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Maria Diaz/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.Shopping for a robot vacuum can feel overwhelming with so many brands and models to choose from. A decade ago, the market offered only a handful of options. Today, dozens of manufacturers have built solid reputations, making the decision even tougher.Also: The best robot vacuums for pet hair: Expert and lab testedIf you’re planning to invest in a robot vacuum that will keep your floors clean for the next five years or more, which brand should you pick? Roborock and Ecovacs share many similarities in terms of features and reliability,…

manager. Your team has just spent three weeks refactoring the prompt chain for your company’s internal AI research agent. They deploy the new version to a staging environment, run a few queries, and report back: “It feels much better. The answers are more detailed.” If you approve that deployment based on a “vibe check,” you are flying blind. In traditional software engineering, we would never accept “it feels better” as a passing test grade. We demand unit tests, integration tests, and deterministic assertions. Yet, when it comes to Large Language Models (LLMs) and agentic systems, many teams abandon engineering rigor…

I’ll paraphrase the HTML content while keeping the HTML structure intact and maintaining the same language (English). Here’s the rewritten version: Vercel Labs 01 / 09  ·  Overview ZeroA Language Builtfor AI Agents An experimental systems-level language offering AI agents structured error reports,typed fix metadata, and documentation that machines can read — plus native binaries under 10 KiB. Systems Language Agent-Native v0.1.1 Apache-2.0 Experimental Context 02 / 09  ·  Why Zero Exists The Agent Repair Loop Problem Traditional programming languages generate compiler messages meant for people — raw text that AI agents need to interpret to figure out what went…

In brief Myriad combines prediction markets with articles and videos from media partners like Decrypt. On Myriad, users can place predictions on topics spanning Crypto, Sports, Politics, Economy, Gaming, and Culture. The platform uses both Central Limit Order Book (CLOB) and Automated Market Maker (AMM) systems. Myriad is a prediction market created by Dastan, the parent company of Decrypt. It allows users to forecast outcomes in areas such as cryptocurrency, politics, and sports.What sets Myriad apart is how it blends prediction markets with editorial and video content from outlets like Decrypt and Rug Radio—creating fresh ways for readers to engage…

A security expert alleges that Microsoft silently resolved an Azure Backup for AKS vulnerability after dismissing his report and preventing a CVE from being assigned. The researcher’s submission outlines a critical privilege escalation flaw that enabled cluster-admin access from the low-privileged “Backup Contributor” role. Microsoft contests the claim, informing BleepingComputer the behavior was intended and that “no product changes were made,” even though the researcher documented new permission checks and failed exploit attempts following disclosure, indicating a quiet fix. CERT confirms it’s a bug, but Microsoft blocks CVE Security researcher Justin O’Leary identified the security flaw this March and submitted…

The Senate resolution will take effect after the general election on Nov. 3. Michele Sandiford May 15, 2026 1:39 pm < a min read Senators have unanimously passed a resolution to stop receiving their own pay during any future government shutdowns. The bipartisan measure comes as shutdowns have grown longer and more frequent. In the past, members of Congress continued to receive their salaries during funding gaps, while many federal workers were forced to go without pay. The resolution will become active following the general election on November 3. It does not extend to the House of Representatives.Lawmakers are raising…

Outdoor advertising is evolving from static images and set timetables into a flexible, data-powered system, writes Eleanor Hecks, Managing Editor at Designerly Magazine. By incorporating the Internet of Things (IoT), different out-of-home (OOH) advertising setups can now react instantly to actual conditions in the real world. As advertising requirements change, this evolution turns outdoor media into a flexible communication method that provides more accurate and trackable results. How IoT Functions in Outdoor Advertising IoT in outdoor advertising means a linked system of sensors, cameras, digital screens, and cloud-based platforms that gather and analyze live data from the surrounding environment. Through…

Launching AI agents in a local script is simple. Running them reliably in production — across teams, across restarts, with isolated environments per context — is an entirely different challenge. BerriAI, the company behind the LiteLLM AI Gateway, is now open-sourcing a purpose-built solution to that challenge: the LiteLLM Agent Platform. The platform is described as a straightforward, self-hosted infrastructure layer for running multiple agents in production. What Problem Does it Solve? To understand the value, consider what happens when you try to scale agents beyond a single process. Agents are stateful: they carry session history, tool call results, and…

I mainly communicate with my coding assistant in Chinese. However, my writing often blends languages: many technical terms feel more natural to me in English (especially those related to Python, Git, etc.), and some are even hard to translate smoothly into Chinese. Yesterday, I asked my coding assistant in Chinese: “run.py有早停吗？我在恒源云上跑，发现没有触发”, which translates to: “Does run.py include early stopping? I ran the project on a shared GPU platform, but I didn’t see early stopping activate.” As usual, I kept the filename run.py in its original English form. The model checked the code and replied like this: Image by author: Screenshot…

Terry Gerton You’re an expert in environmental policy. Let’s start there. There are many people working on climate and environmental issues these days, and many of them are focused on the science, perhaps without a full understanding of the policy machinery. Where do you see the biggest gaps between the motivated scientific community and their ability to influence policy right now? Mai Sistla Yeah, so great question. One of the biggest gaps that I have seen, especially working with scientific expertise, is thinking about how you can change policy beyond legislation. So I would say 90%, 95% of the time…