
Research

On inclusive personas and inclusive user research | CSS-Tricks
I’m inclined to take a few notes on Eric Bailey’s grand post about the use of inclusive personas in user research. As someone who has been in roles that have both used and created user personas, there’s so much in here What’s the big deal, right? We’re often taught and encouraged to think about users…

Palo Alto Networks Acknowledges SquareX Research on Limitations of SWGs Against Last Mile Reassembly Attacks
Palo Alto, California, September 18th, 2025, CyberNewsWire SquareX first discovered and disclosed Last Mile Reassembly attacks at DEF CON 32 last year, warning the security community of 20+ attacks that allow attackers to bypass all major SASE/SSE solutions and smuggle malware through the browser. Despite responsible disclosures to all major SASE/SSE providers, no vendor has…

UT Austin and ServiceNow Research Team Releases AU-Harness: An Open-Source Toolkit for Holistic Evaluation of Audio LLMs
Voice AI is becoming one of the most important frontiers in multimodal AI. From intelligent assistants to interactive agents, the ability to understand and reason over audio is reshaping how machines engage with humans. Yet while models have grown rapidly in capability, the tools for evaluating them have not kept pace. Existing benchmarks remain fragmented,…

In Other News: $900k for XSS Bugs, HybridPetya Malware, Burger King Censors Research
SecurityWeek’s cybersecurity news roundup provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar. We provide a valuable summary of stories that may not warrant an entire article, but are nonetheless important for a comprehensive understanding of the cybersecurity landscape. Each week, we curate and present a collection of noteworthy developments,…

How to Build a Conversational Research AI Agent with LangGraph: Step Replay and Time-Travel Checkpoints
In this tutorial, we aim to understand how LangGraph enables us to manage conversation flows in a structured manner, while also providing the power to “time travel” through checkpoints. By building a chatbot that integrates a free Gemini model and a Wikipedia tool, we can add multiple steps to a dialogue, record each checkpoint, replay…

A Code Implementation to Build a Multi-Agent Research System with OpenAI Agents, Function Tools, Handoffs, and Session Memory
In this tutorial, we begin by showcasing the power of OpenAI Agents as the driving force behind our multi-agent research system. We set up our Colab environment with the OpenAI API key, installed the OpenAI Agents SDK, and then defined custom function tools, web_search, analyze_data, and save_research, to harness the agents’ capabilities. We instantiate three…

5 cheap cars you’ll want to do your research on
Summary The Nissan Versa S is an affordable basic sedan with good features, starting under $20K. The Hyundai Venue offers a subcompact crossover with standard features for comfortable urban driving. The Chevrolet Trax provides a pleasant subcompact crossover with good value and sharper looks. We were all very interested when the $20K Slate EV was…

Unmasking The Magic: The Wizard Of Oz Method For UX Research — Smashing Magazine
The Wizard of Oz method is a proven UX research tool that simulates real interactions to uncover authentic user behavior. Victor Yocco explores its fundamentals, advanced techniques, and critical considerations, including its relevance in the emerging field of agentic AI. New technologies and innovative concepts frequently enter the product development lifecycle, promising to revolutionize user…

Do reasoning models really “think” or not? Apple research sparks lively debate, response
Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Apple’s machine-learning group set off a rhetorical firestorm earlier this month with its release of “The Illusion of Thinking,” a 53-page research paper arguing that so-called large reasoning models (LRMs) or reasoning…

How to Build an Asynchronous AI Agent Network Using Gemini for Research, Analysis, and Validation Tasks
In this tutorial, we introduce the Gemini Agent Network Protocol, a powerful and flexible framework designed to enable intelligent collaboration among specialized AI agents. Leveraging Google’s Gemini models, the protocol facilitates dynamic communication between agents, each equipped with distinct roles: Analyzer, Researcher, Synthesizer, and Validator. Users will learn to set up and configure an asynchronous…
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