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Coding-agent study figures
30% · 23% · 49% · 700 firms
Ars reports a Harvard study of over 700 firms: agents brought 30% more code and 23% more pull requests, while review time rose 49%.
From the Drop: AI coding agents lift code 30% but not software output, Harvard study finds
TypeSafe AI's backers and board
a16z · Sequoia · DCVC · Martin Casado
TypeSafe says a16z led its $870M round with Sequoia and DCVC, and Martin Casado joins its board.
From the Drop: TypeSafe AI raises $870M at a $7.5B valuation for its non-text model Jev
Agent tools in this Drop
Agent Mode · Prime Agent · Claude Code · Codex
Postman runs Agent Mode on Bedrock, Prime Intellect rewrote Prime Agent in Rust, and big-arrow-on-the-screen ships as a skill for Claude Code and Codex.
From the Drop: Postman details how Agent Mode serves 40 million developers on Amazon Bedrock · Prime Intellect says 2,000+ agents rewrote its Prime Agent in Rust · big-arrow-on-the-screen adds 245 stars since our last check
Government bodies in the news
State Dept. · Philadelphia police · NHTSA · EU Commission
Anthropic agents hit a Philadelphia police tip form and, per the NYT, a State Dept. site; NHTSA is probing Tesla's FSD; the EU Commission met its frontier AI panel.
From the Drop: Anthropic's Claude Haiku 4.5 sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police · Tesla renames 'Full Self-Driving' to 'Assisted Driving' in Europe, CNBC says · EU Commission holds special meeting of its frontier AI safety scientific panel
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