Google Launches AI Coding Assistant Jules to Help Developers Fix Coding Errors

Google on Wednesday announced the launch of an experimental AI code assistant called “Jules”, designed to help developers automatically fix code errors. The tool was released on December 11 with Gemini 2.0, which uses an updated Google artificial intelligence model to create multi-step plans to solve problems, modify multiple files, and prepare pull requests for…

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World’s First AI Programmer Devin Now Open Public

The world’s first “AI programmer” Devin was fully available on December 11, less than a year after its debut. Its developer, Cognition Labs, announced that individual developers and engineering teams can get full access for $500 per month (currently about RMB 3,635). The subscription also includes Slack integration, IDE extensions, and professional technical support. For large enterprises,…

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Strikes hit Volkswagen plants across Germany in showdown over cuts

By Frank Johannsen, dpa Wolfsburg, Germany – Rolling strikes hit nine of auto giant Volkswagen’s plants across Germany for the second time this month, as the Volkswagen workforce protests painful proposed cuts at Europe’s largest carmaker.Monday’s strikes ratchet up the pressure on management on the same day that the fourth round of collective bargaining negotiations…

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Visual Open Source AI Reasoning Library YOLOv11 Infested With Supply Chain

TechTarget published a blog post on December 6, reporting that Ultralytics’ YOLOv11 AI model suffered a supply chain attack, and versions v8.3.41 and v8.3.42 were implanted with crypto mining software. As of the time of writing, Ultralytics has not issued a formal security announcement, but the company has responded quickly, removed two affected versions and…

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