Highlights A Carnegie Mellon study shows that AI agents are not ready for work in the real world. While large language models can be good at narrow tasks like coding, they struggle to do simple things like close a pop-up window. … Source link
Google I/O, the search giant’s annual developer conference, kicks off on Tuesday, May 20. The event is arguably the most important on the company’s annual calendar, offering the opportunity for the company to share a glimpse at everything it has been working on over the past year — and contextualize its biggest priorities for the … Read more
There’s a lot to look at, watch, and listen to on the web. Fully utilizing the bookmarks feature in Google Chrome can be a real help in staying on top of everything. Chrome is the browser I use most often, and I’ve got a huge number of bookmarked sites inside it: long reads I want … Read more
Google is going big on artificial intelligence (AI) at I/O 2025, its annual developer conference, which kicks off on May 20 in Mountain View, California. Chief executive Sundar Pichai, DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis, and other top executives are expected to unveil major updates, with AI once again front and centre. What to expect The company’s … Read more
Google has been rumoured to be developing a new dedicated first-party desktop mode for Android phones and tablets for years now, and it may be closer to launch than ever before. As per a new leak, the feature, dubbed Android Desktop Mode, was previously expected to arrive with Android 16 this year but may now … Read more
Siri may become only an optional voice assistant in the EU Apple is reportedly preparing to allow iPhone users in the EU to select third-party voice assistants to be the default, instead of Siri. Apple has tried hard to deal with the regulatory changes in the European Union, such as the Digital Markets Act … Read more
Global Accessibility Awareness Day was Thursday, so it’s fitting that both Apple and Google have announced a raft of new accessibility features for their devices this week, all slated to land in the coming year. Photograph: Apple First up, let’s talk Apple. The headline is Magnifier support for Mac. This is integrated with Accessibility Reader, … Read more
Google I/O, Google’s biggest developer conference of the year, is nearly upon us. Scheduled for May 20 to 21 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, I/O will showcase product announcements from across Google’s portfolio. Expect plenty of news relating to Android, Chrome, Google Search, YouTube, and — of course — Google’s AI-powered chatbot, Gemini. Earlier … Read more
Google is testing a redesign of its Search homepage in which “AI Mode,” the experimental AI-powered search feature the company rolled out earlier in May, replaces its longstanding “I’m Feeling Lucky” button under the Search bar. A company spokesperson confirmed to The Verge, which was the first to report the change, that the feature began … Read more
Get an M4 iMac at a record low price – Image credit: Apple Amazon continues to unveil aggressive Apple deals, with today’s iMac discount on the current M4 model delivering a new record low price. Today’s $242 weekend discount applies to the blue 24-inch iMac with an M4 chip with an 8-core GPU, 16GB of … Read more