NuMind's NuMarkdown-8B-Thinking Model & Augment Code's Quick Ask Mode

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This week, we're diving into some exciting developments in AI-based coding and software development tools. Skywork AI has made waves by open-sourcing their UniPic 2.0 framework, which aims to enhance multimodal AI capabilities in understanding, image generation, and editing. Meanwhile, Augment Code has introduced Quick Ask Mode, a new feature designed for safe code exploration that provides instant answers without altering the codebase, now available in popular coding environments like VS Code and JetBrains.

In other news, NuMind AI has launched the NuMarkdown-8B-Thinking model, an open-source OCR Vision-Language Model that converts complex documents into Markdown, based on the Qwen 2.5-VL-7B architecture. Additionally, Anthropic has expanded the token limit of its Claude Sonnet 4 AI model to one million tokens, enhancing its ability to process longer prompts and complex data, available through their API and cloud services. Stay tuned for more updates on these and other exciting advancements in the AI programming world!

Skywork AI Releases Open-Source Skywork UniPic 2.0

On August 13, 2025, Skywork AI announced the open-source release of Skywork UniPic 2.0, a framework for unified multimodal modeling. This model supports understanding, image generation, and editing for multimodal applications. Read more

Augment Code Launches Quick Ask Mode

Augment Code has introduced Quick Ask Mode, a feature enabling users to get instant answers from the Agent without altering their codebase, aimed at safe code exploration. Read more

NuMind AI Launches NuMarkdown-8B-Thinking Model

NuMind AI has introduced NuMarkdown-8B-Thinking, an open-source model for converting complex documents into Markdown. It handles intricate layouts and is based on the Qwen 2.5-VL-7B architecture. Read more

Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4 AI Model Expands Token Limit

The Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 AI model now supports a context window of one million tokens, enhancing its ability to process longer prompts and complex data. This update targets enterprise clients and is accessible via the Anthropic API and cloud services like Amazon Bedrock and Google Cloud's Vertex AI. Read more

Windsurf Wave 12 Launches with Devin Integration

The Windsurf team has released Wave 12, featuring new integrations with Devin's capabilities, including DeepWiki, Vibe and Replace, and improvements to Cascade and Tab. Read more

Cursor Updates Billing Model and Teams Plan

The AI code editor Cursor has announced changes to its billing model, including a shift in the Teams plan to variable request costs based on workload, effective after September 15, 2025. Read more

Lovable Enhances Security with New Tools

The platform Lovable has launched Security Checker 2.0 and an AI-powered safety program to improve security by scanning for risks and enforcing policies against harmful content. Read more

Bright Data Offers Free Web MCP for AI Agents

Bright Data has launched a free version of The Web MCP, enabling AI agents to access live web content without restrictions, enhancing real-time interaction capabilities. Read more

Mako Raises $8.5M for GPU Programming

Mako has secured $8.5 million in funding to improve GPU programming across different hardware platforms. The company plans to create an AI system to automate the writing and tuning of low-level GPU code. Read more

Lovable Targets $1 Billion ARR in 12 Months

Lovable, a Swedish AI startup, aims to achieve $1 billion in annual recurring revenue within the next year, as stated by CEO Anton Osika. Read more

Cognition AI Inc. Raises $500M, Acquires Windsurf Inc.

Cognition AI Inc., an AI coding assistant startup, has raised nearly $500 million, reaching a valuation of $9.8 billion. This follows their agreement to acquire Windsurf Inc. Read more

Archestra Secures $3.3M for AI Security Platform

Archestra Inc. has raised $3.3 million to develop an open-source platform focused on enhancing security for AI agents and MCP servers in enterprise environments. Read more

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