For open-source programs, AI coding tools are a mixed blessing

AI coding tools have enabled a flood of bad code that threatens to overwhelm many projects. Building new features is easier ...

You Don’t Need to Learn to Code to Build a Million-Dollar Business Anymore. AI Is Changing Who Gets to Be a Founder

Here’s how Lovable is letting anyone turn an idea into a working product.
InfoQ

Anthropic Study: AI Coding Assistance Reduces Developer Skill Mastery by 17%

Anthropic research shows developers using AI assistance scored 17% lower on comprehension tests when learning new coding ...

7 AI coding techniques that quietly make you elite

7 AI coding techniques that quietly make you elite ...

Interview Coder Launches Public Gallery of Real Job Offers After 10,000+ Users Secure Roles

According to Interview Coder, the claims were based on a mischaracterization of publicly shared, user-submitted content, ...

Anthropic Exec Says Software Engineering Jobs Could See Major Disruption Sooner Than You Think

Since its launch around a year ago, Claude Code has changed the way software engineers work, according to Fortune. The agentic AI tool can complete tasks without much human oversight, and it can build ...
The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

Jason Zengerle, who wrote “Hated by All the Right People,” describes how an inside-the-Beltway journalist brought far-right extremism to the mainstream of American politics. The comedian and ...
NPR

Fresh Air

Podcaster Jad Abumrad tells the story of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti in a new series. Michael Pollan says AI may "think" — but it will never be conscious. His new book is A World Appears.