Code Metal Raises $125 Million to Rewrite the Defense Industry’s Code With AI

The Boston startup uses AI to translate and verify legacy software for defense contractors, arguing modernization can’t come at the cost of new bugs.
eWeek

Code Metal Hits $1.25B Valuation With AI Code Fix

Code Metal hit a $1.25B valuation after a $125M round, using AI to translate and verify legacy code for defense and other regulated systems.
InfoWorld

Microsoft brings C++ smarts to GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code

Updates to GitHub Copilot in VS Code provide the same C++ symbol context and CMake build configuration awareness as Microsoft’s C/C++ DevTools and CMake Tools extensions.
InfoWorld

JetBrains introduces Java to Kotlin converter for Visual Studio Code

Extension that converts individual Java files to Kotlin code aims to ease the transition to Kotlin for Java developers.
PCMag

A Beloved Music Streaming App Is Back, Thanks to Claude Code

When Tomahawk shut down in 2016, it was powered by a team of six. A decade later, developer J Herskowitz has vibe-coded it ...
IEEE

HawkSec: an AI Transformer Solution to Malware Detection in C/C++ Source Codes

Abstract: The increasing prevalence of sophisticated malware targeting software applications requires robust detection mechanisms, particularly for C/C++ codebases that underpin critical systems. This ...