Development – The TechBriefs

New testing agent helps verify AI-generated code

AI coding tools like Cursor and GitHub Copilot are generating code faster than any human team can verify it. Developers […]

87 percent of organizations run software with known exploitable vulnerabilities

A new report from Datadog finds that 87 percent of organizations have at least one known exploitable vulnerability in their […]

Open source vulnerabilities double with AI code creation

Open source has become effectively universal, appearing in 98 percent of codebases, meaning almost every application now inherits third-party risk. […]

Continuous testing tool delivers ‘self-securing’ software

Traditional penetration testing relies on manual or point-in-time assessments, often delivered weeks after software has already shipped. In a recent […]

AI is a priority for software testers but accuracy is essential

A new study from Leapwork looks at how software testers approach AI and what determines confidence in its use. It […]

AI is now the #1 challenge in application security

A new study from Black Duck looks at how organizations worldwide are transforming their software security initiatives (SSIs) to manage […]

The top software development challenges of 2026

Recruiting and retaining skilled technology talent has emerged as the single biggest business challenge for 2026, cited by 50 percent […]

AI-driven development increases risk and expands attack surface

Automation and AI-driven development are accelerating open source consumption, which reached 9.8T downloads, up 67 percent year-on-year, across the four […]

How AI coding adoption can create security blind spots [Q&A]

Perhaps more than in any other area, coding has seen huge changes from the introduction of AI tools. But when […]

Microsoft launches winapp CLI to ease app development

Microsoft has announced the availability of a public preview of winapp — or the Windows App Development CLI to give […]