Google employees have a new AI tool called 'Agent Smith.' It's so popular that access got restricted.

Google employees are playing with Agent Smith, an autonomous coding agent, as cofounder Sergey Brin pushes an agent-driven ...
Ars Technica

AI can rewrite open source code—but can it rewrite the license, too?

Computer engineers and programmers have long relied on reverse engineering as a way to copy the functionality of a computer program without copying that program’s copyright-protected code directly.
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AI Explained: How to use Google’s AI assistant Gemini

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Many products and services now offer AI assistance, and that includes Google. In this edition of AI Explained, Gemini Communications Manager Sarah Armstrong explains how ...
Engadget

Meta starts testing its AI shopping assistant

Meta has started rolling out an experimental AI shopping tool to some users in the US, according to Bloomberg. At the moment, it’s reportedly only showing up on desktop browsers when select users ...
Android Authority

I saw a physical AI assistant at MWC 2026, and I'm not sure we need one

Lenovo turned up to MWC 2026 with its usual suitcase full of wild ideas, and while the ThinkBook Modular AI PC rightfully stole most of the spotlight, it wasn’t the only oddball on the stand. Staring ...
NBC News

Supermarket giant reins in AI assistant claiming to be human

A supermarket chain's artificial intelligence assistant has had its digital wings clipped, after leaving some customers deeply uncomfortable by claiming to be human and responding to requests with ...
Inc

Burger King’s New AI Assistant Is Designed to Be Helpful, but Will Workers Beef About It?

After disrupting nearly every white-collar job, AI is coming for a new career: fast-food restaurant manager. Burger King is debuting a new AI assistant, and is putting a voice AI directly into its ...
eWeek

Code Metal Hits $1.25B Valuation With AI Code Fix

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...
Wired

Code Metal Raises $125 Million to Rewrite the Defense Industry’s Code With AI

Code Metal, a Boston-based startup that uses AI to write code and translate it into other programming languages, just closed a $125 million Series B funding round from new and existing investors. The ...
Engadget

WordPress adds an AI assistant

Web designers of the world: The Automattic-owned WordPress.com is further embracing AI on its platform. On Tuesday, it expanded its one-off AI site builder into a persistent AI assistant for editing ...
TechCrunch

WordPress.com adds an AI Assistant that can edit, adjust styles, create images, and more

WordPress.com, the website hosting platform from Automattic, will now include a built-in WordPress AI assistant, the company announced on Tuesday. The feature is designed to work inside the website to ...