AI company bitHuman has announced a visual SDK for creating avatars for use as chat agents, instructors, virtual coaches, companions, and experts in different fields. According to the company, the SDK allows avatars to be created on Arm-based and x86 systems without a GPU. The avatars have a small footprint and can be run online … continue reading
GitHub’s CEO Thomas Dohmke has announced his plans to leave the company at the end of the year. Dohmke says he will be staying with the company through the end of the year to help with the transition. When he leaves GitHub, he plans to build a new startup. “After all this time, my startup … continue reading
OpenAI is joining the open weight model game with the launch of gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b. Gpt-oss-120b is optimized for production, high reasoning use cases, and gpt-oss-20b is designed for lower latency or local use cases. According to the company, these open models are comparable to its closed models in terms of performance and capability, but … continue reading
Google’s new Opal tool allows users to create mini AI apps with no coding required Google has launched a new experimental AI tool designed for users who want to build apps entirely using AI prompts, with no coding needed at all. Opal allows users to create mini AI apps by chaining together AI prompts, models, and … continue reading
More and more developers are adopting AI, but the trust they have in its outputs is getting worse and worse over the years. This is according to Stack Overflow’s 2025 Developer Survey, which gathered responses from 49,000 developers across 177 countries. This year, 84% of respondents say they are using or plan to use AI … continue reading
Google has launched a new experimental AI tool designed for users who want to build apps entirely using AI prompts, with no coding needed at all. Opal allows users to create mini AI apps by chaining together AI prompts, models, and tools, using natural language and visual editing. “Opal is a great tool to accelerate … continue reading
Google is adding several new features to its cloud-based AI workspace Firebase Studio, following its update a few weeks ago when it added new Agent modes, support for MCP, and integration with the Gemini CLI. Now it is announcing updated workspace templates for Flutter, Angular, React, Next.js, and general Web that use the Agent mode … continue reading
As artificial intelligence becomes an integral part of software development, a fundamental question arises: does AI erode essential engineering skills, or does it pave the way for new capabilities? This tension is especially pronounced with the growing presence of code assistants and agentic AI: these tools increasingly handle routine coding tasks, raising concerns that traditional … continue reading
The role of software developer has historically morphed to keep up with advancements in technology. From basic writing and testing code, to use of open source code, to Agile and DevOps tools and methodologies, to security and cloud, and now to AI and vibe coding, developers have been asked to take on more tasks that … continue reading
Parasoft is helping customers address the unique requirements for testing AI with several new capabilities across its various testing solutions. The company added an agentic AI assistant to its virtual testing simulation solution Virtualize, allowing customers to create virtual services using natural language prompts. For example, a user could write the prompt: “Create a virtual … continue reading
OpenAI is bringing the power of agentic AI to ChatGPT so that it can handle complex requests from users autonomously. It leverages two of OpenAI’s existing capabilities: Operator, which can interact with websites, and deep research, which can synthesize information. According to OpenAI, these capabilities were best suited for different situations, with Operator struggling with … continue reading
As AI becomes more ingrained within the software development life cycle, tech leaders making hiring decisions are saying AI and machine learning are becoming non-negotiable skills. 71% of respondents to a new study from Infragistics say that they won’t hire developers without those skills. The 2025 App Development Trends Report, conducted in partnership with Dynata, … continue reading
