The AI landscape is changing fast… is such a clichéd thing to say... but here I am, telling you yet again... "The AI landscape is changing fast." In today's episode of keeping up with AI advancements, I must tell you about Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro, its most advanced model yet. Also: Gemini Pro 2.5 is a stunningly capable coding assistant - and a big threat to ChatGPT It's so good that I could only say, "I'm sorry, Google, I owe you an apology. I said that using my best Shaq impression. In this article, I'll explain what changed, why Gemini's now part of my workflow, and how to use Gemini 2.5 Pro to improve your workflow and help you make more moola. If you're new to my work, my name is Lester, but feel free to call me Les. These days, I'm focused on helping everyday people make sense of all the "AI is changing everything" mumbo jumbo. Also: Will AI replace software engineers? If you like data-driven marketing insights and staying up to date with practical ways to use AI, check out my ...

Hosted by Ben Byford, The Machine Ethics Podcast brings together interviews with academics, authors, business leaders, designers and engineers on the subject of autonomous algorithms, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and technology's impact on society. This episode we're chatting with Pinar Guvenc about her "What's Wrong With" podcast, co-design, whether AI is ready for society and society is ready for AI, what design is, co-creation with AI as a stakeholder, bias in design, small language models, whether AI is making us lazy, human experience, digital life and our attention, and talking to diverse people… Pinar Guvenc is Partner at SOUR – an award-winning global design studio with the mission to address social and urban problems – where she leads business and design strategy. She is an educator teaching ethical leadership and co-design at Parsons School of Design, MS Strategic Design and Management and School of Visual Arts MFA Interaction Design. Pinar serves on the Board of Directors of Open Style Lab and advises local businesses in NYC through Pratt Center for Community Development. She is a frequent public speaker and lecturer, and is the host of SOUR's "What's Wrong With: The Podcast", a discussion series with progress makers in diverse fields across the world.

The best smart locks can help anyone who constantly misplaces keys or who frequently wonders whether they locked the front door. I am in the latter camp. After years in apartments, I recently moved to a large enough house that checking whether the door is locked can feel like a chore, especially once I'm all cozy in bed. Installing a smart lock doesn't mean throwing away your house keys--you probably still want to bring them with you. These locks are all about convenience, offering multiple ways to enter, like a passcode via a keypad, fingerprint scanning, or through an app. You can easily share codes with friends and family, so no need to fuss with crappy key copies, and you can usually set them to auto-lock when the door closes.

AI agents are changing how we work, but Salesforce's latest research reveals that consumers are also looking to agentic AI to simplify their daily lives. The survey of 2,552 US consumers identified four personality types interested in AI agents: the Life-Hacker, the Tastemaker, the Minimalist, and the Smarty Pants. The findings reveal that consumer personas are as varied as the AI agents serving them. The ability of agents to personalize services based on each individual's traits will unlock opportunities for brands and consumers as this technology continues to scale. The study highlights the new and diverse ways consumers can make the most of AI agents, from taking tasks off their plates to making more informed decisions.

AI agents are changing how we work, but Salesforce's latest research reveals that consumers are also looking to agentic AI to simplify their daily lives. The survey of 2,552 U.S. consumers identified four personality types interested in AI agents: the Life-Hacker, the Tastemaker, the Minimalist, and the Smarty Pants. The findings reveal that consumer personas are as varied as the AI agents serving them. The ability of agents to personalize services based on each individual's traits will unlock opportunities for brands and consumers as this technology continues to scale. The study highlights the new and diverse ways consumers can make the most of AI agents, from taking tasks off their plates to making more informed decisions.

Nearly two months after hundreds of prospective California lawyers complained that their bar exams were plagued with technical problems and irregularities, the state's legal licensing body has caused fresh outrage by admitting that some multiple-choice questions were developed with the aid of artificial intelligence. The State Bar of California said in a news release Monday that it will ask the California Supreme Court to adjust test scores for those who took its February bar exam. But it declined to acknowledge significant problems with its multiple-choice questions -- even as it revealed that a subset of questions were recycled from a first-year law student exam, while others were developed with the assistance of AI by ACS Ventures, the State Bar's independent psychometrician. "The debacle that was the February 2025 bar exam is worse than we imagined," said Mary Basick, assistant dean of academic skills at UC Irvine Law School. Having the questions drafted by non-lawyers using ...

Tech expert Kurt Knutsson discusses how robots and drones are revolutionizing fruit farming with faster picking and smarter handling. Farming is undergoing a remarkable transformation thanks to cutting-edge technologies reshaping how fruit is picked and handled. While autonomous drones like Tevel's Flying Robots are already harvesting fruit globally, innovations like UC San Diego's GRIP-tape gripper represent the next frontier in gentle produce handling. Together, these advancements promise to make fruit production more efficient and precise, though one is a proven solution and the other is a glimpse into farming's future. GET SECURITY ALERTS & EXPERT TECH TIPS – SIGN UP FOR KURT'S'THE CYBERGUY REPORT' NOW Tevel's Flying Autonomous Robots (FARs) are redefining fruit harvesting by combining artificial intelligence with advanced computer vision.

The current trial is looking at remedies to curtail Google's dominance in online search, as the recent explosion in generative AI services such as ChatGPT has expanded the market. Newer AI models search the internet to improve results and reduce hallucination, which has been a problem from developers since chatbots started to become popular. Last year, OpenAI offered to do a deal with Google which would have integrated Google search results into ChatGPT, according to Mr Turley's testimony. But he says their offer was rejected. "We have no partnership with Google today," Mr Turley said, according to Reuters. OpenAI does however have a partnership with Microsoft, which makes the Bing search engine and Edge browser.

SAVE 120: As of April 23, the iRobot Roomba Q0120 is on sale for 129 at Amazon. If you've been shopping around for a robot vacuum for a while, the name Roomba won't be new to you. And as of April 23, we've found you an incredible deal at Amazon on the iRobot Roomba Q0120, now down to just 129, so you're saving 120. And this low price doesn't mean a lack of quality, you're still getting a top-of-the-range vacuuming experience. This model has a three-stage cleaning system that delivers customizable suction for carpets and hard floors. It comes with smart navigation that vacuums in neat rows, dodges furniture, and steers clear of stairs or any other obstacles in your house.

It's rare for a turn-based RPG to excite the editorial team beyond Engadget's usual core RPG fans. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has many excited, however. Maybe it's the characters, bolstered by a starry voice artist roster, and nuanced animation and story. Expedition 33 does a great job setting up its world in a way that allows everyone to get on board. Lumiere, which seems to be a chunk of Paris plus change, is doomed to repeat a cycle of death, with a powerful godlike figure, the Paintress, looming on the horizon.