Will software engineering profession die in the age of AI? IBM stock bleeds as Claude Code writes COBOL scripts. What it means for techies

AI agents like Claude Code are reshaping software development by automating legacy modernisation and routine coding. A recent ...

IBM's Anthropic-induced sell-off overlooks the fact it's disrupting itself: Jefferies

IBM stock plunged on Claude Code COBOL fears, but Jefferies says IBM’s watsonx is already modernizing mainframes with GenAI—read more now.
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Explainer: How Claude Code threatens to disrupt IBM’s mainframe biz

On3, 2026, Anthropic unveiled Claude Code, an AI tool capable of modernizing decades-old COBOL systems in months rather than years.

IBM's $40B stock wipeout is built on a misconception: Translating COBOL isn't the same as modernizing it

Investors wiped $40 billion from IBM's market cap after Anthropic released COBOL translation tools. Analysts say the market ...

Anthropic’s COBOL tool triggers worst single-day drop in 25 years in IBM's stock price: What it is and why it wiped billions of dollar for IBM

IBM shares plummeted after AI startup Anthropic announced its tool can automate COBOL modernization, threatening IBM's core ...

Chainguard Customers Have 94% Python Ecosystem Coverage for Their Environments

Chainguard, the trusted source for open source, today announced it has expanded Chainguard Libraries coverage across Python, Java, and JavaScript, with customers seeing 94% coverage across the Python ...

IBM Sinks Most Since 2000 as Anthropic Touts Cobol Tool

With the decline, IBM shares have fallen 27% in February, on track for its biggest one-month slide since at least 1968, ...
The Financial Express

From crash to comeback: IBM rebounds 5% as analysts call AI-driven sell-off an overreaction

IBM shares rebound 5% after AI fears fade, as analysts defend its mainframe strength and downplay risks from Anthropic’s ...

What is COBOL, the high-level programming language that is behind biggest-ever fall in IBM stock value

AI startup Anthropic's claim of automating COBOL modernization sent IBM's stock plummeting, wiping billions off its market value. The decades-old language, still powering critical systems, faces a ...
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Anthropic’s claim that AI can quickly refactor COBOL rattles IBM investors

Investors reacted to Anthropic’s assertion that Claude Code could streamline legacy COBOL modernization, raising concerns about pressure on IBM’s high‑margin mainframe services despite longstanding ...