Atlassian creates the basis for collaboration between humans and AI agents

Atlassian Corp. today announced the Agentic Multiplayer Protocol, a platform update designed to transform the way people and artificial intelligence agents collaborate and get their work done using shared contexts and tasks in the same digital space. At the unveiling at Team ’26 Europe, Atlassian said it wants AI agents to function like employees, bringing … Read more

The UK is advancing the design of the next generation STEP fusion plant to increase efficiency

For a long time, fusion energy was characterized by a persistent cliché – always 30 years in the future, but never quite within reach. The British-run company STEP Fusion has just pushed back against this cynicism with a stack of blueprints. The UK Atomic Energy Agency (UKAEA) has advanced its design for the STEP fusion … Read more

Norway wants to temporarily ban smart glasses in parks, beaches and schools

The worst spectacle: Smart glasses are becoming increasingly popular as a wearable device for public use, and privacy is paying the price. Authorities are looking for new regulatory frameworks to curb abuses, and Norway may already be ahead. Norwegian authorities are preparing a temporary ban on AI-powered smart glasses, giving experts time to draft a … Read more

Caterpillar and CoreWeave shorten the learning loop for physical AI

Demand for new data centers, power plants and highways is fueling a construction boom, even as the industry struggles with declining productivity and a shortage of skilled machine operators. Physical AI is emerging as one answer, enabling machines to perceive and respond to their environment. Caterpillar Inc. has years of experience with autonomous mining equipment. … Read more

Boeing is testing software that connects manned aircraft with MQ-25A refueling drones

Boeing has demonstrated software that allows pilots in manned aircraft to coordinate with unmanned aircraft over a military communications network and is moving forward with plans to integrate that capability into the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray aerial refueling drone. The Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) software was tested during the Emerald Flag military exercise at Eglin … Read more

Samsung 9100 Pro SSDs are on sale at Amazon, with 1TB drives back near their launch price

In context: While general memory price increases are widely documented and affect many tech products, SSDs are no exception: NAND prices have risen dramatically over the past year, driving retail prices up nearly 200% in some cases. Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale offers temporary relief on select products, including big discounts on Samsung’s flagship … Read more

Trump announces the largest new US submarine shipyard since World War II

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a $6.6 billion U.S. submarine production offensive focused on a new 2 million-square-foot shipyard in Maryland that will produce components and large assemblies for Virginia-class nuclear submarines. Defense technology company Anduril Industries will invest $3.7 billion in private capital in the Arsenal 2 shipyard at Sparrows Point, near Baltimore. … Read more

The openness of AI coding drives Cline’s open-weight growth

Open-weight models are constantly proliferating, and the AI ​​coding around them is becoming increasingly important to getting them right. Developers and companies weigh costs and performance. The harness helps translate a model’s skills into useful work. Cline Bot Inc. believes that revealing this level will allow more people to build with AI. According to Cline … Read more

Researchers are planning swarms of robots to assemble and build structures

Researchers at the University of Stuttgart in Germany are developing two autonomous robotic systems that aim to make construction faster, more productive and less wasteful. The SCALAR and COBRAS projects will explore how teams of robots and construction equipment can assemble buildings with less human intervention while supporting more sustainable construction methods. Both projects were … Read more