Software Engineering AI

Zventus and the Ensenada Institute of Technology (ITE) have launched a Software Development Center of Excellence in Ensenada, Mexico. The center is located on the ITE campus and focuses on high-demand technologies like AI, cloud computing, and robotics, aiming to create a job-ready talent pool. Students will spend 80% of their time in hands-on training at the center, working on real-world challenges, and 20% on theoretical learning at ITE. Angel Alban, President of Zventus, said the center is a strategic talent accelerator and an investment in future innovators. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eM3EyQA3 📰 Subscribe to the weekly AI Programming Weekly: https://lnkd.in/eUQ-KTc2 #ai #artificialintelligence #ainews

LangChain has raised $125 million in a Series B funding round, reaching a valuation of $1.25 billion. The funding was led by IVP, with participation from investors like Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, and CapitalG. LangChain's tools are used by companies such as Cisco and Workday. LangChain offers an open-source framework that helps developers build AI agents by connecting them to real-time data. The company aims to simplify the creation and deployment of AI agents. Harrison Chase, cofounder and CEO, said LangChain's approach blends product, engineering, and data science to make AI agents more reliable and observable. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e69MkYbv 📰 Subscribe to the weekly AI Programming Weekly: https://lnkd.in/eUQ-KTc2 #ai #artificialintelligence #ainews

Ant Group has launched Ling-1T, a trillion-parameter AI model. The model reportedly surpasses competitors like OpenAI in coding and mathematical reasoning, marking a significant step in the global AI race. Ling-1T achieved high scores on benchmarks such as LiveCodeBench and the American Invitational Mathematics Examination. Ant Group aims to make AI technologies both advanced and accessible, contributing to the open-source AI movement. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e826JBGV 📰 Subscribe to the weekly AI Programming Weekly: https://lnkd.in/eUQ-KTc2 #ai #artificialintelligence #ainews

Anthropic has launched Claude Haiku 4.5, a new version of its scaled-down AI model. The model offers similar performance to Sonnet 4 at one-third the cost and more than twice the speed, according to the company. Anthropic's CPO Mike Krieger said the model opens up new deployment possibilities, allowing for complex planning with Sonnet and fast execution with Haiku. The model is expected to be particularly useful in software development tools, offering high intelligence and speed for real-time tasks. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e5Z-sKie 📰 Subscribe to the weekly AI Programming Weekly: https://lnkd.in/eUQ-KTc2 #ai #artificialintelligence #ainews

Flint AI, co-founded by Michelle Lim and Max Levenson, aims to use AI to autonomously build and update websites. The startup has emerged from stealth mode with $5 million in seed funding led by Accel, with participation from Sheryl Sandberg's fund. Flint's technology is designed to optimize websites, perform A/B tests, and customize pages for visitors, although it currently requires user input for content creation. Michelle Lim said that the platform can generate a webpage's design and layout in about a day, which is a significant time-saver for customers. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ejK-JFGa 📰 Subscribe to the weekly AI Programming Weekly: https://lnkd.in/eUQ-KTc2 #ai #artificialintelligence #ainews

Whatfix announced that its AI product, Seek for Salesforce, has completed all challenges in Salesforce Trailhead Admin courses. Seek for Salesforce is designed to automate tasks traditionally done by certified Salesforce professionals, such as configuring fields and managing page layouts. Khadim Batti, CEO of Whatfix, said this milestone shows how Seek for Salesforce is changing automation and helping admins achieve more. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ePVRp455 📰 Subscribe to the weekly AI Programming Weekly: https://lnkd.in/eUQ-KTc2 #ai #artificialintelligence #ainews

Nandee has launched an AI-powered mobile app security testing platform. The platform uses artificial intelligence to automate the identification and fixing of vulnerabilities in mobile application code, aiming to streamline the development process by reducing friction between developers and security teams. Krutik Poojara, the founder of Nandee, said the platform acts as a 'virtual security engineer,' helping to align development speed with secure coding practices. The service is available in an open beta for Android and iOS developers, offering free testing for one mobile application. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eUP9edwH 📰 Subscribe to the weekly AI Programming Weekly: https://lnkd.in/eUQ-KTc2 #ai #artificialintelligence #ainews

Kong Inc. has announced new support for MCP and agentic AI development. The announcement was made at API Summit 2025, introducing new MCP gateway capabilities in their AI Gateway and an MCP-enabled Konnect Developer Portal. Marco Palladino, CTO and Co-Founder of Kong Inc., said these features address infrastructure challenges and help organizations deploy AI agents more securely. Kong also introduced Volcano, an open-source SDK to simplify the creation of MCP-powered AI agents. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eWWh6BwE 📰 Subscribe to the weekly AI Programming Weekly: https://lnkd.in/eUQ-KTc2 #ai #artificialintelligence #ainews

Qualcomm has acquired Arduino, a well-known maker of open-source microcontrollers. The acquisition aims to enhance AI and IoT innovation by introducing the Arduino Uno Q, which combines Qualcomm's Dragonwing processor with an STMicroelectronics microcontroller. Qualcomm said that Arduino will continue to operate independently, maintaining its open-source ethos while benefiting from Qualcomm's technology and resources. This move is part of Qualcomm's strategy to expand its presence in the edge AI market, which is expected to grow significantly in the coming years. Read more: https://lnkd.in/evW7pzfM 📰 Subscribe to the weekly AI Programming Weekly: https://lnkd.in/eUQ-KTc2 #ai #artificialintelligence #ainews

Elastic has acquired Jina AI to enhance its AI search capabilities. The acquisition will strengthen Elastic's position in vector search and context engineering by integrating Jina AI's technology, which includes dense vector, multilingual, and multimodal embeddings models. Elastic's CEO, Ashutosh Kulkarni, said that Jina AI's team and technology will make Elastic's platform more powerful for context engineering. Han Xiao, former CEO of Jina AI, now VP of AI at Elastic, mentioned that joining Elastic allows them to scale their mission globally. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eB5aqBUG 📰 Subscribe to the weekly AI Programming Weekly: https://lnkd.in/eUQ-KTc2 #ai #artificialintelligence #ainews