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Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Call me a Luddite, but my eyes glaze over when a product claims it has an “AI-optimized” design. Whether it’s marketing oversaturation or a growing existential dread as AI threatens to take over both my career and my hobbies, the phrase goes into one ear and out the other as … Read more
An anonymous reader quotes a report from SiliconANGLE: Hugging Face has open-sourced the blueprints of two internally developed robots called HopeJR and Reachy Mini. The company debuted the machines on Thursday. Hugging Face is backed by more than $390 million in funding from Nvidia Corp., IBM Corp. and other investors. It operates a GitHub-like platform … Read more
With iOS 26, macOS 26, tvOS 26, and watchOS 26, Apple is planning to debut a new design that’s been described as taking inspiration from visionOS, the newest operating system. With WWDC coming up soon, we thought we’d take a closer look at visionOS and some of the design details that Apple might adopt based … Read more
People always say they don’t have time to watch all the movies and TV shows they want to see. Ironically, in situations when we lose power at home, we have the time, but not the ability. That’s why you need an emergency USB stick. No Power and Nothing to Watch I was recently without power … Read more
Aishwarya Bandla tries to center her work around passion, people, and purpose, following the Japanese concept of ikigai, or a sense of purpose. For the IEEE senior member, that involves transforming patient care through innovative health technology. Bandla is developing a means to help prevent nerve damage in cancer patients resulting from chemotherapy treatment, a … Read more
Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, White House A chainsaw, two hats and Lil X: Musk’s eventful time at Doge Elon Musk’s time in the Trump administration is coming to an end after a tempestuous 129 days in which the world’s richest man took an axe to government spending – stirring ample controversy along the way. … Read more
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Alibaba Group has introduced QwenLong-L1, a new framework that enables large language models (LLMs) to reason over extremely long inputs. This development could unlock a new wave of enterprise applications that require models to understand and … Read more
ZDNET’s key takeaways The Eufy Clean E20 3-in-1 robot vacuum and handheld vacuum combination costs $650. The Eufy E20 performed very well in suction testing; it offers up to 8,000Pa of suction power and thorough edge cleaning; the robot vacuum’s dustbin doubles as a handheld vacuum that includes a floor attachment and a crevice tool. … Read more
Playtonic, the creators of Yooka-Laylee, is laying off some of its staff, the developer and publisher announced on social media. The post doesn’t mention how many members of Playtonic will be effected, but does credit the layoffs to the company’s struggle with “a period of profound change in how games are created and funded.” Based … Read more
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today’s NYT Mini Crossword has a couple of fun ocean-related clues and answers. It’s the extra-long Saturday version, of course. Need some help with … Read more