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Google command-line coding tool extension
Google officially launched a new feature for its command-line AI system, Gemini CLI, allowing outside companies to integrate directly into the AI product. Called Gemini CLI Extensions, the feature is launching with extensions from Figma, Stripe, and other companies. The first available extension was to Google’s own Nanobanana image generator, which was posted to GitHub
European Union’s research priorities face an unprecedented degree of political interference.
In July, the European Commission announced a proposal to nearly double the European Union’s Horizon Europe research-funding budget to €175 billion (US$205 billion) for its next seven-year period, which begins in 2028. But any celebrations did not last long. The commission also confirmed its intention, first mooted earlier this year, to abolish a long-standing rule
Groundbreaking quantum-tunnelling experiments
The foundations of quantum mechanics were laid down 100 years ago. But many of its strange implications have taken decades to unravel. One is the phenomenon of quantum tunnelling the ability of particles to pass straight through a barrier that shouldn’t be possible according to classical physics, given its energy.Both tunnelling and superposition were known
ChatGPT Interoperability
ChatGPT will now be able to ask other apps to do things on your behalf, such as booking a suitable hotel room or creating a playlist for that upcoming weekend party. You’ll be able to direct yourself to specific apps by mentioning them in the chat, but ChatGPT will also be able to suggest suitable
Instagram Launches Its Own Awards Program
Instagram is launching an awards program, called Instagram Rings, to honor some of the top creators on the platform. Unlike traditional award programs, Rings doesn’t have specific criteria or categories. It aims to honor a creator’s spirit and creativity. “This award is for the creators who don’t just participate in culture – but shift it,
AltStore raises $6M, connects with the fediverse
The third-party app store known as AltStore, one of the first companies to offer an alternative app marketplace in the European Union, is preparing to connect its platform with the open social web known as the fediverse. The move would connect users on other open social apps, like Mastodon or Meta’s Threads, with updates from
Instagram updates its Map feature
Instagram announced on Monday that it’s updating its Map feature to make it easier to see whether you’re sharing your location. The social network also announced that it’s launching the Snap Map-like feature to users in India, following the initial rollout to users in the United States and Canada in August.Instagram is also going to
AI use in voice generation
Advances in AI technology mean it is now possible to generate ultra-realistic voice-overs and sound bytes. Indeed, new research has found that AI-generated voices are now indistinguishable from real human voices. In this explainer, we unpack what the implications of this could be.AI voice generators typically use “deep learning” algorithms, through which the AI programme
Revolution in Global Trade
Global trade is undergoing a silent revolution. While most headlines scream about geopolitical tensions and trade barriers, the real revolution is happening in the mundane, decades-old business workflows that once suffocated small and midsized businesses. Global business is entering a new age of the agent-powered workflow. Unlike simple tools that execute single tasks, modern AI
LinkedIn sues ProAPIs for using 1M fake accounts for data scraping
LinkedIn is a Microsoft-owned professional-oriented social network with more than a billion members worldwide.LinkedIn has filed a lawsuit against Delaware company ProAPIs Inc. and its founder and CTO, Rehmat Alam, for allegedly scraping legitimate data through more than a million fake accounts. ProAPIs activity constitutes a violation of LinkedIn’s terms of service (ToS), based on