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Phone AI Agent Benchmarks Overstate Real Performance: New Study Exposes CLI, API Gap

A new evaluation framework published today on arXiv reveals that the benchmarks used to judge AI agents that operate smartphones have been measuring only the easiest part of the job — and that today's ...
Ars Technica

From Single-Device GUI to Browser-Native Instrumentation Shell — A Dev Log?

Thanks for the feedback on the earlier Web Bluetooth experiment. That repo served its purpose: it proved a browser can talk to a BLE multimeter without falling over. But using it day-to-day exposed a ...
Redmond Magazine

Why PowerShell Timers Cause Problems in GUI Environments, Part 1

PowerShell GUI timers can freeze dashboards when updates run outside the UI thread. Windows Forms timers update labels correctly but can make interfaces completely unresponsive. Responsive PowerShell ...
The New York Times

Shell Reports Nearly $7 Billion Profit Amid ‘Unprecedented Disruption’

The oil giant’s earnings in the first three months of the year were more than double the previous quarter’s and follow similarly strong results of European rivals. By Gregory Schmidt and Rebecca F.
Reuters

Shell to acquire Canada's ARC in output-boosting $16.4 billion deal

LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab has agreed to buy Canadian energy company ARC Resources (ARX.TO), opens new tab in a $16.4 billion deal, paid for mostly with shares, the ...
Los Angeles Times

Jeff Shell steps down as Paramount president after legal battle with gambler

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Paramount President Jeff Shell stepped down ...
Los Angeles Times

Feud between Vegas gambler and Paramount exec sparks $150-million fraud lawsuit

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred The high-stakes feud between Paramount Skydance ...
SlashGear

Shell Owns All 6 Of These Popular Motor Oil Brands

Competition in the world of business is a good thing for the consumer, right? It keeps prices down and forces innovation. Well, the motor oil space isn't as competitive as you might have thought. For ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows PowerShell now warns when running Invoke-WebRequest scripts

Microsoft says Windows PowerShell now warns when running scripts that use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download web content, aiming to prevent potentially risky code from executing. As Microsoft ...
InfoWorld

Will JavaFX return to Java?

While an argument to re-integrate JavaFX floats in an OpenJDK discussion list, Oracle ponders providing better access to JavaFX from the JDK. Just as a proposal to return JavaFX to the Java ...
Oil

Shell scraps Rotterdam biofuels project after review

Shell has canceled its Rotterdam biofuels plant due to financial and competitiveness concerns. The project was intended to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel. Shell continues ...