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Augment Code Released Augment SWE-bench Verified Agent: An Open-Source Agent Combining Claude Sonnet 3.7 and OpenAI O1 to Excel in Complex Software Engineering Tasks
AI agents are increasingly vital in helping engineers efficiently handle complex coding tasks. However, one significant challenge has been accurately assessing and ensuring these agents can handle real-world coding scenarios beyond simplified benchmark tests. Augment Code has announced the launch of their Augment SWE-bench Verified Agent, a development in agentic AI tailored specifically for software…
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Price hikes, idled factories, layoffs: how car companies are responding to Trump’s tariffs
President Donald Trumpâs 25 percent tariffs on all auto-related imports have been called âa debacle of epic proportionsâ and a sure-fire way to tank the auto market by crushing demand. Analysts have been predicting everything from $12,000 per vehicle price hikes to the possible âCubanizationâ of the US car fleet. Now that theyâve had a…
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Gemini 2.5 Pro is now available without limits and for cheaper than Claude, GPT-4o
Google released Gemini 2.5 Pro publicly with higher rate limits and for a lower price than Anthropic’s Claude or OpenAI’s models.Read More
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CloudBolt Aims to Close the Kubernetes FinOps Loop with StormForge Acquisition
Modern cloud environments rely heavily on containerized workloads as the cornerstone of application deployment and scalability. While containers offer portability and efficiency, they are not immune to vulnerabilities in the form of fragile integrations, misconfigurations, and issues with access control. Kubernetes, one of the most widely used container orchestration platforms, addresses some of the challenges…
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Inside DOGE’s AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs
A DOGE operative at the Department of Veterans Affairs appears to be trying to use an AI tool to write code for the agency’s systems, among other proposals.
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Microsoft unveils 9 new Copilot features – you can try some now
Marking the company’s 50th anniversary, Microsoft’s AI companion just got a lot smarter. Even free users can enjoy these.
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Midjourney v7 launches with voice prompting and faster draft mode — why is it getting mixed reviews?
While most Midjourney releases were met with overwhelming excitement and adulation, the initial reception to v7 is decidedly more mixed.Read More
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Starlink competition is ramping up in Ukraine
French satellite network company Eutelsat has been providing Ukraine with much-needed internet access for almost a year with the help of the German government, Reuters reports. Eutelsat’s OneWeb division operates low-orbiting satellites that communicate with terrestrial terminals for internet connectivity — similarly to rival SpaceX’s Starlink network, which has been the primary supplier of satellite…
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The AI industry doesn’t know if Trump just killed its GPU supply
AI companies canât figure out if the Trump tariffs are about to decimate them â and the fact that no one has a clear answer is sending them, and the tech industry overall, into a confusion spiral. The markets are in disarray. Nvidia is down 7.59%, TSMC is down 7.22%. In San Francisco, sources tell…
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Microsoft CEOs interrupted by another employee protestor: ‘shame on all of you’
In the second major disruption of today’s 50th anniversary event at Microsoft’s headquarters, another employee stood up and began yelling at Satya Nadella, Steve Ballmer, and Bill Gates — the company’s current and past CEOs — in protest of Microsoft’s dealings with the government of Israel. “Shame on you all. You’re all hypocrites,” she said…