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CNET testing found Vitamix's $380 VX1 blender performs on par with the company's $500 5200 model, both featuring 64-ounce capacity and 10 speeds. The VX1, which replaced the discontinued Explorian, adds a pulse mode, self-cleaning program, slightly more horsepower and a smaller footprint, and it topped other blenders by turning raw almonds into almond butter in just over a minute.
A team from Texas A&M, NASA's Johnson Space Center, and Purdue University developed a system for managing multiple spacecraft around Gateway, the lunar-orbiting station NASA plans to launch no earlier than 2027. Using thousands of simulations, they created a 'string of pearls' approach that spaces waiting vehicles at set intervals ahead of or behind the station along its near-rectilinear halo orbit, accounting for navigation and thruster errors.
A new analysis argues that hiring technology has borrowed the mechanics of dating apps, complete with ghosting after initial contact, paid premium tiers for better visibility, and a culture of settling until something better appears. The result, according to the report, is that both job seekers and employers increasingly treat each other as disposable rather than building genuine matches.
Researchers acknowledge that although SSRIs remain among the world's most widely prescribed medications, the precise biological mechanism by which they relieve depression is still not understood. The debate intensified after US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed the drugs are overprescribed and carry withdrawal risks comparable to heroin, sparking pushback from some clinicians while others said he raised a legitimate concern.
Maiao, a command-line tool that recreates Gerrit's stacked-commit review workflow on modern git hosts, has been picked up by community maintainers under runetes/maiao after Adevinta's original team stopped maintaining it. The tool's 'git review' command turns each commit in a branch into its own linked pull or merge request, automatically managing parent-child dependencies and rebasing the stack as changes get merged. It now supports GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, Forgejo/Codeberg, Bitbucket Cloud, and the beta Cursor Origin platform, auto-detecting the provider from the repository's remote URL.
OpenAI has released an Admin plugin for ChatGPT Work and Codex that lets workspace administrators manage users, permissions and spending limits through a chat interface rather than a separate dashboard. The tool can generate usage reports, flag credit thresholds, and handle onboarding or offboarding tasks on request. A company demo showed an admin querying adoption trends and requesting visual breakdowns for a monthly review.
Google Home users report that automations set to trigger from TV events, like powering on or off, are failing to activate. Reports so far point to TCL televisions, though it's unclear if other TV brands are affected. Google has acknowledged the issue publicly on Reddit but has not yet issued a fix.
Leaked images and reporting from Smartlights.de suggest Philips Hue is developing a wall light adapter that lets users control Nanoleaf's Shapes panels—including Hexagons, Triangles, and Mini Triangles—directly through the Hue app, supporting up to 100 connected panels per adapter. The module is said to launch in early September for around €40, though it remains unclear whether Nanoleaf's signature lighting effects and animations will carry over into the Hue ecosystem.
Anthropic now lets Claude share memories between its chatbot interface and Cowork, its cloud-based computer-use agent, so context from regular chats carries into automated tasks and back. The update also adds a toggle letting users allow Claude to remember sensitive topics like health or politics, which are excluded by default, with notifications each time such a memory is stored.
A longtime T-Mobile customer who switched to Mint Mobile to save over $100 a month outlines three common tradeoffs of using smaller carriers, starting with data deprioritization in crowded areas. At a packed concert venue, the user experienced noticeably slower uploads compared to customers on premium plans from major carriers, illustrating how MVNO traffic gets lower priority during network congestion.
Google is extending Gemini's ability to generate interactive 3D models and simulations, first announced in April, to all Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users meeting age requirements. The feature lets users ask Gemini to visualize complex concepts—like DNA structures—as manipulable models rather than static images. It is available immediately in the Gemini app.
Recruiters say white-collar job applicants, including lawyers and bankers, are adding a brief personal hobbies line to their resumes to seem more human amid a competitive hiring market. According to a Wall Street Journal report, more than half of legal candidates placed by one recruiting firm last year included such a line, up sharply from prior years. Recruiters suggest the section be limited to a single line placed at the end of the resume.