TIOBE Index for July 2026: Top 10 Most Popular Programming Languages

Rust enters the top 10 for the first time, Python keeps the lead, C moves back above C++, and SQL edges out R in July’s ...
Reuters

Alibaba to ban employees from using Anthropic's coding tool, source says

Anthropic's Claude Code has tool that can help identify China-linked users Anthropic has accused Alibaba of illicitly extracting its AI model capabilities U.S. and China locked in frantic race to ...
Computer Weekly

Lorex X Series puts embedded code intelligence into AI-powered security

The latest trends in software development from the Computer Weekly Application Developer Network. At the risk of starting this piece in the first person (a punishable crime in many areas of journalism ...
Ars Technica

Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code

The controversy over vibe coding reached a new high this week after a developer added hidden instructions to his open source Java testing app to sabotage projects performed by AI coding agents. The ...
Morningstar

MathWorks Brings Trusted AI to Embedded Systems Development in MATLAB and Simulink Release 2026a

Latest MathWorks Release Introduces Simulink Copilot and Polyspace Copilot to Help Engineers Accelerate Development with Grounded AI Assistance. MathWorks announced Release 2026a (R2026a) of the ...
Android Authority

YouTube's new embed player is frustrating users with missing buttons, translucent design

YouTube is rolling out a redesigned video player for content embedded on other sites, matching the main player redesign that debuted last year. The new-look YouTube embed player shifts some controls ...
Geeky Gadgets

Building an Automated Social Promotion System with Claude Code

Combining Claude Code and Blotato enables creators to repurpose long-form content into tailored posts for multiple platforms, as demonstrated by Nate Herk | AI Automation. This approach adapts a ...
Ars Technica

Supply-chain attack using invisible code hits GitHub and other repositories

Researchers say they’ve discovered a supply-chain attack flooding repositories with malicious packages that contain invisible code, a technique that’s flummoxing traditional defenses designed to ...
The New York Times

Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird. Credit...Illustration by Pablo Delcan and Danielle Del Plato ...
ZDNet

I tried a Claude Code rival that's local, open source, and completely free - how it went

Free AI tools Goose and Qwen3-coder may replace a pricey Claude Code plan. Setup is straightforward but requires a powerful local machine. Early tests show promise, though issues remain with accuracy ...
Autoblog

Carmakers Rush to Remove Chinese Code Under New Federal Rules

The U.S. bans Chinese software in connected cars starting March 17, forcing automakers to purge code fast. Could this stall Chinese brands in America? Automakers must remove Chinese-written code from ...