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1 day ago

These AI notetaking devices can help you record and transcribe your meetings | TechCrunch

Physical AI notetakers provide versatile recording and transcription options for meetings, offering features like live translation and unlimited transcription without subscriptions.
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fromArs Technica
1 day ago

Perseverance's radar revealed ancient subsurface river delta on Mars

A hidden river delta may exist beneath the Western Delta in Jezero Crater, potentially revealing signs of ancient Martian life.
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fromComputerWeekly.com
1 day ago

Ericsson, SK Telecom ink memorandum of understanding to strengthen AI-RAN, 5G to 6G innovation | Computer Weekly

Ericsson and SK Telecom are collaborating to enhance mobile network performance, security, and energy efficiency from 5G to future 6G networks.
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fromTelecompetitor
2 days ago

Ripple Fiber partners with eero to introduce Wi-Fi 7

Ripple Fiber partners with Amazon's eero to provide mesh Wi-Fi 7 systems and security features at no additional cost for Gig package customers across its 10-state network.
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fromMail Online
2 days ago

The best head torches for camping, hiking and trail running

Head torches are essential outdoor gear; the best choice depends on intended use, comfort, and budget rather than maximum brightness.
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
2 days ago

Google Expands Personal Intelligence As Jarvis Approaches

Personal Intelligence enables you to give Gemini access to Gmail, Google Photos, your Search history, YouTube history, etc., when providing answers to your questions. The results are powerful since Gemini taps into that data to provide answers based on what it knows about you, where you have been, the photos you have taken, what you have searched for, and more.
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fromArs Technica
2 days ago

Study pinpoints when bow and arrow came to North America

North Americans adopted the bow and arrow about 1,400 years ago, replacing the atlatl and dart, with rapid adoption in the south and gradual replacement in the north.
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fromTheregister
2 days ago

Fiber could help scientists detect moonquakes

Fiber-optic cables deployed on the lunar surface can detect moonquakes without burial, offering a lightweight and cost-effective alternative to traditional seismometers for monitoring wider areas.
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fromMongabay Environmental News
2 days ago

Facebook shuts Indonesia groups after Mongabay and Bellingcat report illegal wildlife trade

Mongabay and Bellingcat discovered Facebook groups in Indonesia illegally selling protected species, exploiting the country's biodiversity through social media platforms.
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fromTheregister
3 days ago

Water company spins out homegrown AI after LLMs failed it

Large language models provided confidently incorrect information about materials science, causing a water desalination startup to waste four months and $200,000 validating a material choice that ultimately proved inferior.
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fromNieman Lab
3 days ago

"We're not going to do a chatbot anytime soon": Notes on the RISJ's AI and the Future of News symposium

AI in journalism extends beyond language models to include computer vision and satellite imagery analysis, enabling journalists to investigate global conflicts and human rights abuses with unprecedented speed and granularity.
fromZDNET
3 days ago

We tested 10 portable power stations in our lab - these two models were the most efficient

Whether you're going off-grid, need power during an outage, or are simply camping for the weekend, portable power stations are essential for keeping devices and appliances powered and ready to go.
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fromWIRED
3 days ago

The Sonos Bluetooth Speaker Is $40 Off

The Sonos Roam 2 is available for $139 during Amazon Spring Sale, offering Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity with solid sound quality in a compact, waterproof design.
fromwww.dw.com
3 days ago

'Vulnerable' satellites guide the world and its wars

Signals from Global Navigation Satellite Systems are quite vulnerable. They are exceptionally weak, meaning that any radio noise near their frequency, accidental or malicious, can interfere with reception. I am confident that there are people in every government who understand the problem. The challenge is getting leadership to both understand and act to reduce the risk.
fromMail Online
3 days ago

Scientists reveal what a '30% chance of rain' REALLY means

A 30% chance of rain means that there is a small chance - three times out of 10 - that it will rain, but seven times out of 10, it will stay dry. And that 30% could still mean a heavy downpour for the full length of time covered by the forecast, or a brief five-minute shower right at the end.
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fromwww.npr.org
3 days ago

These roaches form exclusive long-term relationships after eating each other's wings

Wood-feeding cockroaches exhibit pair bonding behavior, suggesting insects possess more sophisticated cognition and social capabilities than previously believed.
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fromFuncheap
3 days ago

Robo Expo at Chabot Space and Science Center

Chabot Science Center hosts a robotics event on March 28th featuring hands-on bot building, a competition, and NASA aerospace robots on display.
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fromEngadget
3 days ago

Google expands Search Live globally

Google expands Search Live, its camera-based AI chatbot feature, to over 200 countries and upgrades it with Gemini 3.1 Flash for faster, more natural multilingual conversations.
fromNature
3 days ago

Adaptive evolution of gene regulatory networks in mammalian neocortex - Nature

To characterize CREs and TFs for neocortical ExNs, we used Arpp21-Gfp or Fezf2-Gfp transgenic mice and enriched GFP-expressing neocortical upper layer (L2-4) intratelencephalic (IT) neurons or deep layer (L5-6) predominantly extratelencephalic (ET) neurons, respectively, from neonatal mice (postnatal day (PD) 0), an age at which neocortical ExN identity and connectivity are established.
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fromTheregister
3 days ago

MoD spends 17.5M on Cyprus eye in the sky for Skynet

The facility, known as Noctis-2, will include an optical array and potentially an infrared telescope. It will provide a "persistent stare capability" of the orbit used by geostationary satellites, broader monitoring of the skies and the ability to examine chosen objects, according to a preliminary market engagement notice published on 16 March.
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fromCity Limits
3 days ago

New Investigative Reporting Fund Honors Late Journalist Tom Robbins

What makes reporting the greatest job in the world is that you get to talk to people and hear their stories. Writing for City Limits allowed me to be a witness to the battles everyday New Yorkers were waging in neighborhoods throughout the city.
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fromFast Company
4 days ago

Google Maps and Apple Maps are making parking harder than it has to be

Navigation apps lack parking guidance, causing drivers to waste time searching for spots and increasing traffic pollution; MIT research demonstrates that providing probability-based parking recommendations could improve travel decisions and reduce congestion.
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fromSecurityWeek
4 days ago

174 Vulnerabilities Targeted by RondoDox Botnet

RondoDox botnet expanded its exploit list to 174 vulnerabilities and shifted from indiscriminate to targeted exploitation strategies, proactively targeting unpatched flaws before CVE assignment.
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
4 days ago

Low Rate of Call Buttons In Local Packs Per Study

Google has been removing the call button from local packs dramatically over the past year. This study of 2,580 search results showed that only 510 had a call button. This means, 4 out of 5 searches in the map pack have no call button.
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fromFast Company
4 days ago

'You were the product the whole time': Pokemon Go fans react to quietly being used to help robots deliver pizza

Pokémon Go player images are training robots to navigate cities accurately through a Visual Positioning System developed by Niantic Spatial.
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fromDefector
4 days ago

Even After Being Eaten, This Beetle Has Two Ways Out Alive | Defector

The Japanese water scavenger beetle Regimbartia attenuata survives passage through a frog's digestive system and exits alive within minutes to hours.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 days ago

Tipster claims to have seen grave-like plots' at Epstein's Zorro Ranch

In an email on February 16, a member of the public whose name has been redacted told Democratic Representatives Andrea Romero and Marianna Anaya that he or she had broken into Epstein's former ranch in 2020 and come across multiple plots that were dug up. The tipster, who included two photos of purported plots with the email, speculated that bodies had been removed from the sites.
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fromThe Atlantic
4 days ago

Today's Atlantic Trivia: Unlikely Vacation Places

A seapoose is a shallow inlet along Long Island's shore, featured in the Southampton idiom 'Any seapoose in a storm.'
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fromKotaku
4 days ago

Pokemon Pokopia Companion App Accused Of Stealing From Fansite

Serebii's comprehensive Pokémon Pokopia documentation was scraped by a mobile app called Pokopedia, which monetizes the stolen information despite over 200 hours of original research and gameplay.
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fromZDNET
5 days ago

This tiny satellite device replaced my smartwatch while adventuring off-grid

The Garmin inReach Mini 3 Plus is a satellite communicator with touchscreen, longer battery life, improved antenna support, and a siren, offering better value than the Fenix 8 Pro watch for outdoor adventurers seeking safety and connectivity.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

India's scattered workforce: the chatbot keeping families in touch during emergencies

India's 140 million undocumented migrant workers lack reliable data on their locations and movements, causing inadequate emergency responses and hindering welfare delivery.
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fromThe New Yorker
5 days ago

Letters from Our Readers

Clear-air turbulence over Southeast Asia caused dramatic altitude changes in both modern commercial flights and World War II transport planes, with historical flights experiencing far more severe drops than contemporary incidents.
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fromSFGATE
5 days ago

Burning Man reveals the worst trash left behind after a rocky year

Lag bolts are the most common trash left at Burning Man, with 2,304 found in 2025, posing safety hazards and violating the Leave No Trace principle.
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fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
5 days ago

Storyteller Overland turn 44 Grenadier into 'Grand Bohemian camper' with pop-top roof and off-grid capabilities - Yanko Design

Storyteller Overland transformed the INEOS Grenadier into the Grand Bohemian, a fully integrated camping rig combining daily-driver capability with expedition-ready overlanding features for remote terrain access.
fromFast Company
5 days ago

New research calls Waymo the 'Kool-Aid man' of the ride-share economy

Waymo's incursion into the U.S. rideshare narrative reminds us of the Kool-Aid commercials from our childhood. The Kool-Aid man kicks down walls, causes havoc, screams 'oh yeah,' and runs off into the next scene. In the case of Waymo, they're kicking down the walls of an entrenched industry, wreaking terror on the multiples, and then running off to the next city announcement.
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fromPsychology Today
6 days ago

Why Do Americans and Brits Speak Differently?

American r-pronunciation preserves the older British form from the 16th century, while modern British r-dropping developed later after American colonization.
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fromTravel + Leisure
6 days ago

These Are the Strangest Things People Left in Airport Luggage Last Year-From Samurai Swords to a Meteorite

Unclaimed Baggage has operated for 55 years collecting and selling abandoned airport luggage, revealing unusual items ranging from Samurai swords to gold-plated golf clubs in their annual Found Report.
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fromInfoQ
1 week ago

How Grab Optimizes Image Caching on Android with Time-Aware LRU

Grab engineers implemented a Time-Aware Least Recently Used cache to replace standard LRU caching, improving storage reclamation while maintaining user experience and server efficiency.
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fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago
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Google Maps Makes Its Biggest Navigation Update in Over a Decade - What This Means for Your Next Drive

fromThe Verge
1 week ago
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You can now ask Google Maps 'complex, real-world questions' - and Gemini will answer

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fromZDNET
1 week ago

Your Google Maps just got two huge upgrades - including a totally new driving experience

Google Maps introduces Ask Gemini for conversational AI-powered queries and Immersive Navigation featuring 3D driving views with enhanced visual and voice guidance.
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fromSearch Engine Roundtable
1 week ago

Google Rolls Out "Ask Maps" in Google Maps

Google Maps introduces Ask Maps, an AI-powered feature using Gemini to help users research businesses, plan trips, and get recommendations, now rolling out in the U.S. and India on mobile with desktop coming soon.
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fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago

Google Maps Makes Its Biggest Navigation Update in Over a Decade - What This Means for Your Next Drive

Google Maps introduces Ask Maps conversational AI and Immersive Navigation with 3D visuals to enhance travel planning and driving experiences.
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fromEngadget
1 week ago

Google Maps brings a 3D map to your driving directions

Google Maps introduces Immersive Navigation with 3D rendering powered by Gemini AI, offering enhanced driving directions with natural voice guidance and intelligent route alternatives.
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fromThe Verge
1 week ago

You can now ask Google Maps 'complex, real-world questions' - and Gemini will answer

Google Maps now features an AI-powered 'Ask Maps' function using Gemini to answer complex, hyper-specific questions with personalized responses and directions.
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fromGSMArena.com
1 week ago

Google Maps gets Gemini-powered Ask Maps and Immersive Navigation

Google expands Gemini AI in Maps with Ask Maps feature, enabling conversational queries about places, and introduces Immersive Navigation with enhanced 3D visuals and natural guidance.
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fromZDNET
1 week ago

Your Google Maps just got two huge upgrades - including a totally new driving experience

Google Maps introduces Ask Gemini for conversational AI-powered queries and Immersive Navigation featuring 3D driving views with enhanced visual and voice guidance.
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fromSearch Engine Roundtable
1 week ago

Google Rolls Out "Ask Maps" in Google Maps

Google Maps introduces Ask Maps, an AI-powered feature using Gemini to help users research businesses, plan trips, and get recommendations, now rolling out in the U.S. and India on mobile with desktop coming soon.
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fromNature
1 week ago

'RAMmageddon' hits labs: AI-driven memory shortage is impacting science

RAM shortage driven by AI demand is causing prices to triple, affecting scientists and researchers who need computing resources through 2027.
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fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 week ago

Airstream Atlas 25RT redefines the classic two-person motorhome - Yanko Design

The Airstream Atlas 25RT combines Airstream quality with Mercedes-Benz performance to create a luxury Class B+ motorhome designed for comfortable adventure travel with sophisticated interiors and efficient space utilization.
fromSFGATE
1 week ago

Test aircraft with nuclear capabilities apparently seen flying over Calif.

The triangular, highly advanced bomber, which still appears to be in its testing phase, is 'designed to deliver both conventional and nuclear payloads' and will ultimately form 'the backbone of the future Air Force bomber force.' The aircraft was spotted as the U.S. continues to wage war on Iran, and just a few days earlier, the Boeing E-6B Mercury - colloquially known as the 'Doomsday Plane' - was seen flying low over the Fresno area.
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fromNew York Post
1 week ago

Maniac husband who hid much younger wife's hacked-up remains in NYC busted when phone gave him away: DA

A 74-year-old Queens man was arrested for murdering and dismembering his 33-year-old wife, with GPS tracking from a family app providing key evidence of his presence at disposal sites.
fromDevOps.com
1 week ago

The Observability Bill is Coming Due - and AI Wrote Most of It - DevOps.com

The data that feeds your observability tools is out of control. Too much of it, low quality, unmanaged, and growing faster than anyone budgeted for. When they started building Sawmills two years ago, this was already a serious pain point. Costs were climbing. Signal-to-noise was degrading. Teams were drowning in telemetry that told them less and less while costing more and more.
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fromEngadget
1 week ago
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Grammarly has disabled its tool offering generative-AI feedback credited to real writers

fromFuturism
2 weeks ago
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Grammarly Offering Manuscript Reviews by AI Versions of Recently Deceased Professors

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fromEngadget
1 week ago

Grammarly has disabled its tool offering generative-AI feedback credited to real writers

Superhuman disabled its Expert Review feature after backlash over using writers' names and likenesses without permission to generate AI feedback.
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fromsfist.com
1 week ago

Grammarly's New AI Tools Use Experts' Identities Without Their Permission

Grammarly's AI expert review feature mimics prominent academics and writers without permission, raising ethical and legal concerns about identity use and misleading presentation.
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fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Grammarly Offering Manuscript Reviews by AI Versions of Recently Deceased Professors

Grammarly's Expert Review tool uses AI trained on deceased academics' work without permission, enabling users to receive manuscript feedback attributed to scholars who have died.
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fromArs Technica
1 week ago

14,000 routers are infected by malware that's highly resistant to takedowns

A 14,000-device botnet called KadNap primarily compromises unpatched Asus routers to create a takedown-resistant proxy network for cybercrime using peer-to-peer Kademlia architecture.
from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

The Warplanes and Ordinance That Carried Out Operation Epic Fury

Air campaigns today are built around cooperation between many different aircraft, each performing a specific task. Stealth fighters lead the way into contested airspace, electronic warfare aircraft disrupt enemy radar, and bombers or strike fighters deliver precision weapons. Supporting aircraft provide intelligence, command and control, and the fuel needed to keep the entire operation moving.
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fromTODAY.com
1 week ago

Robert Irwin Shares the Question He Still Asks Late Dad Steve Irwin

Robert Irwin processes his grief for his father Steve Irwin by connecting with nature, allowing emotions to surface, and periodically reassessing his grief journey through introspection.
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fromSearch Engine Roundtable
1 week ago

Google Search Your Related Activity With Chart

Google added a chart visualization to its search history feature, displaying search activity trends over time alongside existing past search and related activity data.
fromNewsday
1 week ago

Long Island potholes: A hole lot of frustration

First, you must ask yourself, is this a town road? A county road? A state highway? This determines who is responsible for the repair and to whom the complaint needs to be directed. Then a series of clicks through your town's website will lead you to a general submission form, a phone number for the highway department, or an email address.
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fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 week ago

Someone Built a True-Scale LEGO Velociraptor Skeleton and I Can't Wait To Buy One - Yanko Design

Jurassic Park depicted velociraptors based on the larger Deinonychus, while real Velociraptor mongoliensis was dog-sized; a LEGO Ideas submission builds the first 1:1 scale dinosaur skeleton model at actual animal dimensions.
fromAdrelien | Meshtastic, IoT & Off-Grid Tech Guides
1 week ago

How to Use iTAK with Meshtastic on iPhone

For years, iPhone users were locked out of the Meshtastic + TAK combination entirely. ATAK runs on Android. The plugin architecture Apple uses doesn't allow external plugins the way Android does. iOS users were told to buy an Android device or sit this one out. That changed in February 2026.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 week ago

AI techniques speed up forensic analysis of crucial crime scene larvae

A maggot's age and species can give essential information to forensic entomologists investigating murders. Combing through these fly larvae, investigators can potentially learn when and where a crime happened, whether the body has been moved or whether toxins were involved. For example, blowflies are among the earliest insect colonizers of corpses; they typically sniff out and lay eggs on a dead body within minutes to hours.
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fromThe Verge
1 week ago
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iRobot's Roomba Mini can clean where its larger robovacs can't reach

iRobot launches the Roomba Mini, a 9.5-inch compact robot vacuum half the size of standard models, designed for narrow spaces and small homes, now available in UK and Europe with US TikTok Shop availability planned for summer.
fromZDNET
2 weeks ago
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I tested Shark's new robot vacuum and mop - and only one thing wasn't perfect

The Shark UV Reveal robot vacuum and mop combines excellent vacuuming, autonomous mop attachment, self-emptying dock with mop washing, and UV stain detection for comprehensive floor cleaning.
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fromThe Verge
1 week ago

iRobot's Roomba Mini can clean where its larger robovacs can't reach

iRobot launches the Roomba Mini, a 9.5-inch compact robot vacuum half the size of standard models, designed for narrow spaces and small homes, now available in UK and Europe with US TikTok Shop availability planned for summer.
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fromZDNET
2 weeks ago

I tested Shark's new robot vacuum and mop - and only one thing wasn't perfect

The Shark UV Reveal robot vacuum and mop combines excellent vacuuming, autonomous mop attachment, self-emptying dock with mop washing, and UV stain detection for comprehensive floor cleaning.
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fromwww.telecompetitor.com
1 week ago

Robocalls continue to decline, sort of: Report

Robocalls in February 2026 totaled 3.8 billion, down 1.3% from January and 14% from February 2025, though daily volume increased due to fewer calendar days.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 week ago

Why long range communication is useful for industrial monitoring - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Long-range radio waves can pass through obstacles more easily, which makes them perfect for monitoring expansive factories or outdoor infrastructure. A recent report by Fabrity highlighted that these systems use very little power. This allows sensors to operate for 5 to 10 years on a single battery. Using such tech means you do not have to install expensive wiring across your entire site.
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fromwww.socialmediatoday.com
1 week ago

X adds Grok-powered audio option to long-form articles

X introduced audio playback for long-form articles using Grok AI's voice, enabling background listening to boost creator engagement and content consumption while improving AI training data quality.
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fromInsideHook
2 weeks ago

Can Google Help Find Your Lost Luggage?

Google added luggage tracking to Find Hub, partnering with airlines and Samsonite to help locate checked bags using Android-compatible trackers.
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fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Pete Hegseth called it 'quiet death'-the first time a U.S. sub fired a torpedo and hit an enemy ship since the 1940s | Fortune

A U.S. submarine launched a torpedo in combat for the first time since World War II, striking and destroying a ship in what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called a 'quiet death.'
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fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago

Casini Ranch named among most unique campgrounds in the US

Casini Ranch Family Campground in Sonoma County won a 2026 Campspot Award for being one of the top unique campgrounds in the country, offering distinctive experiences on 110 acres along the Russian River.
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fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

How moss helped convict grave robbers of a Chicago cemetery

Cemetery officials were caught grave-robbing after becoming reckless, with moss analysis providing crucial evidence for prosecution.
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fromGeeky Gadgets
2 weeks ago

How to Force Gemini Al to Always Search The Web When Required

Gemini AI's web search feature doesn't activate automatically, requiring users to enable custom instructions and use explicit prompts to ensure current information retrieval for time-sensitive queries.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Monster Hunter Now' to kick off new Skybound Scalestorm season

Monster Hunter Now season 9 introduces bases, Rift monsters, and event builds to create a more engaging seasonal progression system with meaningful endgame activities.
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

The cost of Uber and Lyft rides rose nearly 10% last year - and riders say they're cutting back

The prices that customers paid on these apps rose 9.6% in 2025, according to an annual report on gig mobility from data analytics company Gridwise. The report analyzed information about 1 billion tasks over the past year on apps for ride-hailing, delivery, and other kinds of gig work. It found that the average ride price rose to $23.66 at the end of 2025, up from $21.58 in December 2024.
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fromZDNET
2 weeks ago

How Roku's new button totally changes the way you watch free, live TV

The Roku Channel added a search button for live TV, allowing users to search by show name, genre, or keywords instead of browsing through categories.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

How a clump of moss helped convict grave robbers in Illinois

They asked if I knew about moss and brought the evidence to the museum. An investigation by local police had found human remains buried under inches of earth at the cemetery, a site of enormous historical importance. Several prominent African Americans are buried at the cemetery, including Emmett Till, whose murder in 1955 became a catalyst for the civil rights movement, and the blues singer Dinah Washington.
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fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

Grammarly Is Offering 'Expert' AI Reviews From Your Favorite Authors-Dead or Alive

Grammarly has expanded from a grammar checker to an AI writing platform offering multiple generative features, including an 'expert review' option that falsely attributes critiques to real academics and deceased authors without their permission or involvement.
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Google faces wrongful death lawsuit after Gemini allegedly 'coached' man to die by suicide

A lawsuit filed on Wednesday accuses Google's Gemini AI chatbot of trapping 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas in a "collapsing reality" that involved a series of violent missions, ultimately ending with his death by suicide. In the days leading up to his death, Gemini allegedly convinced Gavalas that he was "executing a covert plan to liberate his sentient AI 'wife' and evade the federal agents pursuing him," according to the lawsuit filed by Joel Gavalas, the victim's father.
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fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

NotebookLM can now summarize research in 'cinematic' video overviews

Google's NotebookLM now generates fully animated cinematic videos from user notes using AI models including Gemini 3, Nano Banana Pro, and Veo 3, advancing beyond previous narrated slideshow capabilities.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Greetings from Southwest Papua, which has some of the world's richest marine biodiversity

Raja Ampat's underwater ecosystem contains extraordinary marine biodiversity, offering transformative diving experiences despite the physical limitations of air tank duration.
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fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Shark's latest robot vacuum hunts stains with UV light

The Shark PowerDetect UV Reveal uses UV light and AI to detect and target invisible stains like pet urine, then adapts its cleaning method to remove them effectively.
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fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

Lonely Planet turns its iconic guidebooks into a next-gen travel app

Lonely Planet launches a mobile app integrating its guidebook expertise with smartphone features like itinerary planning, location saving, and curated local recommendations without sponsored content.
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fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

As Moon interest heats up, two companies unveil plans for a lunar "harvester"

Astrolab's FLIP rover will test helium-3 detection technology on the Moon this year, with a larger FLEX rover in development for diverse lunar missions and cargo transport.
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fromGameSpot
2 weeks ago

CoD: Warzone - Black Ops Royale Avalon Map And All Locations

Warzone launches Black Ops Royale on March 12, a new battle royale mode on the Avalon map with modified terrain, multiple traversal options, and familiar points of interest from Black Ops 7's Endgame campaign.
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fromCalifornia Post
2 weeks ago

Paleontologist who worked on five 'Jurassic Park' movies quietly leaves Chapman University after visits to Epstein's ranch

Chapman University terminated paleontologist Jack Horner after emails revealed his association with Jeffrey Epstein, including visits to Epstein's ranch and requests for research funding.
fromZDNET
2 weeks ago

41 hidden Google Maps settings and features every power user should know

After writing about Google Maps for nearly 15 years, I've learned firsthand that it's packed with hidden settings, menus, and toggles. Many help you fine-tune the app to your liking, while others unlock new features you probably didn't know existed.
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fromUntapped New York
2 weeks ago

Play Vintage Games at the Red Hook Pinball Museum

On this guided visit to the Red Hook Pinball Museum, guests will learn about the game's evolution from lawn bowling in Europe in the 1500's, through its journey across the Atlantic. See an original 1800's bagatelle machine, the first to feature a spring-loaded plunger, and then move forward to 1931 with Whiffle, the first coin-operated pinball machine ever made.
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fromNieman Lab
2 weeks ago

After Mexico's most-wanted cartel leader was killed, OSINT helped fuel both clarity and confusion online

That's the moment when I realized this is going to be extremely complicated for us to make sense of," Jan-Albert Hootsen, the Mexican representative for the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), said. The complication: People were running and seemed panicked in the airport of Mexico's second-largest city, but there was no gunfire or siege, the airport's official account tweeted.
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fromNature
2 weeks ago

The squeal of peeling tape, explained

Micro-cracks in adhesive tape's adhesive layer generate weak shock waves that produce the screeching sound when tape is unspooled from its roll.
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fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

The Rubin Observatory's alert system sent 800,000 pings on its first night

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's automated alert system launched publicly, generating 800,000 alerts nightly about asteroids, supernovas, and black holes, with millions expected as operations scale up.
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