Olares launches personal AI computer that turns local files into smart assistant

Today, Olares announced an alternative, an open-source, privacy-minded personal server that allows users quickly to spin up ...
Live Science

AI could use online images as a backdoor into your computer, alarming new study suggests

A website announces, "Free celebrity wallpaper!" You browse the images. There's Selena Gomez, Rihanna and Timothée Chalamet — but you settle on Taylor Swift. Her hair is doing that wind-machine thing ...

What else can AI do? 7 uses beyond chatbots and image generation

While cloud-based AI solutions are all the rage, local AI tools are more powerful than ever. Your gaming PC can do a lot more ...
Scientific American

The New Frontier of AI Hacking—Could Online Images Hijack Your Computer?

A website announces, “Free celebrity wallpaper!” You browse the images. There’s Selena Gomez, Rihanna and Timothée Chalamet—but you settle on Taylor Swift. Her hair is doing that wind-machine thing ...
CNET

Google's Gemini AI Is a Step Closer to Taking Control of Your Computer

The preview of Gemini 2.5 Computer Use is only for developers at the moment, but it shows that the era of agentic AI is here. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy ...
Android

Gemini 2.5 'Computer Use' AI Model Can Navigate Websites Autonomously

Google’s Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model is a new AI agent that can autonomously browse the web and interact with UIs—clicking, typing, and scrolling based on text prompts. Built on Gemini 2.5 Pro, this ...