AI in Software & Tech

Google DeepMind has unveiled CodeMender, a new AI agent designed to automatically detect and patch critical software vulnerabilities. This development represents a focused effort to address one of the most significant hurdles for AI in high-stakes environments: reliability. Detailed in a recent MarkTechPost article , CodeMender leverages a novel reasoning architecture called Gemini Deep Think […]

At its annual DevDay 2025 conference, OpenAI announced AgentKit, a comprehensive toolkit designed to streamline how developers build, test, and deploy production-grade AI agents. The announcement signals a significant strategic pivot for the company, moving beyond foundational models to provide the essential infrastructure for the entire agent development lifecycle. This is more than just a […]

New AI tools that generate Adobe Lightroom presets directly from text prompts are now available, marking a new step in integrating generative AI into creative workflows. A prime example, the web-based Polychrome LR Preset Generator, translates descriptive language like “Moody Film Noir” into functional .xmp preset files. However, a hands-on PetaPixel analysis reveals a critical […]

Google is deploying a significant security upgrade for its Drive desktop application, introducing an AI-powered shield designed to proactively detect and neutralize ransomware attacks before they can compromise user data. The new capability, announced for Google Drive version 85 and later on Windows and macOS, leverages a locally-run AI model to monitor file activity in […]

Browser developer Opera has officially entered the burgeoning market for “agentic” web browsers with the limited launch of Opera Neon. Positioned as a premium, subscription-based tool for professionals, Neon’s debut introduces “Neon Do,” an AI agent architected to operate entirely on the user’s device. This local-first approach is a significant technical choice designed to enhance […]

As reported by The New Stack , OpenAI has officially announced GPT-5-Codex, a specialized version of its next-generation GPT-5 model engineered for autonomous software development tasks. Detailed in an addendum to the main GPT-5 system card, this release marks a significant architectural shift, moving AI from a coding assistant to an agentic partner capable of […]

At its “Made on YouTube” event on September 16,2025, YouTube unveiled a significant expansion of its creative toolkit for Shorts, introducing a suite of generative AI features powered by custom Google AI models. The announcement detailed new tools for text-to-video generation, automated editing, and audio remixing, all designed to lower the barrier to entry for […]

In a direct challenge to the prevailing use of AI in software development, a top expert from Amazon Web Services has outlined why current integration methods are fundamentally flawed, proposing a new paradigm that shifts the center of gravity from writing code to crafting detailed specifications. Speaking at the DevSparks Hyderabad 2025 event, as covered […]

AI music startup Beatoven.ai has launched a generative music model built on a fully licensed dataset that compensates artists for each track created using their work. The announcement, as detailed by Analytics India Magazine, introduces a direct revenue-sharing system where musicians who contribute to the training data receive a payment every time their data informs […]

A recent project by a college student has ignited a fresh debate on the capabilities of artificial intelligence, after a custom-built AI model trained exclusively on 19th-century texts unexpectedly referenced a specific, real-world event: the 1834 London protests in support of the Tolpuddle Martyrs. This surprising output, initially sensationalized as a form of digital time […]

Kioxia has unveiled a 5TB high-bandwidth flash module, a novel class of device that serves as a Kioxia 64 GB/s flash for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) to directly address critical data bottlenecks. Unlike traditional SSDs, this prototype connects flash memory directly to the CPU over a full PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, the same used […]

The battle for top artificial intelligence talent has reached a new zenith, with compensation packages for elite researchers now hitting an astonishing $10 million. This modern-day gold rush, fueled by the explosive growth of generative AI and the immense value locked in pre-IPO startups like OpenAI and Anthropic, is dramatically inflating generative AI talent war […]