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BaseCompute released BaseRT, a fast inference runtime for local AI on Apple Silicon, claiming up to 35% faster decode and 78% faster prefill on an Apple M4 Pro with 4-bit quantization. The runtime allows users to serve m…
HeroUI v3, a ground-up rewrite of the React component library formerly known as NextUI, has been released with over 75 web components and a new React Native library of 37 components. Built on React Aria Components and Ta…
Canada's federal banking reforms are enabling credit unions to expand nationally, with AI, data strategy, consolidation, and digital modernization driving growth and competition. Ravi Gedela outlines how these factors co…
Forbes reports that as AI accelerates code generation, development teams must prioritize KPIs that measure sustainable progress, including code quality, security, and maintenance, to prevent issues from moving through th…
Opera Software released Opera browser CLI - compact, a new accessibility snapshot format for AI browser agents that reduces snapshot size by 36% and cuts input token usage by up to 80% on a 7-task benchmark, while mainta…
Bookmarker has launched as a macOS app with on-device AI for organizing links, images, and PDFs. The app offers local, private storage with AI-powered tagging and summarization using Apple Foundation Models, and is avail…
State Bank of India launched AI-powered features on its YONO platform, including YONO Ji, an 'Agentic AI-powered' 24/7 virtual assistant for business banking, and a 3-in-1 digital onboarding flow for retail customers. Th…
Google released its first smart speaker in six years, the Google Home Speaker, powered by the Gemini assistant, but early impressions suggest the product feels unfinished and fails to deliver a smart home revolution, lea…
OpenAI introduced native sandbox execution and a SandboxAgent harness in its Agents SDK on April 15, 2026, while Cloudflare released the Dynamic Worker Loader in open beta on March 24, 2026, for ephemeral sandboxes. Kube…
AI video startup Higgsfield, founded in 2023, is in talks to raise $300mn to $500mn at a $5bn valuation, quadrupling its January worth. The company has reached a $500mn annualized revenue run rate, driven largely by ente…
A developer built qwen-forge, a lightweight tool for experimenting with AI automation workflows. The tool helps structure and test different LLM-based pipelines and integrations, aiming to make experimentation faster and…
Five AI coding platforms—Lovable, v0 by Vercel, and others—enable non-technical users to build, test, and deploy full-stack apps using plain English prompts, removing setup and hosting complexities. These tools generate …
A Notion report surveying 6,118 AI decision-makers and users across 10 global markets found that 88% of organizations use AI only as an individual tool, while just 12% have integrated it into their systems. The study rev…
Duckhorn Portfolio CEO Robert Hanson said AI plays three key roles in the wine industry, including vineyard management, production optimization, and customer insights, with potential for further expansion.
Google released its first new smart speaker in six years, the $99.99 Google Home Speaker, designed for its Gemini AI assistant. While the hardware is praised for its design and sound quality, the Gemini for Home software…
Pinecone has launched Pinecone Nexus in public preview, a knowledge engine that compiles distributed enterprise knowledge into a structured layer for AI agents. The product aims to reduce token costs and improve accuracy…
Netzilo has announced expanded AI agent governance and runtime enforcement capabilities for Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and other major AI agent harnesses, addressing the new governance challenge as agents become a new ente…
Andrew Lissimore, founder of Lantern, is pioneering AI-driven search optimization for e-commerce with a $3.1 million seed fund led by Salesforce Ventures. Lantern helps brands appear favorably in AI-powered queries and p…
CMOs from American Eagle, Coach, and other major brands are racing to adapt their marketing strategies for AI-powered search engines like ChatGPT and Gemini, as half of US consumers now use AI for brand discovery. Market…
Forbes Councils Member Salman Shahid reports that while AI tools have lowered barriers to entry in marketing, they also increase the risk of misalignment, urging enterprises to move from pilots to full adoption with stra…