New Alibaba AI framework skips loading every tool, cutting agent token use 99%

A new framework called SkillWeaver tackles AI agent tool routing by skipping full-library loading, cutting token use 99% on ...

Meet a scientist tracking invasive reptiles, and even their parasites

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...

She chases pythons, tegus for science in Florida's at-risk Everglades

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...
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CData Delivers Free Access to Governed Enterprise Data with Connect AI Developer Edition, Python SDK, and CLI

CData Software is launching three products for developers building AI applications on enterprise data: Connect AI Developer Edition (free), the CData Connect AI Python SDK (open source), and CData CLI ...

Idaho police use AI to write reports from body camera footage. Is it a good idea?

New software reviews bodycam footage to reduce police report backlog, but the technology brings new risks and concerns for ...
Ars Technica

Pentagon boasts of using AI to write reports mandated by Congress

The US Department of Defense has a lot of congressionally mandated homework to do every year involving hundreds of required reports on various national security topics. But Pentagon officials have ...
USA Today

May inflation report shows another sharp rise in prices

U.S. consumer prices rose again in May, Labor Department data showed, further squeezing Americans’ budgets as consumer sentiment sat at record lows. The department’s Consumer Price Index, its measure ...
TechCrunch

As AI agents become employees, NewCore emerges with $66M to give them identities

Cybersecurity startup NewCore emerged from stealth with $66 million in funding on Monday, aiming to solve a challenge it believes many companies will soon face as they deploy AI agents: how to ...
VentureBeat

Apple’s new Siri AI is more than just a smarter assistant — it's a new enterprise app layer

Credit: VentureBeat made with OpenAI ChatGPT-Images-2.0 Apple’s new Siri AI, unveiled yesterday at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2026), may look like a consumer product story on ...
CNET

Stop Wasting Prompts: An Expert's Guide to Creating Better AI Images

Katelyn is a reporter with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...
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Valve imports 35 ton shipment for Steam Frame VR headsets from China, per reports

The highly anticipated Steam Frame VR headset might be closer than expected. Fresh shipping activity suggests that the company has already begun stockpiling large quantities of its upcoming hardware ...
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Sarvam becomes India’s newest AI unicorn with $234 million funding round led by HCLTech

Sarvam has raised $234 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, the company announced on Monday. The Bengaluru-based company is now India’s newest AI unicorn, as governments and companies seek greater ...