Sergey Brin said Google needs to catch up to Anthropic on AI coding agents.
… Link: Google Creates Strike Team to Improve Coding Models | https://www.theinformation.com/articles/google-creates-strike-team-improve-coding-models | The Information
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China’s DeepSeek previews new AI model a year after jolting US rivals
… DeepSeek says V4 marks a major improvement over prior models, especially in coding, a capability that has become central to AI agents and helped drive the success of tools like ChatGPT Codex and Claude Code. …
What an AI-designed car looks like
… He also tells us why, even though the car companies swear they’re not planning to replace humans with AI, we should be worried about what happens when car companies replace humans with AI. At the end of this transformation, will AI models be the ones deciding what cars we drive? …
OpenAI just released its answer to Claude Mythos
… Like Glasswing, Daybreak isn’t built on just one AI model — OpenAI says “Daybreak brings together the most capable OpenAI models, Codex, and our security partners.” Daybreak also involves specialized cyber models, including GPT-5.5 with Trusted Access for Cyber and GPT-5.5-Cyber, which began rollin… …
Google says 75 percent of all its new code is AI-generated.
That’s “up from 50% last fall,” according to a blog post from Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Google recently created a “strike team” to improve its AI models’ coding capabilities and catch up to Anthropic, which as of February writes 70 to 90 percent of its code with Claude Code. …
OpenClaw now works better with OpenAI models and Codex.
… Link: OpenAI Models in OpenClaw, Done Right — OpenClaw Blog | https://openclaw.ai/blog/openai-models-in-openclaw-done-right | OpenClaw
The AI code wars are heating up
… Most code is relatively structured and straightforward; coding languages are generally extremely well-documented; and a vast amount of code is available online for use in training models albeit via sometimes dubious means . …
OpenAI talks about not talking about goblins
… After a report from Wired revealed instructions to OpenAI’s coding model to “never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures,” the AI startup published an explanation on its website, calling references to the creatures a “strange habit” its models… …
Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses
… This is a shared accountability across GitHub and E+D leadership: to make Copilot CLI the best agentic coding experience for Microsoft engineers.” Anthropic’s models will remain accessible through Copilot CLI, along with internal-only Microsoft models and OpenAI’s range of models. …
Anthropic rolls out its codebase-scanning security tool for businesses.
… This tool is rolling out to enterprise customers globally and isn’t to be confused with Anthropic’s Mythos, a powerful AI model that can identify and exploit vulnerabilities across operating systems and web browsers. …