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Google has integrated computer use capabilities directly into Gemini 3.5 Flash, making the feature a native tool rather than a separate model. The move lets developers build agents that can see, reason about, and interact with software interfaces across desktop, browser, and mobile environments without switching between models. “Computer use is now a built-in tool […]

Researchers at Princeton University are using reinforcement learning and inverse design techniques to create radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) from scratch, producing chip layouts that outperform conventional designs and, in some cases, look nothing like what a human engineer would have built. RFICs are critical components for 5G networks, autonomous vehicles, satellite communications, and wireless infrastructure. […]

Google’s overhaul of the Play Store fee structure, cutting commissions from 30 percent to as low as 10 percent and opening the platform to third-party payment systems, takes effect in the US, UK, and European Economic Area on June 30, five days from today. The changes, announced on March 4 as part of a global […]

MIT researchers have developed a wearable ultrasound wristband that captures real-time images of muscles, tendons, and ligaments inside the wrist, enabling wireless control of a robotic hand with human-like dexterity. The human hand is one of the most complex structures in the body, coordinating 34 muscles, 27 joints, and over 100 tendons and ligaments to […]

Google Home is getting smarter about recognizing who is in your house. A June 23 update expands the platform’s Familiar Faces feature so that tagged individuals can be identified even when their face is not clearly visible, using what Google describes as “additional non-biometric signals (body size, clothing color, etc.).” The update addresses a common […]

The White House has dramatically accelerated the timeline for government agencies and critical infrastructure to adopt quantum-resistant encryption, issuing an executive order that moves the deadline forward by four to five years for the most sensitive systems. The order, titled “Securing the Nation against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks,” requires computing systems classified as “high-value assets” and […]

Major Hollywood studios have declined to distribute “Artificial,” Luca Guadagnino’s biographical drama about OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman, in what critics describe as a troubling sign of the entertainment industry’s reluctance to produce critical stories about Big Tech. Netflix, A24, Focus Features, and Warner Bros.’ Clockwork have all reportedly passed on acquiring the film, […]

Oracle cut 21,000 jobs over the past year, reducing its workforce by 12.9 percent, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. The company explicitly tied the layoffs to the adoption of artificial intelligence and a massive debt-fuelled expansion of its cloud infrastructure. The filing, covering the fiscal year ending May 31, shows […]

GitHub has joined an open-source coalition calling for targeted amendments to California’s AI Transparency Act, warning that the bill’s current language would conflict with the fundamental principles of open-source licensing. The coalition, which includes Hugging Face, Black Forest Labs, and the Mozilla Corporation, sent a joint letter to California Senator Josh Becker arguing that the […]

Meta has paused its Model Capability Initiative (MCI), an internal program that tracks employee keystrokes, mouse clicks, and digital activity for AI training, after an internal security issue exposed potentially sensitive data collected through the initiative to all Meta staff. The program, rolled out in April, captures mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes on US-based employees’ […]