Explained | What is COBOL? How an Anthropic Claude blog wiped $30 billion off IBM in a single session

A blog post from Anthropic caused IBM's market value to drop over $30 billion due to concerns about COBOL. Here's everything ...

What is Claude Code Security? The new Anthropic AI tool that wiped billions off cybersecurity stocks

Anthropic has launched Claude Code Security, an AI tool that scans code for vulnerabilities and suggests patches. The newtool ...

IBM is the latest AI casualty. Shares tank 13% on Anthropic programming language threat

COBOL is a computer language used for business data processing and IBM is a leader in that area.

Discord distances itself from Peter Thiel–backed verification software after its code was found on a Google Cloud endpoint

Discord cut ties with its age-verification partner after exposed code fueled federal-reporting concerns, months after a ...

Salesforce climbs on earnings beat as company commits $50 billion for buybacks

Salesforce posted accelerating growth and pushed up its long-range revenue target thanks to a recent acquisition.
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Comparing Amazon Q and GitHub Copilot Agentic AI in VS Code

This head-to-head test compared Amazon Q Developer and GitHub Copilot Pro using a real-world editorial workflow to evaluate their performance as 'agentic' assistants beyond simple coding. Both tools ...
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The AI-Powered Hacking Spree Is Here

It turns out AI-coding tools are useful to criminals, too.

IBM share price falls 13% as Anthropic says Claude can streamline COBOL code: Why did it trigger crash among Indian IT stocks?

COBOL remains a critical language for many Indian IT companies, particularly those supporting global banking, insurance, and ...
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In Agentic AI, It's All About the Markdown

Markdown is emerging in VS Code and Visual Studio 2026 as a version-controlled instruction layer that governs AI agents, reusable prompts and modular skills alongside traditional documentation.