AI coding assistants

GitHub says its AI agent identified 24 vulnerabilities in Android applications, adding to growing evidence that autonomous coding assistants can take on security research tasks. The finding, reported by Help Net Security, highlights both the potential of AI-driven bug hunting and the questions it raises about verifying machine-discovered flaws. Security teams are watching closely as AI agents move into vulnerability discovery.

GitHub researchers report that an open source AI security agent they built uncovered 24 vulnerabilities in Android. The company says the tool was used to scan Android code at scale, flagging security flaws automatically. The disclosure highlights a growing trend of using AI agents to find real bugs in widely used software, and the work is being discussed as an example of AI-assisted security research.

General Compute has deployed Cerebras' wafer-scale chips to speed up AI coding workloads, according to company announcements. The move pairs General Compute's infrastructure with Cerebras' large-format processors, which are designed to deliver faster inference than conventional GPUs. Details on deal size, rollout scale and customers have not been disclosed, but the deployment underscores growing demand for specialised hardware serving AI development tools.