The moment the agent performs a sequence of tasks for the first time, feels like a breakthrough. The moment the agent repeats it for the second time, it seems repeatable. But once it performs the task hundred times and even more, people think it’s ready for...

I have always thought the build-versus-buy question is framed too narrowly. A company decides it needs a new product, capability or market position, then someone asks what it would cost to build internally. That number becomes the benchmark for whether an acquisition...

AI agents are moving beyond chat interfaces into systems that can perform real work. In crypto, that often means connecting an agent directly to a blockchain wallet and expecting it to execute transactions, interact with smart contracts, or manage onchain assets...

Beyond the Prompt: Building Agentic AI with Built-In Brand Guardrails A few months ago, John had developed an agent that clearly executed instructions up to the letter of the spirit, but it still messed up with things.  It had clear access to a customer knowledge base...

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For most of its history, marketing lived on the expense side of the ledger. It was the function that built awareness and made the company look good. Its budget was treated accordingly: nice to have, first to cut, hard to defend in a downturn. But that era is ending....

Imagine submitting your vibe-coded app to a service that validates, tests, and then mass-produces it in a repeatable, automated fashion for delivery to a wide audience.

Most AI flyers are still a mess, but the right prompts can make all the difference.

AutoLISP & Smart Blocks can reduce repetitive work and help keep frequently used drawing elements consistent. The post Autodesk’s AutoCAD LT Is $199 for One Year Right Now appeared first on TechRepublic.

Google Drive has ended automatic desktop photo backups to Google Photos, forcing users to switch to a browser-based workflow to keep folders synced. The post Google Drive Stops Automatic Photo Backups to Google Photos on Desktop appeared first on TechRepublic.

The Ninth Circuit dismissed Meta and TikTok’s early appeals, keeping thousands of social media addiction lawsuits moving through lower courts. The post Ninth Circuit Dismisses Meta, TikTok Appeals in Social Media Addiction Cases appeared first on TechRepublic.

Microsoft released its monthly security updates on Tuesday, and one of the flaws it closed is already being used in attacks. The bug sits in a core Windows kernel driver that handles network socket operations. An attacker with code already running on a machine can use...

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of the Kimwolf/AISURU Android and Internet of Things (IoT) botnet that comes with significant improvements to improve its operational resilience and conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The new...

Anyone sharing their screen on a Zoom call could have taken over the computers of everyone watching, and anyone watching could have taken over the presenter's. The flaw sat in the annotation tool, the feature that lets participants draw and type on a shared screen,...

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Baby boomers and other Americans who have been staying put in their homes for decades could get some encouragement to finally sell, thanks to two nearly identical bills in the House and Senate that are gaining more bipartisan traction. Congress has been weighing two...

Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is shedding new light on the current state of the American economy. On Tuesday, the New York Fed issued its Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit, and an accompanying blog post on credit card delinquency. The...

Anthropic said in a support document Tuesday that its future AI models will put an invisible watermark in all text, identifying it as AI-generated. The change comes in response to new AI transparency laws in the EU, but Anthropic says it will apply in all countries...

Gears are usually the biggest contributors to backlash in a mechanical system, but they’re far from the only culprits. Ball bearings are a less obvious source of imprecision, since any gaps between the balls and the races can lead to axial wobble. Precision mechanisms...