Google Deepmind is rolling out Deep Research Max, a new AI agent built on Gemini 3.1 Pro that runs autonomous research across the web and proprietary data sources. For the first time, developers can plug in financial feeds and other specialized sources through the Model Context Protocol. The benchmarks come with the usual lack of transparency.<br /> The article Google launches Deep Research [...]
Well we didn't get the iPhone SE fourth-gen this week — instead Apple debuted the iPhone 16e, a $599 model based on the iPhone 14's design. It has a 6.1-inch OLED screen and the A18 chip for Apple Intelligence, but should we really consider it a cheap iPhone? In this episode, Devindra and Cherlynn dive into the iPhone 16e and how it compares to the rest of the iPhone 16 family.<br / [...]
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic, Tesla’s (TSLA) original battery supplier and one of its largest, announced today that it will lay off almost 5% of its workforce: 5,000 workers domestically and 5,000 globally. The layoffs will take place between now and March 2026 after reviewing “operational efficiency,” mainly…Read more... [...]
Claude Opus 4.5 scores higher than its rivals in prompt-injection security, but the results show how limited these defenses still are.<br /> The article Claude Opus 4.5 resists prompt injections better than rivals but still falls to strong attacks alarmingly often appeared first on THE DECODER. [...]