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Google has released the stable version of Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, its most affordable model yet at $0.10 per million input tokens, designed for latency-sensitive tasks like translation and classification. With optional native reasoning capabilities, it offers developers a production-ready balance of speed, cost, and quality for scalable AI applications.

The Trump administration's sweeping AI policy shifts, culminating in the imminent AI Action Plan, prioritize rapid innovation and military integration while dramatically scaling back safety oversight and research funding. This analysis traces the pivotal moves—from dismantling predecessor safeguards to forging massive defense contracts—that redefine America's technological trajectory.

AT&T is permanently shutting down its Photo Storage service in 2025, forcing users to download their backed-up memories before deletion. This move highlights critical lessons in cloud dependency and data sovereignty for developers and tech-savvy users. We break down the retrieval steps and explore resilient alternatives.

Dell's XPS 13 with Snapdragon X Elite delivers breakthrough battery life and sleek design, but faces app compatibility hurdles in the Windows-on-ARM transition. This Copilot+ PC showcases Qualcomm's laptop ambitions while exposing the challenges of platform shifts.

A longtime JavaScript critic discovers unexpected value in the Web Serial API, which enables browser-based firmware flashing for embedded devices like ESP32 and Zigbee tools. This standard eliminates complex local toolchains but introduces new security considerations for IoT development.

Cisco warns that three maximum-severity remote code execution vulnerabilities in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) are now under active exploitation, allowing unauthenticated attackers to gain root control. With CVSS scores of 10.0, these flaws pose catastrophic risks to enterprise networks by enabling arbitrary command execution. Administrators must apply patches immediately, as no workarounds exist.