AI coding tools news
November 8, 2026 · 5 stories
The day's news for developers who use AI coding tools, picked and summarised from official changelogs, the media and Hacker News. Resets and limit changes are on the reset tracker.
Apple is racing to make Siri more agentic
Bloomberg reports CEO John Ternus is pressuring AI czar Craig Federighi to speed up the Siri roadmap and deliver a powerful AI agent to compete with OpenAI's Dots or Meta's Muse.
Perplexity introduces Teammates agents that persist after tab close
Perplexity launched new Teammates that can coordinate multiple agents and remember prior session state. The agents continue working without a new prompt after the browser tab is closed.
Qualcomm showcases edge MoE agents at the 9th China International Import Expo
Qualcomm displayed its edge Mixture of Experts (MoE) agents at the 9th China International Import Expo. The showcase highlighted Qualcomm's terminal-side AI capabilities. No further details on pricing, limits, or availability were provided.
Claude Code release notes: model config changes and project organization
The release adds Claude Code model configuration options and explains why Claude switched models when using Fable 5 or Fable 5.1. It introduces controls to change the model, effort, and thinking settings. It also adds the ability to organize tasks with projects in Claude Cowork.
DeepSeek Pricing Page Updated with New Model Info and Harness Preview
The DeepSeek pricing page now shows that the model name deepseek-flash is served by DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 and the calling method is unchanged. Legacy names deepseek-v4-flash and deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp are still accepted but the models are retired and billed at the Flash price. DeepSeek Harness is announced in developer preview for agent harness developers worldwide. The page notes that the API is compatible with OpenAI/Anthropic SDKs and can be used directly by tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or OpenCode.