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  • Slashdot: Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/09/05/196218/boffins-build-automated-android-bug-hunting-system?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Boffins Build Automated Android Bug Hunting System Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses an innovative AI-powered bug-hunting agent called A2, developed by researchers from Nanjing University and the University of Sydney. This agent aims to enhance vulnerability discovery in Android apps, achieving significantly higher…

  • The Register: Let us git rid of it, angry GitHub users say of forced Copilot features

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/05/github_copilot_complaints/ Source: The Register Title: Let us git rid of it, angry GitHub users say of forced Copilot features Feedly Summary: Unavoidable AI has developers looking for alternative code hosting options Among the software developers who use Microsoft’s GitHub, the most popular community discussion in the past 12 months has been a request…

  • Docker: Docker Acquisition of MCP Defender Helps Meet Challenges of Securing the Agentic Future

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-acquires-mcp-defender-ai-agent-security/ Source: Docker Title: Docker Acquisition of MCP Defender Helps Meet Challenges of Securing the Agentic Future Feedly Summary: Docker, Inc.®, a provider of cloud-native and AI-native development tools, infrastructure, and services, today announced the acquisition of MCP Defender, a company founded to secure AI applications. The rapid evolution of AI-from simple generative…

  • Cloud Blog: Agent Factory Recap: Keith Ballinger on AI, The Future of Development, and Vibe Coding

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/agent-factory-recap-keith-ballinger-on-ai-the-future-of-development-and-vibe-coding/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Agent Factory Recap: Keith Ballinger on AI, The Future of Development, and Vibe Coding Feedly Summary: In Episode #6 of the Agent Factory podcast, Vlad Kolesnikov and I were joined by Keith Ballinger, VP and General Manager at Google Cloud, for a deep dive into the transformative future…

  • Slashdot: FreeBSD Project Isn’t Ready To Let AI Commit Code Just Yet

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/09/03/1649201/freebsd-project-isnt-ready-to-let-ai-commit-code-just-yet?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: FreeBSD Project Isn’t Ready To Let AI Commit Code Just Yet Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The FreeBSD Project’s recent status report reveals a cautious approach towards the use of code generated by LLMs (Large Language Models) due to licensing concerns. They are working on establishing…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI To Acquire Product Testing Startup Statsig, Appoints CTO of Applications

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/09/02/1955214/openai-to-acquire-product-testing-startup-statsig-appoints-cto-of-applications?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI To Acquire Product Testing Startup Statsig, Appoints CTO of Applications Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI’s recent acquisition of Statsig marks a significant step in enhancing its AI product offerings and competitiveness, particularly in product testing and software development areas. With this acquisition, OpenAI aims…

  • Tomasz Tunguz: The Rise and Fall of Vibe Coding

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    Source URL: https://www.tomtunguz.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-vibe-coding/ Source: Tomasz Tunguz Title: The Rise and Fall of Vibe Coding Feedly Summary: We’re living through the “Wild West” era of AI-powered software development. Anyone can build custom solutions in minutes rather than months. This creative explosion heads toward a reckoning. Hidden maintenance costs of thousands of “vibe-coded” micro-apps will collide with…

  • Docker: Boost Your Copilot with SonarQube via Docker MCP Toolkit and Gateway

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/blog-sonarqube-copilot-docker-mcp-toolkit/ Source: Docker Title: Boost Your Copilot with SonarQube via Docker MCP Toolkit and Gateway Feedly Summary: In the era of AI copilots and code generation tools productivity is skyrocketing, but so is the risk of insecure, untested, or messy code slipping into production. How do you ensure it doesn’t introduce vulnerabilities, bugs,…

  • The Register: Google and Zed push protocol to pry AI agents out of VS Code’s clutches

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/28/google_zed_acp/ Source: The Register Title: Google and Zed push protocol to pry AI agents out of VS Code’s clutches Feedly Summary: Because not every bot wants to live inside Microsoft’s walled garden Google and code editor company Zed Industries have introduced the Agent Client Protocol (ACP) as a standard way for AI agents…

  • Docker: Secure by Design: A Shift-Left Approach with Testcontainers, Docker Scout, and Hardened Images

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/a-shift-left-approach-with-docker/ Source: Docker Title: Secure by Design: A Shift-Left Approach with Testcontainers, Docker Scout, and Hardened Images Feedly Summary: In today’s fast-paced world of software development, product teams are expected to move quickly: building features, shipping updates, and reacting to user needs in real-time. But moving fast should never mean compromising on quality…