Document automation, a new path to desktop apps with web technology and agents that operate browsers, phones and desktops.
Mistral OCR 4 reads documents in 170 languages and runs in a single container
Mistral launched OCR 4, which besides the text returns the position of each passage on the page, the block type, such as title, table, equation or signature, and a confidence score. The model covers 170 languages and, according to the company, independent annotators preferred it in an average of 72% of comparisons with other systems. It can be used through the API or hosted in a single container, keeping documents in the customer's environment.
Processes with invoices, contracts, forms and reports can be automated more precisely, and confidence scores help send only doubtful cases to human review. Self-hosting serves those with privacy and data protection requirements.
How Dexpert helps: Digital TransformationSources
Deno now turns web projects into cross-platform desktop apps
deno desktop, available from Deno 2.9, turns a project, from a single TypeScript file to a Next.js app, into a self-contained desktop application for macOS, Windows and Linux. By default it uses the operating system's own webview, which produces small binaries, with the option to bundle Chromium for identical rendering across platforms. It also detects frameworks such as Next.js, Astro and Nuxt, cross-compiles for all three systems from one machine and includes binary-diff auto-updates.
Companies that need a desktop app, such as internal systems or tools that work offline, can reuse the web code they already have. It is an alternative to Electron with smaller packages and built-in updates.
How Dexpert helps: Enterprise Apps & SaaSSources
- Deno Docs: Desktop apps
Gemini 3.5 Flash gets native computer use for agents on browser, mobile and desktop
Computer use, previously available only in a separate Gemini 2.5 model, is now a native tool in Gemini 3.5 Flash. With it, developers can build agents that see the screen, reason and act across browsers, mobile apps and desktop, in tasks such as continuous software testing and work in professional applications. Google also offers optional enterprise safeguards, such as requiring user confirmation for sensitive or irreversible actions.
UI testing, routines in systems without APIs and repetitive tasks across several applications come within reach of agents. To use it safely, combine human confirmation, isolated environments and restricted permissions.
How Dexpert helps: Artificial IntelligenceSources
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