Software Engineering
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Meta’s Muse Code Enters Race Against Anthropic, OpenAI
Meta launches Muse Code, its first AI coding agent, to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI. Led by AI Chief Alexandr Wang, it handles full software engineering tasks, from planning to validation. Muse Code works with Muse Spark 1.2 and offers cost-effective pricing, including a significantly cheaper “contributor tier” for model improvement. Zero-data retention options are available for enterprises.
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GM software chief Baris Cetinok Departs During Automaker Restructuring
General Motors is undergoing a significant restructuring of its software and product development divisions, marked by the departure of several key executives including SVP Baris Cetinok. This follows similar exits by Dave Richardson and Barak Turovsky. The changes are part of a consolidation effort led by Chief Product Officer Sterling Anderson, aimed at unifying software and hardware engineering to accelerate innovation. The departures raise questions about GM’s ability to retain tech talent and successfully execute its software-driven strategy.
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Kimi’s “King Move”: Open-Source Kimi Model Debuts, Surpassing DeepSeek R1 Globally
Moonshot AI introduced Kimi-Dev-72B, an open-source code LLM designed for software engineering. The 72-billion parameter model tops the SWE-bench Verified benchmark, surpassing larger models like DeepSeek-R1. Kimi-Dev-72B utilizes RLHF to autonomously repair code within Docker. Key features include BugFixer, TestWriter, mid-stage training, and test-time self-play. The model is available on Hugging Face and GitHub.
