Anthropic announced the release of Claude Sonnet 4.5, a frontier AI model aimed at production‑ready software development. The company says the model delivers industry‑leading results on coding benchmarks such as SWE‑Bench Verified and can autonomously build full applications, provision databases, purchase domains, and even conduct SOC 2 audits. Claude Sonnet 4.5 is accessible through the Claude API and chatbot with pricing unchanged from the prior version. Anthropic also introduced a Claude Agent SDK and a research preview called “Imagine with Claude,” underscoring a rapid development cycle that positions the firm against rivals like OpenAI’s GPT‑5. Read more →

Figma has unveiled updates that let artificial‑intelligence models interact directly with its design platform. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) server now supports Figma Make, allowing AI agents to retrieve the underlying code behind prototypes instead of just visual renderings. The expansion supports tools from Anthropic, Cursor, Windsurf and Visual Studio Code, and enables remote access from AI coding assistants, browser‑based models and integrated development environments. Upcoming features include a Design Snapshot that turns Make snapshots into editable layers and an AI‑prompt editing mode currently in testing. Read more →

Google Cloud announced that AI coding startups Lovable and Windsurf have chosen the platform as their primary cloud provider. The deals highlight Google Cloud’s strategy to attract fast‑growing generative‑AI firms, leveraging its Gemini models, Nvidia GPU clusters, and generous startup credit programs. This expansion adds to Google Cloud’s recent revenue growth and underscores its push to compete more aggressively with rivals AWS and Microsoft Azure. Read more →

Google Cloud announced that AI coding startups Lovable and Windsurf have chosen the platform as their primary cloud provider. The deals highlight Google Cloud’s strategy to attract fast‑growing generative‑AI firms, leveraging its Gemini models, Nvidia GPU clusters, and generous startup credit programs. This expansion adds to Google Cloud’s recent revenue growth and underscores its push to compete more aggressively with rivals AWS and Microsoft Azure. Read more →

Google Cloud announced that AI coding startups Lovable and Windsurf have chosen the platform as their primary cloud provider. The deals highlight Google Cloud’s strategy to attract fast‑growing generative‑AI firms, leveraging its Gemini models, Nvidia GPU clusters, and generous startup credit programs. This expansion adds to Google Cloud’s recent revenue growth and underscores its push to compete more aggressively with rivals AWS and Microsoft Azure. Read more →

Google Cloud announced that AI coding startups Lovable and Windsurf have chosen the platform as their primary cloud provider. The deals highlight Google Cloud’s strategy to attract fast‑growing generative‑AI firms, leveraging its Gemini models, Nvidia GPU clusters, and generous startup credit programs. This expansion adds to Google Cloud’s recent revenue growth and underscores its push to compete more aggressively with rivals AWS and Microsoft Azure. Read more →

Google Cloud announced that AI coding startups Lovable and Windsurf have chosen the platform as their primary cloud provider. The deals highlight Google Cloud’s strategy to attract fast‑growing generative‑AI firms, leveraging its Gemini models, Nvidia GPU clusters, and generous startup credit programs. This expansion adds to Google Cloud’s recent revenue growth and underscores its push to compete more aggressively with rivals AWS and Microsoft Azure. Read more →

AI-powered software development is undergoing a significant change, with a shift from code-editing tools to terminal-based tools. This change is driven by the growth of agentic AI and vibe coding, with major labs releasing command-line coding tools. Terminal-based tools offer a more versatile and powerful interface for developers, allowing them to tackle problems beyond coding. Read more →

Cognition, the startup behind the AI coding agent Devin, has acquired AI coding startup Windsurf. The acquisition comes after Google hired away Windsurf's CEO and research leaders, and OpenAI's $3 billion offer to acquire Windsurf expired. Cognition is acquiring Windsurf's IP, product, and employees, and plans to integrate Windsurf's capabilities into its own products. Read more →