#Technology

Opera introduces an AI agent that simplifies online tasks through written prompts, enabling users to book flights or complete tasks seamlessly in the background, integrating them into your online shopping cart.

Less-educated areas in the US are rapidly adopting AI writing tools, as shown by Stanford research analyzing over 300 million text samples. These tools now assist in about a quarter of professional communications, indicating a growing reliance on generative AI across various sectors.

AI companies like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Meta are adopting 'distillation' to create more affordable models, inspired by China's DeepSeek. This approach, initially used by DeepSeek, challenged Silicon Valley's dominance and impacted US tech stocks.

Google has upgraded Gemini's free version with memory capabilities, letting it remember user-provided information for more natural interactions, previously available only on Gemini Advanced. This feature enhances Gemini's usability, aligning it with rivals like ChatGPT.

Truffle Security discovered nearly 12,000 private API keys and passwords in the Common Crawl dataset, highlighting security risks as this archive is used to train large language models. The researchers alerted affected vendors to help revoke compromised keys and protect against cyber threats.

The U.S. government's GSA technology unit, 18F, was abruptly dismantled, impacting 70 staff members. Led by Elon Musk's Department for Government Efficiency, this move disrupts services like Login.gov, sparking concerns about the ongoing reduction in crucial IT infrastructure support.

Lenovo introduces innovative laptops including a solar-powered Yoga PC, a laptop with a 3D screen, one with a vertical folding display, and another featuring wings, reflecting Lenovo's push towards futuristic and diverse computing devices.

Firefly Aerospace achieves a historic milestone as the first private company to execute a successful lunar landing, marking a significant achievement in private space exploration.

Trump’s Defense Secretary Hegseth orders Cyber Command to halt operations targeting Russia, claiming Russia is no longer a significant cyber threat to the U.S.