AI agents are changing how code gets written. This week's technology news shows big progress in agentic AI for coding. Claude Code, a new AI tool, achieved a very high score of 72.5% on SWE-bench Verified, meaning it can solve real coding problems better than ever before. Another tool called Cursor launched agent-based workflows, which means developers can now tell AI agents what to do instead of writing all the code themselves. These tools work differently than old AI helpers that just gave suggestions—they actually write, test, and fix code on their own.

A company called Qodo just raised $70 million to focus on checking if AI-written code is safe and works correctly. This matters because AI is now generating billions of lines of code every month, and someone needs to make sure it's all good quality. Experts say that in 2026, the real skill developers need is understanding how to work with AI agents instead of doing everything by hand. Many software companies are treating AI not as a bonus feature but as the main way they'll build software going forward.