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A well-known engineer behind projects like React and Midjourney has introduced a new open-source library called Pretext, and it's already getting serious attention in the web development world. The idea behind it is surprisingly simple, but the impact could be huge: rethink how text is measured and displayed on the web.

Switching between AI chatbots has never really been a common thing—at least not in the same way we switch phones or laptops. But that might be starting to change. With more people experimenting across platforms, Google is now making it easier to move over to its AI assistant, Google Gemini, without starting from scratch.

Malaysia now has another name entering the AI chatbot space, and this time it comes from YTL AI Labs. The company's new platform, ILMUchat, has officially gone live in beta form, giving users a chance to try out a homegrown chatbot built with a distinctly local touch.

As digital literacy continues to grow in Malaysia, people are becoming far more aware of how software works behind the scenes. Whether it is a banking app, an e-wallet, a healthcare portal, or an online entertainment service, users now expect more than a polished interface. They want to know that the system is secure, fair, and built on something they can trust. In digital gaming systems, especially those involving outcomes based on chance, that trust depends heavily on one core technology: the random number generator, or RNG.

AI coding assistants are usually talked about as productivity tools. They help autocomplete functions, explain code, generate tests, and clean up repetitive work. But their influence may be going further than that. They are not just affecting how developers write software. They may also be shaping which programming languages developers choose in the first place.