Z.ai unveils GLM-5.1, enabling AI coding agents to run autonomously for hours

Chinese AI company Z.ai has launched GLM-5.1, an open-source coding model it says is built for agentic software engineering. The release comes as AI vendors move beyond autocomplete-style coding tools toward systems that can handle software tasks over longer periods with less human input. Z.ai said GLM-5.1 can sustain performance over hundreds of iterations, an…

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What Anaconda’s Outerbounds Deal Says About Where AI Breaks

The recent move by Anaconda to acquire Outerbounds is aimed directly at a gap between experimentation and production, where workflows often fail to run consistently across environments. Instead of replacing existing tools, it introduces a layer that coordinates how workflows are defined, executed, and tracked. The goal is not just governance, but consistency. A way…

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Vibe coding or spec-driven development?

Vibe coding and spec-driven development (SDD) are two emerging approaches where devops teams use AI to develop all of an application’s code. There are discussions about which approach to use for different use cases, and there are many platforms to consider with varying capabilities and experiences. Some experts question whether AI delivers reliable, maintainable applications,…

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SAP Acquires Dremio and Prior Labs, But Can It Solve Enterprise AI’s Core Problem?

SAP is moving to fix a problem that has quietly held back enterprise AI. The company is acquiring, targeting two weak points that most organizations still struggle with: fragmented data and poor AI performance on structured datasets. At its core, the problem is simple. Enterprise AI struggles because data is often not accessible in real…

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MuleSoft Agent Fabric adds new ways to keep AI agents in line

Salesforce first sought to tackle AI agent sprawl last year with Agent Fabric, a suite of capabilities and tools inside its MuleSoft AnyPoint Platform. Now, it’s seeking to further rein in unruly AI agents on its platform and those of other vendors too, with new governance tools and deterministic controls. When enterprises adopt multiple agentic…

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