Coding

OpenAI adds coding evaluations for low-resource languages, including COBOL migration: OpenAI detailed efforts to improve ChatGPT across low-resource programming languages. The work adds new evaluations for software engineering, SQLite, and COBOL migration.

OpenAI • OpenAI Blog

MiniMax M3.1 Flash rises 13 points to 42 on Intelligence Index at half its predecessor's cost: MiniMax's M3.1 Flash improved by 13 points to 42 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index at half the cost of its predecessor. It scored 73.7 percent on the DeepSWE v1.1 coding benchmark for under $0.30 per task, matching Deepseek V4.1 Flash 1017 on both performance and price.

MiniMax • The Decoder

Hackers stole OpenCode users' API keys and ran up charges on AI accounts: Hackers got into part of OpenCode's online platform and stole some users' API keys. The open-source AI coding agent's AI tools kept refusing to look at the malicious code.

Cybersecurity • TechCrunch AI

PostgreSQL 19 delayed to November after LLM-assisted reviews found defects: The PostgreSQL Global Development Group delayed PostgreSQL 19's general availability after LLM-assisted code reviews uncovered architectural defects, The Register reported. Core developers reverted up to 10 features and pushed the release to November, citing better tooling rather than vibe coding.

Databases • Techmeme