Block has unveiled Builderbot, an internal AI platform that the company says is already responsible for roughly 15 percent of its production code changes. The system can write code, open pull requests, monitor CI pipelines, and work across Block’s massive codebase, highlighting how AI is becoming an increasingly important part of modern software development.
OpenAI plans to acquire Ona, a company specializing in secure cloud execution environments. The deal reveals a larger strategy to create AI agents that can continue working for hours or even days without requiring users to stay connected.
Virgin Atlantic says OpenAI Codex helped developers shrink legacy codebases, improve testing coverage, and dramatically speed up software development during high-pressure airline deployments.
OpenAI is bringing Codex to the ChatGPT mobile app, allowing developers to monitor AI coding agents, approve commands, and manage remote development environments from anywhere.
GitLab is pushing agentic AI deeper into development workflows with version 18.10, but developers may question whether they actually need it.
Chrome will ship stable releases every two weeks starting in September 2026. With AI accelerating software development, some may wonder why not weekly or even daily updates.
Nearly half of all AI-generated code is insecure, says Veracode’s new report. Java had the worst failure rate, but all major languages were affected.
A new Linux kernel patch proposal could make AI coding assistants like Claude and Copilot identify themselves in kernel commits.