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OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Atlas, a web browser built on Chromium with a built-in AI assistant. It features browser memories, agent mode, and seamless integration with ChatGPT, allowing for more helpful and contextual responses. Available on macOS, with versions for Windows, iOS, and Android coming soon.

Sesame, a conversational AI startup founded by Oculus co-founders, has raised $250 million in Series B funding and launched its beta. The company is developing a personal AI agent that interacts with users through natural-sounding human voice and will be embedded in lightweight eyewear.

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-powered browser that allows users to chat with search results and features a sidecar chatbot. The browser also includes a web-browsing agent that can automate tasks on behalf of users. Atlas will initially be available on macOS, with support for Windows, iOS, and Android coming soon.

Veeam, a data resilience company, has acquired Securiti AI, a data security company, for $1.7 billion. The acquisition aims to provide Veeam's customers with more control and security over their data, particularly in the age of AI. Securiti AI's data command center product will be offered alongside Veeam's existing offerings.

An Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage caused by a DNS resolution issue affected many websites, banks, and government services. The issue was fully mitigated, and services returned to normal after several hours.

Cazadora is an open-source script that helps identify malicious OAuth apps in Microsoft 365. It scans Enterprise Applications and Application Registrations for suspicious apps, including those with anomalous reply URLs or arbitrary strings as names. The script is designed to empower Azure admins to audit their apps and identify potential security threats.

Deno 2.5 includes improvements such as permission sets, test API hooks, and performance optimizations. It also upgrades to V8 14.0 and TypeScript 5.9.2, and enhances WebSocket headers and the bundle runtime API.

To build a better software architecture, teams should answer three key questions: Is the business idea worth pursuing? How much performance and scalability are needed? How much maintainability/modularity and supportability are needed? Answering these questions helps determine architectural decisions and tradeoffs, ensuring the system meets its business case and is supportable over its lifetime.

Uno Platform 6.3 adds support for .NET 10 preview, Visual Studio 2026, and improves WebAssembly image decoding. It also updates the TabView control and Hot Design visual editor.

Mobian, an official Debian derivative for Arm-powered mobile devices, has released its latest version 'Trixie' based on Debian 13. It comes in two variants, one with Phosh and the other with KDE Plasma Mobile 6.3, and supports several devices including PinePhone, Pixel 3a, and OnePlus 6. Mobian aims to provide a Debian-like experience on mobile devices, with a focus on open-source software and community involvement.

The Samsung Galaxy XR is a mixed reality headset that offers a smarter and more open take on Apple's Vision Pro, with a higher resolution and more comfortable design, all for half the price. It features a large visor with 13 exterior sensors, passthrough vision, and hand recognition, as well as a connector for an external clip-on battery pack and built-in speakers with spatial audio. The Galaxy XR runs on Google's Android XR platform, which combines familiar elements from Android with a bigger emphasis on AI and Gemini-based voice controls.

OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas browser integrates ChatGPT directly into the browser, allowing users to engage with the chatbot while surfing the web. It's available on macOS now and coming to Windows, iOS, and Android soon. The browser features an agent mode where ChatGPT can surf the web for you and complete tasks.

YouTube has officially launched its likeness-detection technology, allowing creators to request the removal of AI-generated content that uses their likeness. The technology identifies and manages AI-generated content featuring a creator's face and voice, and is designed to prevent misuse of their likeness.

OpenAI has released Atlas, a browser that integrates ChatGPT, allowing users to interact with web content and navigate websites via text or voice commands. Atlas offers features like agent mode, which enables ChatGPT to perform complex tasks, and supports Chrome extensions. However, concerns about data privacy and security have been raised, as Atlas defaults to sharing browsing data for AI training.

Alibaba has developed a GPU scheduling technology called Aegaeon, which can run more models on each GPU, resulting in an 82 percent GPU resource saving. This technology is designed to improve the efficiency of inferencing workloads and can run 'tens' of models on a single GPU.

The Cursor and Windsurf integrated development environments (IDEs) are vulnerable to over 94 known and patched security issues in the Chromium browser and V8 JavaScript engine, putting 1.8 million developers at risk. The vulnerabilities are due to the IDEs using outdated versions of Chromium and V8, which can be exploited by attackers to gain arbitrary code execution.

Google and Samsung have launched the Galaxy XR, a $1,800 Android XR headset. It features a micro OLED display, dual high-res passthrough cameras, and six other external cameras for tracking. The headset supports iris recognition, hand tracking, and gesture control. It also comes with a range of apps, including Google Maps, YouTube, and Google Photos, which have been reworked for mixed reality. The Galaxy XR will be available in the US and Korea, with financing options and a range of accessories.

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is pushing the UK regulator to unbundle Google's search and AI crawlers, citing unfair competition. Prince argues that Google's crawler gives it an unfair advantage in the AI market, and that other companies should have to compete on the same footing. He suggests that thousands of AI companies could compete to buy content from media businesses, fostering competition in the market.

X is testing a pay-per-use pricing model for its API, expanding a closed beta to more developers. The new model allows developers to estimate costs based on the type of requests, differing from the older tier-based system. This change may attract developers who were deterred by previous pricing plans.

An AWS outage caused widespread disruptions to various smart home devices and services, including EightSleep, LitterRobot, and Philips Hue bulbs, highlighting the fragility of cloud-dependent infrastructure. The outage was attributed to a DNS issue and sparked discussions about the risks of relying on cloud services and the potential consequences of brain drain in the tech industry.