Welcome to the personal software revolution
…So is the idea that we’ll all be running legions of AI agents, filling our phones with bespoke software, and obviating professionally made software altogether. Most of the apps we download…
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Google stopped a zero-day hack that it says was developed with AI
For the first time, Google says it has spotted and stopped a zero-day exploit developed with AI. According to a report from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), “prominent cyber crime threat…
Microsoft to unveil new AI models and Windows improvements at Build
…I’m told Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman will unveil a new MAI-Thinking-1 model at Build, the company’s first reasoning model. Microsoft hasn’t used distillation to create its…
Here’s how the new Microsoft and OpenAI deal breaks down
…Amazon and OpenAI clearly wanted a closer partnership, especially as Amazon is playing catch-up in the AI market and trying to push agents to businesses through its Bedrock service. OpenAI told…
As AI gets better, it reveals an empty promise
This week we’ve got tandem hands-ons with Google’s new Gemini AI agent — Spark — from my colleagues David Pierce and Jay Peters. Their takeaways are similar: It’s so effective…
I went looking for the AI weed vape that gives you Bitcoin for smoking
…the first agentic cannabis device” combining “premium cannabis, blockchain rewards, and AI-powered asset tools in one product.” This alleged device wasn’t just running on crypto hype: now AI was in…
Nvidia is already planning N2X and N3X chips — the goal is the Star Trek computer
…The Spark has up to 128GB of RAM, which Nvidia says is enough to hold 120-billion-parameter AI agents. Is that enough for R2-D2 to figure out how to do…
007 First Light is like a James Bond movie in the best way possible
…To say more would spoil the otherwise enjoyable plot, but the story explores everything from double agents to the rise of AI and corporate control of humanity. Don’t let his recruit…
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…s Xbox-branded handheld Tom Warren May 29, 2025 Microsoft is racing to build an AI ‘agent factory’ An interview with Microsoft’s new CoreAI chief. Tom Warren May 22, 2025 Microsoft…
Researchers gaslit Claude into giving instructions to build explosives
…As AI agents, which are capable of acting autonomously, become more common, so too will attacks using social manipulation rather than technical exploits. While Garraghan says other chatbots are equally vulnerable to…