AI & Automation

Google's Gemini 4 Carbon looks like a diamond in the rough

Google has launched Gemini 4 Carbon, a high-performance model specializing in cybersecurity and long-running tasks.

The French robotics startup promising to deploy industrial humanoids after just 20 minutes of training

A French robotics startup claims its industrial humanoid robots can be deployed after only 20 minutes of training.

China's new export curbs draw a line around its AI crown jewels

Samsung keeps shattering profit records as AI boom lifts chip demand

New York passes law restricting children's use of AI chatbots

One Tech Tip: How to get started with AI agents, and which are best for specific tasks

A guide on how to begin using AI agents and selecting the best ones for specific tasks.

Chinese AI model carries out complex cyberattacks in controlled tests, researchers say

Google’s Flashy New Model Gets Outshone By Its Financial Troubles

Google's new AI model failed to offset concerns about a $3 billion decline in free cash flow in recent results.

Google struggling to make AI Mode searches pay

Alphabet reports that its AI-powered search mode is currently less profitable than traditional ad-supported search.

Google debuts flagship Gemini 4 Carbon model with cybersecurity upgrades

Google launched Gemini 4 Carbon, a new flagship language model that demonstrates twice the performance in secure code generation compared to internal benchmarks.

One step closer to the Terminator? Experts reveal robot with 'real muscles' strong enough to jump, swim and grasp

Experts have developed a robot with biological muscles capable of jumping, swimming and grasping, advancing the field of biohybrid robotics.

Adam Mosseri says negativity around AI is ‘going to get worse’

Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in a podcast interview that negativity toward AI is widespread and will continue to worsen, particularly among creative professionals and young people.

Expert Judgement Can Be Easily Hacked by AI, Anthropic Study Finds

An Anthropic study found that 86% of participants followed advice from Claude AI, though most didn't acknowledge the AI's influence in their decision-making.

Gemini 4 Carbon is Google’s second new frontier model this month

Google introduced Gemini 4 Carbon, its latest frontier AI model, with enhanced capabilities in coding, agentic tasks, web development, and cybersecurity.

Google Debuts New AI Models, Genie 4 and Gemini 4 Carbon: What You Need to Know

Google announced new AI models including Gemini 4 Carbon, with limited availability for the frontier model and a waitlist for its world model.

Please state the nature of the medical emergency: Google is building a robot medic for NASA

Google is collaborating with NASA to develop a robotic medical assistant for astronauts on deep-space missions, building on an AI-powered medical decision-support system.

Creating AI value with enterprise context

MIT Technology Review reports that most organizations struggle to extract transformative value from AI investments, with fewer than one in five capturing meaningful returns.

Boston Dynamics Faces Employee Protest Over Robot Deal With ICE

Boston Dynamics employees have protested a robot deal involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), reflecting broader tech worker concerns about corporate values alignment.