Era4, through self-built energy, UK-based AI facilities and its own hardware, argues for giving the UK more control over the AI technology stack and keeping related revenue within the domestic economy. Its Chesterfield facility uses liquid-cooled Nvidia B300 systems supplied by HPE and runs HPE Private Cloud AI; the company also plans to build AI infrastructure on about 20% of a 230-acre former steelworks site in Newport, Wales.
Starting with version 1.5.0, Google Cloud's Agents CLI introduces an Extension System that allows developers to override or add commands without forking the tool; version 1.8.0 debuts the first LangChain extension, replacing ADK-bound commands with equivalent LangChain implementations. Extensions are declared via agents-cli-extension.yaml in a Git repository and can override built-in commands such as playground, deploy, and eval generate, or add new commands; enterprise platform teams can use this to enforce policies such as SBOM scanning in deployment pipelines.
Starting with version 1.5.0, Google Cloud's Agents CLI introduces an Extension System that allows developers to override or add commands without forking the tool; version 1.8.0 debuts the first LangChain extension, replacing ADK-bound commands with equivalent LangChain implementations. Extensions are declared via agents-cli-extension.yaml in a Git repository and can override built-in commands such as playground, deploy, and eval generate, or add new commands; enterprise platform teams can use th
Mastra has released the Mastra Observability managed platform, which can connect directly to Mastra framework projects, automatically trace agent runs, and view the latency, tokens, and cost of model and tool calls. The platform supports online scorers to monitor correctness, team annotation of traces to build evaluation datasets, and running evaluations in CI via Gates and Verdicts to catch regressions. It offers 100k observability events per month free with 15-day retention; beyond that, it costs $10 per 100k events.
Mastra has released the Mastra Observability managed platform, which can connect directly to Mastra framework projects, automatically trace agent runs, and view the latency, tokens, and cost of model and tool calls. The platform supports online scorers to monitor correctness, team annotation of traces to build evaluation datasets, and running evaluations in CI via Gates and Verdicts to catch regressions. It offers 100k observability events per month free with 15-day retention; beyond that, it co
Apple has officially unveiled the new Apple Music design: the wordmark consists of the Apple symbol plus bold lowercase SF Pro, and for the first time the service gets its own dedicated sound signature, created by musician "Fred again.." under the theme "Made by Sound." The new icon has already changed from red to black and white in iOS 27.2 Beta 4, which has reached Release Candidate status and is expected to roll out to compatible devices next week. Apple also produced a mini intro filmed using sound waves in a mineral oil tank, with the icon presented in a Liquid Glass style.
Apple has officially unveiled the new Apple Music design: the wordmark consists of the Apple symbol plus bold lowercase SF Pro, and for the first time the service gets its own dedicated sound signature, created by musician "Fred again.." under the theme "Made by Sound." The new icon has already changed from red to black and white in iOS 27.2 Beta 4, which has reached Release Candidate status and is expected to roll out to compatible devices next week. Apple also produced a mini intro filmed usin
AI code testing infrastructure startup Blacksmith has reached a $1 billion valuation following a $66 million Series C funding round led by Sequoia Capital, just about two months after its $45 million Series B round. More than 10,000 companies currently use Blacksmith's platform, which runs 90 million verification checks per week, up from 5 million at the start of the year, while annual recurring revenue grew 17-fold over the same period. CEO Aditya Jayaprakash said most of the new funding will go toward purchasing more compute, and the company plans to grow its staff from about 40 to about 75 by the end of the year.
AI code testing infrastructure startup Blacksmith has reached a $1 billion valuation following a $66 million Series C funding round led by Sequoia Capital, just about two months after its $45 million Series B round. More than 10,000 companies currently use Blacksmith's platform, which runs 90 million verification checks per week, up from 5 million at the start of the year, while annual recurring revenue grew 17-fold over the same period. CEO Aditya Jayaprakash said most of the new funding will g
9to5Mac editor Chance Miller reviewed Apple's first foldable iPhone Duo after a week of hands-on testing, arguing that this form factor represents the future of the iPhone. When unfolded, the iPhone Duo has a 7.6-inch inner screen; when folded, the outer screen is 5.4 inches. It weighs 254 grams, is 11.3mm thick when folded, is powered by the A20 Pro chip, and costs $1,999. The review notes that it replaces Face ID with Touch ID, lacks a telephoto lens, and that iOS 27 moves navigation controls to the right side and supports Split View on an iPhone for the first time.
9to5Mac editor Chance Miller reviewed Apple's first foldable iPhone Duo after a week of hands-on testing, arguing that this form factor represents the future of the iPhone. When unfolded, the iPhone Duo has a 7.6-inch inner screen; when folded, the outer screen is 5.4 inches. It weighs 254 grams, is 11.3mm thick when folded, is powered by the A20 Pro chip, and costs $1,999. The review notes that it replaces Face ID with Touch ID, lacks a telephoto lens, and that iOS 27 moves navigation controls
Franchise recruitment marketing is shifting from search bidding and feed ads to GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), with the goal of ensuring that brand facts are accurately mentioned and reasonably recommended in generative Q&A systems such as DeepSeek, Doubao, Tongyi Qianwen, ERNIE Bot, Kimi, and ChatGPT. The article compares the business logic of three models—search advertising, feed advertising, and GEO—and points out that GEO competes on the quality of facts and the credibility of information sources, not on advertising budgets. To judge whether a GEO service provider is reliable, it is recommended to prepare 20 to 50 real franchise recruitment questions and require an on-site demonstration of multi-model queries, brand mentions, cited sources, and erroneous information identification.
Franchise recruitment marketing is shifting from search bidding and feed ads to GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), with the goal of ensuring that brand facts are accurately mentioned and reasonably recommended in generative Q&A systems such as DeepSeek, Doubao, Tongyi Qianwen, ERNIE Bot, Kimi, and ChatGPT. The article compares the business logic of three models—search advertising, feed advertising, and GEO—and points out that GEO competes on the quality of facts and the credibility of informa
Vitals is a system monitoring app for macOS that consolidates metrics such as CPU, memory, GPU, disk, network, and battery into a single window, and groups process resource usage by app, making it more intuitive than the built-in Activity Monitor. It provides an MCP service that supports AI assistants like Claude, Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor in reading system data and analyzing hardware issues. The app uses a one-time purchase model, currently priced at $9 on the official website, with a regular price of $39.
Vitals is a system monitoring app for macOS that consolidates metrics such as CPU, memory, GPU, disk, network, and battery into a single window, and groups process resource usage by app, making it more intuitive than the built-in Activity Monitor. It provides an MCP service that supports AI assistants like Claude, Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor in reading system data and analyzing hardware issues. The app uses a one-time purchase model, currently priced at $9 on the official website, with a regu
Developer dipa-studio successfully booted and ran iOS 16.7.16 on a Redmi Note 10 Pro, able to enter the home screen, operate Settings and Control Center, and subsequently similar demonstrations appeared on devices such as the Redmi Note 12, Nothing Phone, and OnePlus 12. The porting process extensively used Claude and Codex to write driver adaptation code, and a reverse-engineering tool REA that automatically analyzes hardware interfaces also emerged. In the current version, cellular network, Bluetooth, camera, and speaker are all unavailable; GPU hardware acceleration has not been made to work, causing lag; booting takes 4 minutes; code signing verification and sandbox restrictions have also been relaxed; it is only suitable for early-adopter demonstrations.
Developer dipa-studio successfully booted and ran iOS 16.7.16 on a Redmi Note 10 Pro, able to enter the home screen, operate Settings and Control Center, and subsequently similar demonstrations appeared on devices such as the Redmi Note 12, Nothing Phone, and OnePlus 12. The porting process extensively used Claude and Codex to write driver adaptation code, and a reverse-engineering tool REA that automatically analyzes hardware interfaces also emerged. In the current version, cellular network, Bl
