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Scale AI releases SWE-Bench Pro V2 with locked evaluations

Scale AI releases SWE-Bench Pro V2 with locked evaluations

Scale Labs released a 642-task version of its software-engineering benchmark with network-locked agent runs and pristine-image re-grading intended to make public results harder to game.

DDP News Team·Oct 4, 2026
Snowflake details Adaptive Warehouses for write-heavy pipelines

Snowflake details Adaptive Warehouses for write-heavy pipelines

Snowflake explained how Adaptive Warehouses change DML execution and file layout for MERGE, UPDATE, DELETE, ETL and ELT jobs. Its performance results remain company-reported.

DDP News Team·Oct 4, 2026
Microsoft releases ThinkingBox agent benchmark through Hugging Face

Microsoft releases ThinkingBox agent benchmark through Hugging Face

ThinkingBox checks whether AI agents leave the required backend state and side effects, while repeated trials separate occasional success from reliable execution.

DDP News Team·Oct 4, 2026
Trump names Jay Clayton to lead federal AI task force

Trump names Jay Clayton to lead federal AI task force

President Donald Trump named Jay Clayton to lead the Super Intelligence Force, a new body Trump said will coordinate the federal government's AI work.

DDP News Team·Oct 4, 2026
Perplexity and American Express launch business AI Skills

Perplexity and American Express launch business AI Skills

Perplexity and American Express have packaged 10 prebuilt Computer workflows for eligible U.S. business card members with active Enterprise subscriptions.

DDP News Team·Oct 3, 2026
Snowflake brings Claude Sonnet 5.5 to Cortex AI in public preview

Snowflake brings Claude Sonnet 5.5 to Cortex AI in public preview

Claude Sonnet 5.5 is now in public preview through Snowflake’s Cortex AI Functions and REST API. Support in CoCo, CoWork and Cortex Agents remains unconfirmed.

DDP News Team·Oct 3, 2026
RFK Jr. says AI can challenge public-health advice

RFK Jr. says AI can challenge public-health advice

The US health secretary promoted AI as a source of medical second opinions, while health authorities warn that general-purpose models can produce inaccurate guidance and expose patient data.

DDP News Team·Oct 3, 2026
Mozilla rolls out Firefox 157 redesign across desktop and mobile

Mozilla rolls out Firefox 157 redesign across desktop and mobile

Firefox 157 is rolling out with refreshed visuals and customization across desktop and mobile, while retaining controls that can block generative-AI features.

DDP News Team·Oct 3, 2026