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Google has unveiled Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, a cutting-edge audio model built for instant speech-to-speech translation. This means spoken words go in, and translated spoken words automatically come out. The system identifies more than 70 languages on its own and produces translated speech that mirrors the original speaker’s rhythm, tone, and pitch. Unlike traditional turn-based systems that wait for someone to finish speaking, Gemini 3.5 Live Translate delivers translated audio in real time. It carefully balances waiting for enough context for accuracy versus responding instantly. Greater context leads to better translation quality, while faster output keeps the translation closely aligned…

The cybersecurity patching process within the U.S. federal system has remained stalled in an identical cycle for years. While most experts acknowledge that security patches often take far too long to implement, they typically attribute this sluggishness to inadequate budgets, insufficient staffing, or outdated tools. However, this common assessment is actually incorrect. The underlying challenge is systemic. It is rooted in the specific processes and policies that dictate how compliance and risk are evaluated, as well as the multi-layered approval structures involved. Security officers or managers responsible for authorizing patch deployments aren’t slow because they lack concern or resources. Their…

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETStay updated with ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s main pointsAnthropic is rolling out Claude Fable 5 to all users.Fable 5 delivers Mythos-level performance with built-in safety measures.It costs roughly double the price of Claude Opus 4.8.Anthropic has unveiled a toned-down version of its legendary (and tightly controlled) Mythos large language model. Named Claude Fable 5, the company calls the new AI “a Mythos-class model engineered for safe, everyday use.”Mythos debuted in April to widespread excitement as a model able to uncover code vulnerabilities that neither seasoned developers nor other AI systems could…

Jack Wallen/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a trusted source on Google. ZDNET’s main takeaways PearOS is targeting Apple’s Liquid Glass appearance. The distro isn’t yet suitable for everyday users. PearOS also provides an Apple Intelligence-inspired experience. I’ve been tracking PearOS for a while. I previously reviewed PearOS, describing it as a Linux distribution that transforms an outdated laptop into something resembling a Mac. After that initial review, the developers decided to raise the bar and introduce a Liquid Glass-style aesthetic for the distro. While PearOS still has limitations — the “development team” is just a single individual, so updates…

A set of proposed cryptocurrency tax reforms may not yet be ready for serious consideration, as a recent hearing before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee exposed substantial concerns from lawmakers—suggesting the panel has not yet reached bipartisan consensus on the legislation aimed at creating a more transparent tax framework for digital asset profits.The newly drafted proposals are designed to ease the tax-reporting challenges faced by crypto users and investors. However, during a Tuesday hearing focused on these bills, House members—particularly Democrats—posed sharp questions about the suggested tax approaches, and several key members reportedly voiced objections even before the…

By the close of 2026, Gartner projects that task-specific AI agents will be integrated into 40% of enterprise applications—a dramatic rise from today’s figure of under 5%. In parallel, Google has introduced a specialized Gemini Enterprise application tailored for business professionals, designed to seamlessly link corporate data across productivity ecosystems such as Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and other platforms. These advancements promise unprecedented boosts in efficiency and output. Yet they also usher in risks of an entirely new magnitude. Because these AI agents demand extensive access to both systems and datasets—and can operate hundreds or even thousands of times…

This is part of a series I’m creating with Angela Shi. This article highlights the common issues we’ve both encountered when working with real-world RAG systems. These recurring challenges were exactly why we developed the four-brick framework. Let me be honest with you. While writing this series, we’ve been pasting entire documents into ChatGPT ourselves. Upload one PDF, ask one question, send it over, read the response. The results are solid, the vendor covers the token costs, and for a quick, one-time query, this approach makes sense. But this series was written for situations that are nothing like that. In…

Posted on June 9, 2026 by Viktoria Bisova, DevOps Engineer, Itigix CNCF projects highlighted in this post Setting up infrastructure on Kubernetes has grown increasingly automated over time, yet managing secrets remains a persistent challenge as environments expand. Teams typically isolate development, staging, and production workloads into separate clusters, namespaces, or cloud accounts to strengthen security and limit the impact of potential failures. While this isolation offers clear advantages, it also creates a recurring operational headache: how can shared credentials be distributed and rotated reliably across those boundaries? Our team recently confronted this exact issue while building a scalable environment…

Ericsson and Epiroc are ramping up their shared drive to embed private 5G technology within the mining sector.Maintaining a continuous flow of data from deep underground is no simple task. The environment is as punishing on the workers as it is on the equipment they rely on. The collaboration aims to overcome this hurdle, ensuring high-speed and dependable connectivity for mission-critical heavy machinery.Paul Bergström, President of Epiroc’s Digital Solutions division, commented: “Reliable connectivity is growing ever more crucial as mining firms push forward with automation and digital transformation across their entire operations.”By working alongside Ericsson, we are enhancing our capabilities…

Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), who co-sponsored a bipartisan bill to establish a National Commission on Robotics. Robotics plays a key role in bolstering both the American economy and national defense, yet cohesive federal guidance has been slow to develop. This may soon change, as a bipartisan group of senators—Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)—recently proposed legislation to form an independent panel dedicated to evaluating U.S. competitiveness in the field and proposing strategies to reinforce its leadership. “Robotics advancements are quickly reshaping daily life and the workplace,” said Sen. Hickenlooper. “To lead in the…