If you code Android apps with AI, Google’s new benchmark makes it easier to pick the right model

For Android app developers relying on AI to code, picking the right model can be tricky. Not all models are built the same, and many are not specifically trained for Android development workflows. To ...
eWeek

GPT-5.3 Instant Cuts Fluff, Speeds Chat Replies

Google will start shipping fresh Chrome milestones every two weeks beginning with version 153 on Sept. 8, slicing its long-standing four-week cadence in half. The change spans desktop, Android, iOS, ...

Google’s AI Mode in Search now lets you plan, write, and code on its own Canvas

Google Search has updated Canvas inside AI Mode, a workspace powered by Gemini that already lets users draft and refine documents, to now support coding projects and interactive tools. With the latest ...
GitHub

A minimal, secure Python interpreter written in Rust for use by AI.

Experimental - This project is still in development, and not ready for the prime time. A minimal, secure Python interpreter written in Rust for use by AI. Monty avoids the cost, latency, complexity ...

Nano Banana is here to eat the Pixel Studio's lunch

What was once a pioneer is now being overshadowed by the very ecosystem it helped build. Just yesterday, the Mountain View, ...
InfoWorld

Microsoft brings C++ smarts to GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code

Updates to GitHub Copilot in VS Code provide the same C++ symbol context and CMake build configuration awareness as Microsoft’s C/C++ DevTools and CMake Tools extensions.
Bleeping Computer

Flaws in popular VSCode extensions expose developers to attacks

Vulnerabilities with high to critical severity ratings affecting popular Visual Studio Code (VSCode) extensions collectively downloaded more than 128 million times could be exploited to steal local ...