AI coding agents evolve, supply-chain attacks exposed, and browser databases advance

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AI coding agents are evolving to handle tasks like file patching, while development teams are addressing new bottlenecks in their continuous integration systems. Security investigations have uncovered a hacking group responsible for poisoning hundreds of open-source packages and breaching thousands of companies. Technological advances include making persistent SQL databases practical in browsers and significant performance improvements to AI interfaces like Claude.ai. Developers are also creating new tools and safeguards to manage the risks and capabilities of AI coding agents.

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