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Google released Nano Banana 2 Lite on June 30, positioning it as the fastest and most cost-effective model in the company’s Gemini image generation family. The model, technically designated as Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Image, is designed for rapid prototyping and high-throughput commercial applications. Speed and pricing The model generates a standard 1K resolution image in […]

AMD has submitted Linux kernel patches introducing a new “Low Power” CPU core classification, signaling that its future processors will adopt a three-tier heterogeneous architecture similar to Intel’s design of performance, efficiency, and low-power cores. The patch series, posted by AMD engineer Vishal Badole on June 29, extends the Linux x86 topology code to support […]

The Trump administration has lifted export controls on Anthropic’s two most powerful AI models, Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, after the company reached an agreement with the Commerce Department, according to a letter obtained by Wired. The reversal ends a three-week standoff that began on June 12 when the Commerce Department issued a directive […]

Nvidia has reportedly scrapped plans for a four-die Rubin Ultra GPU, scaling back to a dual-die design after encountering manufacturing hurdles with TSMC’s advanced packaging, according to Taiwanese media reports. What changed The original Rubin Ultra was slated as Nvidia’s most ambitious GPU package to date: four reticle-sized compute dies integrated via TSMC’s CoWoS-L packaging, […]

Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5 on June 30, positioning its mid-tier model as a cost-effective workhorse for autonomous AI agents. The model matches or exceeds its predecessor Sonnet 4.6 across coding, reasoning, and tool-use benchmarks while undercutting rival offerings from OpenAI and Google. Agentic performance at a discount Sonnet 5 scores 63.2 percent on Anthropic’s […]

Meta’s Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) group released version two of its Brain2Qwerty system on June 29, demonstrating the highest accuracy ever achieved for a non-invasive brain-to-text decoder. The system translates magnetoencephalography (MEG) recordings into full sentences, no surgery, no implants. How it works Volunteers wear a helmet of magnetic sensors that measure the faint magnetic […]

The argument over whether artificial intelligence destroys or creates jobs has produced a new data point that complicates both sides. A study by finance platform Ramp and workforce analytics firm Revelio Labs found that companies spending heavily on AI are expanding their workforces, including at the entry level. The report analyzed nearly 22,000 companies using […]

OpenClaw, the open-source self-hosted AI agent platform, has released native iOS and Android companion apps, allowing users to control their AI agents from a phone for the first time. But initial reviews suggest the mobile experience needs significant refinement. OpenClaw is a self-hosted AI agent that runs on a Mac, Linux machine or Windows PC […]

The marketing push to frame AI agents as digital employees rather than software tools is producing a measurable and dangerous effect: people become less careful when they think an AI is a coworker, according to new research published in Harvard Business Review. Emma Wiles of Boston University conducted a study in which managers evaluated work […]

A growing number of software developers and startup founders report that AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex and OpenClaw are triggering patterns that look a lot like addiction, with sleepless nights, cognitive overload and burnout becoming widespread. The phenomenon, sometimes called “AI brain fry,” has drawn attention from researchers at Boston Consulting Group […]