Will software engineering profession die in the age of AI? IBM stock bleeds as Claude Code writes COBOL scripts. What it means for techies

AI agents like Claude Code are reshaping software development by automating legacy modernisation and routine coding. A recent ...
eLife

Language comprehension functionally modulates first-order relay thalamic nuclei

This study presents a potentially valuable exploration of the role of thalamic nuclei in language processing. The results will be of interest to researchers interested in the neurobiology of language.
InfoQ

Microsoft Agent Framework RC Simplifies Agentic Development in .NET and Python

Microsoft has announced that the Microsoft Agent Framework has reached Release Candidate status for both .NET and Python. This milestone indicates that the API surface is stable and feature-complete ...

Review: Monty Python’s ‘Spamalot’ is clearly ‘not dead yet’ in Costa Mesa

Audience members cheer familiar bits from ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ and the troupe’s TV show in this rollicking touring musical.
Geeky Gadgets

New Google Agentic Vision Sharpens Gemini 3 Enabling it to Rethink Images, Then Act

What if artificial intelligence could not only think but also act and adapt like a human, refining its own outputs in real time? Universe of AI walks through how Google’s latest Gemini 3 Flash update ...