Bedrock Web Search: External Access and Domain Filters

TL;DR 30 sec3 min coredeep dive optional Bedrock web search gained two upgrades on August 19, 2026: an external_web_access switch that lets model calls reach the live web, and AgentCore domain plus publish-date filters that agents cannot bypass at the API layer. external_web_access defaults to true, but live retrieval silently fails without the bedrock-websearch:ExternalWebAccess IAM… Continue reading →

Artemis: Google’s Android Automation Agents

TL;DR 30 sec5 min coredeep dive optional Artemis is Google’s open-source agent framework that drives real Android phones and emulators from natural language, combining 3 to 5 second steps with a 99 percent completion rate on Google’s own AndroidWorld benchmark. Cross-app automation and testing on Android, from one natural-language instruction to a completed workflow. Multimodal… Continue reading →