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Cognition AI Inc. is in early talks to raise a new round of funding that would more than double its valuation to $25 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, tapping into increased demand for companies that understand how to use artificial intelligence in software development.
In 2026, AI-assisted coding has matured into a structured learning pathway, with tools like GPT‑5.5, Claude Code skills, and GitHub Copilot enabling faster, more intuitive coding for beginners. Updated roadmaps now combine hands-on exercises, workflow ...
The amount of code being created by AI at Google has grown as the company pushes staff to adopt coding assistants and agents.
Google is reportedly building a strike team to create better AI coding models, challenging competitors like Claude Code.
On Wednesday, Factory, a startup developing AI agents for enterprise engineering teams, announced it had raised $150 million at a $1.5 billion valuation. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, and Blackstone. Keith Rabois, a managing director at Khosla Ventures, joined the startup’s board.
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What Cherny is describing, in engineering terms, is the operating principle behind test-driven development (TDD). TDD has existed since the late 1990s. It's not new. What is new is that the economic case for it has fundamentally changed in the age of AI-generated code—and most business leaders haven't yet made that connection.
Opinion: The rapid shift in the role of humans from writing code to managing AI tools is upending traditional copyright protection strategies.
In the race to build the best AI tools, labs, Big Tech, and startups are shipping products faster than ever — and in increasingly overlapping areas.
The Musk-led company is leaning harder into software and models as it heads toward a blockbuster IPO. SpaceX still has deep roots in the rocket business, but the Elon Musk-owned company is doubling down on artificial intelligence as it prepares for an IPO.