When we talk about a “desktop application,” we generally mean a program that runs with a graphical UI that’s native to the platform or powered by some cross-platform visual toolkit. But a desktop application these days is just as likely to be a glorified web page running in a standalone instance of a browser. If

The Java virtual machine (JVM) is a program whose sole purpose is to execute other programs. This simple idea has made Java one of the most successful and long-lived platforms of all time. The JVM was a highly novel idea when it was introduced in 1995, and it continues to be a vital force in

According to a new report by research firm IDC, global sales of smartphones will increase by 1% in 2025 compared to last year, to a total of 1.24 billion units. This increase is taking place despite the global economic turmoil, thanks to unexpectedly high demand in the US, the Middle East, and Africa. Apple is

Microsoft researchers are developing technologies for a new class of video AI agents to explore three-dimensional spaces before making decisions. The technology framework, called MindJourney, uses a range of AI technologies to understand and analyze 3D spaces, reason about the surroundings, and predict movement, the researchers wrote in a blog entry late last month.

Windows 10 support ends in just over a month, but close to 50% of PC installations are still running the old OS, according to PC makers. In earnings calls last week, Dell and HP executives said that the PC upgrade cycle to Windows 11 was still ongoing, and would continue through this year and 2026.

Digitimes tells us Apple is intensively pushing supply partners to invest deeply in automated manufacturing in their factories. This isn’t new, but what has changed is the degree to which the company is insisting on it. The report tells us that if you want Apple to place an order with your company, you must invest in automation.

Over the next few years, agentic AI is expected to bring not only rapid technological breakthroughs, but a societal transformation, redefining how we live, work and interact with the world. And this shift is happening quickly. “By 2028, 33% of enterprise software applications will include agentic AI, up from less than 1% in 2024, enabling

Last week, “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star Will Smith — himself the victim of a gross AI meme about slurping spaghetti — showed the world that he’s not so fresh anymore when his team used AI to add rapturous fans to concert footage of his “Based on a True Story” comeback tour. Online observers quickly noticed

Something keeps happening to people who get hooked chatbots like ChatGPT. Mental health professionals are calling it “AI psychosis”: turning to the AI models for advice, users soon become entranced by the sycophantic machine’s human-like responses. It becomes not just a tool but a companion — and the worst kind, constantly plying you with what

It’s long been the practice of private health insurers to require “prior authorization” before you can get the treatment you need. Often, they’ll try to deny as many of these claims as possible — including with the use of AI models.  Government-backed plans like Medicare, however, have tended to cover what private insurers don’t, and