Alibaba's Metis agent cuts redundant AI tool calls from 98% to 2% — and gets more accurate doing it

Alibaba's HDPO framework trains AI agents to skip unnecessary tool calls, cutting redundant invocations from 98% to 2% while ...

Inside China's top computer science university training the next generation of AI engineers

Multiple theses, coding marathons, joining research labs — this is life inside China's top AI training ground.
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New Linux 'Copy Fail' Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Major Distributions

CVE-2026-31431 CVSS 7.8 flaw since 2017 enables root via 732-byte exploit, impacting major Linux distributions.
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AWS launches Amazon Quick desktop AI assistant that works across your applications, tools, and data

By Jigar Thakkar, VP of Agentic AI for Business, Amazon Quick Most of us still spend more time hunting for information at ...

Fortnite update today (30 April): What changes in the patch notes?

There’s always something new in Fortnite, and what with Disney’s stake in Epic Games, we are being treated to a whole host of ...
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One tiny exploit gives full Linux access: all kernels since 2017 are vulnerable

The critical "Copy Fail" bug (CVE-2026-31431) affects all Linux kernels since 2017, allowing unprivileged local users to gain ...
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Maximizing ROI with Nano Banana Pro API: A Guide for High-Volume Shopify Stores

The brands winning on visual-first channels in 2026 are not the ones with the biggest photography budgets. They are the ones ...