All posts tagged: Coding

Schematik Is ‘Cursor for Hardware.’ Anthropic Wants In

Schematik Is ‘Cursor for Hardware.’ Anthropic Wants In

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“There’s no blocker for your creativity anymore,” says Vermeeren, who is now also investing in Schematik. “That’s why I’m so excited about it and building stuff constantly.” He’s not the only one. On Thursday, Anthropic engineer Felix Rieseberg posted on X to announce that Anthropic has now enabled “a little Bluetooth API for makers and developers, allowing you to build hardware devices that interact with Claude.” He also shared a picture and a GitHub link for a device that looks very similar to Vermeeren’s Clawy, though Rieseberg and Anthropic did not reply to WIRED’s request for comment about whether it was directly inspired by Beek’s or Vermeeren’s work. “If I inspired someone with it, I’m proud,” Vermeeren says. “If Anthropic built an official feature because of it, I’m even prouder.” Just about every AI tech company seems to be making some kind of hardware device, whether it’s a giant like OpenAI, the big chipmakers, or more niche wearables. Beyond that, there have always been crowds of tinkerers and makers looking to build tech, whether it’s …

How Claude Code and Opus 4.7 Create the Ultimate Coding Agent

How Claude Code and Opus 4.7 Create the Ultimate Coding Agent

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Anthropic’s Opus 4.7 and Claude Code combine to create a sophisticated coding and automation framework, as explored by David Ondrej. This pairing uses Opus 4.7’s enhanced capabilities, such as its redesigned tokenizer, which improves contextual understanding and reasoning efficiency. For example, the model’s ability to autonomously manage multi-step workflows makes it particularly effective for complex tasks like debugging intricate codebases or analyzing financial data. However, these advancements come with trade-offs, including increased token usage that may impact cost efficiency for large-scale projects. In this overview, you’ll gain insight into how Opus 4.7’s features, such as its improved visual reasoning and command-based customization options, can address specific challenges in software development and automation. Explore its real-world applications, from creating scalable web applications to streamlining operations in creative industries. Additionally, understand the limitations, including verbosity and cost considerations, to help you evaluate whether this system aligns with your technical and organizational needs. New Performance Enhancements TL;DR Key Takeaways : Opus 4.7 introduces significant advancements in coding, automation and complex reasoning, outperforming competitors like GPT-5.4 and Gemini 3.1 …

Factory hits .5B valuation to build AI coding for enterprises

Factory hits $1.5B valuation to build AI coding for enterprises

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More than three years after the emergence of generative AI, AI-assisted coding remains by far the most popular and lucrative use case for the technology. Although multiple companies — including Anthropic, maker of Claude Code, as well as Cursor and Cognition — are already vying for dominance, investors believe there is room for at least one more player. On Wednesday, Factory, a startup developing AI agents for enterprise engineering teams, announced it had raised $150 million at a $1.5 billion valuation. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, and Blackstone. Keith Rabois, a managing director at Khosla Ventures, joined the startup’s board. Factory founder Matan Grinberg told the Wall Street Journal that the company’s key differentiator is its ability to switch between different foundation models, such as Anthropic’s Claude or Chinese AI startup DeepSeek. However, startups like Cursor also don’t rely on a single model to generate code. Factory’s customers include engineering teams at Morgan Stanley, Ernst & Young, and Palo Alto Networks. The startup was founded in …

Siri Engineers Sent to AI Coding Bootcamp as Apple Prepares to Deliver Siri Overhaul

Siri Engineers Sent to AI Coding Bootcamp as Apple Prepares to Deliver Siri Overhaul

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Apple is sending a large portion of its Siri engineers to a multi-week bootcamp to learn to code using AI, reports The Information. Apple’s decision to teach its programmers to better use AI for coding comes just two months before Apple is expected to unveil a smarter, more capable version of Siri at WWDC. While employees attend the coding bootcamp, around 60 members of the ‌Siri‌ development team will stick around to work on ‌Siri‌, and an additional 60 will evaluate how ‌Siri‌ is performing. Apple is testing to make sure ‌Siri‌ is meeting its safety standards and is able to interpret and execute commands from users. Coding with AI is becoming the standard, but Apple’s ‌Siri‌ team apparently isn’t taking full advantage of AI coding tools. The Information says that some teams within Apple have allocated large parts of their budgets to Claude Code, but the ‌Siri‌ team has a “reputation as a laggard inside Apple.” The ‌Siri‌ team was unable to produce the Apple Intelligence version of ‌Siri‌ that Apple promised would come …

A Complete Guide to Agentic Coding With Devin AI in 2026

A Complete Guide to Agentic Coding With Devin AI in 2026

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Devin AI offers a practical way to streamline software development by automating tasks like feature creation, testing and pull request management. Corbin demonstrates how this system integrates directly with GitHub repositories, allowing it to audit codebases and align updates with project goals. For example, Devin AI can generate a leaderboard feature using existing datasets while maintaining compatibility with your application’s architecture. This walkthrough highlights how such capabilities can enhance both efficiency and collaboration in coding workflows. In this guide, you’ll explore how to use Devin AI for tasks like creating parallel workflows, managing pull requests and testing in secure sandbox environments. Learn how its automation supports simultaneous updates across different application components and ensures stability through advanced testing processes. By the end, you’ll understand how to use Devin AI to improve development timelines and maintain high-quality outcomes in your projects. Seamless Integration with GitHub TL;DR Key Takeaways : Devin AI automates repetitive coding tasks, optimizes workflows and improves code quality, allowing faster and more efficient software development. It integrates with GitHub repositories to audit codebases, …

Agentic coding at enterprise scale demands spec-driven development

Agentic coding at enterprise scale demands spec-driven development

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Presented by AWS Autonomous agents are compressing software delivery timelines from weeks to days. The enterprises that scale agents safely will be the ones that build using spec-driven development. There’s a moment in every technology shift where the early adopters stop being outliers and start being the baseline. We’re at that moment in software development, and most teams don’t realize it yet. A year ago, vibe coding went viral. Non-developers and junior developers discovered they could build beyond their abilities with AI. It lowered the floor. It made prototyping much quicker, but it also introduced a surplus of slop. What the industry then needed was something that raised the ceiling — something that improved code quality and worked the way the most expert developers work. Spec-driven development did that. It laid the foundation for trustworthy autonomous coding agents. Specs are the trust model for autonomous development Most discussions of AI-generated code focus on whether AI can write code. The harder question is whether you can trust it. The answer runs directly through the spec. Spec-driven …

Qwen 3.6 Plus : 1M Context Window & Agentic Coding Tools

Qwen 3.6 Plus : 1M Context Window & Agentic Coding Tools

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Qwen 3.6 Plus has arrived, bringing a host of updates tailored for developers and researchers tackling technical challenges. This latest iteration, as highlighted by Prompt Engineering, emphasizes structured problem-solving through features like agentic coding, which facilitates step-by-step refinement for intricate workflows. With its 1-million-token context window, the model can handle extensive datasets while maintaining coherence, making it particularly effective for tasks such as simulations and large-scale data analysis. While not designed for conversational AI, its specialized focus positions it as a reliable choice for users requiring precision and advanced reasoning. In this feature, you’ll explore how Qwen 3.6 Plus excels in multimodal understanding, integrating text, images and videos to address diverse technical and creative challenges. Gain insight into its real-world applications, from real-time tracking of the International Space Station to generating detailed datasets for creative projects. Additionally, the discussion will touch on its limitations, such as its dependency on specific frameworks, making sure a balanced understanding of its capabilities. This breakdown offers a comprehensive look at how Qwen 3.6 Plus can support your most demanding …

How I set up Claude Code in iTerm2 to launch all my AI coding projects in one click

How I set up Claude Code in iTerm2 to launch all my AI coding projects in one click

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David Gewirtz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways One-click iTerm2 setup launches Claude projects, creating a coding hub. Profiles auto-load context and memory files on startup. Color-coded tabs eliminate project confusion instantly. Sure, vibe coding is a powerful tool that can save time compared to hand-cutting code line by line. But anyone who has built anything with vibe coding can tell you this: there’s still a lot of work involved. For the past few months, I’ve been using Claude Code to build two apps that will eventually be delivered for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. One has reached the testing stage, while another is still very much in early-stage development. At first, I did what everyone does when they start using Claude Code. I used a terminal window. But my Claude Code work actually involves working in three contexts, one for each of the two apps I’m building and one that’s one level up and can look at both apps. Also: I built two apps with just my voice and a …

ICE Foiled At Every Turn By One Vibe Coding Man In His Pickup Truck

ICE Foiled At Every Turn By One Vibe Coding Man In His Pickup Truck

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Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Vibe coding often gets a bad rep. “Vibe” is a euphemism for “not really thinking,” and that “not really thinking” part is accomplished by letting an AI spit all the code out in response to natural language prompts. Inexperienced programmers use it to push out half-baked apps and sabotage their own projects, and experienced ones get lulled into making rookie mistakes. Enter one man who’s putting AI coding tools to extremely good use: Rafael Concepcion, a second-generation immigrant and former professor at Syracuse University who’s made it his personal mission to foil Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to a new profile in Wired — a quest that would come at great personal cost, including his university job. Concepcion is behind a number mobile apps designed to counter ICE activities]. He started with an app to teach immigrants how to exercise their constitutional rights when approached by ICE agents. To build it, he heavily used AI tools like Cursor, …

Cursor Launches a New AI Agent Experience to Take On Claude Code and Codex

Cursor Launches a New AI Agent Experience to Take On Claude Code and Codex

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Cursor announced Thursday the launch of Cursor 3, a new product interface that allows users to spin up AI coding agents to complete tasks on their behalf. The product, which was developed under the code name Glass, is Cursor’s response to agentic coding tools like Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex, which have taken off with millions of developers in recent months. “In the last few months, our profession has completely changed,” said Jonas Nelle, one of Cursor’s heads of engineering, in an interview with WIRED. “A lot of the product that got Cursor here is not as important going forward anymore.” Cursor increasingly finds itself in competition with leading AI labs for developers and enterprise customers. The company pioneered one of the first and most popular ways for developers to code with AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google—making Cursor one of these companies’ biggest AI customers. But in the last 18 months, OpenAI and Anthropic have launched agentic coding products of their own, and started offering them through highly subsidized subscriptions that have …