Tech predictions for 2026 and beyond
For much of the world, technology has become so intertwined with our day-to-day lives that it influences everything. Our relationships, the care we seek, how we work, what we do…
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Embedded Swift Improvements Coming in Swift 6.3
Embedded Swift is a subset of Swift that’s designed for low resource usage, making it capable of running on constrained environments like microcontrollers. Using a special compilation mode, Embedded Swift produces…
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How AI can accelerate the energy transition, rather than compete with it
Data-centre spending is projected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2029, driven largely by AI-related energy and compute demand. AI’s clean energy investments should strengthen power systems for everyone, in line…
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Expanding Support For AI Developers On Hugging Face
For those building with AI, most are in it to change the world — not twiddle their thumbs. So when inspiration strikes, the last thing anyone wants is to spend hours…
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Visual Studio 2026 is here: faster, smarter, and a hit with early adopters
Dear developers, We’re thrilled to announce that Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available! This is a moment we’ve built side by side with you. Your feedback has helped shape…
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Microsoft strengthens sovereign cloud capabilities with new services
Across Europe and around the world, organizations today face a complex mix of regulatory mandates, heightened expectations for resilience, and relentless technological advancement. Sovereignty has become a core requirement for…
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The hardest part of creating conscious AI might be convincing ourselves it’s real
Leaf your prejudices at the door.Black Salmon David Cornell, University of Lancashire As far back as 1980, the American philosopher John Searle distinguished between strong and weak AI. Weak…
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The Blueprint: How Giles AI transforms medical research with conversational AI
Welcome to The Blueprint, a new feature where we highlight how Google Cloud customers are tackling unique and common challenges across industries using the latest AI and cloud technologies. We…
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The brain power behind sustainable AI
PhD student Miranda Schwacke explores how computing inspired by the human brain can fuel energy-efficient artificial intelligence. Jason Sparapani | Department of Materials Science and EngineeringMIT News | https://news.mit.edu/2025/brain-power-behind-sustainable-ai-miranda-schwacke-1024 How…
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Introducing Google Gen AI .NET SDK
Last year, we announced the Google Gen AI SDK as the new unified library for Gemini on Google AI (via the Gemini Developer API) and Vertex AI (via the Vertex AI API). At the time, it…
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