Opera Neon lets AI clients act directly in browser

Opera has introduced MCP Connector for Opera Neon, allowing external AI clients to connect directly to the browser. The tool lets third-party AI agents work inside a user’s active browser session rather than in a separate environment. Opera Neon, the company’s browser focused on AI-driven workflows, now supports clients including Claude, ChatGPT, Lovable, n8n and … Read more

Google AI Studio gets full-stack coding agent Antigravity

Google has added a full-stack coding environment to Google AI Studio, centred on a new coding agent called Antigravity. The update is designed to turn text prompts into working web applications within the same interface. It adds built-in Firebase services for database storage and user authentication, and expands framework support to include Next.js alongside React … Read more

Fake Windsurf extension uses Solana to steal dev data

Bitdefender researchers have identified a malicious extension that targeted the Windsurf integrated development environment (IDE) and used the Solana blockchain to deliver malware designed to steal developer credentials. The extension posed as a tool for R language development in Visual Studio Code-compatible environments. The sample Bitdefender analysed was named reditorsupporter.r-vscode-2.8.8-universal and closely resembled the legitimate … Read more

Google debuts Gemini Embedding 2 multimodal AI model

Google has released Gemini Embedding 2 in public preview, which it describes as its first natively multimodal embedding model for developers using the Gemini API and Vertex AI. The model generates embeddings for text, images, video, audio, and documents in a single shared embedding space. This enables retrieval and classification across media types within the … Read more

Google rolls out Nano Banana 2 as default AI image tool

Google has launched Nano Banana 2, an image generation model rolling out across consumer and business products, including the Gemini app, Google Search and Google Ads. The model is part of the Gemini family. It carries the product name Nano Banana 2 and the technical label Gemini 3.1 Flash Image. Google positions it as faster … Read more

Apple opens 2026 Swift Student Challenge to global coders

Apple has opened submissions for the 2026 Swift Student Challenge, inviting student developers worldwide to design and submit Swift-based app playgrounds that demonstrate creativity, social impact, inclusivity or technical skill. Challenge scope The challenge invites students to create an app playground that can be experienced within three minutes. Submissions must be self-contained and able to … Read more

OpenSilver 3.3 brings native Blazor into XAML apps

OpenSilver has released version 3.3, adding support for running Blazor components directly inside XAML applications. The open-source framework targets developers who maintain applications built with WPF-style C# and XAML. OpenSilver runs these applications in web browsers via WebAssembly. It also supports deployment to iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux through .NET MAUI Hybrid. OpenSilver 3.3 … Read more

Digital.ai expands automated testing to Android Auto

Digital.ai has added end-to-end automated testing for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay applications, extending its in-car software testing offer beyond Android Automotive OS and mobile-to-vehicle integrations. The company said the update targets teams building and maintaining apps that run on a vehicle’s display through phone projection systems. Digital.ai said the platform validates in-car app behaviour … Read more

Google launches Jules globally, an AI coding agent for GitHub

Google Labs has announced that Jules, its asynchronous coding agent, is now available in public beta for users worldwide. Jules, first introduced in December as a preview, differs from traditional code-completion tools or co-pilots by operating as an autonomous agent capable of reading code, understanding user intent, and carrying out tasks with minimal intervention. Jules … Read more