Blacksmith hits $1 billion valuation with $66 million Series C funding
The company announced a $66 million Series C funding round led by Sequoia, valuing the software testing platform at $1 billion. The funding comes just two months after a $45 million Series B round.
» readRust off Rails uses Markdown files to guide coding agents in building web apps
The project was described as a set of Markdown files that instruct coding agents on how to construct a full-stack Rust web application. The convention was said to reside entirely within the prose of those files.
» readWaymo begins airport rides in Las Vegas with limited rollout
Waymo has begun offering rides to and from the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, with pickups and dropoffs conducted at designated autonomous vehicle zones at Terminal 1 and Terminal 3, the company announced Wednesday.
» readSony Announces November Release Date for PlayStation Pulse Wireless Headset
The PlayStation Pulse wireless headset will be released on November 19 in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and over a dozen other countries, with pre-orders starting on October 29.
» readAI coding model Flint shows promise of recursive self-improvement, its creators say
A new open-weight AI coding model called Flint has been tested and found to be fast and capable, suggesting that fully recursive self-improvement (RSI) is getting closer.
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