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#01 2026.10.04

IBM Bob Self-Hosts. You Still Bring the Model.

IBM Bob's self-hosted option is generally available. You license the model, IBM published no price, and hybrid mode can still call Claude, Gemini, or GPT.

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AI Industry Analysis

#02 2026.08.14

AI Coding Tools' Security Flaws Hit 43%: What the Data Actually Shows

A study of 1.1 million Reddit posts reveals the most common security complaints about AI coding assistants, and it's not what you think.

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AI Tool Reviews

#03 2026.08.07

Kiro, AWS's AI Code Editor: Spec-Driven Development, Pricing Tiers and How It Compares

What Kiro is, how its specs, steering and hooks work, what its pricing tiers look like, and how it compares with Cursor, Claude Code and GitHub Copilot, based on official documentation.

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AI Tutorials

#04 2026.07.31

How to Audit AI-Generated Code: 5 Security Checks Your LLM Won't Do for You

Veracode's 2026 report found AI-generated code passes security checks only 56% of the time. Here's a practical audit checklist that catches what Copilot and Cursor miss.

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AI Tutorials

#05 2026.07.24

AI Coding Assistants Are Making You Worse at Your Job — Here's How to Fix That

AI coding tools save time on boilerplate but quietly erode the skills that make you valuable. A practical workflow guide for using them without losing yourself.

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AI Tutorials

#06 2026.07.04

How to Work With AI Coding Agents: A Practical Workflow for 2026

AI coding assistants have gone from novelty to necessity, but using them effectively requires more than typing prompts. Here's a structured workflow that turns AI agents from hit-or-miss tools into reliable development partners.

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AI Tool Reviews

#07 2026.07.01

Cursor for iOS Explained: Cloud Agents, Remote Control and Who It Is For

What Cursor's iOS app does, how cloud agents and Remote Control differ, its requirements and limits, and which developers will get the most out of it, based on Cursor's announcement and documentation.

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AI News

#08 2026.06.03

Microsoft Build 2026: Seven In-House MAI Models at Once, Because Microsoft Is Done Depending on OpenAI

At Build 2026 on June 2, Microsoft launched seven in-house MAI models covering coding, reasoning, image, and voice, plus Scout autonomous agents and the Nvidia RTX Spark dev kit, and quietly dropped the Copilot+ PC hardware requirements. The subtext of the whole event: reduce the dependence on OpenAI.

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AI News

#09 2026.03.22

Cursor Launches Composer 2: A Stronger Coding Model That Pushes AI IDEs Toward a Real Multi-Agent Workspace

Cursor officially released Composer 2 on March 19, 2026. This is more than a routine model refresh. It ties together better coding performance, a clearer pricing story, and the multi-agent workflow Cursor has been building toward for months.

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AI Tool Reviews

#10 2026.01.23

Qoder's Gambit: Can a Custom-Trained 'Agentic' Model Dethrone Cursor?

Qoder releases Qwen-Coder-Qoder, a custom model for agentic coding claiming to outperform Cursor Composer-1. Here's the 'Rewarder-Attacker' training methodology and what it means for developers.