The top software development news of the year

This article contains 10 of what we believe to be the biggest stories we covered throughout the year on SD Times.

Master Google Gemini 3 Flash AI : Code, Animate and Play in 2026

Build apps by speaking instructions with Google Gemini 3 Flash, which writes code in real time and edits pages, saving hours on quick prototypes.

Scientists Make Material That Can Morph Into Anything With the Pull of a String

Inspired by kirigami, a type of Japanese paper art, researchers have created a new material that transforms from a grid into ...

People Are Using Sora 2 to Make Disturbing Videos With AI-Generated Kids

Videos such as fake ads featuring AI children playing with vibrators or Jeffrey Epstein- and Diddy-themed play sets are being made with Sora 2 and posted to TikTok.

How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them

At the core of every AI coding agent is a technology called a large language model (LLM), which is a type of neural network ...
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“Turn Ideas into Physical Objects”: If You Describe an Object, This AI-Driven Robot Can Build It

MIT and Google DeepMind researchers have created an AI-driven robot that can turn ideas into physical objects with only ...