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The controlled language standard ASD-STE100 could help people audit AI-generated instructions by making assumptions, procedures and uncertainty easier to spot. Andrej Karpathy’s recent comments have helped push an old specialist standard into a new AI context: ASD-STE100, the controlled language…
Smart’s browser-based AI.Smart brings leading models into one workspace, letting TNT subscribers draft content, analyse files, study and manage everyday tasks using English, Filipino or Taglish. TNT subscribers can now use AI.Smart as a general-purpose workspace for routine digital tasks,…
Amanda Fitch used Google’s Antigravity agent, EmbeddingGemma 2 and Flutter to create Lark, a semantic search app for finding personal photos, recordings and documents. Amanda Fitch has shown how a highly personal search tool can be built for a phone…
记事喵 lets users capture Chinese text or voice messages in WeChat and convert them into dated, grouped reminders, while keeping task data in Apple’s ecosystem and supporting local AI models. A solo developer has built a Mac-first task capture tool…
Adobe’s new Relight Layer lets Photoshop beta users place and tune up to three virtual light sources non-destructively, though synthetic-looking results and generative credit costs remain concerns. Adobe’s Relight Layer is turning Photoshop beta into a more flexible lighting tool,…
Google is rolling out Chrome 156.0.8078.73 and .74 for desktop and Android to address 52 security vulnerabilities, including critical FileSystem and File API flaws that could enable remote code execution. Google released an update for desktop and Android versions of…
The open-source Mac app captures tasks from anywhere, sorts them with AI and stores them directly in Apple Reminders, without requiring its own cloud service. A Chinese developer has released TaskCat 1.0, a small macOS to-do app built around a…
Major US lenders are blocking or restricting third-party AI agents after detecting tools accessing accounts and, in some cases, attempting unauthorised transactions. Bank of America has told customers not to share their banking credentials with AI assistants, as major US…
Google Docs now supports native editing and real-time collaboration on Markdown files, while Google Drive adds rendered previews without altering the original source. Google Docs has added native support for Markdown files, allowing users to open, edit and collaborate on…
Georgia Tech researchers used ORISA to reconstruct fragments of supposedly deleted on-device AI conversations, highlighting gaps between app-level deletion and true data erasure. Researchers at Georgia Tech have shown that deleting an AI chat on Android may not remove every…
Workbench 1.4 lets users switch between remote desktop and terminal sessions, transfer files between Macs and continue tasks across Apple devices. Astropad has updated its remote desktop app for Mac with a set of tools aimed at users who move…
As shoppers turn to ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI assistants for product research, visibility platforms are evolving from mention counters into systems that track citations, context, competitors and the changes brands need to make. AI visibility has become a distinct…
