DeepSeek is preparing to launch its next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) model, V4, in mid-February, according to a report in The Information, citing two people with direct knowledge of the company’s plans. The upcoming release marks the Chinese startup’s first major model update since its R1 reasoning model in January 2025 sparked global attention and sent […]
Best of 2025: OpenAI Codex: Transforming Software Development with AI Agents
OpenAI has launched Codex, a cloud-based software engineering agent poised to revolutionize developers’ approaches to coding tasks. Powered by codex-1, a specialized version of OpenAI’s o3 model, Codex can work on multiple tasks simultaneously, offering developers an AI companion that understands their codebase and can handle a variety of software engineering responsibilities. What is Codex? […]
Best of 2025: OpenAI Acquires Windsurf for $3 Billion
OpenAI is buying artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted coding tool Windsurf, formerly known as Codeium, for about $3 billion in its largest acquisition to date. The long-rumored deal, reported by Bloomberg News on Monday, should significantly boost ChatGPT’s coding functionality as well as put OpenAI in position to more effectively compete in the fledgling market for AI-powered […]
Cursor Acquires Graphite to Streamline AI-Powered Development
Cursor, the artificial intelligence (AI) coding assistant valued at $29 billion, has acquired code review startup Graphite to address what Cursor CEO Michael Truell describes as a growing bottleneck in software development. The companies declined to disclose financial terms but confirmed the transaction involves a mix of cash and equity. While AI has dramatically accelerated […]
Anthropic Acquires Bun to Accelerate AI Coding Tools
Anthropic says it has acquired Bun, a high-performance JavaScript toolkit, to turbocharge its artificial intelligence (AI) coding capabilities — further underscoring a significant push into developer tooling as it scales Claude Code, its code-generation platform. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Anthropic emphasized that Bun will remain open source and MIT-licensed. The […]
Report: ChatGPT-5 Coding Gains Come at a Higher Cost
A report published this week by Sonar finds the GPT-5 platform released by OpenAI has the potential to generate better code but at significantly higher costs. Based on over 4,400 Java tasks, the report finds that depending on which of the four levels of reasoning capabilities that OpenAI now makes available, the overall quality of […]
Free Tiers and Open Source LLMs – Mana for Developers, Platform Engineers and QA
Development rarely follows one straight path. You sketch ideas, prototype, test, swap tools, iterate, and repeat. The increasing availability of free, limited-use AI tiers and locally run open-source AI LLMs is accelerating that loop. These tiers are not marketing fluff. They are practical on-ramps for developers and engineers. They offer the freedom to test, compare, […]
Cognition AI to Acquire Windsurf After Google Licensing Deal
Cognition AI late Monday emerged as the likely owner of Windsurf, the hotly contested artificial intelligence (AI) coding startup that drew months-long interest from OpenAI before striking a licensing deal with Alphabet Inc.’s Google. Cognition said it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Windsurf for an undisclosed sum, capping a whirlwind, stormy few days […]
OpenAI’s $3 Billion Deal to Buy Windsurf Unravels, Google Nabs Company Execs, Licensing Rights
OpenAI’s $3 billion bid to buy artificial intelligence (AI) coding startup Windsurf crumbled late Friday, and rival Alphabet Inc.’s Google quickly picked up the pieces: The search engine giant said it has struck a deal to acquire top Windsurf executives and licensing rights to some Windsurf technology. Google announced the hiring of Windsurf CEO Varun […]
Next Version of Grok Includes Advanced Coding Assistance: Reports
The newest Grok is expected to feature advanced coding assistance, a sign that owner Elon Musk is re-evaluating the chatbot’s strategy after Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI released powerful new models that set higher benchmarks for language model performance. Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company xAI is skipping Grok 3.5 and moving straight to Grok 4. The […]