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  • Slashdot: Cognition AI Buys Windsurf as AI Frenzy Escalates

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/07/14/1820248/cognition-ai-buys-windsurf-as-ai-frenzy-escalates?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Cognition AI Buys Windsurf as AI Frenzy Escalates Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The acquisition of Windsurf by Cognition AI highlights the competitive landscape in AI software development, particularly in coding assistance technologies. This shift signifies a larger trend towards automating software creation and enhancing productivity…

  • Docker: Docker Brings Compose to the Agent Era: Building AI Agents is Now Easy

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/build-ai-agents-with-docker-compose/ Source: Docker Title: Docker Brings Compose to the Agent Era: Building AI Agents is Now Easy Feedly Summary: Agents are the future, and if you haven’t already started building agents, you probably will soon. Across industries and use cases, agents can act on our behalf, and offload repetitive work, because they can…

  • The Register: Uncle Sam wants you – to use memory-safe programming languages

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/27/cisa_nsa_call_formemory_safe_languages/ Source: The Register Title: Uncle Sam wants you – to use memory-safe programming languages Feedly Summary: ‘Memory vulnerabilities pose serious risks to national security and critical infrastructure,’ say CISA and NSA The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) this week published guidance urging software developers…

  • The Register: AI coding tools are like that helpful but untrustworthy friend, devs say

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/12/devs_mostly_welcome_ai_coding/ Source: The Register Title: AI coding tools are like that helpful but untrustworthy friend, devs say Feedly Summary: A survey from AI biz Qodo finds robo-coding productivity gains are unevenly distributed Exclusive Software developers largely appreciate the productivity improvements they get from AI coding tools, but they don’t entirely trust their output,…

  • The Register: Canva to job candidates: Thou shalt use AI during interviews

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/11/canva_coding_assistant_job_interviews/ Source: The Register Title: Canva to job candidates: Thou shalt use AI during interviews Feedly Summary: Design software slinger warns it won’t hire devs who aren’t good at modern tools Australian SaaS-y graphic design service Canva now requires candidates for developer jobs to use AI coding assistants during the interview process.… AI…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting David Crawshaw

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/9/david-crawshaw/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting David Crawshaw Feedly Summary: The process of learning and experimenting with LLM-derived technology has been an exercise in humility. In general I love learning new things when the art of programming changes […] But LLMs, and more specifically Agents, affect the process of writing programs in…

  • ISC2 Think Tank: Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) Info Session

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    Source URL: https://www.isc2.org/professional-development/webinars/thinktank?commid=642637 Source: ISC2 Think Tank Title: Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) Info Session Feedly Summary: Join us for a deep dive into Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP), the software security credential from ISC2, creator of the CISSP. As organizations continue to pursue digital transformation initiatives, the threat landscape is always expanding.…

  • Scott Logic: Read the books! Should junior developers use LLMs?

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    Source URL: https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/05/27/read-the-books-should-junior-developers-use-llms.html Source: Scott Logic Title: Read the books! Should junior developers use LLMs? Feedly Summary: Large Language Models are powerful tools that can greatly enhance software developers’ productivity, but for junior developers starting a career in tech, they may hinder long-term growth by abstracting away essential programming fundamentals. AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: OpenAI Codex

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/16/openai-codex/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: OpenAI Codex Feedly Summary: OpenAI Codex Announced today, here’s the documentation for OpenAI’s “cloud-based software engineering agent". It’s not yet available for us $20/month Plus customers ("coming soon") but if you’re a $200/month Pro user you can try it out today. At a high level, you specify…