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There are a lot of AI coding applications out there, and as impressive as large language models and the agents they enable have become, many of the most recent developments in AI-assisted development have been in the software that manages those models, not just the models themselves. Earlier this summer, I spoke with the head of product for Claude Code, Anthropic’s Cat Wu, about that company’s approach to building that software.Read full article Comments

Sir Keir Starmer has delivered his final address as prime minister on Monday as Andy Burnham takes the country’s top job.In front of an applauding crowd, Starmer said “my work is done” and wished Burnham well.After repeated assurances he would hold on to the post, Starmer announced he would step down on 22 June – four days after Burnham won a Westminster seat.Andy Burnham follows Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss.Follow the story live.

NFU Cymru president Abi Reader said the industry would “really welcome the multi-annual funding”.”If we were still in the EU we would have a seven-year cycle so we’re not quite there but at least we know for the next three years it’s certain,” she said. “It would be really good to see a budgetary uplift,” she added, but acknowledged that “in this economic climate that is going to be a real challenge”.Farmers’ Union of Wales president Ian Rickman said recent years had brought significant financial uncertainty for the farming sector in Wales, making it “increasingly difficult for businesses to plan…

Aston Villa won the race to sign Brazil midfielder Joao Gomes from Wolves on Monday in a deal worth a reported £38 million ($51 million). Villa moved for Gomes after Chelsea agreed to sign England midfielder Morgan Rogers from Unai Emery’s side. The 25-year-old, who has won 10 caps for Brazil, was also a target for Atletico Madrid, but Villa convinced him to make the switch from Championship side Wolves. Gomes made 130 appearances for Wolves after signing from Flamengo in 2023, but was unable to stop them suffering relegation from the Premier League last season. His move to Villa…

Tributes have been paid to Ray King, one of the most influential singers in the ska and 2 Tone music genres, following the announcement of his death.Born Vibert Cornwall in St Vincent and the Grenadines, he came to the UK in 1961 and arrived in Northampton, before moving to Coventry two years later, after being told it was the place to become a singer.Pete Chambers, the founder of the Coventry Music Museum, said King had a stage presence “like James Brown”.”He was the kind of guy who controlled the stage with just one look, one little movement of the arm…

Arukaino Umukoro “No nation, no company, and no institution can unlock the full value of its energy, resources in isolation.” Few lines have captured Africa’s central energy challenge as precisely as this one above, delivered by Bashir Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd). He made the remark in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 25th Nigerian Oil and Gas (NOG) Energy Week at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja, on July 7. That quote underscored why competitive advantage in today’s energy economy rests more on the…

NewsFeedIranian strikes have targeted Kuwait’s power and water desalination plant. Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby explains what that means for Kuwait and the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.Published On 20 Jul 202620 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

China’s leading AI companies are ramping up the pressure on Silicon Valley, as Moonshot and Alibaba unveiled models they claim can go toe-to-toe with the best from OpenAI and Anthropic at a fraction of the cost. The rapid-fire releases suggest America’s lead at the AI frontier is increasingly tight, just as the technology is becoming central to national security, economic power, and geopolitical influence.The opening salvo came from Beijing-based Moonshot AI, one of China’s leading AI model developers, which unveiled Kimi K3 on Friday. Moonshot claims its own testing ranks it consistently above nearly every US system, trailing only OpenAI’s…

Iyobosa Uwugiaren writes that for Nigeria’s political parties preparing for 2027 general election, the recent conflicting pronouncements by the Court of Appeal create uncertainty and confusion. Nigeria’s journey toward the 2027 general election has entered a familiar yet unsettling phase—one in which the judiciary, rather than politicians, has become the centre of electoral uncertainty. Within days, two separate panels of the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja delivered judgments that appear to pull the country’s electoral legal framework in different directions. One reaffirmed the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) authority to issue election guidelines and determine timelines for electoral activities.…

A 3D-printed battery designed at Queen’s University Belfast could speed up energy storage research.