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AI won’t kill SaaS

SaaS companies that allow customers to use AI for customizations increase customer interest in the original SaaS product.

Sep 8, 2026 7 mins

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Visual Studio Code 1.136 introduces agent merges for pull requests

Preview feature directs an agent to review a pull request and iteratively fix failed checks and conflicts until the pull request is ready to merge.

Sep 4, 2026 2 mins

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OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra, its first model to cross a critical cybersecurity threshold

The rollout comes with a safety disclosure that could reshape how CIOs think about model governance.

Sep 4, 2026 5 mins

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Meta upgrades Muse Spark for long-horizon coding without raising API prices

Muse Spark 1.3 promises to complete complex software development tasks with fewer tokens and tool calls while keeping the same per-token pricing as its predecessor.

Sep 3, 2026 5 mins

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Running AI agents in sandboxes with Microsoft Execution Containers

Microsoft’s open-source sandbox for running untrusted code on Windows, Linux, and macOS has evolved into a cross-platform, policy-based execution layer for agents.

Sep 3, 2026 8 mins

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TechCrunch Disrupt: What’s next for AI and software development

Tune into the future of AI and software engineering at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 (October 13-15 in San Francisco). Register with promo code INFOWORLD25 for a 25% discount.

Sep 3, 2026 3 mins

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Seven critical vibe coding mistakes — and how to avoid them

All of the productivity gains of AI coding can be lost without careful attention to basic best practices.

Sep 2, 2026 10 mins

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OpenClaw addresses security concerns with a system-wide rewrite

The release spans runtime, plugins, and secret handling as the project describes an evolution into ‘OpenClaw 2.0.’

Sep 1, 2026 4 mins

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Compose Hot Reload gives agents an MCP server to see their own code run

MCP server in Compose Hot Reload allows agents to trigger reloads, take screenshots, inspect the semantic tree, simulate text input, and read application logs.

Sep 1, 2026 2 mins

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Broadcom says that enterprise AI agents need two things: Data they can trust and boundaries they can’t cross

The Tanzu Platform now combines AI-ready data infrastructure with sandboxed agents, isolated credentials, curated data products, and observability tools.

Aug 31, 2026 7 mins

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