The Ultimate Guide to AI Coding
A curated UK edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for AI Coding.
What to know about AI Coding
AI Coding explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the way software is designed, written, tested, and maintained. From code-generation assistants and smart debuggers to tools that optimize performance and refactor legacy systems, this tag highlights practical uses of AI that change daily development work.
Stories under this tag dig into real-world workflows: how to pair with AI when writing code, what to automate and what to keep human-driven, and how to evaluate the quality, security, and reliability of AI-produced solutions. You’ll find reflections on productivity gains, new collaboration patterns between developers and models, and the skills that matter most in an AI-augmented coding environment.
Whether you’re curious about integrating AI into your toolchain, concerned about its impact on software jobs, or looking for concrete tips to get more value from coding assistants, the posts here provide grounded perspectives, examples, and experiments that can help you adapt and improve your own practice.
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Recent AI Coding News
Entire launches distributed Git network for AI agents
Developers using AI agents could avoid GitHub rate limits and outages as Entire opens a preview network mirroring repositories across regions.
NCC Group maps security gaps across AI coding agents
Weak default safeguards and uneven sandboxing could leave developers exposed to command execution before workspace trust is granted.
AI speeds coding but not enterprise software delivery
Enterprises risk slower returns from AI as manual approvals and release bottlenecks keep software lead times stuck at 30 to 45 days.
AWS adds Claude Sonnet 5 as it trims older services
New cloud features and lifecycle cuts could reshape AWS customers' AI and operations plans as older services head towards maintenance or sunset.
Anthropic makes Claude Sonnet 5 default across plans
The update brings stronger autonomous task handling to Free and Pro users, while Anthropic also tightens cyber safeguards by default.
Google Cloud adds Claude Apps Gateway for enterprises
The self-hosted gateway gives firms central control over sign-ins, access and costs as Claude Code roll-outs move beyond small developer teams.
Ory unveils Agent DX for enterprise AI coding agents
Developers can now add authentication and access controls earlier in AI-built apps, as Ory's free plugins plug identity tools into coding agents.
AI-generated code is in production at 44.7% of firms
More than half of engineering teams are now using AI to write code, but weak oversight is leaving security, dependency and performance risks in production.
Featherless.ai & Z.ai launch GLM 5.2 access worldwide
Access to advanced coding tools is becoming a bigger concern as Featherless.ai hosts Z.ai's GLM 5.2, an open-source model aimed at software teams.
Forter launches five AI agents for commerce teams
Merchants could cut fraud, dispute and integration delays as Forter opens early access to tools that work inside ChatGPT and Claude.
OpenAI & Broadcom unveil Jalapeño AI inference chip
The chip could cut serving costs and speed up ChatGPT and API responses as OpenAI moves deeper into custom hardware.
NTT DATA partners Cursor to speed AI software modernisation
Legacy-system modernisation could accelerate as NTT DATA rolls out Cursor's AI coding tools internally before offering them to clients.
Explainer: How loop engineering is changing coding
By focusing on evidence and small reversible changes, loop engineering could curb costly AI coding mistakes before they reach production.
GitLab warns of AI code governance gap in new report
Most organisations now use multiple AI coding tools, but many still cannot reliably trace, review or govern the code once it reaches production.
Cast AI integrates MiniMax M3 into Kimchi Coding agent
Developers using Kimchi can now route tasks to MiniMax M3, cutting costs and keeping code inside controlled enterprise environments.
GitGuardian launches endpoint protection for laptops
A single compromised laptop can expose thousands of live keys, according to GitGuardian's early field tests, as attacks shift to developer machines.
Checkmarx launches hybrid AI engine for code scanning
False alerts and missed flaws are the target as the new engine aims to help security teams scan AI-written code more reliably.
Mini Shai-Hulud worm turns public, NCC Group warns
Public release of the Mini Shai-Hulud code means copycat attacks can now hit developers, CI/CD systems and open-source supply chains.
Cast AI adds MiniMax M3 to Kimchi Coding as default model
Businesses can now route coding jobs to a lower-cost open-weight model as Cast AI makes Kimchi Coding the first autonomous agent to offer MiniMax M3.
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AI tools widen gap in junior software engineers' skills
The survey suggests employers now fear junior coders can generate output with AI, yet still struggle to explain or debug their own code.