Gemini 3.5 Flash Is Here, Google’s Strongest Agentic & Coding Model Yet

By Rishaj Upadhyay | May 19, 2026

Google has officially announced Gemini 3.5 Flash at today’s I/O 2026 event. The company claims the new model is its fastest and most capable Flash model yet. According to Google, Gemini 3.5 Flash offers frontier-level reasoning and top-tier coding performance while maintaining the ultra-fast response times the Flash lineup is known for. The company also claims the model can operate at roughly four times the speed of comparable flagship systems, often while costing less than half as much. Notably, Gemini 3.5 Flash is available starting today. Gemini 3.5 Flash is chasing the biggest rivals directly With rivals like OpenAI, Anthropic, […]

Cursor Composer 2.5 to Help Developers With “Cost Efficiency” for AI Coding

By Devanshi Kashyap | May 19, 2026

With this release, Cursor’s taking another big step in the fast-moving world of AI for coding. Competition is heating up among companies building these software engineering assistants. The new generation of models acts more like independent agents, they navigate huge projects, understand complex context across files, and keep long programming workflows running with less hands-on support. Cursor says Composer 2.5 delivers more reliability, better reasoning, and higher efficiency, all while cutting token costs for developers and businesses. This shift also shows that AI coding players are leaning into training their own models, not just plugging in third-party systems. Composer 2.5 […]

Google I/O 2026: How to Watch Keynote Live & What to Expect

By Rishaj Upadhyay | May 19, 2026

Google I/O 2026 is almost upon us. In exactly an hour from now, Sundar Pichai will take the stage to kick off Google’s biggest developer event of the year. And just like everyone expected, AI is reportedly going to dominate almost every part of the keynote once again. Given that Google is pouring billions of dollars into AI, the company seems ready to double down on Gemini even further. For those who missed it, Google already held a dedicated Android Show last week, so don’t expect much Android news at today’s event. AI will likely remain the main attraction at […]

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Claude Can Now Use AI Drug Discovery Tools in Major Research Push Using SandboxAQ

By Devanshi Kashyap | May 19, 2026

Artificial intelligence is changing pharmaceutical research fast, but this collaboration between SandboxAQ and Anthropic is a real shift in how all these tools might end up being used day-to-day in labs and research centers. SandboxAQ, a quantum and AI tech company that spun out of Alphabet, announced they’re integrating their LQMs with Claude. Their plan is to open up powerful computational chemistry and molecular analysis tools to scientists who don’t necessarily have backgrounds in coding, quantum computing, or high-performance computing. Instead of complicated software suites, researchers just use conversational prompts to ask tough scientific questions, assess compounds, and dig into […]

Manus Scheduled Tasks 2.0 Launched To Improve AI Workflows; How To Get Started

By Devanshi Kashyap | May 19, 2026

Manus is ramping up its automation game with Scheduled Tasks 2.0 that is a system built to make recurring AI workflows more persistent and context-aware. The big idea is that scheduled tasks keep working within the same environment, remembering past conversations, uploaded files, instructions, and outputs. So, every scheduled run isn’t treated like a brand-new process anymore. Now, the platform supports workflow continuity across tasks and projects. Manus is saying the new scheduling system helps users automate repetitive operational work without having to restate the context or restart workflows constantly. What is Scheduled Tasks 2.0 Introducing Scheduled Tasks 2.0 — […]

Inside Google I/O 2026: Gemini 4.0, AI Glasses, Android 17 and More

By Devanshi Kashyap | May 19, 2026

There’s already a lot of hype leading up to Google I/O 2026, especially after the AI previews at the Android Show: I/O Edition earlier this month. Last year, hardware and software shared the stage pretty equally. Not this year. AI is taking over the agenda, driving almost every major announcement. Whether it’s Gemini-powered Android experiences, new XR glasses, or AI-enhanced productivity tools, Google wants to make AI the “intelligence layer” for every device it ships. Google I/O kicks off tomorrow and this is going to be an event packed with huge announcements! Here's what to expect:– Major Gemini updates (Gemini3.5/4.0, […]

Amazon’s Alexa can now generate full AI podcast episodes on demand

By Rishaj Upadhyay | May 18, 2026

It seems Amazon doesn’t want Alexa to remain just a voice assistant anymore. Last week, the company announced “Alexa for Shopping.” As the name suggests, Alexa will help with online shopping, not just on Amazon, but also across third-party online stores. Now, the company is pushing Alexa deeper into AI-powered content with Alexa Podcasts. In the announcement post, Amazon noted that Alexa Podcasts can create full podcast-style audio episodes on almost any topic within minutes. If you have used NotebookLM, you probably know what Amazon wants to achieve with this feature. Amazon says that rather than manually searching for videos, […]

Elon Musk loses legal battle against OpenAI and Sam Altman

By Rishaj Upadhyay | May 18, 2026

If you have been keeping tabs on the legal battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, there is breaking news. Elon Musk has lost the court battle against OpenAI, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and Microsoft. Jury sides with OpenAI as Musk’s lawsuit collapses over filing deadline After weeks of courtroom arguments and Silicon Valley drama, a California jury unanimously ruled against Musk, effectively shutting down one of the biggest legal threats hanging over OpenAI ahead of its rumored IPO plans. For those unaware, Musk accused OpenAI and its leadership of “stealing a charity” after the company transitioned to a for-profit […]

South Korean Startup LetinAR Raises $18.5M to Fuel Global AI Wearables Race

By Devanshi Kashyap | May 18, 2026

The global race to develop AI-powered smart glasses is picking up speed with tech companies everywhere rushing to build light, wearable devices that deliver real-time digital experiences. Big consumer brands tend to grab all the headlines but plenty of hardware startups are quietly creating the key technologies that will define wearable computing’s future. LetinAR is carving out its place as a major supplier inside the emerging AI glasses ecosystem. Instead of making consumer devices themselves, LetinAR is focusing on one of the toughest engineering problems in augmented reality hardware, that is, optics. Smart glasses need high-end displays that can project […]

Apple Risks Becoming the Blackberry of AI with its Upcoming “Auto-Deleting Chats” Update

By Devanshi Kashyap | May 18, 2026

Apple has always promised that users shouldn’t have to give up their privacy for advanced tech. That idea has guided everything from Siri’s design to Apple Intelligence, relying heavily on on-device processing, synthetic data, and closely managed cloud systems through the “Private Cloud Compute” framework. Now, the latest news about iOS 27 points to a major shift. the company is preparing its first standalone Siri chatbot app, which will have memory systems, chat history, and auto-delete options for conversations. And, more importantly, it is leaning on Google’s Gemini tech for parts of the system a sign both of growing pressure […]

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