Not everything needs an LLM: A framework for evaluating when AI makes sense
The answer to ‘What customer needs requires an AI solution?’ isn’t always ‘Yes.’ LLMs are still expensive and not always accurate.Read More
RSAC 2025: Why the AI agent era means more demand for CISOS
RSAC 2025 made one thing clear: AI agents are entering security workflows, but boards want proof they work.Read More
Mike Waltz Has Somehow Gotten Even Worse at Using Signal
A photo taken this week showed Mike Waltz using an app that looks like—but is not—Signal to communicate with top officials. “I don’t even know where to start with this,” says one expert.
Artificial sense of touch, improved
While exploring a digitally represented object through artificially created sense of touch, brain-computer interface users described the warm fur of a purring cat, the smooth rigid surface of a door key and cool roundness of an apple.
System converts fabric images into complete machine-readable knitting instructions
Recent advances in robotics and machine learning have enabled the automation of many real-world tasks, including various manufacturing and industrial processes. Among other applications, robotic and artificial intelligence (AI) systems have been successfully used to automate some steps in manufacturing clothes.
Temu Blocks US Shoppers From Seeing Products Shipped From China
The American version of Temu abruptly began to show only “local” products days before the Trump administration was set to end a tariff loophole for small packages from China.
UiPath’s new orchestrator guides AI agents to follow your enterprise’s rules
UiPath’s agent orchestration layer Maestro moves prompts through three layers: the agent, a human and the robotic process automation system.Read More
Apple May Face Criminal Charges for Allegedly Lying to a Federal Judge
A US judge says Apple deliberately chose not to comply with an order requiring it to loosen App Store rules—then tried to cover up its disobedience.
Scientists use virtual reality for fish to teach robots how to swarm
Fish are masters of coordinated motion. Schools of fish have no leader, yet individuals manage to stay in formation, avoid collisions, and respond with liquid flexibility to changes in their environment. Reproducing this combination of robustness and flexibility has been a long-standing challenge for human-engineered systems like robots.
No more window switching: Mastercard’s Agent Pay transforms how enterprises use AI search
Mastercard is working with AI companies and banks to allow AI platforms and agents to facilitate transactions.Read More