cursor: Cheap Models Write Code to a Frontier Model's Plan, Cutting Cost 15x
Kimi K3 and Anthropic's Fable: Experts Doubt the Distillation Theory
Midjourney Buys Astrology App Co-Star in Its First Acquisition
Image generator Midjourney has made its first acquisition, buying astrology app Co-Star. The parties have not disclosed the financial terms of the deal.
Prentis: Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus Launch an AI Lab and Seek $100M
Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus are launching AI lab Prentis and negotiating a $100M round, betting on automating routine computer tasks rather than coding.