Brief

Google has confirmed two critical security vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser, identified as CVE-2026-9111 and CVE-2026-9110. These flaws affect WebRTC and the Chrome user interface, respectively. While Google is rolling out an automatic update over the coming days and weeks, users can manually initiate the update by navigating to Help > About Google Chrome within the browser. AI

Researchers have developed agent just-in-time (JIT) compilation to optimize web agent planning and scheduling, significantly reducing latency and improving accuracy. This new approach compiles natural language task descriptions into executable code, allowing for LLM calls, tool usage, and parallelization. The system includes a JIT-Planner for generating and validating code plans, and a JIT-Scheduler for exploring parallelization strategies using Monte Carlo estimation. Tests across five web applications showed a 10.4x speedup and 28% accuracy increase over existing methods, with the scheduler providing an additional 2.4x speedup and 9% accuracy improvement. AI

Researchers have developed a new method using Large Language Models (LLMs) to automatically adapt grammars following metamodel evolution in model-driven engineering. This LLM-based approach learns adaptations from previous versions, outperforming traditional rule-based methods in consistency and output similarity on smaller datasets. While effective for complex grammar scenarios, the study found LLMs struggled with adaptation consistency on very large grammars, indicating limitations for large-scale applications. AI

A new PyTorch-native library called torchtune has been introduced to simplify the post-training phase for large language models. This library focuses on modularity and direct access to PyTorch components, aiming to facilitate efficient fine-tuning, experimentation, and deployment. Torchtune is designed to be highly flexible for research iteration and has demonstrated competitive performance and memory efficiency compared to existing frameworks like Axolotl and Unsloth. AI

Researchers have introduced roto 2.0, a new benchmark for tactile-based reinforcement learning in robotics. This benchmark utilizes GPU parallelism and focuses on end-to-end "blind" manipulation tasks across four different robotic morphologies. The team demonstrated a significant performance improvement, with their agents achieving 13 Baoding ball rotations in 10 seconds, which is substantially faster than existing methods. By open-sourcing the environments and baseline models, they aim to lower the entry barrier for researchers in this field. AI

Researchers have developed a novel framework for recognizing blended emotions by selectively fusing information from multiple pre-extracted video and audio encoders. This rank-aware approach uses an attention-based gating module to identify and combine the most informative encoders, improving accuracy in distinguishing subtle and overlapping multimodal cues. The system also incorporates unsupervised domain adaptation to enhance robustness and was recognized with a second-place ranking in the BlEmoRE challenge. AI

Researchers have introduced AttriStory, a new benchmark and method for improving fine-grained attribute realization in visual storytelling generated by diffusion models. The system addresses the challenge of ensuring specific attributes like clothing color and textures are accurately depicted across narrative scenes. AttriStory utilizes a plug-and-play latent optimization module and a novel AttriLoss objective to guide the diffusion model during the early stages of image generation, enhancing attribute control without altering existing story generation pipelines. AI

Best Buy is holding a Memorial Day sale through May 25th, offering significant discounts on PC hardware. The sale features deals on gaming laptops and OLED monitors, with notable price reductions on models equipped with Nvidia RTX 50-series GPUs and Apple's M5 and M4 chips. Specific offers include discounts on PNY RTX 5060 graphics cards, various MacBook Air models, and high-refresh-rate gaming monitors from Samsung. AI

Researchers have introduced iTryOn, a new framework designed to enhance interactive virtual try-on experiences in videos. This system addresses the limitations of current methods by enabling subjects to actively interact with their clothing, a feature previously overlooked. iTryOn utilizes a video diffusion Transformer with a multi-level interaction injection mechanism, incorporating a 3D hand prior for spatial guidance and global/action captions for semantic understanding. AI

Researchers have developed AIGaitor, a novel system for motion analysis that operates entirely on a smartphone, eliminating the need for cloud processing. This approach addresses key barriers in clinical motion capture, such as cost, complexity, and privacy concerns, as identified by rehabilitation clinicians. AIGaitor utilizes on-device neural accelerators to perform markerless monocular motion capture and deep-learning analysis, achieving processing times comparable to cloud-based systems. AI

Researchers have developed HiRes, a new system for recommending chemical reaction conditions that integrates learned representations with a k-NN retrieval layer. This approach provides both accurate predictions and the specific chemical precedents that justify them. HiRes achieves state-of-the-art performance on the USPTO-Condition dataset for catalyst, solvent, and reagent selection, outperforming previous models and demonstrating statistically significant gains over purely parametric methods. AI

Researchers have developed QuestBench, a new benchmark designed to teach students how to evaluate AI systems by having them construct verification tasks. This approach exposes students to the complexities of AI-era knowledge work, encouraging them to define what constitutes a trustworthy AI-generated answer. Evaluations on QuestBench, which covers 14 humanities and social science domains, revealed significant failure rates for current AI systems, with even the top performer, GPT-5.5, achieving only a 57.58% pass rate on student-designed questions. AI

Researchers have developed VBFDD-Agent, a novel system designed for detecting and diagnosing faults in electric vehicle batteries. This agent utilizes a descriptive text modeling approach, transforming raw battery data into natural language descriptions to create a specialized corpus. By integrating this corpus with maintenance manuals and large language model reasoning, VBFDD-Agent provides structured diagnostic results and actionable maintenance recommendations, enhancing human-AI collaboration in battery health management. AI

Researchers have developed SpineContextResUNet, a new 3D Residual U-Net architecture designed for efficient segmentation of spinal CT scans. This model addresses the high computational demands of existing methods by using a lightweight Context Block with parallel multi-dilated convolutions, avoiding the need for resource-intensive Transformers or RNNs. SpineContextResUNet achieves high accuracy on public benchmarks and demonstrates viable inference performance on commodity hardware, making it suitable for point-of-care diagnostics and edge devices. AI

Researchers have developed PACD-Net, a novel self-supervised framework designed to estimate glycemic control metrics from sparse self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) data. This approach uses pseudo-SMBG samples as teacher signals and contrastive learning to ensure consistent representations across different sampling patterns. The model, which employs a hybrid Swin Transformer-CNN backbone, demonstrates superior accuracy and stability compared to existing methods for estimating Time Above Range, Time in Range, and Time Below Range from real-world SMBG data, particularly under extremely sparse conditions. AI

Researchers have developed AutoScale, a novel closed-loop system designed to optimize the mixture of real and synthetic data for training autonomous driving models. This system dynamically adjusts the data mixture based on performance feedback, addressing the challenges of scene bias and inefficient data utilization in current co-training methods. AutoScale employs Graph Regularized AutoEncoder for scene representation and Cluster-aware Gradient Ascent for reweighting, demonstrating improved performance with fewer synthetic samples under budget constraints. AI

Researchers have developed Draw2Think, a new framework that enhances geometric reasoning in vision-language models by interacting with the GeoGebra constraint engine. This system uses a Propose-Draw-Verify loop to externalize hypotheses onto an executable canvas, ensuring geometric accuracy and allowing for auditable checks on both model construction and engine measurements. Draw2Think significantly improves the accuracy of geometric problem-solving and rendering scores on various benchmarks. AI

Researchers have developed DiffGF, a novel framework designed to restore corrupted Landsat 7 satellite imagery from Antarctica. This method utilizes a diffusion-based approach in latent and pixel spaces, eliminating the need for external reference data, which is often unavailable or unreliable for the rapidly changing Antarctic landscape. A new dataset, SLCANT, was created to train and evaluate DiffGF, demonstrating its effectiveness in high-fidelity image restoration and its utility in downstream applications like crevasse segmentation. AI

Researchers have developed Sketch2MinSurf, a novel framework for generating editable 3D minimal surfaces from hand-drawn sketches. This approach combines vision-language guidance with geometric optimization, addressing the challenges of non-Euclidean surface representation and topological consistency. The system utilizes a spatial-topological encoding and a specialized loss function to ensure both accurate reconstruction and coherent topology, producing artifact-free, editable manifolds suitable for design workflows. AI

Researchers have developed MTR-Suite, a new framework designed to improve the evaluation and creation of conversational retrieval benchmarks. This suite includes MTR-Eval, an LLM-based tool for identifying alignment gaps in existing benchmarks, and MTR-Pipeline, a multi-agent system that generates high-fidelity dialogues at a significantly reduced cost. The framework also introduces MTR-Bench, a comprehensive benchmark that simulates real-world conversational challenges like topic switching and verbosity, offering enhanced discriminative power for retrieval-augmented generation systems. AI

Researchers have developed OcclusionFormer, a new framework designed to improve image generation models by explicitly handling object occlusion. This is achieved by introducing a Z-order priority system and utilizing volume rendering to composite instances. The framework is supported by a new dataset, SA-Z, which includes detailed occlusion ordering and pixel-level annotations to train and evaluate the model's ability to manage overlapping objects. AI

Researchers have introduced TASTE, a new dataset designed to improve AI-generated graphic design by incorporating multi-dimensional preferences from professional designers. Unlike previous datasets that used single-verdict comparisons, TASTE captures evaluations across criteria like typography, color, and layout. The dataset reveals that current text-to-image models and existing evaluation metrics do not significantly outperform random chance in aligning with designer preferences, highlighting a gap in AI's understanding of design aesthetics. AI

A new evaluation framework has been developed to assess the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) in analyzing social media data. This framework, comprising 470 curated questions, was applied to Twitter datasets for tasks like sentiment analysis and hate speech detection. The study found that LLM performance significantly degrades with increasing input scale, especially beyond 500 instances and for numerical tasks, highlighting architectural limitations for quantitative analysis of large text collections. AI

Researchers have developed a new cryptographic protocol called Heartbeat-Bound Hierarchical Credentials (HBHC) to address the safety gap in autonomous AI agent swarms. This protocol binds credential validity to periodic liveness proofs from parent agents, enabling rapid revocation without requiring network connectivity to a central authority. Experiments with GPT-4o-mini agent swarms demonstrated a significant reduction in the 'zombie agent' window, with zero post-revocation tool calls observed even under prompt injection attacks. AI

Researchers have developed Declarative Data Services (DDS), a new architecture designed to improve how AI agents discover and compose data systems. Traditional agentic discovery methods struggle with the complexity and heterogeneity of data backends. DDS addresses this by using a layered contract system that breaks down the search into smaller, manageable sub-searches, enabling more consistent convergence on functional data stacks. AI

Researchers have developed a novel two-phase retrieval system designed to improve corporate credit underwriting by addressing the limitations of standard RAG pipelines. This new workflow separates candidate retrieval from utility ranking, using an adaptive controller and an LLM-as-a-Judge to prioritize passages based on analytical usefulness rather than just semantic similarity. Deployed on-premise for data governance, the system has been shown to drastically reduce document review times for analysts, from hours to minutes, by preserving structural fidelity across various document types. AI

Researchers have introduced DriveMA, a new approach for driving vision-language-action models that replaces complex natural language reasoning with simpler, one-step meta-actions. This method addresses bottlenecks in annotation, model complexity, and inference latency associated with traditional reasoning-centric interfaces. DriveMA achieves new state-of-the-art results on the Waymo End-to-End Driving Challenge, demonstrating the effectiveness of its action-centric supervised training and reinforcement learning framework. AI

Researchers have introduced MONET, a new open dataset designed to facilitate text-to-image model training. The dataset comprises approximately 104.9 million image-text pairs, meticulously curated through stages of filtering, deduplication, and re-captioning. MONET aims to lower the barriers for large-scale, reproducible research in text-to-image generation by providing a high-quality, enriched corpus. AI

Researchers have introduced IndusAgent, a novel framework designed to enhance open-vocabulary industrial anomaly detection using agentic tools. This system addresses limitations in multimodal large language models by integrating domain-specific reasoning and external tools for clearer visual interpretation. IndusAgent utilizes a structured dataset, Indus-CoT, and a reinforcement learning objective to optimize anomaly classification, localization, and efficient tool usage, achieving state-of-the-art zero-shot performance across multiple benchmarks. AI

Researchers have developed GSA-YOLO, a new lightweight framework designed for real-time X-ray security inspection. This model, based on YOLOv8n, incorporates structured sparsity and adaptive knowledge distillation to improve detection accuracy and inference speed. GSA-YOLO integrates Group Lasso, Sparse Structure Selection, and an Adaptive Knowledge Distillation mechanism to enhance feature representation and reduce model size. Evaluations on the HiXray and PIDray datasets show GSA-YOLO achieves a leading inference speed of 189.62 FPS with reduced computational cost, alongside improved mAP50:95 scores compared to the baseline. AI

A Ukrainian retailer has listed the unannounced Garmin Cirqa wearable for approximately $450, a price significantly higher than its expected competitors like the Whoop and Fitbit Air. However, the retailer is not a major Garmin dealer, and its pricing for other Garmin models is also inflated compared to U.S. market rates. This suggests the listed price may not accurately reflect the Cirqa's final cost, especially given its screen-free design and the availability of similar devices at lower price points. AI

OpenAI is reportedly providing a specialized AI model, GPT-5.5-Cyber, to the Japanese government and select companies. This AI is designed for security applications. Separately, Dell is expanding its AI factory capabilities with NVIDIA, integrating desktop AI agents and strengthening its partnership with Mistral AI. AI

Researchers have developed a new reinforcement learning framework called FPRO to optimize pipe routing in aeroengines, integrating manufacturing knowledge directly into the design process. This approach represents pipe paths using curvature and torsion profiles, with manufacturing constraints applied to these parameters. The framework uses proximal policy optimization to generate paths that are then translated into fabrication instructions for a six-axis bending machine, demonstrating improved manufacturability and design accuracy compared to existing methods. AI

The View Transitions API allows developers to create smooth visual transitions between different states or pages within web applications. This API enables features like animated content swaps and shared element morphing, enhancing the user experience by making interfaces feel more polished and expensive. With widespread browser support, developers can implement these transitions with minimal JavaScript, leveraging the browser's compositor for efficient animations. AI

A new tool called Herb has been developed to help AI coders manage their prompts and rules. It allows users to tag and search their AI coding instructions, preventing the loss of effective prompts into old chat histories. A key feature is a community library where developers can share and import working prompts, aiming to streamline the AI coding process. AI

Researchers have developed a new system called PerfEvolve that aims to improve database tuning by moving beyond static documentation. This system equips AI agents with executable skills to dynamically verify versions, profile workloads, and optimize multiple parameters simultaneously. In tests on PostgreSQL using TPC-C and TPC-H benchmarks, PerfEvolve demonstrated a performance improvement of up to 35.2% compared to traditional documentation-based tuning methods. AI