9 Biggest Features in Android 17: Emoji, AI Widgets, More
Google revealed Android 17's major features at its Android Show event. The update brings redesigned emoji, AI-generated widgets, a new screentime tool called Pause Point, and expanded Quick Share compatibility. Most features arrive on Pixel phones first.
Bambu Lab Threatens Legal Action Against Open Source Fork
Bambu Lab sent legal threats to the developer of OrcaSlicer-bambulab, a fork that lets users bypass the company's mandatory cloud printing. The move has sparked outrage in the 3D printing community, with critics calling it a betrayal of open source principles.
Google Stops First AI-Generated Zero-Day Exploit Attack
Google's Threat Intelligence Group says it intercepted hackers preparing a mass exploitation campaign using an AI-created zero-day vulnerability. The flaw bypassed two-factor authentication in an unnamed open-source admin tool. Google disclosed the bug to the vendor before attackers could deploy it.
Nvidia Releases CUDA-oxide: Write GPU Kernels in Rust
Nvidia's research arm has released an experimental compiler that lets developers write CUDA GPU code in Rust instead of C++. The tool compiles standard Rust directly to PTX, bringing memory safety and modern language features to GPU programming.