Manus Joins Meta to Expand and Scale General AI Agent Capabilities
TL;DR Manus announced it is joining Meta, presenting the move as an endorsement of its work building a general-purpose AI…
Why the Future of Software Development Still Depends on Developers
TL;DR A long-time programmer argues that every past wave of tooling that promised to eliminate developers instead expanded software and…
Ford Reiterates Ongoing Support for Apple CarPlay in Future Vehicles
TL;DR Ford CFO Sherry House told attendees at the Barclays Global Auto and Mobility Tech Conference the automaker will continue…
Investors’ top pitch advice: how startups can stand out in crowded markets
TL;DR At TechCrunch Disrupt, three investors outlined what they want from founder pitches: avoid buzzword overload, show sizable market potential,…
The Future of Software Development: Why Human Developers Stay Essential
TL;DR A veteran programmer argues that every previous wave of tools touted as eliminating coders has failed to do so,…
Which Humans? LLM behavior aligns with WEIRD samples, not global diversity
TL;DR A preprint argues that large language models (LLMs) are being compared to an underspecified notion of “human” performance. The…
Evidex: AI Clinical Search — RAG over PubMed, OpenAlex and SOAP Notes
TL;DR Evidex is presented as an AI-powered medical evidence search tool aimed at clinicians. The site offers sign-in options, a…
AI Is Forcing Us to Write Good Code — When Best Practices Are Best
TL;DR Steve Krenzel argues that agentic AI makes previously optional engineering practices essential. His team enforces strict guardrails — including…
Why LLMs Are Not Fun: A Developer’s Case Against AI-as-Teammate
TL;DR A software consultant argues that large language models sap the pleasures of both programming and management. He uses LLMs…