Inside the return of Xbox
…Microsoft has launched a new AI agent inside Word that’s designed for legal teams. “Legal Agent” will handle document edits, negotiation history, and even complex tasks like reviewing contracts. This new…
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Microsoft reports sinking Xbox revenue as its cloud business climbs
…staying responsive to customer feedback.” Nadella also cited changes to Windows, which have “brought performance improvements for lower memory devices, streamlined the Windows Update experience, and brought back focus to core features…
John Ternus’ first big problem is AI
…couple of years dramatically advancing agentic AI systems, which aim to perform complex and multistep tasks on users’ behalf, though there’s still room for improvement. Apple has a long-standing reputation…
You’re about to feel the AI money squeeze
…Reasoning models, which increasingly power AI agents, are notoriously expensive on the inference side as well, said Georgia Tech’s Riedl. These agents — such as popular open-source platform OpenClaw — …
Sundar Pichai on AI, the future of search, and what’s happening to the web
…There’s always a lot of news at I/O, and this year was no exception — Google has powerful new Gemini models, it’s putting AI agents in everything, and it’s…
Claude Fable is too scared to teach you about the powerhouse of the cell
…Fable deferred to Opus when I asked it about sarin gas, a highly toxic nerve agent. Fable and Opus both refused the prompt “how to make anthrax,” and Claude paused the chat…
Android Auto is now one (screen) size fits all
…Brady said. “We test the heck out of everything.” Gemini is also improving as an agentic go-between with other apps on your phone. For example, drivers can now ask…
AI-generated research papers are overwhelming peer review
…In recent months, AI companies have released a range of “agentic” science assistants capable of analyzing data, generating hypotheses, and writing research papers with a high degree of autonomy. While a possible…
Uber employees have a Dara AI
…That’s a policy that’s in place, and there are agents that are following those policies, et cetera. Human agents you mean. Your current agents. Human agents. And we then said…
The future of border security isn’t at the border at all
…After arresting and interrogating someone, Border Patrol and CBP agents can, “within minutes,” pass along any information gleaned from these interviews to ICE agents. “In many cases now, we’re doing follow…