Your very own humane interface: Try Jef Raskin’s ideas at home

In 2002, Raskin, along with his son Aza and the rest of the development team, built a software implementation of his ...
Wired

Google Injects Gemini Into Chrome as AI Browsers Go Mainstream

Google is adding multiple new AI features to Chrome, the most popular browser in the world. The most visible change is a new button in Chrome that launches the Gemini chatbot, but there are also new ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Google Cloud Forecasts $58 Billion Revenue Boost by 2027

Alphabet Inc.’s Google cloud computing division has up to $106 billion in commitments from existing customer contracts that it has yet to fulfill, according to the division’s Chief Executive Officer, ...
The New York Times

Mark Knoller, White House Reporter and Font of Presidential Facts, Dies at 73

As a longtime correspondent for CBS News Radio, he kept meticulous records of presidential activities, from vacation days to teleprompter use. By Michael S. Rosenwald Mark Knoller, a White House radio ...
CoinDesk

Google Advances Its Layer-1 Blockchain; Here’s What We Know So Far

Google Cloud is moving forward with plans to launch its own layer-1 (L1) blockchain, positioning the network as neutral infrastructure for global finance at a time when fintech competitors are ...
financefeeds

Google Cloud Unveils GCUL, a Python-Based Institutional Blockchain

Google Cloud has announced the launch of GCUL (Google Cloud Universal Ledger), a Layer-1 blockchain designed specifically for financial institutions and enterprises. The move signals Google’s most ...
decrypt

Google Reveals Layer-1 'Universal Ledger' Plans as Circle, Stripe Prep Rival Chains

Rich Widmann, Google Cloud's head of Web3 strategy, confirmed that the Universal Ledger is a layer-1 blockchain. The system uses Python for smart contracts, diverging from industry standards like ...
Los Angeles Times

Get a manicure. Sing Monty Python. Be happy. You’ll drive the Trumpists crazy

As the psychiatrist Dr. Melfi says to Tony in the pilot episode of “The Sopranos,” “Hope comes in many forms.” I was reminded of this the other day when I found my finger glued to the hand of another ...
New York Post

Florida man catches 87 invasive pythons in a month, awarded $1K through state incentive system

A Florida man with near-unmatched gumption for slaying snakes was awarded $1,000 through a new state incentive system for capturing a staggering 87 invasive pythons in just one month. Aaron Mann ...
InfoQ

Google Launched LangExtract, a Python Library for Structured Data Extraction from Unstructured Text

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
marktechpost

Google AI Releases LangExtract: An Open Source Python Library that Extracts Structured Data from Unstructured Text Documents

LangExtract lets users define custom extraction tasks using natural language instructions and high-quality “few-shot” examples. This empowers developers and analysts to specify exactly which entities, ...