Google releases FunctionGemma: a tiny edge model that can control mobile devices with natural language

While Gemini 3 is still making waves, Google's not taking the foot off the gas in terms of releasing new models.Yesterday, the company released FunctionGemma, a specialized 270-million parameter [...]

Microsoft reports strong cloud growth, but Copilot performance remains unclear

Microsoft's Azure cloud platform grew 35 percent year-over-year in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025. While AI services played a significant role, much of the growth came from more convention [...]

OpenAI signs $38 billion cloud contract with Amazon

When OpenAI announced last week the end of its drawn-out corporate restructuring, one of the freedoms the company had managed to negotiate for itself was the ability to more easily sign cloud contract [...]

Google Cloud outages: Spotify, Discord, Snapchat and more partially down

Google Cloud experienced outages today that led to disruptions for many online services. Reports of issues for Google products and others began around 11AM PT/2 PM ET. The company was able to restore [...]

Alibaba's new open source Qwen3.5-Medium models offer Sonnet 4.5 performance on local computers

Alibaba's now famed Qwen AI development team has done it again: a little more than a day ago, they released the Qwen3.5 Medium Model series consisting of four new large language models (LLMs) wit [...]

Xbox Game Pass additions for August include Assassin’s Creed Mirage

Microsoft has revealed the first batch of Xbox Game Pass additions for August, and there are several tasty options in store over the next couple of weeks. The first one lands today on Game Pass Ultima [...]

The Omen Max 45L is the star of HP's latest PC gaming update

Prior to IFA in early September, HP is looking to get ahead of its rivals with a substantial update to its PC gaming portfolio headlined by the new Omen Max 45L desktop alongside a full slate of perip [...]

Shuttered robot vacuum maker Neato is ending cloud services sooner than planned

Starting soon, Neato robovac owners will no longer be able to control their devices using the app. Neato Robotics, which shut down in 2023 due to declining sales, has notified customers that "clo [...]

Xbox Game Pass adds Death Stranding DC, Ninja Gaiden, Talos Principle 2 and more

Microsoft has announced some solid additions to Game Pass this month, ranging from AAA titles to indies, including some of our favorites from 2024 and 2025. Topping the list is Death Stranding Direct [...]