PCMag

Do Google's I/O AI Announcements Live Up to the Hype? I Put Them to the Test

Gemini got a flashy redesign, a faster flagship model, and powerful new multimedia tools at Google I/O. After spending time with the latest updates, I found a mix of genuinely exciting ideas and ...

From LLM-First to Code-First: Lessons From Building Enterprise AI Systems

We moved away from an LLM-first approach and shifted toward a code-first architecture with bounded AI assistance.
InfoQ

JEP 533 Tightens Exception Handling in Java's Structured Concurrency for JDK 27

JEP 533, Structured Concurrency, has reached integrated status for JDK 27. It refines exception handling and type safety in ...
CNN

Automatic military draft registration takes effect in December. Here’s how it would work

Young, eligible men will be automatically registered for the military draft pool starting in December as part of a measure tucked into the annual defense policy bill Congress signed into law late last ...
CNBC

South Korea passes special bill to implement its $350 billion U.S. investment pledge

The move comes after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened in January to raise tariffs to 25%, up from the 15% agreed under the trade deal between Seoul and Washington in July 2025. Washington on ...
Reuters

China to implement zero tariffs on imports from 53 African countries

BEIJING, Feb 14 (Reuters) - China will implement zero‑tariff treatment for imports from the 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, starting May 1, 2026, state media reported on ...
Mashable

Discord age verification: How it works, when it happens

Discord will be rolling out age verification to all users. Here's how to complete the process. Credit: Valera Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Age verification is spreading on the ...
Wired

This Chinese Startup Wants to Build a New Brain-Computer Interface—No Implant Required

China’s brain-computer interface industry is growing fast, and the newest company to emerge from the country is aiming to access the brain without the use of invasive implants. Gestala, newly founded ...
CNBC

South Korea scrambles to pass U.S. investment bill after Trump threatens higher tariffs

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party reportedly said it will pass a planned investment bill in the U.S. by February: Yonhap Earlier on Tuesday, Trump had said he was raising tariffs on Seoul to 25%, ...
IEEE

Implementing the Dutch IEC 61850 Realtime Interface: direct control of individual customers through virtualization in the SCADA landscape

Abstract: The electricity grid in the Netherlands faces severe congestion challenges, posing significant costs in terms of space, time, and financial resources for the necessary reinforcements and ...
Reuters

US to provide $45 million to help implement Cambodian-Thai accords

Jan 9 (Reuters) - The United States will provide $45 million in assistance to Cambodia and Thailand, the senior U.S. diplomat for East Asia said on Friday during a visit to the region, to help ...