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Daniel Rubino, Editor‑in‑Chief of Windows Central, has led the site since 2007, transitioning from editor‑in‑Chief in 2010 to executive editor in 2020 and back to his current role in 2022. He oversees staff, directs content, and hosts a YouTube channel, podcast, and reviews. Rubino’s interests span Windows, laptops, next‑gen computing, 2‑in‑1 convertibles, ARM processors, and thin‑light PCs. Prior to tech journalism, he worked as a polysomnographer, movie theater projectionist, EMT, and pursued a Ph.D. in linguistics. [...]

Ant International’s Antom has partnered with Google to expand access to Google Gemini, an AI service, across Asia. The collaboration began in Indonesia, where the free trial is available through select digital payment and retail channels, including A+Rewards, reaching roughly 10 million users. Antom will manage billing, tax, risk, marketing, and account services for the subscription lifecycle, streamlining operations for AI companies. The partnership aims to roll out similar offerings in additional markets, broadening Gemini’s regional footprint. [...]

During a White House meeting on frontier artificial intelligence, President Donald Trump referred to Google CEO Sundar Pichai as a “monster,” prompting Pichai to joke, “Hopefully a better tagline than I’m a monster!” The gathering included leaders from Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI, and Nvidia, and focused on responsibilities for developing “super‑intelligence.” Participants agreed to strengthen internal controls, engage independent auditors, and implement safety measures to prevent unintended AI harm. The exchange quickly went viral, sparking social‑media [...]

Infratil Ltd (ASX:IFT) raised its earnings outlook after CDC Data Centres secured additional customer contracts, expanding its contracted book beyond current operational capacity. The upgrade follows a capital markets day where CDC announced new agreements, prompting Infratil to lift its proportionate earnings forecast for the current financial year. The announcement comes amid a tougher macro environment, with the Reserve Bank of Australia raising the cash rate and construction costs rising, adding pressure to AI data‑centre expansion. Infratil [...]

Meta announced its Meta Enterprise Platform, a suite aimed at embedding AI into corporate operations rather than advertising. The platform will include Muse Agent, Meta Business Agent, Muse API, and Muse Code, with MongoDB’s CJ Desai named chief enterprise platform officer. CEO Mark Zuckerberg described it as the next major pillar of Meta’s business. Analysts caution that trust will be critical, citing past discontinuations of Workplace and Horizon Workrooms. Meta’s AI strategy, launched with the Meta Superintelligence [...]

Meta refuted a claim by journalist Jason Aten that its AI agent Muse accessed a user’s private Messages on a Mac without permission. VP of Communications Andy Stone emphasized that Muse’s Messages integration is fully opt‑in, requiring users to enable Full Disk Access and a specific Messages connector. Meta’s Superintelligence Labs executive David Singleton added that three separate permission steps and macOS system protections prevent unauthorized access, even if a bug existed. Aten alleged Muse read his messages [...]

Artificial intelligence is widening linguistic inequality as large‑language models favor majority tongues, leaving minority languages under‑represented. Languages such as Hula in Papua New Guinea (≈10,000 speakers) and Tetun in Timor‑Leste (≈1 million speakers) receive scant training data, resulting in poor or absent AI output. Yet the technology is enabling grassroots solutions. The Hula community created Vavanagi, a documentation platform built with AI‑assisted coding, now hosting over 80 users and 12,000 English‑Hula translations toward a translator app. In Timor‑Leste, [...]

OpenAI unveiled “Dots,” a new feature that turns ChatGPT into autonomous agents capable of running separate cloud‑based computers and browsers to complete tasks without continuous user input. Each Dot operates independently, can integrate with existing applications, and continues working toward user‑defined goals after the conversation ends. The rollout is limited to ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium subscribers in select markets, with Enterprise users able to access it if their administrators enable the beta. Users on the free, [...]