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GitHub restores services after nearly 8-hour outage disrupts Actions, APIs, PRs and Copilot

Authentication issues lingered as GitHub worked through a sprawling disruption that affected key developer services and enterprise workflows across its platform.

Aug 18, 2026 3 mins

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Zhipu says new coding AI developed advanced cyber skills faster than expected

China's AI developer claims GLM-5.3 rivals leading Western models in vulnerability discovery and has identified thousands of security flaws across real-world software.

Aug 17, 2026 5 mins

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Google cuts Gemini 3.7 Flash prices as enterprise AI economics diverge and Pro cadence slows

The new model targets coding and agent workflows with improved efficiency and lower costs, even as rivals raise prices

Aug 14, 2026 5 mins

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DeepSeek raises some V4 prices by more than 10x as AI demand strains capacity

DeepSeek is raising its prices, to the dismay of developers, but off-peak pricing, cache discounts, and multi-model routing mean the impact is more nuanced.

Aug 13, 2026 7 mins

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Microsoft updates C++ build tools for Visual Studio

The MSVC Build Tools Preview updates have arrived for August 2026, targeting Visual Studio v14.52.

Aug 13, 2026 2 mins

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Visual Studio Code 1.133 brings flexibility to Claude sessions

VS Code model picker now allows users to switch between Anthropic and Copilot providers between turns reconfiguring the agent host.

Aug 13, 2026 2 mins

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MCP didn’t remove sessions. It handed them to the model

MCP makes models carry session handles, improving scalability while making reliable correlation and authorization an application concern.

Aug 13, 2026 9 mins

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CodeRabbit adds AI features to prioritize incoming pull requests

The company says its latest features can rank pull requests, map downstream impacts, and identify vulnerabilities before changes move through the development pipeline.

Aug 12, 2026 5 mins

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JetBrains fixes IntelliJ IDEA bugs

Minor update to IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2 fixes several bugs impacting Markdown shell scripts, undo actions, terminal sessions, and Java code formatting.

Aug 11, 2026 1 min

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Anthropic makes Claude Code’s auto mode default for paid users

While Anthropic says the shift will reduce permission fatigue and make Claude Code better suited to long-running tasks, analysts warn that greater autonomy could introduce new oversight, latency and security risks.

Aug 11, 2026 5 mins

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