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AgiBot ships bot fleets, Gmail lets you ditch that cringey handle, and Oracle prunes payroll to feed an AI beast. Scroll on; your inbox and job description may never look the same. |
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AgiBot Speeds Past 10,000 Bots |
Proof that "move fast and break things" now includes servo motors.
AgiBot took almost 2 years to deliver its first 1,000 humanoids and another year to reach 5,000. Then the Shanghai startup floored it, cranking out another 5,000 units in just 90 days to push its cumulative output to 10,000 bots thanks to a supply chain finally firing on all cylinders.
The company now commands the largest global share of the commercial humanoid-robot segment, eclipsing US rivals like Tesla, Figure, and Agility Robotics, whose combined 2025 shipments barely top 150 units.
These bots aren't showroom props, either. Thousands are already guiding shoppers, hauling hospital supplies, and working assembly lines from Shanghai to Hamburg. |
CTO Peng Zhihui says scaling is a feedback loop where deployed robots feed real-world data back into software updates, accelerating reliability.
But not everyone's cheering. While not an AgiBot humanoid, a Unitree demo bot recently knocked over a dancing child, and the bipartisan American Security Robotics Act aims to bar federal agencies from using Chinese-made robots on cybersecurity grounds. AgiBot counters that mass deployment makes the machines safer over time.
Why it matters: Humanoid labor is shifting from sci-fi cameo to enterprise line item. If AgiBot keeps this pace, 2026 could see robots onboarding faster than interns. |
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Robots now dance at office parties—fun or frightening? |
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Google Finally Lets You Rename Your Gmail |
Wave goodbye to that "sparklevampire08" handle haunting your résumé.
Google just flipped the switch on a long-awaited option to swap the username portion of your personal @gmail.com address without nuking your inbox. (If you're stuck with a tragic work or school email, you still have to beg your IT admin to fix it.)
US account holders can head to Personal info → Email → Google Account email → Change to snag any unused handle, and the move keeps every message, Drive file, and YouTube playlist intact. Your original address lives on as an alias, so messages sent to it still land safely, and you can log in with either identity. |
There are a few guardrails. First, you get one new username every 12 months, with a lifetime cap of three, and the fresh address can never be deleted. Need a do-over? You can revert to the old handle at any time, but you'll have to wait another 12 months before grabbing something brand-new again.
Just a heads-up: Chromebook and Chrome Remote Desktop users will face a few temporary login hiccups and resets during the transition.
The update arrives on Gmail's 22nd birthday, finally freeing users from cringeworthy school-era choices, deadnames, and typo-ridden sign-ins.
Following early tests in India, the US gets wide access—rolling out now and over the next few weeks—so expect a rush on simple names and meme-worthy one-word grabs. Advice? Lock in a grown-up address before someone else claims your not-so-embarrassing alter ego. |
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Higher education IT teams face rising service expectations with limited resources. Legacy systems often make it harder to deliver the responsive support students and faculty expect.
On April 14, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET, EDUCAUSE and Freshworks will host Modernizing Campus Life with Freshworks, an expert-led session on modern IT service management.
Learn how automation, AI-powered tools, and intuitive workflows help teams resolve issues faster and support campus operations more efficiently. |
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Google Drive Gains Built-In Ransomware Rescue |
Detection is on by default for most Workspace tiers, while bulk file restoration reaches every account—but only for files modified within the past 25 days.
To stay safe, update to Drive for desktop v114 or later, audit Admin settings, and train staff. |
Android 17 Beta 3 Tightens Location and Code Locks |
Google's third Android 17 beta, now at platform stability, doubles down on privacy. A new one-tap "location button" grants apps single-session precision, while the coarse-location grid now scales with population density to keep rural users anonymous. Plus, physical keyboard passwords now hide instantly.
Under the hood, dynamic native libraries must load as read-only files, choking code injection, and the OS begins hybrid post-quantum APK signing. Users should leverage the new location button, while developers should recompile for API level 37 and audit runtime loaders.
Earlier betas added ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK, session-based Contacts Picker, and delayed SMS-OTP exposure, setting the stage for today's tougher locks. |
Oracle Axes Thousands to Fuel Costly AI Ambitions |
Oracle closed out March by emailing pink slips, and reports peg the tally anywhere from "thousands" to 30,000, or roughly 18% of its 162,000-strong workforce.
Staff across cloud, health, sales, and security teams in the US, Canada, India, and Mexico learned at 6 a.m. that Tuesday, March 31, was their final day, with system access cut on the spot. The abrupt move is phase one of a $2.1 billion restructuring plan meant to free up $8–$10 billion in cash flow.
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Savings are earmarked for Ellison's AI land-grab: a $50 billion cap-ex sprint this year to build out the $500 billion "Stargate" super-clusters for partners like OpenAI and xAI. Oracle has already floated $50 billion in fresh debt and equity this year to bankroll the project, hoping future GPU-hungry contracts (its RPO backlog now tops $553 billion) will offset the near-term hit to free cash flow.
Investors, rattled by a 25% YTD slide, applauded; shares closed up nearly 6% on layoff day, echoing a Wall Street pattern that has cheered similar AI-driven trims at Meta and Block. Analysts warn the gamble could backfire if AI returns lag, but co-CEO Mike Sicilia insists AI automation will let smaller teams deliver faster. For now, thousands of engineers are learning firsthand what "efficiency" means. |
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