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The French electronics engineering firm Nemeus has created an ultra-low-power collar-mounted sensor for monitoring livestock, built around Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52840 multiprotocol System-on-Chip. Fastened around the neck of grazing animals, the collar device carries out motion and temperature sensing to identify key events tied to the animal’s well-being. Warnings are then sent wirelessly to the farmer, enabling them to keep track of the herd’s health and comfort through a smartphone or web application. Bluetooth LE for short-range data transfer Built for a client specializing in agricultural sensing technology, the collar device transmits sensor readings over long distances using LoRaWAN, while leveraging…

Effective robotics demands more than just datasets. Source: Erika AI, via Adobe Stock Artificial intelligence is rapidly shifting focus from text-based chatbots and image recognition toward systems that can interact with the physical world, such as autonomous vehicles and industrial robots. Although significant progress has been made in training these technologies through vast datasets and computer simulations, a fundamental challenge persists: the disconnect between what a machine perceives and the complexities of reality. An advanced ability to reason is useless without a precise understanding of the current physical conditions. The shift from Physical AI 1.0 to 2.0 Today’s market is…

Jack Wallen/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysAndroid 17 has arrived for Pixel devices.The new update brings some important features.Some features make multitasking much easier.It’s here! Android 17 is officially available!OK, let’s be real — it’s not *that* groundbreaking. Sure, it’s a fresh version of our favorite mobile operating system, but it’s not the kind of dramatic leap we saw going from Android 15 to Android 16. That said, there’s still plenty worth getting excited about. In fact, there’s one particular addition that nearly made me jump out of my chair.Also: Android 17 is out now,…

Search results are emerging as a new vulnerability in crypto attacksSearch engine outcomes have quietly turned into one of the most overlooked weak points in cryptocurrency safety.The standard view of crypto security revolves around safeguarding seed phrases, relying on hardware wallets, turning on multi-factor authentication, and staying wary of dubious links shared via email or direct messages. What frequently gets ignored is the role search engines play as a gateway for attacks.For a long time, platforms like Google have been viewed as neutral entry points to the web. People are accustomed to looking up their bank, go-to restaurant, or a…

Ravie LakshmananJun 23, 2026Supply Chain Attack / Developer Security Security experts have uncovered a group of harmful npm packages crafted to deploy a Windows remote access trojan (RAT) onto victims’ machines. The detected packages are listed below – aes-decode-runner-pro (145 downloads) postcss-minify-selector (256 downloads) postcss-minify-selector-parser (615 downloads) All three packages were uploaded within the last month by an npm account called “abdrizak” and remain downloadable from the npm registry at the time of this report. “Aes-decode-runner-pro and postcss-minify-selector-parser both disguise themselves as layered AES/custom-codec tools and rely on the legitimate postcss-selector-parser library,” JFrog explained in its analysis. “Postcss-minify-selector masquerades as…

Senate legislators are looking to equip the Defense Department with fresh tools in fiscal 2027 for recruiting and keeping cyber professionals, limit the department’s power to execute staff cuts, and create a program aimed at retaining top-performing supervisors and managers throughout the department. The Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft of the fiscal 2027 defense policy bill incorporates multiple Pentagon-supported civilian workforce measures while adding safeguards for civilian staff at certain DoD entities and heightening congressional oversight of workforce downsizing. Drawing in cyber professionals Among the proposals is a measure that would simplify the process for staff transitioning between the cyber…

David Gewirtz/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysGmail Flows can now leverage AI to handle incoming messages.Google Workspace subscribers and paying AI customers gain access to these new capabilities.The monthly processing caps could severely restrict those with high email volumes.Google gives, and Google takes away. I recently discovered a clever new AI-powered feature in Gmail that could be a game-changer for people drowning in email. That’s the giving part. But the feature comes with tight restrictions on how many emails it will actually process before shutting down. That’s the taking away part.Last December, Google unveiled…

Sponsored Content AI tools have become a regular part of daily work. Writers rely on them for research, developers use them for coding, marketers turn to them for content creation, and businesses use them to handle repetitive tasks automatically. The problem is that most people end up juggling several AI subscriptions. One service gives you access to OpenAI models, another focuses on Claude, and a third specializes in image generation or AI agents. This is where ChatLLM by Abacus AI takes a different path. Rather than locking you into a single AI model, ChatLLM gathers many of the world’s top…

Electric vehicles are packed with many essential parts—such as oil and water pumps, compressors, control units, chargers, inverters, and converters—that must perform reliably under tough conditions. These include intense heat, repeated temperature swings, and constant exposure to oils and coolants. Sealants are vital for keeping these components durable and dependable over time. One especially sensitive zone is where electronic systems meet mechanical assemblies. Electrical pins and busbars serve as bridges, linking internal electronics to the outside of a component like an oil pump or compressor. Sealants shield these connections from moisture and chemicals. They must remain effective even when subjected…

Sakana AI has introduced Fugu, a platform designed to coordinate multi-agent workflows and reduce the risks tied to depending on a single AI provider in enterprise settings.Companies encounter operational weak points when they depend entirely on one large AI API. To address these concentration risks, Japanese AI startup Sakana AI built Fugu—an orchestration-focused language model that attracts from a diverse set of models to handle complex, multi-step tasks.Users reach this ecosystem through a single endpoint that is compatible with the OpenAI format. Fugu directs requests internally, choosing whether to answer a prompt on its own or to bring together a…