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Python’s popularity shows no signs of fading – here’s why software developers love it
Python’s popularity continues to surge, according to the Tiobe index, with the programming language reaching a 25.25% share in May. Figures from the index show Python now holds the highest rating for any programming language since 2001, surpassing Java’s record-breaking rating in June 2001. But as Tiobe CEO Paul Jansen noted, this was the first month of the Tiobe index…
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‘Developers will need to adapt’: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella joins Google’s Sundar Pichai in revealing the scale of AI-generated code at the tech giants – and it’s a stark warning for software developers
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says up to 30% of the tech giant’s code was written by AI, prompting more questions over the impact of the technology on software development. Speaking during a fireside chat with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at LlamaCon last month, Nadella revealed that anywhere between 20% to 30% of code was “written by software” – essentially meaning…
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ChatGPT rolls out Codex, an AI tool for software programming
OpenAI is rolling out ‘Codex’ for ChatGPT, which is an AI agent that automates and delegates programming tasks for software engineers. OpenAI isn’t explicitly claiming that Codex will eventually replace junior software engineers. Instead, the company states Codex could help developers achieve more by delegating their tasks to different agents. The idea is to move faster with development and become…
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OpenAI Launches Codex, a Software Engineering AI Agent
Today, OpenAI introduced a cloud-based software engineering AI agent, powered by the company’s most powerful coding model called ‘codex-1’. It’s available to ChatGPT Pro, Team, and Enterprise users, starting today. OpenAI says ChatGPT Plus and Edu users will get access to Codex in the future. Talking about Codex, the software engineering agent can perform multiple tasks in parallel on the…
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OpenAI just launched ‘Codex’, a new AI agent for software engineering
OpenAI has unveiled the launch of a new AI agent designed specifically for software engineering tasks. Codex, which is now available in preview, allows users to “delegate tasks to a software engineering agent in the cloud”, the company said. The agentic AI tool is powered by codex-1, a version of OpenAI’s o3 reasoning model which is optimized for coding tasks.…
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Microsoft faces another lawsuit over software licensing practices
Microsoft is facing one of the UK’s largest ever class action lawsuits over its software licensing practices. In a claim estimated at billions of pounds in total, barrister Alexander Wolfson said the company has been overcharging customers for certain products, including its Office and Windows product lines, since October 2015. The lawsuit alleges that the tech giant restricted competition to…
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Poor software testing risks software outages
Two-thirds of organizations globally are at risk of a software outage over the next year – and the UK’s doing worse than most. Companies are centered on productivity, with 45% focused on improving delivery speed and only 13% on enhancing software quality. More than six-in-ten are shipping code without having fully tested it. And as a result, testing firm Tricentis…
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The NCSC wants developers to get serious on software security
The NCSC’s new Software Security Code of Practice is a “clear call to developers” to beef up secure by design practices, according to a senior cybersecurity expert. James Neilson, SVP International at OPSWAT, said the new rules introduced by the security agency will play a key role in encouraging organizations to build more secure software solutions. “This new code is…
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Amazon’s Zoox issued a robotaxi software recall after a crash in Las Vegas
Amazon-owned Zoox says it issued a software recall for all 270 of its vehicles after an unoccupied robotaxi in Las Vegas crashed into a passenger vehicle on April 8th, Reuters reports. The update rolled out between April 16th and 17th to address a risky situation that could arise when the vehicle operating at over 40mph closed in on another vehicle…
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OpenAI is closing in on its biggest acquisition to date – and it could be a game changer for software developers and ‘vibe coding’ fanatics
OpenAI has reportedly purchased AI startup Windsurf for $3 billion after weeks of speculation over a looming acquisition. In April, reports suggested OpenAI was in talks with the AI coding tool developer on a $3bn deal, which would mark the company’s largest acquisition to date. Reports from Bloomberg suggest the deal has been agreed but not fully closed, hence the…
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