Square is a payment processing platform with built-in POS and business management tools for in-person and online sales. Here’s how it works, what it costs, and its ideal use cases.

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Google I/O returns May 19–20 to showcase major updates in AI, Android, Chrome, and Cloud, beginning with a keynote on the "agentic era" of development. The event will focus on new tools designed to automate complex workflows and simplify the creation of high-quality, AI-ready applications. Attendees can register to access live sessions, technical demos, and professional development resources both live and on-demand.

Google has released version 1.0.0 of the Agent Development Kit (ADK) for Java, introducing powerful new features like Google Maps grounding, built-in URL fetching, and a standardized Agent2Agent protocol for cross-framework collaboration. The update enhances agent control through a new "App" and "Plugin" architecture, which allows for global logging, automated context window management via event compaction, and "Human-in-the-Loop" workflows for action confirmations. Additionally, the release provides robust session and memory services using Google Cloud integrations like Firestore and Vertex AI to manage long-term state and large data artifacts.

MaxText has introduced new support for Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) and Reinforcement Learning (RL) on single-host TPU configurations, leveraging JAX and the Tunix library for high-performance model refinement. These features enable developers to easily adapt pre-trained models for specialized tasks and complex reasoning using efficient algorithms like GRPO and GSPO. This update streamlines the post-training workflow, offering a scalable path from single-host setups to larger multi-host configurations.

The Agent Development Kit (ADK) SkillToolset introduces a "progressive disclosure" architecture that allows AI agents to load domain expertise on demand, reducing token usage by up to 90% compared to traditional monolithic prompts. Through four distinct patterns—ranging from simple inline checklists to "skill factories" where agents write their own code—the system enables agents to dynamically expand their capabilities at runtime using the universal agentskills.io specification. This modular approach ensures that complex instructions and external resources are only accessed when relevant, creating a scalable and self-extending framework for modern AI development.

More than 1,300 internet-exposed SharePoint servers remain unpatched against CVE-2026-32201, a spoofing flaw Microsoft says was exploited as a zero-day.

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At Data Center World, experts explain how generative and agentic AI are reshaping data center power, cooling, and infrastructure demands.

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Vonage’s partnership with Girls Who Code is more than feel-good philanthropy; it’s a blueprint for building diverse AI talent pipelines.

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Mozilla says Firefox 150 patches 271 vulnerabilities found with Anthropic’s restricted Mythos AI, highlighting how quickly AI-driven bug hunting is accelerating.

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Google Cloud has introduced the Agents CLI, a specialized tool designed to bridge the gap between local development and production-grade AI agent deployment. The CLI provides coding assistants with machine-readable access to the full Google Cloud stack, reducing context overload and token waste during the scaffolding process. By streamlining evaluation, infrastructure provisioning, and deployment into a single programmatic backbone, the tool enables developers to move from initial concept to a live service in hours rather than weeks.

Fake Antigravity downloads are enabling fast account takeovers using hidden malware and stolen session cookies.

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Microsoft says Windows 11’s built-in security is strong enough for most users, though power users and enterprises may still want third-party protection.

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An Apple account notification has been exploited in a new email phishing attack that comes with a fake iPhone purchase claim.

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Hackers are abusing Microsoft Teams chats to impersonate IT support, gain remote access, move laterally, and steal company data, Microsoft warns.

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We’re introducing Live Chats on Threads, which lets you participate in public group chats during the biggest cultural events. It’s a new way to build community with others around shared interests like an album drop or a big game as it unfolds. Live Chats are an extension of what’s already happening on Threads — and a new way for creators and fans to connect over what matters to them in real time.

Live Chats are more dynamic than traditional group chats because they’re designed for real-time conversations around cultural moments as they’re happening. A profile ring signals when someone is live, and features like real-time polls, countdowns, and typing indicators keep the conversation lively. Live scores keep chats in sync with games, so the discussion never falls behind the action.

Live Chats will be launching in the NBAThreads Community during the Playoffs, with community champions and media personalities hosting Live Chats during live games: Malika Andrews, Rachel Nichols, Trysta Krick, David Rushing, and Lexis Mickens.

Discover and Join Public Group Chats

You can find and join a Live Chat at the top of the NBAThreads Community feed or one that’s linked in a shared post on your main Threads feed. Live Chats in other Community feeds will be rolling out in the coming months. You can also spot a Live Chat by the red live ring around a host’s profile photo.

Once you join a chat, you can send messages — including photos, videos, and links — back and forth, and tap on reaction emojis to show how you feel. If the chat is full, you can still watch the conversation, react to messages, and vote in polls. Live Chats are open and publicly discoverable even after they’ve ended.

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To start, Live Chats can be hosted by a select group of creators, including Community Champions who are actively engaged in a Threads community, spark conversations, and join others. Eligible hosts can schedule a Live Chat to start by tapping the three-dot menu icon in the top right corner of their Community, and selecting Schedule a Live Chat. From there you can name your chat, choose a start and end time, and invite people to join. You can also share your Live Chat to your Threads feed and Instagram Story to spread the word.

What’s Next

We’re continuing to build on the Live Chats experience with new features coming soon, including co-hosting, play-by-play content with real-time updates, lock screen widgets to surface real-time Live Chats activity, and the ability to quote and share chat messages on your Threads feed.

We’re excited to bring people closer to the moments that matter. We’re starting with the NBAThreads Community as we build and refine Live Chats — rolling out gradually to more communities on Threads so we can learn from early feedback and refine the experience.

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Malicious browser extensions disguised as TikTok downloaders compromised 130,000 users, exposing a growing blind spot in enterprise security.

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TorchTPU is a new engineering stack designed to provide a native, high-performance experience for running PyTorch workloads on Google’s TPU infrastructure with minimal code changes. It features an "Eager First" approach with multiple execution modes and utilizes the XLA compiler to optimize distributed training across massive clusters. Moving into 2026, the project aims to further reduce compilation overhead and expand support for dynamic shapes and custom kernels to ensure seamless scalability for the next generation of AI.

This blog post introduces a workflow for extracting high-quality data from complex, unstructured documents by combining LlamaParse with Gemini 3.1 models. It demonstrates an event-driven architecture that uses Gemini 3.1 Pro for agentic parsing of dense financial tables and Gemini 3.1 Flash for cost-effective summarization. By following the provided tutorial, developers can build a personal finance assistant capable of transforming messy brokerage statements into structured, human-readable insights.

Revolut is reportedly targeting a $200 billion IPO valuation by 2028, a goal that would put the fintech above BlackRock, UBS, and Charles Schwab.

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One year ago today, we launched Edits, an app for editing and creating videos right on your phone. We worked with creators to build an app that supports their entire creative process. 

As we mark this first year of building Edits with and for creators, I wanted to share a look back and a preview of what we’re excited to build next. 

The Best Editing Tools, All in One Place

Since launching Edits, we’ve focused on building powerful tools creators need and bringing them into a video editor that feels simple and approachable. We started by removing real-world friction. Creators told us it was hard to read scripts from their notes while filming, so we built an in-app teleprompter. Whether you’re on camera or recording a voiceover, you can speak directly to your audience with confidence, and adjust your text size and speed as you go.

We’ll keep making our core tools better with upgrades coming for captions, including bilingual captions, advanced color adjustments, speed curves, and more. We’re also working to make most tools within the app customizable, so you can start with what’s there and tune it exactly how you like.

A Creative Home You Make Your Own

We built Edits to also support everything around video editing — from inspiration and ideas to feedback after you hit Share. Rather than having to jump from app to app to make a single video, Edits brings everything you need into one seamless workspace.

In the Ideas tab, your saved reels and audio from Instagram live alongside sticky notes for your next big idea. As you use Edits, it gets more personalized with an inspiration feed based on what you post, insights that summarize your comments, and weekly ideas generated just for you.

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You can expect even more ways to tailor Edits to how you work over the next year,  like pinning your favorite tools, getting more insights about your followers, and starting every project with your personalized setup ready to go.

Creating Together

With Edits, we believe creativity grows through community: through mentorship, encouragement, and education. That’s why we’ve worked with creators like Ethan Barber and Cole Bennett to bring their creative approaches into Edits for anyone to try. 

When you tap on an Edits template, you can open the project file to see how it was made, including whether it uses trending audio, and then easily make it into your own. Soon, you’ll be able to make more complex templates with overlays, keyframes, and video effects.

In the next year, you can expect more examples and techniques from creators at your disposal, and easier ways to trade creative building blocks with each other through the app.

What’s Next

We’re focused on making tools that bring your creativity to life — from your first burst of inspiration to the final result. Try Edits if you haven’t already and tag @creators to share what you’ve made. Keep the feedback coming on Instagram and Threads — it directly shapes what we build next.

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