Anthropic’s Claude Code, an AI-driven coding agent that autonomously reads, writes and executes software instructions from a user’s terminal or browser interface, is accelerating change across the software development industry and unsettling traditional players in legacy computing and cybersecurity. The tool, which has transitioned from research preview to widespread adoption in developer communities, now integrates security scanning and parallel agent workflows that can handle complex development […]
By Nantoo Banerjee The global AI impact summit 2026 in Delhi, last week, couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time when the world continues to be somewhat skeptical about adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), its limitations and potential consequences. Thanks to the pioneering effort by firms such as Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta and […]
Kyndryl has unveiled a Cyber Defense Operations Center in Bengaluru, bringing its network and security operations under a single command structure as enterprises confront an escalation in AI-enabled cyber attacks. The new facility, described by the company as a Cyber Defense Operations Center, is designed to integrate traditional network monitoring with advanced threat detection, incident response and resilience planning. Executives said the unified model is intended to […]
An automated crypto trading bot transferred tokens worth about $450,000 to a social media user after misreading a post seeking a small sum for medical treatment, triggering debate over the risks of linking artificial intelligence systems directly to blockchain wallets. The bot, known as “Lobstar Wilde”, had been operating on X as an experimental, autonomous trader designed to interact with users, analyse sentiment and execute on-chain transactions. […]
North Korean state-backed hackers are exploiting global technology recruitment channels to plant malware, siphon intellectual property and generate covert revenue, according to multiple cyber security investigations tracking activity since 2022. The operations combine fake IT worker identities with booby-trapped job interviews, turning routine hiring processes into attack vectors aimed at software developers and technology firms. Security analysts say the campaigns form part of a broader strategy by […]
More than a thousand malicious plug-ins capable of siphoning cryptocurrency wallet data and sensitive credentials have been identified on OpenClaw’s ClawHub platform, raising fresh concerns over the security of decentralised software marketplaces and the speed at which harmful code can spread through developer ecosystems. Security researchers examining ClawHub said they had flagged 1,184 so-called “skills” that appeared designed to harvest SSH keys, private wallet information and other […]
Cybersecurity analysts warn that operators linked to North Korea have expanded their assault on digital asset platforms, a year after a record-breaking breach at Dubai-based exchange Bybit exposed structural weaknesses across the sector. On 21 February 2025, attackers attributed by multiple governments and private security firms to Pyongyang stole about $1.46 billion in cryptoassets from Bybit, marking the largest confirmed theft in the history of the cryptocurrency […]
A sophisticated cyber-espionage group known as Silver Fox has launched a fresh wave of targeted attacks against organisations in Taiwan, deploying advanced techniques designed to evade detection and disable security controls while delivering a remote access trojan known as Winos 4.0, also referred to by researchers as ValleyRat. Cyber security analysts tracking the activity say the campaign combines DLL sideloading with a method called Bring Your Own […]
Centralised control of artificial intelligence is facing a serious challenge as decentralised networks gather pace, promising to dilute the dominance of technology giants and open development to a broader community of users and developers. For much of the past decade, cutting-edge AI models have been built and deployed by a handful of well-funded companies with access to vast computing infrastructure and proprietary data. Firms such as OpenAI, […]
DeepSeek has expanded the context capacity of its flagship large language model by a factor of ten and pushed its knowledge cut-off forward to May 2025, sharpening competition in China’s fast-moving artificial intelligence sector as rival Zhipu introduced a new model aimed at enterprise and developer markets. The Hangzhou-based company said the upgrade enables users to process far longer documents and multi-step prompts in a single session, […]
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has set out a proposal to integrate artificial intelligence into decentralised autonomous organisations, arguing that carefully designed “AI stewards” could strengthen governance while preserving privacy and resisting coercion. Buterin’s concept centres on deploying AI agents within DAO frameworks to assist with proposal analysis, moderation and vote verification, while relying on cryptographic safeguards such as zero-knowledge proofs and secure multi-party computation to shield voter […]
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: When the Supreme Court of the United States struck down Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs on February 20, delivering a 6–3 verdict that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 confers no authority to impose broad-spectrum duties without Congressional approval, the most consequential reverberations were felt not in […]
PayPal has disclosed a cybersecurity incident that left sensitive customer information accessible for almost six months, attributing the breach to a software error within its PayPal Working Capital loan application system. The payments company has begun notifying a limited number of affected users, warning that personally identifiable information linked to business loan applications may have been exposed online between late last year and mid-year. The company said […]
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The year 2026 began with worsening of unemployment scenario in India, which rose for the third consecutive month in January and stood at 5 per cent in Current Weekly Status (CWS). Youth (15-29 years) unemployment is urban areas rose more sharply in the last five months to 18.6 per cent, with […]
By T N Ashok At the center of Bharat Mandapam, the chiselled, lotus-shaped convention complex that has become the theatre for India’s global ambitions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood for a “family photo” that looked less like a diplomatic formality and more like a merger of Silicon Valley and the Westphalian order. To his left […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 February 2026 – GLM-5, newly released as open source, signals a broader shift in artificial intelligence. Large language models are moving beyond generating code snippets or interface prototypes toward building complete systems and carrying out complex, end-to-end tasks. The change marks a transition from so-called “vibe coding” to what researchers increasingly describe as agentic engineering.
LLM Performance Evaluation: Agentic, Reasoning and Coding
Built for this new phase, GLM-5 ranks among the strongest open-source models for coding and autonomous task execution. In practical programming settings, its performance approaches that of Claude Opus 4.5, particularly in complex system design and long-horizon tasks requiring sustained planning and execution.
The model rests on a new architecture aimed at scaling both capability and efficiency. Its parameter count has expanded from 355bn to 744bn, with active parameters rising from 32bn to 40bn, while pre-training data has grown to 28.5trn tokens. These increases are paired with advances in training methods. A framework called Slime enables asynchronous reinforcement learning at a larger scale, allowing the model to learn continuously from extended interactions and improve post-training efficiency. GLM-5 also introduces DeepSeek Sparse Attention, which maintains long-context performance while cutting deployment costs and improving token efficiency.
Benchmarks suggest strong gains. On SWE-bench-Verified and Terminal Bench 2.0, GLM-5 scores 77.8 and 56.2, respectively, the highest reported results for open-source models, surpassing Gemini 3 Pro in several software-engineering tasks. On Vending Bench 2, which simulates running a vending-machine business over a year, it finishes with a balance of $4,432, leading other open-source models in operational and economic management.
These results highlight the qualities required for agentic engineering: maintaining goals across long horizons, managing resources, and coordinating multi-step processes. As models increasingly assume these capabilities, the frontier of AI appears to be shifting from writing code to delivering functioning systems.
OpenClaw, a widely used open-source autonomous AI assistant, has pushed out version 2026.2.17 with expanded capabilities that include support for Anthropic’s latest Claude Sonnet 4.6 model and enhancements across messaging platforms and automation workflows. The update, made available by lead developer Peter Steinberger on February 17, 2026, was designed to address user demand for broader model integration and improved context handling, but it arrives as the software […]
By Nitya Chakraborty Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken the right move in sending a personal message to the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh Tarique Rahman by stating that “your victory is a testimony to the trust and confidence reposed by the people of Bangladesh in your leadership and their mandate for your vision to […]
Open-source game engine Godot is facing mounting strain as a surge of AI-generated code submissions overwhelms volunteer maintainers, raising concerns about quality control, contributor accountability and the long-term sustainability of community-driven software projects. Core developers behind the free and open-source engine say they are grappling with a wave of pull requests that appear to have been produced with the help of generative artificial intelligence tools. While such […]
Krea, a San Francisco-based technology startup, has locked in a total of $83 million in funding aimed at building a unified generative AI platform for designers, artists and creative teams grappling with a fragmented ecosystem of AI tools. The venture round, which includes a $47 million Series B led by Bain Capital Ventures, now values the company at about $500 million and underscores growing investor confidence in […]
Mac users have long faced a stubborn reality: many of the world’s most popular games are built for Windows, leaving Apple Silicon machines underused in a global industry worth more than $180 billion. A new application from Mist Studio, called GameHub, is seeking to narrow that gap by combining several compatibility technologies into a single interface designed to make Windows titles playable on macOS with far less […]
Automattic has introduced an expansive artificial intelligence assistant for WordPress. com, enabling users to edit text, generate images and reshape site designs through conversational prompts, marking a decisive turn in how websites are created and maintained. The new assistant, embedded directly within the WordPress. com interface, allows publishers and businesses to instruct the platform in plain language to draft blog posts, refine copy, adjust layouts, alter colour […]
WordPress. com has unveiled a powerful artificial intelligence assistant that allows users to build, edit and redesign websites simply by issuing natural language commands, a move that could redefine how millions of sites are created and managed on the platform. The new feature, integrated directly into WordPress. com’s site editor and Media Library, enables users to adjust a site’s layout, alter styling, generate and edit images, translate […]
By Nitya Chakraborty Just twenty days after the February 12 national elections in Bangladesh, another South Asian country Nepal is going to the polls on March 5 just six months after the Gen Z movement in the country ousted the K P S Oli government in September 2025. The official poll campaign under the interim […]
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: When the Supreme Court of the United States struck down Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs on February 20, delivering a 6–3 verdict that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 confers no authority to impose broad-spectrum duties without Congressional approval, the most consequential reverberations were felt not in […]
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The year 2026 began with worsening of unemployment scenario in India, which rose for the third consecutive month in January and stood at 5 per cent in Current Weekly Status (CWS). Youth (15-29 years) unemployment is urban areas rose more sharply in the last five months to 18.6 per cent, with […]
