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• A new Gemini Space for Pixel feature has leaked
• It displays information like sports scores and birthdays
• The feature is similar to some parts of One UI 8

Changes are coming to the At a Glance widget that sits on the Pixel home screen, according to hidden code spotted in the latest preview version of Android – and it could evolve to be more like a couple of features in Samsung's One UI software.

The code spotting was done by Android Authority, and the team there was able to get something called Gemini Space up and running in Android Canary (the earliest beta version of Android you can get).

We haven't heard anything official about Gemini Space yet, but it looks to be based on At a Glance, and is able to show more information: Sports scores and birthday reminders, for example, as well as weather forecasts and details of calendar appointments. Some of this info can already be displayed on Android through persistent notifications.

All of these updates can be viewed on the lock screen as well as the home screen, and it seems as though users will also have the option to expand these cards into a Daily Hub that delivers relevant information throughout your day.

Sound familiar?

The At a Glance widget on Pixel phones (Image credit: Future)

Displaying contextually relevant information on the home screen and lock screen – including sports scores, timers, and fitness data – sounds a lot like what Samsung is doing with the Now Bar and Now Brief on One UI 7 and One UI 8.

It seems Google has looked at what Samsung is doing, and wants to follow suit. At the same time, you could also argue that Samsung's widgets were inspired by At a Glance on Pixels – and Live Activities on iOS.

We also know that a feature called Live Updates is coming to Android 16, which will put real-time information on the lock screen as well. Across the board we're seeing improvements to how relevant information gets surfaced for users – no matter which make and model of phone you're using.

It's not clear when the new Gemini Space might make its way to Pixel phones, but you can expect major updates to Android 16 as we go through the rest of the year, including a wider rollout of the Material 3 Expressive redesign.

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• Netflix is about to make a big announcement about Stranger Things season 5
• Fans think an official trailer will be released imminently
• Nobody can agree on when it'll drop online, though

Clutch your walkie talkies and bicycle handlebars tightly, everyone, because the first trailer for Stranger Things season 5 could be with us very, very soon.

Over the past few days, speculation over a potential trailer drop has grown significantly and fans are now convinced an official teaser will be released publicly in the next 24 to 48 hours. Indeed, fan fervor has been driven by two posts on a Stranger Things Instagram broadcast channel, which have raised suspicions that Netflix is preparing to make a major announcement about the hit series' final installment.

Last Friday (July 11), said broadcast channel spluttered back to life after a near 18-month quiet spell. The message, which you can view below, simply said "scanning for signal". Predictably, Stranger Things fans began theorizing about what this message could be alluding to, with many suggesting (via the Stranger Things sub-Reddit and other online forums/social media apps) that a trailer was inbound.

An official teaser for Stranger Things season 5 might be with us in the next day or two (Image credit: Instagram)

Three days later, another message was uploaded that read: "Signal detected: locking in at 7-1-6."

Unsurprisingly, fans jumped to the conclusion that Netflix was not only gearing up to release season 5's first trailer, but that it would arrive on Wednesday, July 16. That's because "7-1-6" is how July 16 is represented using the US calendar format.

The arrival of Stranger Things 5's first trailer is the only logical thing that Netflix can reveal at this point. It's already unveiled the official release dates for Stranger Things season 5 – the streaming titan doing so at Tudum 2025 in late May. I suspect the popular show's devoted fanbase would be incredibly annoyed if the build-up to this big reveal doesn't amount to anything major, so I'm increasingly confident that an actual teaser will be with us in the very near future.

I've reached out to Netflix for comment on what's being teased and I'll update this article if I receive a response.

Why fans can't agree on when Stranger Things 5's first trailer could be released

Some fans think we'll see Hopper and Eleven in a season 5 teaser later today (July 15) (Image credit: Netflix)

While there's evidence pointing towards a trailer for one of the best Netflix shows' fifth and final season arriving on July 16, there are some who think it'll be released a day earlier.

There are indications that this could be true, too. For one, Instagram fan account strangerthingsnetfliix suggested the teaser will drop online on July 15, aka today (at the time of publication). Ordinarily, something like this wouldn't be taken seriously. However, according to Netflix Junkie and the Stranger Things Updates X/Twitter account, Netflix's South African PR division liked the post on the aforementioned fan account. Sure, Netflix South Africa could have done so to mislead fans ahead of the trailer's actual launch on July 16, but I doubt this is the case.

The other big piece of evidence is that July 15 marks the nine-year anniversary since Stranger Things' first season debuted on the world's best streaming service. It would be a fitting tribute to one of the biggest Netflix TV Originals of all-time if a teaser for its final season was released today. However, I think fans are more likely to believe what's posted on the official Stranger Things' Instagram broadcast channel over any fan account. So, don't be surprised if a teaser is released on July 16 and not today.

When do you think we'll see the first trailer for Stranger Things 5? Let me know in the comments. Keep your eyes trained on TechRadar, too, as I'll be covering the teaser (or whatever this announcement is) in due course.

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• Donkey Kong Bananza has seemingly been in development for close to eight years
• That's according to producer, Kenta Motokura
• It's entirely possible Bananza has been in development longer than Grand Theft Auto 6

Donkey Kong Bananza is finally launching in a couple of days' time on July 17, 2025 for Nintendo Switch 2, and it seems like it's the end of a very long road for the game's developers.

Bananza's producer, Kenta Motokura, was recently interviewed by Spanish outlet La Vanguardia (via The Gamer) alongside director Kazuya Takahashi. During the interview, Motokura shared some insight in just how long the game took to make.

"I can't give you very precise details, I can tell you that we started developing it after finishing Super Mario Odyssey," said Motokura.

Super Mario Odyssey originally launched for Nintendo Switch in October 2017, meaning Donkey Kong Bananza has likely had a sizeable development period of close to eight years.

That might not be something you'd expect from a game that stars what Karl Pilkington might call "a little hairy fella," but not only does Bananza seem like it's a massive game, it also has impressive and detailed destructible environments.

Much like how The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom had a lengthy six years in development - thanks to its massive additions to the world and impressive physics system - I can imagine Bananza taking a similar time to make for similar reasons.

For further comparison, Rockstar Games parent company, Take-Two Interactive, has claimed that Grand Theft Auto 6 started development "in earnest" only five years ago, around 2020.

So yes, it does seem like the funny monkey game has had a longer development cycle than what is slated to be the most monumental video game release of all time. Food for thought.

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• A detailed specs leak suggests the Pixel 10 Pro Fold could have an IP68 rating
• It might also have a large 5,015mAh battery, among other upgrades
• However, its cameras might not be improved

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 is in many ways a very impressive foldable phone, but it has some weaknesses, and going by the latest leak, the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold might not have these same issues.

Android Headlines has shared a detailed Pixel 10 Pro Fold specs list, and one of the most eye-catching aspects is the claim of a 5,015mAh battery. Not only is that significantly higher capacity than the 4,650mAh battery in the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, it’s also far bigger than the 4,400mAh battery in the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7.

Samsung actually didn’t increase the capacity at all for the Z Fold 7, so this is one of the more disappointing aspects of that phone.

According to this leak, the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold will also be the first foldable phone to have an IP68 rating. That would mean it’s dust-tight and can be submerged up to 1.5 meters deep in water for up to 30 minutes.

Now, this is a rating that’s commonly found on high-end non-foldable handsets, but foldable phones have really struggled with dust resistance, with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 for example only having an IP48 rating, which is the same level of water resistance but means it can only resist dust particles that are greater than 1mm in size.

A better screen but no change to the cameras

The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold (Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)

There are other specs listed too, and some of these are also improvements on the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. The upcoming phone is said for example to have a 6.4-inch cover screen (up from 6.3 inches on the current model), but due to smaller bezels, the actual size of the handset might not increase.

That screen has also apparently had a brightness boost, reaching up to 3,000 nits (compared to 2,700 nits on the current model), and of course the Pixel 10 Pro Fold is expected to have a new Tensor G5 chipset – though an early benchmark suggests this might not be overly powerful.

Other tipped details include 16GB of RAM once again, but with 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage capacities – the last of which would be new.

Sadly, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold’s cameras might not be upgraded, with the same source claiming to expect a 48MP main camera, a 10.5MP ultra-wide, a 10.8MP telephoto (with 5x optical zoom), and a pair of 10MP front-facing cameras, all of which would be a match for last year’s phone.

We would however take all of these specs with a pinch of salt, because with the exception of the chipset the majority of this has only come from one source. But we should know for sure what specs the Pixel 10 Pro Fold has soon, as it’s likely to land next month, with August 20 being tipped as the announcement date.

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What truly separates us from machines? Free will, creativity and intelligence? But think about it. Our brains aren't singular, monolithic processors. The magic isn't in one “thinking part,” but rather in countless specialized agents—neurons—that synchronize perfectly.

Some neurons catalog facts, others process logic or govern emotion, still more retrieve memories, orchestrate movement, or interpret visual signals. Individually, they perform simple tasks, yet collectively, they produce the complexity we call human intelligence.

Now, imagine replicating this orchestration digitally. Traditional AI was always narrow: specialized, isolated bots designed to automate mundane tasks. But the new frontier is Agentic AI—systems built from specialized, autonomous agents that interact, reason and cooperate, mirroring the interplay within our brains.

Large language models (LLMs) form the linguistic neurons, extracting meaning and context. Specialized task agents execute distinct functions like retrieving data, analyzing trends and even predicting outcomes. Emotion-like agents gauge user sentiment, while decision-making agents synthesize inputs and execute actions.

The result is digital intelligence and agency. But do we need machines to mimic human intelligence and autonomy?

Every domain has a choke point—Agentic AI unblocks them all

Ask the hospital chief who’s trying to fill a growing roster of vacant roles. The World Health Organization predicts a global shortfall of 10 million healthcare workers by 2030. Doctors and nurses pull 16-hour shifts like it’s the norm. Claims processors grind through endless policy reviews, while lab technicians wade through a forest of paperwork before they can even test a single sample.

In a well-orchestrated Agentic AI world, these professionals get some relief. Claim-processing bots can read policies, assess coverage and even detect anomalies in minutes—tasks that would normally take hours of mind-numbing, error-prone work. Lab automation agents could receive patient data directly from electronic health records, run initial tests and auto-generate reports, freeing up technicians for the more delicate tasks that truly need human skill.

The same dynamic plays out across industries. Take banking, where anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) processes remain the biggest administrative headaches. Corporate KYC demands endless verification steps, complex cross-checks, and reams of paperwork. An agentic system can orchestrate real-time data retrieval, conduct nuanced risk analysis and streamline compliance so that staff can focus on actual client relationships rather than wrestling with forms.

Insurance claims, telecom contract reviews, logistics scheduling—the list is endless. Each domain has repetitive tasks that bog down talented people.

AI is the flashlight in a dark basement

Yes, agentic AI is the flashlight in a dark basement: shining a bright light on hidden inefficiencies, letting specialized agents tackle the grunt work in parallel, and giving teams the bandwidth to focus on strategy, innovation and building deeper connections with customers.

But the true power agentic AI lies in its ability to solve not just for efficiency or one department but to scale seamlessly across multiple functions—even multiple geographies. This is an improvement of 100x scale.

1. Scalability: Agentic AI is modular at its core, allowing you to start small—like a single FAQ chatbot—then seamlessly expand. Need real-time order tracking or predictive analytics later? Add an agent without disrupting the rest. Each agent handles a specific slice of work, cutting development overhead and letting you deploy new capabilities without ripping apart your existing setup.

2. Anti-fragility: In a multi-agent system, one glitch won’t topple everything. If a diagnostic agent in healthcare goes offline, other agents—like patient records or scheduling—keep working. Failures stay contained within their respective agents, ensuring continuous service. That means your entire platform won’t crash because one piece needs a fix or an upgrade.

3. Adaptability: When regulations or consumer expectations shift, you can modify or replace individual agents—like a compliance bot—without forcing a system-wide overhaul. This piecemeal approach is akin to upgrading an app on your phone rather than reinstalling the entire operating system. The result? A future-proof framework that evolves alongside your business, eliminating massive downtimes or risky reboots.

You can’t predict the next AI craze, but you can be ready for it

Generative AI was the breakout star a couple of years ago; agentic AI is grabbing the spotlight now. Tomorrow, something else will emerge—because innovation never rests. How then, do we future-proof our architecture so each wave of new technology doesn’t trigger an IT apocalypse? According to a recent Forrester study, 70% of leaders who invested over 100 million dollars in digital initiatives credit one strategy for success: a platform approach.

Instead of ripping out and replacing old infrastructure each time a new AI paradigm hits, a platform integrates these emerging capabilities as specialized building blocks. When agentic AI arrives, you don’t toss your entire stack—you simply plug in the latest agent modules. This approach means fewer project overruns, quicker deployments, and more consistent outcomes.

Even better, a robust platform offers end-to-end visibility into each agent’s actions—so you can optimize costs and keep a tighter grip on compute usage. Low-code/no-code interfaces also lower the entry barrier for business users to create and deploy agents, while prebuilt tool and agent libraries accelerate cross-functional workflows, whether in HR, marketing, or any other department.

Platforms that support PolyAI architectures and a variety of orchestration frameworks allow you to swap different models, manage prompts and layer new capabilities without rewriting everything from scratch. Being cloud-agnostic, they also eliminate vendor lock-in, letting you tap the best AI services from any provider. In essence, a platform-based approach is your key to orchestrating multi-agent reasoning at scale—without drowning in technical debt or losing agility.

So, what are the core elements of this platform approach?

1. Data: Plugged into a common layer

Whether you’re implementing LLMs or agentic frameworks, your platform’s data layer remains the cornerstone. If it’s unified, each new AI agent can tap into a curated knowledge base without messy retrofitting.

2. Models: Swappable brains

A flexible platform lets you pick specialized models for each use case—financial risk analysis, customer service, healthcare diagnoses—then updates or replaces them without nuking everything else.

3. Agents: Modular workflows

Agents thrive as independent yet orchestrated mini-services. If you need a new marketing agent or a compliance agent, you spin it up alongside existing ones, leaving the rest of the system stable.

4. Governance: Guardrails at scale

When your governance structure is baked into the platform—covering bias checks, audit trails, and regulatory compliance—you remain proactive, not reactive, regardless of which AI “new kid on the block” you adopt next.

A platform approach is your strategic hedge against technology’s ceaseless evolution—ensuring that no matter which AI trend takes center stage, you’re ready to integrate, iterate, and innovate.

Start small and orchestrate your way up

Agentic AI isn’t entirely new—Tesla’s self-driving cars employs multiple autonomous modules. The difference is that new orchestration frameworks make such multi-agent intelligence widely accessible. No longer confined to specialized hardware or industries, Agentic AI can now be applied to everything from finance to healthcare, fueling renewed mainstream interest and momentum. Design for platform-based readiness.

Start with a single agent addressing a concrete pain point and expand iteratively. Treat data as a strategic asset, select your models methodically, and bake in transparent governance. That way, each new AI wave integrates seamlessly into your existing infrastructure—boosting agility without constant overhauls.

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Europe has begun to actively test the waters of cloud sovereignty, with 72% of European businesses prioritizing data control when selecting technology vendors. However, despite the growing desire to protect data integrity and security within European borders, over 70% of European businesses use US hyperscalers from their cloud computing provider.

While Google is doubling down on its commitment to data sovereignty, there is a growing concern over hyperscalers' dominance over the European market, as it leaves critical infrastructure in the hands of dominant foreign providers.

As sweeping tariffs continue to escalate tensions between Europe and the US's big tech, many are questioning whether Google's commitment is enough to protect Europe’s data from the Big Three.

US influence on Europe’s tech ecosystem

US Policies, like the 2018 Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act, give US hyperscalers massive influence in Europe. The act grants US authorities and federal agencies access to data stored by US cloud service providers, even when hosted in Europe. This raises concerns about whether European data stored with US-based providers can ever truly be sovereign, even if housed within European borders.

Another concern in Europe: being cut off from US services. If Europe were to suddenly lose access to US cloud services or face rising costs, businesses would experience immediate setbacks, from service disruptions to escalating operational expenses. These concerns, along with a push for more leadership, independence, and economic competitiveness, have led to Europe steadily building its own cloud ecosystem – fostering a network of regional providers and implementing policies that reinforce data independence.

The question has now become, do these changes signal a true tipping point for Europe? Or are they merely the first steps in a much longer transformation?

Who is driving the adoption of sovereignty?

Both the public and private sectors play pivotal roles in advancing cloud sovereignty across Europe. Governments have established regulatory frameworks to enhance standards and avoid fragmentation. However, policymaking is often slow and subject to political negotiation, making private sector initiatives crucial in accelerating the shift toward true sovereignty.

The private sector has emerged as a driving force behind the practical implementation of sovereignty ideals. According to Dominique Tessier, Head of Cybersecurity Focus Group at the European Champions Alliance (ECA), “the move to make sure the EU Cloud Certification Scheme will finally include an “upper security layer” is mainly driven by private European companies, as AIRBUS, EDF, Telecom Italia and others, whose efforts are gaining momentum”.

While companies like Microsoft have invested heavily in EU infrastructure to comply with local regulations, concerns remain about whether this represents true sovereignty or just a regulatory workaround. In contrast, European companies and partnerships, such as the joint venture between OVHcloud and Capgemini, are working to offer services independent of US control, aiming to create fully sovereign cloud solutions.

These initiatives reflect a growing acknowledgement of the strategic importance of cloud sovereignty. This is supported by Rahiel Nasir, Research Director, IDC Europe, who states that “interest in sovereignty has moved from governments and regulated sectors to all industry sectors, especially in Europe, and everywhere else where cloud is just beginning to pick up”. These efforts are becoming more widespread, indicating a collaborative push towards achieving European digital independence, but more needs to be done to make this achievable.

How can Europe achieve ‘true sovereignty?’

Achieving true cloud sovereignty requires more than just localized data storage, it demands complete independence from hyperscalers. To achieve this, Europe must go beyond compliance and foster a robust ecosystem of local providers that can match and work alongside hyperscalers.

While hyperscalers play a role in the broader cloud landscape, they should not be relied upon for sovereign data. According to Tessier, “the new US Administration has shown that it won’t hesitate to resort either to sudden price increases or even to stiffening delivery policy. It’s time to reduce our dependencies, not to consider that there is no alternative”.

For Nasir, the key is striking a balance. “In an ideal scenario, local providers and global providers should partner for sovereignty to work at scale”. Leveraging their capabilities where appropriate while ensuring critical data and workloads remain within truly sovereign infrastructure.

By shifting away from hyperscaler dependency and building a diverse, sovereign infrastructure, organizations can move beyond regulatory compliance and achieve operational independence within their own jurisdictions.

The path to sovereignty

While Europe is leading the way in advocating for cloud and digital sovereignty, achieving true independence requires a strategic balance. Reducing reliance on US hyperscalers while developing competitive local alternatives is crucial. This balance involves leveraging public and private sector initiatives to create an environment where local providers can thrive and compete on a global scale.

Ultimately, sovereignty is not just about regulatory compliance; it's about a strategic vision for independence. Empowering local providers and creating interconnected networks will allow Europe to set its own digital agenda and drive long-term economic and technological growth, helping to achieve “true” sovereignty.

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