Microsoft's annual Build developer conference kicks off in San Francisco on June 2, with a livestreamed keynote. The Verge is tracking announcements as they arrive. The preview points to Windows, AI, RTX Spark, new AI models, and agentic OpenClaw-like developments, but the supplied excerpt does not yet include specific product details, release dates, or technical specifications.
Trip planning has become a recurring showcase for AI agents: name a destination, and the system promises to search options and research local activities. The article frames Gemini Spark as the author’s most impressive and unsettling AI experience so far. The provided excerpt does not include enough detail to assess its workflow, accuracy, limitations, or the specific reason for that concern.
At Computex 2026, Intel framed agentic AI as a key driver of computing demand. The company highlighted its 18A process for Core Ultra PCs and Xeon 6+ data-center products, while emphasizing the CPU's role in coordinating AI workloads. Its strategy also relies on partners to build a hybrid architecture spanning edge devices and cloud infrastructure.
Simon Willison highlights Chad Whitacre’s decision to leave tech and Open Source, framed not as a forum threat but as concrete action. Whitacre describes wanting to become “AI Amish” or “Internet Amish,” moving toward an offline, analog life closer to 1980 than 1780. A previous post about using Claude Code with Opus 4.5 shows how agentic AI felt intoxicating and unsettling enough to push him away from technological accelerationism.
Google 發表全新 Gemini 3.5 Flash 與名為「Omni」的全能型模型。Gemini 3.5 Flash 針對 Agent(AI 代理)進行深度優化,大幅提升運作效率與速度,被視為推動實用級 Agent 應用的關鍵;而 Omni 則定位為能處理多元任務的萬能模型。兩者結合將顯著降低延遲,讓生成式 AI 在實際工作流中更具實用價值。