Anthropic's Claude Code changed the AI game last year when it turbocharged our ability to vibe code. No longer did you need a comprehensive understanding of coding languages to build new apps, websites and widgets; you could describe what you want in plain words, and the AI assistant would make it happen. Now, it's getting into more creative work.

Exactly two months after releasing a preview of Claude Design to subscribers, Anthropic has begun rolling out a major update for its design assistant that brings better integration with its other apps.

With the proper setup and guidance, you can have Claude Code, Codex, Posit Assistant, and other coding agents writing R code like a pro. Here’s how.

The move comes as Musk works to improve the coding capabilities of his Grok family of AI models. Musk recently combined his AI company, xAI, with SpaceX to form a mega-sized firm, which he took public last week.

Anthropic study finds AI coding agents now match engineers in task success, raising questions about the future of coding jobs and software development.

Aman Sanger, co-founder of Anysphere, leads Cursor's AI-powered coding platform to a $60 billion SpaceX deal, marking a major milestone in AI and software innovation in 2026.

A software developer's candid post sparked a debate on Reddit about AI's impact on programming jobs. Developers express concerns about losing enjoyment and independent thinking skills due to AI tools.

The late technology executive Susan Wojcicki drew strong parallels between the rise of coding and the engineering bloom in the 1800s