Paul Sawers

Anthropic: 8 agentic coding trends shaping software engineering in 2026 8 key agentic coding trends for 2026, according to Anthropic. Learn how AI agents are transforming the software development lifecycle.

Anthropic has published its first Agentic Coding Trends Report, looking at how AI coding agents are reshaping software engineering. The core message is clear: agents handle more of the implementation work, while humans focus more on orchestration.

🔗Read the story in full here: tessl.co/sob

The 20 hottest open source startups of 2025 AI agents with everything

I’ve been following this open source startup Index for the past few years, and it’s always a useful snapshot of where commercial open source momentum is flowing.

I took a closer look at the companies behind this year’s ranking for my latest column on Forkable.

🔗➤ www.forkable.io/p/the-20-hot...

Why ‘it’s better to overshoot than undershoot’ in the age of AI coding An interview with Gabor Soter, founder of generative AI consultancy Palindrom, who plans to go all-in on agentic coding tools in 2026.

Gabor Soter, founder at London GenAI consultancy Palindrom, says software engineering is changing so fast that waiting for best practices is riskier than moving fast — as long as teams adopt strong verification, security guardrails, and product judgment.

🔗 Full interview: tessl.io/blog/why-its...

OpenAI launches macOS Codex app for supervising AI agents OpenAI launches new macOS Codex app for managing AI agents. Supervise parallel tasks, integrate with GitHub, and enhance your coding workflow.

This is pretty cool — OpenAI has dropped the Codex desktop app, and it’s like a developer control panel for AI. You can have a bunch of coding agents working at the same time on different parts of a project, and let them handle long-running tasks without losing track.
🔗 tessl.io/blog/openai-...

Sourcegraph spins out AI coding agent Amp as a standalone company Sourcegraph has announced that it’s spinning out Amp, its AI coding agent product, into an independent company.

Here's an interesting one -- @sourcegraph.com is spinning out its AI coding agent Amp as a standalone business, with Sourcegraph CEO and co-founder Quinn Slack taking the reins at the new company.

ainativedev.io/news/sourceg...

Tip @techmeme.com

Autonomous field kitchens that cook and serve 1,000+ meals per load can sustain troops closer to the frontline, while keeping cooks and logisticians out of harm’s way.

>> Ukraine to Deploy Autonomous Smart Kitchens to Feed Frontline Forces: www.resiliencemedia.co/p/food-on-th...

Tip @techmeme.com

Terminal Bench // Laude Institute Terminal Bench is a benchmark for AI agents' ability to complete tasks in command-line (terminal) environments.

We’re entering a new era where AI agents don’t just assist — they act. In coding, the real magic (and risk) happens in the command line. Terminal-Bench is the go-to stress test for agents in terminal environments.

New feature from me, replete with gorgeous design:

www.laude.org/updates/term...

Jim Zemlin on taking a 'portfolio approach' to Linux Foundation projects | TechCrunch An interview with Jim Zemlin, who talks about open source AI and taking a 'portfolio approach' to Linux Foundation projects.

From Linux to AI, Jim Zemlin explains how the Linux Foundation helps build the future of tech openly, collaboratively, and sustainably.

A great read via @TechCrunch from Paul Sawers @jambo.bsky.social → techcrunch.com/2025/04/13/j... #OpenSource #TechInnovation

Top Secret! (1984) ⭐ 7.2 | Comedy, Crime, Music 1h 30m | PG

Sad to hear about Val Kilmer. One of my favourite films growing up was Top Secret, an Airplane-style spoof that meshed the spy movie genre with Elvis musicals. Really was a great film. www.imdb.com/title/tt0088...

AI crawlers 'wrecking the open internet' Plus: eBay invests in GraphQL federation; and French / German governments collaborate on a new open source alternative to Google Docs.

In this week's edition of Forkable: AI crawlers are "wrecking the open internet"; plus a curious new project from the French and German governments to create an open source alternative to Google Docs. www.forkable.io/p/ai-crawler...

It's happening.

The Linux Foundation swallows OpenStack Plus: Meta taps X's open source Community Notes; the UN toots its open source trumpet; and more.

This week in Forkable: The Linux Foundation swallows OpenStack; Meta taps X's open source Community Notes; the UN toots its open source trumpet; and more.
www.forkable.io/p/the-linux-...

IBM bets on open source with DataStax acquisition Plus: Shock-horror! Most commercial codebases still contain open source vulnerabilities.

In issue #6 of Forkable, I look at Big Blue’s acquisition of Apache Cassandra vendor DataStax. Plus -- open source security is on the spotlight again.

The 'spirit' of open source means much more than a license Plus: GitHub creates code from images; and OpenRewrite vendor gets a chunk of change.

This week in Forkable: Why the 'spirit' of open source means much more than a license; OpenRewrite vendor Moderne gets a decent chunk of change; and a cool new feature for GitHub's Copilot.

Europe wants its own open source LLMs Plus: Google-led open source silicon project advances.

This week in Forkable, I look at Europe's plans to create its own open source LLMs; the Google-led chip project OpenTitan; and more.

{forkable} | Paul | Substack Your weekly open source digest. Click to read {forkable}, by Paul, a Substack publication.

So I've launched Forkable, a weekly newsletter covering all the big news and talking points from the open source universe -- this will mostly be software, but will include other interesting tidbits where “open” is a central facet of the story. Sign up today if this is your jam! www.forkable.io

I literally state that about Heather in my story. Did you read it? "Burns, a former contributor to the WordPress project, took to X this morning to express surprise at her deactivation, noting that she hadn’t been involved in the project since 2020."

I'm providing a clarification on Joost though.

Why Olympic champion cyclist Sir Chris Hoy is backing Skarper to make any bike an e-bike | TechCrunch Sir Chris Hoy might not seem an obvious candidate to throw his weight behind the burgeoning electric bike movement.

E-bikes are all the rage. So this London startup developed a device that can transform any disk-brake bike into an e-bike without compromising the integrity of the bike itself. I spoke with none other than Sir Chris Hoy, one of the company's early investors, about why he's backing Skarper.

TIL that Apple was one of the first companies to bring a consumer digital camera to market, in 1994. The QuickTake 100 could store 8 photos at 640×480 resolution.

Howdy friends 🤠 I'm pleased to announce that as of today I'm moving over to @techcrunch.com's enterprise team! I'll still be covering startups and VCs through the enterprise lens but the big tech giants as well.

Who should I meet? What companies should I track? Let me know!

Not a big fan of voice notes in general, but this will solve one of the core issues with the feature.

Workbrew makes open-source package manager Homebrew enterprise-friendly | TechCrunch Workbrew emerges from stealth with the mission of mitigating the risks of "shadow IT" practices around Homebrew package manager deployments.

Popular MacOS package manager Homebrew now has a VC-backed business associated with it, which includes Homebrew project lead and long-serving maintainer as co-founder. Meet Workbrew:

A satirical cartoon of a passenger on a plane saying the pilot has lost touch with regular passengers before adding: “who thinks I should fly the plane?” Everyone puts their hands up.

cartoon of the day

How to use Bluesky, the Twitter-like app that’s taking on Elon Musk’s X techcrunch.com/2024/...

If you're new here and like tech news coverage, check out the @techcrunch.com starter pack, full of some of the best reporters in the biz. bsky.app/starter-pack...

Thanks to @jambo.bsky.social for covering the Pledge in this article about folks who are trying to make a dent in the OSS sustainability crisis!

Klarna kickstarts U.S. IPO plans with confidential SEC filing | TechCrunch Klarna is taking its first tentative steps toward becoming a public company, submitting a draft registration statement with the SEC.

Buy now, pay later company Klarna is gearing up to go public in the U.S. -- likely in the first half of 2025.