Coding stories
The open model is aimed at regulated sectors needing on-premise control over code and cyber work, while benchmarking atop open rivals.
Cyber defenders are getting first access as Google rolls out its latest AI model in stages, with wider use to follow after testing and review.
Businesses using ChatGPT Work will pay less for a model that OpenAI says is faster, more accurate and better at office automation tasks.
More than 80 schools have already signed up as the university-linked programme opens a free route to international AI contests for K-12 pupils.
Startups could cut admin and coding time as Google folds Gemini into Workspace and lets teams assign persistent AI coworkers to routine tasks.
The model is being pitched at coding, finance and security teams after Google said it sped up engineering work and helped patch serious flaws.
Developers could lower large language model bills by more than 50% as routing software picks cheaper systems for each request.
Trust remains the sticking point, with only 6.6% of developers willing to trust AI with an important decision despite widespread use of coding tools.
Priced at one-fifth of GPT-6 Astra, the new model is aimed at developers and businesses seeking cheaper coding and automation tools.
The new model now underpins Claude Max at the same price as Opus 4.8, with stronger coding and research performance, Anthropic said.
An accessible public art project brought 200 people together in Hereford, highlighting the micro:bit's reach as it marks a decade since launch.
The anniversary project brought 200 people together in Hereford, showing the tiny computer can make coding accessible to blind and sighted participants alike.
Limited stocks of a niche mouse aimed at coders could tap demand for developer gear, with pricing set at AUD $199.95.
More than 5,000 Dublin and Kildare students a year will get hands-on STEM and AI lessons as Microsoft ties its data centre to local skills.
Children need stronger AI literacy and critical thinking, the foundation says, as it seeks to reach 100 million young people by 2028.
The Chapelhall campus expansion is now part of Scotland's row over AI data centres, with a parliament debate on a possible moratorium looming.
Free workshops and ambassador schemes are widening access to AI and STEM for schools, as Microsoft boosts its Belfast education hub.
Dual-screen professionals and iMac users now have more tailored desk lighting options as BenQ widens its ScreenBar range for specialised workspaces.
More than 1,500 New Zealand schoolgirls will get workplace exposure as the tech sector seeks to widen its talent pipeline.
Free access to ChatGPT will reach 10,000 Australian researchers first, as OpenAI targets science and maths work at universities.
