OpenAI Says Its Models Can Give the Financial Sector a Coding Makeover

Banks, government agencies, and other critical institutions run largely on antiquated programming languages. Can AI help ...
Mezha

OpenAI says GPT-6.1 Sol is dramatically better at migrating legacy code

OpenAI reports gains in both a 20-language coding benchmark and tests of COBOL migration, while noting that production ...
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JetBrains’ Java-Kotlin Tool Hits 3 Editors at RC [2026]

JetBrains' Java and Kotlin by IntelliJ IDEA extension reaches release candidate for VS Code, Cursor, and Antigravity after a ...
The Cryptonomist

GPT-6 legacy programming improves as GPT-6.1 Sol scores 97.9% on COBOL test

OpenAI reports 87.4% average pass rate on MultiLangBench across 20 languages and 97.9% COBOL migration accuracy for GPT-6.1 ...
THE DECODER

OpenAI says GPT-6 is much better with legacy programming languages such as COBOL and Fortran

OpenAI improved its latest models for low-resource programming languages like COBOL, Fortran, and Visual Basic. On the new MultiLangBench, GPT-6 Astra hits an 87.4 percent test pass rate across 20 ...
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OpenAI has trained an AI to rewrite outdated programs with 97.9% accuracy

OpenAI announced significant performance improvements in its models for programming languages with relatively little code and ...

OpenAI says its models can help banks migrate from old COBOL programs

The company’s models are now better at working with COBOL and other old languages.
Developer Tech

OpenAI reports 87.4% MultiLangBench pass rate for GPT-6 Astra

OpenAI reports an 87.4% average test pass rate for GPT-6 Astra on MultiLangBench, its new 20-language COBOL and Fortran ...

OpenAI looks to help banks modernise legacy software their operations still depend on

OpenAI has enhanced its models to work with legacy programming languages like COBOL and Fortran. The AI assists companies in ...
Interesting Engineering

OpenAI models make huge gains in modernizing decades-old software with 97.9% accuracy

OpenAI has reported significant gains in coding across 20 programming languages and migrating legacy software.

9 Technical Skills To Aid Your Job Hunt and Increase Your Odds of Being Hired Now

We consulted with career experts to determine what technical skills employers are looking for these days to increase your chances of getting hired right now.
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Microsoft Foundry Update Brings Scheduled AI Agents, Smarter Tool Use and GPT-6 Models

Latest updates make AI agents easier to automate, troubleshoot and optimize, while expanding model choices and local development capabilities. Key Takeaways ...