html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd" The box office still belongs to Marvel thanks to the success of Thunderbolts*. The MCU offering has grossed $278 million worldwide heading into its third weekend in theaters. However, Final Destination Bloodlines is poised for a franchise-best opening weekend that would top the box office. Theaters will be offering new summer blockbusters every week for the next three months. When you can’t make it to the theater, try streaming a free movie on a FAST service like Tubi and Pluto TV. These services continue to increase in popularity due to their no-cost options. Our recommendations for this weekend include a surprise horror hit, a Mission: Impossible entry, and a puzzling thriller. Recommended Videos We also have guides to the best new movies to stream, the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, the best movies on Amazon Prime Video, the best movies on Max, and the best movies on Disney+. Barbarian (2022) 20th Century Studios Cash your ticket if you had a member of The Whitest Kids U’ Know crafting one of the best horror movies of the last five years. Zach Cregger surprised audiences in 2022 with Barbarian, a horror movie set at a rental home in Detroit. Tess Marshall (Georgina Campbell) is surprised to find Keith (Bill Skarsgård) staying at her Airbnb. Despite her instincts telling her to leave, Tess spends the night with Keith. The next morning, things go off the rails. For fear of spoilers, I’ll stop there. Barbarian is a movie that you must see to believe. The twist is less effective the second time around, but if this is your first time, enjoy the madness. Stream Barbarian on Tubi. Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation (2015) Paramount Pictures It’s Mission: Impossible month in Hollywood, as audiences everywhere prepare for Tom Cruise to entertain them as Ethan Hunt one last time in Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning. As part of your rewatch,Rogue Nation should be on your list. After the death of a station operative, the Senate decommissions the IMF and forces its employees to join the CIA. Ethan refuses and goes on the run as he hopes to track down The Syndicate, a nefarious organization that threatens the global powers. Now a fugitive, Ethan recruits his old team and Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson) to join him in his hunt to destroy this rogue nation. To trigger your memory, Rogue Nation is when Ethan hangs off the side of a plane. Stream Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation for free on Pluto TV. Escape Room (2019) Sony Pictures Final Destination Bloodlines is a franchise built on insane death scenes. These unfathomable sequences are like Rube Goldberg machines for murder. While Escape Room does not feature the violence of Final Destination, the elaborate life-or-death situations are something the two movies have in common. Six strangers are invited to take part in an escape room challenge. If the players complete the tasks, they will win $10,000. Once the first challenge begins, the group quickly realizes failure to complete a mission will result in physical harm, with death being one of the possibilities. Starring Taylor Russell and Logan Miller, Escape Room is a brisk and entertaining 100-minute thriller specifically made for people who love to solve puzzles. Stream Escape Room for free on Tubi.

🌟 About the roleWe are looking to expand our support team and are hiring Customer Support Representatives who love to delight our landline users. An advanced command of the English language is required for this role.🚀 You will...Track customer concerns, identifying trends, and driving callsWork Cross-Functionally to remove customer obstaclesEnsure every customer has an extraordinary experienceUnderstand why customers wish to cancel and working on solutions to keep customers satisfiedListen for opportunities to Upsell our customers on additional products and services that will save them money and solve their issues🏆  You are...Calm Under Pressure, excellent at establishing rapport, and comfortable chatting with a variety of peopleKind to your coreAble to Adapt quickly to changeExcellent in both Verbal and Written English Communication skillsA Skilled Multitasker and Organizational by natureExperience with Zendesk, Hubspot or similar technology💰 Compensation:We are hiring globally and paying $6/hour as a base salary with additional commission potential📆Shifts:Our shifts are US timezone based, we are open every day from 9 am EST to 9 pm EST, you can expect to work on weekends on a rotating basis💙 Community Phone CultureCommunity Phone has a customer-obsessed culture. We are looking for team members who love our product and mission. Beyond the job description, here are some traits members of our team share:We value Curiosity and learning in our employees. We promote open-mindedness, embrace mistakes, and encourage challenging questions for personal growth. We create a culture of continuous learning to empower our team to tackle challenges and excel in their roles.Efficiency Where it Counts. We operate lean, optimizing resources to improve our products and deliver a world-class customer experience. We prioritize value over excess, embodying a scrappy and resourceful spirit to achieve our mission and values.We prioritize taking decisive action over deliberation, recognizing that building a world-class product requires pushing personal limits and taking risks. We believe that a Bias Toward Action is essential for achieving our goals and delivering exceptional results to our customers.We strive for Transparency and prioritize open, Direct communication. This helps us resolve issues quickly and build strong relationships with our stakeholders.We take our work seriously and see it as a reflection of who we are. We're always looking for ways to improve and are open to feedback. We approach our work with a sense of ownership and a desire to deliver the best possible results. By embodying a Founder Mindset, we're able to achieve our goals and create exceptional products.We value a Caring Mentality. Our customers come first, and we collaborate to provide exceptional service. We prioritize teamwork over personal accolades, fostering a customer-focused culture that drives our success and promotes a supportive work environment.Apply NowLet's start your dream job Apply now Meet JobCopilot: Your Personal AI Job HunterAutomatically Apply to Remote Customer Support JobsJust set your preferences and Job Copilot will do the rest-finding, filtering, and applying while you focus on what matters. Activate JobCopilot

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More To date, vibe coding platforms have largely relied on existing large language models (LLMs) to help write code. However, writing code is only one of many different tasks developers need to perform to build a full enterprise-grade production platform. Other tasks in the complete software engineering workflow require using different tools to help review, commit and maintain code over time. It’s a challenge Windsurf (formerly Codeium) is taking on with a series of new frontier AI models it calls SWE-1 (software engineer 1) as part of the company’s Wave 9 update. The news comes as Windsurf is reportedly in the midst of being acquired by AI leader OpenAI for as much as $3 billion. That deal has not yet formally closed, and Windsurf is not currently publicly commenting on the deal. SWE-1 is a family of frontier-class AI models specifically designed to accelerate the entire software engineering process. Unlike general-purpose AI models that have been adapted for coding tasks, the SWE-1 family was built to address the full spectrum of software engineering activities. The new models aim to support developers through multiple surfaces, incomplete work states and long-running tasks that characterize real-world software development. Available immediately to Windsurf users, SWE-1 marks the company’s entry into frontier model development with performance competitive to established foundation models, but with a focus on software engineering workflows. “Our main goal here is to accelerate all software engineering by 99%,” Anshul Ramachandran, head of product and strategy at Windsurf, told VentureBeat.  Enterprise developers need more than just coding-capable models The core innovation behind SWE-1 is Windsurf’s recognition that coding represents only a fraction of what software engineers actually do. This approach addresses a critical limitation in current AI coding LLMs. Many different models can be used today to write application code, including OpenAI’s GPT-4.1, Anthropic Claude 3.7 and Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro I/O edition.  Windsurf has a modular interface that can enable use of multiple different models. Ramachandran explained that Windsurf users have given the company feedback that existing coding models tend to do well with user guidance, but over time tend to miss things. This limitation stems from a fundamental difference in task structure. While code generation is often a single-shot task, real software engineering involves navigating multiple tools, working with incomplete code and maintaining context across long-running projects. The SWE-1 family: Purpose-built for different engineering tasks Rather than creating a one-size-fits-all solution, Windsurf has developed three specialized models: SWE-1: Full-size model designed for advanced reasoning and tool use, available to all paid users. SWE-1-lite: A smaller but powerful model replacing Windsurf’s existing Cascade Base, available to all users (both free and paid). SWE-1-mini: A lightweight model powering passive code predictions in Windsurf Tab, unlimited for all users. The SWE models were built through an extensive in-house training process focused specifically on software engineering tasks. Ramachandran said that the company used a new data model with sequential steps for training. Performance benchmarks: How SWE-1 compares  While SWE-1 isn’t positioned to replace foundation models from major labs, Windsurf claims it achieves frontier-class performance specifically for software engineering tasks. The company reports that it substantially outperforms mid-sized foundation models and open-weight models. However, Windsurf is careful not to oversell these initial results.  “Even our benchmark shows it’s not objectively better than all the other models,” Ramachandran acknowledged. Instead, the goal is to position SWE-1 as the first step toward purpose-built models that will eventually surpass general-purpose ones for specific engineering tasks — and potentially at a lower cost. What makes Windsurf’s approach technically distinctive is its implementation of the flow awareness concept. The basic idea is that a flow of steps need to happen as part of enterprise development. Rather than just writing code for one specific step, flow awareness is about being aware of the broader context. Flow awareness is centered on creating a shared timeline of actions between humans and AI in software development. The core idea is to progressively transfer tasks from human to AI by understanding where AI can most effectively assist. This approach creates a continuous improvement loop for the models.  “As we continue to improve the models, more of the steps in that shared timeline will be flipped from human to AI,” said Ramachandran. “The AI will be able to do more things that the human had to do before because the AI wasn’t right.” What this means for technical decision-makers For enterprises building or maintaining software, SWE-1 represents an important evolution in AI-assisted development. Rather than treating AI coding assistants as simply autocomplete tools, this approach promises to accelerate the entire development lifecycle. The potential impact extends beyond just writing code more quickly. The recognition that application development is more involved will help mature the vibe coding paradigm to be more applicable for stable enterprise software development. While it’s still early days for SWE-1, this move is important. If and when OpenAI completes the acquisition of Windsurf, the new models could become even more important as they intersect with the larger model research and development resources that will become available. Technical leaders should consider how much of their development workflow could benefit from AI assistance beyond mere code generation. Teams spending significant time on code reviews, debugging and managing technical debt might see more substantial benefits from tools like SWE-1 than those primarily focused on generating new code. Daily insights on business use cases with VB Daily If you want to impress your boss, VB Daily has you covered. We give you the inside scoop on what companies are doing with generative AI, from regulatory shifts to practical deployments, so you can share insights for maximum ROI. Read our Privacy Policy Thanks for subscribing. Check out more VB newsletters here. An error occured.

QA EngineerRobloxSan Mateo, CA, United States1 hour agoApplyEvery day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.What You’ll Do:Help drive quality engineering efforts for internal and external product releasesHelp develop automated test strategies for existing and new, unreleased featuresDefine/implement/maintain test automation that drives improvements in Roblox usability, performance, hardware compatibility, and software interoperabilityDiagnose, debug, and perform root cause analysis for defects/incidents, document your findings, collaborate cross-functionally to triage, and champion resolution of your bugsCollaborate with Product Design, Program Management, Feature Developers, and other Quality Engineering team members to define requirements, ensure testability, and deliver high-quality featuresParticipate in the release process for RobloxCollaborate with partner teams to understand dependencies and to facilitate development of integration and end-to-end testsProvide technical support to internal team membersYou Are:Proficient in Python, JavaScript, and object-oriented programming using Kotlin, Swift, Objective-C, or similarExperienced with client and/or mobile test automation frameworks (E.g. XCTest/XCUITest, Selenium WebDriver, Appium, Espresso, etc.)Experienced in defining/implementing/maintaining test coverage for a variety of platforms such as iOS, Android, Playstation, Quest VR, Google Chromebook, or similarProficient with version control (E.g. GitHub) and issue/project tracking software (E.g. Jira)Proficient with software development/debugging tools (E.g. Chrome Dev Tools, Postman, Charles Proxy, curl, etc.)Experienced with TestRail or similar test suite/case management toolsExperienced with Jenkins or similar build toolsHave a deep understanding of quality-related agile methodologies and experience applying them throughout the SDLCStrong communication skills (E.g. Whiteboarding/diagramming system behavior)Skilled in analytical thinking, reporting, leadership, customer-centric approaches, and cross-functional collaborationFor roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits.Annual Salary Range$154,570 — $184,100 USDRoles that are based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters are in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional in-office on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).You’ll Love:Industry-leading compensation packageExcellent medical, dental, and vision coverageA rewarding 401k programFlexible vacation policy (varies by exemption status)Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policyRoblox Admin badge for your avatarAt Roblox HQ:Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacksOnsite fitness center and fitness program creditAnnual CalTrain Go PassRoblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations for all candidates during the interview process. Create Your Profile — Game companies can contact you with their relevant job openings. Apply

Hideo Kojima, known for his unconventional approach to game design, does not seem to believe in crowd-pleasers. Despite that, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach might become a mainstream hit.VGC reported that in a recent interview with Edge Magazine Kojima said, “I do wish I was a bit more controversial,” reflecting on the positive reaction Death Stranding 2 received from internal playtesters.He contrasted the internal reception for Death Stranding 2 to the original Death Stranding: “In fact, I did a lot of monitoring tests for the original Death Stranding. I’d find that four out of ten people would love the game, but six would say it was a terrible game. For me, I think that’s a good balance. But with the playtests for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, everyone seems to be positive.”That type of pre-release praise is normally music to a game studio founder’s ears, but Kojima is different. “I’m not interested in making something that appeals to everyone,” he said in the Edge interview. While the original Death Stranding — with its bold package delivery premise — was not a hit right out of the gate, more critics came around to it with its Director’s Cut edition. Amid a warming reception to the original Death Stranding, it makes sense that play testers for Death Stranding 2 are more ready to buy in.Well, there’s that improving climate, and there’s also the fact that Death Stranding 2 looks like it’s building on the first game’s already ambitious base. Natural disasters like earthquakes and sandstorms create new challenges for traversing the world. On top of highways, players can also now set up efficient, but expensive, trade routes through monorails. Combat is becoming more core to the experience, with a new arsenal of sniper rifles, assault rifles, grenade launchers, and more. Even Sam’s backpack can be put down, allowing for more nimble combat and infiltration sequences. All together, it looks like Death Stranding 2 promises more freedom in how to overcome obstacles.With all that packed inside an already unforgettable world, it is no surprise that play testers are responding positively. Balancing the desire for originality with more widespread success is a key consideration for Kojima, he said.“Of course, I can’t afford to make a failure, either. I must take care of my studio, my staff, and our production budget. But in essence, I don’t want to simply recreate something that’s already in the world,” Kojima said. “I want to make something new.”Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is set to be released June 26, 2025 on PlayStation 5.See More:

Requisition #: 16649 Our Mission: Powering Innovation That Drives Human Advancement When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys. Innovate With Ansys, Power Your Career. Summary / Role PurposeThe Senior R&D Documentation Specialist writes, edits, and creates a variety of Ansys documentation deliverables. They review all work for organization, content, technical accuracy, and style. This role requires effective planning, scheduling, research, writing, and editing skills. The Senior Documentation Specialist participates as a member of development teams, keeping informed of product development activities to determine the need for new documentation as well as revisions, corrections, and changes in previously released materials. This position does not qualify for immigration sponsorship.Key Duties and ResponsibilitiesDetermines audience needs to create HTML and PDF end user documentation, Getting Started Guides, scripting API documentation, tutorials, and videos for Ansys HFSSUpdates and revises previously released documentation to current specificationsAttains a high level of knowledge about both Ansys products and Ansys documentation tools, processes, and procedures Works closely with HFSS development team and Ansys ACE team to implement technological requirements for Ansys documentationRequires minimal supervisionMay mentor other documentation specialistsMinimum Education/Certification Requirements and ExperienceBS in Technical Writing, Technical Communication, Computer Science, English, or Engineering with 5 years' experience, or MS with 3 years' experienceFluency in English, along with excellent written and spoken communication skillsSkilled at gathering and analyzing technical and product information from various sources, and paying close attention to detail Proven experience determining the best method in which to present information and then developing user-centric documentation high in quality, consistency, and accuracyAdept at managing multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, geographically diverse environmentSolid understanding of HTML, CSS, XMLImage and video editing experiencePreferred Qualifications and SkillsFamiliarity with Ansys HFSS or similar 3D simulation softwareExperience using MadCap Flare, oXygen, and Adobe Acrobat ProPython knowledgeExperience with the concepts of documentation authoring, common project management software (ADO), version control (Git), structured documentation, and agile development methodologies At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: our commitments to stakeholders, our values that guide how we work together, and our actions to deliver results. As ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancementOur Commitments:Amaze with innovative products and solutionsMake our customers incredibly successfulAct with integrityEnsure employees thrive and shareholders prosperOur Values:Adaptability: Be open, welcome what's nextCourage: Be courageous, move forward passionatelyGenerosity: Be generous, share, listen, serveAuthenticity: Be you, make us strongerOur Actions:We commit to audacious goalsWe work seamlessly as a teamWe demonstrate masteryWe deliver outstanding resultsVALUES IN ACTIONAnsys is committed to powering the people who power human advancement. We believe in creating and nurturing a workplace that supports and welcomes people of all backgrounds; encouraging them to bring their talents and experience to a workplace where they are valued and can thrive. Our culture is grounded in our four core values of adaptability, courage, generosity, and authenticity. Through our behaviors and actions, these values foster higher team performance and greater innovation for our customers. We're proud to offer programs, available to all employees, to further impact innovation and business outcomes, such as employee networks and learning communities that inform solutions for our globally minded customer base. WELCOME WHAT'S NEXT IN YOUR CAREER AT ANSYSAt Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary leaders across the globe. Collectively, we strive to change the world with innovative technology and transformational solutions. With a prestigious reputation in working with well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high - met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head on. Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology, empowering our customers to turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at a lower cost. Ready to feel inspired? Check out some of our recent customer stories, here and here .At Ansys, it's about the learning, the discovery, and the collaboration. It's about the "what's next" as much as the "mission accomplished." And it's about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can, and do impact real people in real ways. All this is forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy, and ethics.CREATING A PLACE WE'RE PROUD TO BEAnsys is an S&P 500 company and a member of the NASDAQ-100. We are proud to have been recognized for the following more recent awards, although our list goes on: Newsweek's Most Loved Workplace globally and in the U.S., Gold Stevie Award Winner, America's Most Responsible Companies, Fast Company World Changing Ideas, Great Place to Work Certified (China, Greece, France, India, Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and U.K.).For more information, please visit us at Ansys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.Ansys does not accept unsolicited referrals for vacancies, and any unsolicited referral will become the property of Ansys. Upon hire, no fee will be owed to the agency, person, or entity.Apply NowLet's start your dream job Apply now Meet JobCopilot: Your Personal AI Job HunterAutomatically Apply to Remote Full-Stack Programming JobsJust set your preferences and Job Copilot will do the rest-finding, filtering, and applying while you focus on what matters. Activate JobCopilot

Today, Apple announced that veteran actor Michael J. Fox will appear in a guest role in Season 3 of Apple TV+’s acclaimed comedy series Shrinking. A poignant guest for a poignant show The news marks Fox’s first on-camera performance since his “second retirement” in 2020, due to complications from Parkinson’s disease, a condition he was diagnosed with in 1991 while filming Doc Hollywood. While there are no details on Fox’s character as of yet, his casting is particularly fitting, given that the show explores Parkinson’s disease through Harrison Ford’s character, Dr. Paul Rhoades. Fox’s involvement in Shrinking also reunites him with series co-creator Bill Lawrence, with whom he previously collaborated on the hit sitcom Spin City between 1996 and 2001. In fact, Lawrence has cited Fox as an inspiration for portraying the condition in an “inspiring rather than tragic” light. Fox’s return to acting comes after his Emmy-winning 2023 documentary, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, which was also released on Apple TV+. The documentary chronicled his career and journey with Parkinson’s disease. Season 3 of Shrinking will also feature other new guest stars , including Jeff Daniels, who will play Jimmy’s father, Sherry Cola, and Isabella Gomez. The series continues to follow therapist Jimmy Laird (Jason Segel) as he navigates personal and professional challenges, with a cast that includes Jessica Williams, Christa Miller, Luke Tennie, and Michael Urie. There is no word yet on when fans can expect the series’ return, but Apple has already promised “big feelings” up ahead. Apple TV+ is available for $9.99 per month and features hit TV shows and movies like Ted Lasso, Severance, The Studio, The Morning Show, and Silo. Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed.  FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.You’re reading 9to5Mac — experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More To date, vibe coding platforms have largely relied on existing large language models (LLMs) to help write code. However, writing code is only one of many different tasks developers need to perform to build a full enterprise-grade production platform. Other tasks in the complete software engineering workflow require using different tools to help review, commit and maintain code over time. It’s a challenge Windsurf (formerly Codeium) is taking on with a series of new frontier AI models it calls SWE-1 (software engineer 1) as part of the company’s Wave 9 update. The news comes as Windsurf is reportedly in the midst of being acquired by AI leader OpenAI for as much as $3 billion. That deal has not yet formally closed, and Windsurf is not currently publicly commenting on the deal. SWE-1 is a family of frontier-class AI models specifically designed to accelerate the entire software engineering process. Unlike general-purpose AI models that have been adapted for coding tasks, the SWE-1 family was built to address the full spectrum of software engineering activities. The new models aim to support developers through multiple surfaces, incomplete work states and long-running tasks that characterize real-world software development. Available immediately to Windsurf users, SWE-1 marks the company’s entry into frontier model development with performance competitive to established foundation models, but with a focus on software engineering workflows. “Our main goal here is to accelerate all software engineering by 99%,” Anshul Ramachandran, head of product and strategy at Windsurf, told VentureBeat.  Enterprise developers need more than just coding-capable models The core innovation behind SWE-1 is Windsurf’s recognition that coding represents only a fraction of what software engineers actually do. This approach addresses a critical limitation in current AI coding LLMs. Many different models can be used today to write application code, including OpenAI’s GPT-4.1, Anthropic Claude 3.7 and Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro I/O edition.  Windsurf has a modular interface that can enable use of multiple different models. Ramachandran explained that Windsurf users have given the company feedback that existing coding models tend to do well with user guidance, but over time tend to miss things. This limitation stems from a fundamental difference in task structure. While code generation is often a single-shot task, real software engineering involves navigating multiple tools, working with incomplete code and maintaining context across long-running projects. The SWE-1 family: Purpose-built for different engineering tasks Rather than creating a one-size-fits-all solution, Windsurf has developed three specialized models: SWE-1: Full-size model designed for advanced reasoning and tool use, available to all paid users. SWE-1-lite: A smaller but powerful model replacing Windsurf’s existing Cascade Base, available to all users (both free and paid). SWE-1-mini: A lightweight model powering passive code predictions in Windsurf Tab, unlimited for all users. The SWE models were built through an extensive in-house training process focused specifically on software engineering tasks. Ramachandran said that the company used a new data model with sequential steps for training. Performance benchmarks: How SWE-1 compares  While SWE-1 isn’t positioned to replace foundation models from major labs, Windsurf claims it achieves frontier-class performance specifically for software engineering tasks. The company reports that it substantially outperforms mid-sized foundation models and open-weight models. However, Windsurf is careful not to oversell these initial results.  “Even our benchmark shows it’s not objectively better than all the other models,” Ramachandran acknowledged. Instead, the goal is to position SWE-1 as the first step toward purpose-built models that will eventually surpass general-purpose ones for specific engineering tasks — and potentially at a lower cost. What makes Windsurf’s approach technically distinctive is its implementation of the flow awareness concept. The basic idea is that a flow of steps need to happen as part of enterprise development. Rather than just writing code for one specific step, flow awareness is about being aware of the broader context. Flow awareness is centered on creating a shared timeline of actions between humans and AI in software development. The core idea is to progressively transfer tasks from human to AI by understanding where AI can most effectively assist. This approach creates a continuous improvement loop for the models.  “As we continue to improve the models, more of the steps in that shared timeline will be flipped from human to AI,” said Ramachandran. “The AI will be able to do more things that the human had to do before because the AI wasn’t right.” What this means for technical decision-makers For enterprises building or maintaining software, SWE-1 represents an important evolution in AI-assisted development. Rather than treating AI coding assistants as simply autocomplete tools, this approach promises to accelerate the entire development lifecycle. The potential impact extends beyond just writing code more quickly. The recognition that application development is more involved will help mature the vibe coding paradigm to be more applicable for stable enterprise software development. While it’s still early days for SWE-1, this move is important. If and when OpenAI completes the acquisition of Windsurf, the new models could become even more important as they intersect with the larger model research and development resources that will become available. Technical leaders should consider how much of their development workflow could benefit from AI assistance beyond mere code generation. Teams spending significant time on code reviews, debugging and managing technical debt might see more substantial benefits from tools like SWE-1 than those primarily focused on generating new code. Daily insights on business use cases with VB Daily If you want to impress your boss, VB Daily has you covered. We give you the inside scoop on what companies are doing with generative AI, from regulatory shifts to practical deployments, so you can share insights for maximum ROI. Read our Privacy Policy Thanks for subscribing. Check out more VB newsletters here. An error occured.