WhatsKept, a new open-source tool, extracts and decrypts WhatsApp history from iOS backups into a searchable local database that AI coding agents can query directly. The Go-based binary handles backup…
GitHub Copilot code review now reads AGENTS.md files at the repository root to shape pull request reviews, effective June 18. The feature is available across all Copilot plans and builds on an agentic…
GitHub shipped a feature on June 17 allowing repository maintainers to cap open pull requests per contributor without write access, responding to a flood of AI-generated PRs that has overwhelmed open-…
A 16-year-old developer built FolioDux, an open-source file-mapping standard that reduces token usage in AI-assisted development by providing a compact index of a project's structure. Instead of feedi…
Most companies integrate AI into development by giving developers AI assistants without changing their process, leading to review bottlenecks. The author proposes shifting engineering work to spec-dri…
A developer argues that AI tools like Copilot and ChatGPT did not kill the joy of coding; rather, they exposed a pre-existing rot in software development culture. The pressure to ship fast and treat v…
Multiple major tech companies, including Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic, are struggling with their AI strategies, wasting billions of dollars without clear vision or execution. Meta's AI resea…
Norway will ban generative AI for elementary school students aged 6-13 starting in late August, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced. Students aged 14-16 may use AI only under teacher supervision…
GitHub published a blog post detailing Qubot, an internal data analytics agent powered by Copilot that allows employees to query company data using natural language. The post serves as an engineering …
GitHub's Copilot usage metrics API now reports AI credits consumed per user per day, enabling enterprise administrators and organization owners to track consumption alongside usage data. The new `ai_c…
Spec-driven development is an emerging workflow where developers first write a detailed specification before allowing AI coding agents to generate code, reversing the typical prompt-to-code approach. …
GitHub built Qubot, an internal Copilot-powered analytics agent that allows employees to ask questions about data in plain language via Slack, VS Code, and Copilot CLI. The agent uses a federated cont…
A developer argues that engineers get the most out of AI coding tools like Claude, Copilot, and ChatGPT by treating them as senior colleagues rather than search engines. The key is to do 70% of the de…
The SEO industry must shift from rank-tracking-style AI prompt measurement to volatility and average response tracking, as traditional methods fail due to AI model updates and personalization. ChatGPT…
AI assistants like ChatGPT and Perplexity now drive significant referral traffic to Shopify stores, but most of that revenue is misattributed to Direct or Organic channels due to stripped referrer hea…
GitHub's Copilot code review now reads repository-level AGENTS.md instructions, allowing teams to encode engineering judgment and local conventions into automated review comments. This shifts code rev…
Researchers conducting epistemic stress tests on closed large language models (LLMs) found that model breakdowns are not errors but ontological boundaries of predictive-text systems. The study observe…
GitHub quietly replaced flat-rate Copilot pricing with token-metered billing called GitHub AI Credits on June 1, causing one developer on the $39/month Pro+ plan to receive a $180 bill and others to p…
Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and Uber are cutting costs on internal AI tools as token prices rise, while major AI providers reportedly seek government bailout discussions amid market skittishness over the…
AI coding agents are transforming software development in 2026, shifting developers from manual coding to supervising autonomous systems that generate, test, and deploy code. Companies like GitHub, Mi…