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Qualinx, a European semiconductor firm specializing in ultra-low-power connectivity solutions for edge devices, has revealed that its QLX3Gx Series GNSS receiver now fully supports Galileo OSNMA (Open Service Navigation Message Authentication). Created with backing from EUSPA, the European Union’s space program agency, this milestone makes the QLX3Gx the first ultra-low-power GNSS receiver to offer built-in OSNMA capability as a standard feature across its complete product lineup. The QLX3Gx chip is presently accessible for sampling, with large-scale manufacturing scheduled for the latter half of 2026. Previously, receivers equipped with OSNMA functionality were limited to premium, expensive, and power-demanding applications, meaning the…

  # Introduction  Locally-run coding models are finally maturing into practical tools. I’ve long been enthusiastic about this new generation of on-device large language models (LLMs), particularly the open-weight releases and community GGUF conversions that simplify execution on everyday hardware. We’ve reached a stage where several of these models can operate on GPUs like an RTX 3090, produce output quickly enough to feel genuinely useful, and tackle authentic coding and agentic programming challenges — not just toy examples or novelties. If you’re aiming for a fully local coding environment and possess at least 16GB of VRAM, these models can help…

The White House has refuted any connection between the Trump administration’s AI agreement with the United Arab Emirates and World Liberty Financial. This response follows demands from Senate Democrats for hearings regarding the reported links between the Trump family-supported cryptocurrency venture and Abu Dhabi. In a statement shared with BeInCrypto, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly indicated that the UAE AI agreement was intended to strengthen a strategic technological alliance between Washington and Abu Dhabi. “The Trump administration’s landmark agreement to bolster the collaboration between the United States and the United Arab Emirates on artificial intelligence was crafted to ensure the…

Risk has already merged—yet governance remains fragmented, and that disconnect is where disasters take root Disclaimer: The perspectives and viewpoints presented in this article belong exclusively to the author and do not necessarily align with the positions of his employer or any associated organizations. Contained risk is a thing of the past—today’s threats merge and cascade. Failures in identity, cloud, data, and AI don’t happen in isolation, but governance frameworks still treat them as though they do. Over the last year and a half, a recurring trend has surfaced across high-profile security events—one that most organizations still haven’t built governance…

Posted on June 24, 2026 by Diana Todea (DevRel Engineer at VictoriaMetrics and Merge-Forward Neurodiversity chapter lead), and Ryan Etten (Senior Architect & Team Lead at Red Hat and Wisconsin CNCF chapter community organizer) Open-source ecosystems are built on a seemingly straightforward idea: no matter who you are or where you’re located, you can participate and make a difference. Yet that promise quietly falls apart at the margins. A contributor who needs written background before jumping into a live call, someone who interprets a brief pull request comment as aggressive, or a newcomer who can’t make sense of an issue…

For years, discussions about fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and 5G revolved around “the digital divide”—a push to lay as much glass cable as possible. But it’s now 2026, and the story has changed. With the rapid rise of generative AI, the expansion of 5G networks, and large-scale government-funded broadband initiatives gaining real momentum, the challenge is no longer about ambition. It’s about the ability to actually get things done. The sector is entering a phase of industrial-scale operations, where the real constraint isn’t funding—it’s the capacity to deliver consistent, high-quality connections under severe labor shortages and tight deadlines. Execution Capacity: The New…

We built a text-to-SQL tool. The initial version relied on a single-agent setup: a user submits a natural-language question, it passes through a validation checkpoint, and then a SQL query is produced. Once development was finished, we began testing and quickly discovered that a one-agent design wasn’t sufficient for our needs. It performed adequately on straightforward queries requiring just one or two operations, but it began to break down when users posed intricate questions involving multiple steps and schema exploration. After extensive testing, we recognized that no single agent could handle every responsibility effectively. The agent was attempting to interpret…

The Digit humanoid robot is already operational at multiple commercial client sites. Source: Agility Robotics Agility Robotics Inc. announced today that it has finalized an agreement to merge with Churchill Capital Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The firm stated it will become “the sole publicly traded U.S. company focused exclusively on humanoids with demonstrated, active commercial deployments.” Agility created the bipedal research platform Cassie and the humanoid robot Digit, which is currently undergoing commercial trials. The Salem, Oregon-based firm anticipates that the SPAC deal will deliver over $620 million in gross proceeds, with a pre-money equity valuation of…

Stay updated with ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.Amazon’s main Prime Day event is back, taking place from Tuesday, June 23, through Friday, June 26, but many early bargains launched ahead of schedule, and the markdowns are stretching into this week.Also: June Prime Day live blog: We’re monitoring Amazon deals on SSDs, TVs, laptops, and moreThere are loads of markdowns spanning home and outdoor categories, plus major tech segments like laptops, TVs, tablets, phones, smart home devices, appliances, and plenty of other opportunities to save. Competing promotions are also underway at Best Buy, Target, Walmart, and other…

Overview Qwable 27B is a thoroughly fine-tuned variant of Alibaba’s Qwen3.6-27B, built using a Fable 5-style reasoning dataset, engineered to mirror the methodical, structured thought process of Anthropic’s latest premier model. The abliterated release strips away the model’s default refusal tendencies by surgically altering its weights through llama.cpp’s cvector-generator tool. Both versions operate locally on your own hardware, incur no per-query fees, and have zero dependence on Anthropic’s API or its compulsory usage policies. Over the past week, Anthropic found itself issuing apologies for Fable 5’s hidden safety mechanisms, and then the U.S. government mandated the model’s removal from access…