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We Consulted Fitness Experts to Learn the Truth About Vibration Plates for Weight Loss

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-14 11:00:00

Step aside mom jeans, scrunchies and denim on denim, there's another trend making a comeback. Vibration plates are trending once again. Similar to the mid-20th-century vibrating belt machines, vibration plates have been said to provide the body with various benefits and can even be a tool for weight loss. But is the hype backed by science and expert opinions, or is it all social media hearsay? To find out if you should add a vibration plate to your workout routine, we asked personal trainers an

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How a circuit breaker finder helped me map my home's wiring (and why that matters)

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2026-01-15 00:00:15

ZDNET's key takeaways The Klein Tools 80016 Circuit Breaker Finder effectively maps circuits throughout your home. It's a useful tool with clear discovery indicators and improved safety features. It's somewhat pricey at $65, with minimal directions for beginners. $64.98 at Amazon Do you ever wonder what wall socket corresponds to which circuit breaker or circuit in your main electrical panel? Do you ever wonder how much current a particular socket can handle? I did. I found a cool tool in the

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Mistral’s Le Chat adds deep research agent and voice mode to challenge OpenAI’s enterprise dominance

venturebeat.com Emilia David 2026-01-15 11:05:26

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Since OpenAI introduced Deep Research, an AI agent that can conduct research for users and generate a comprehensive report, many other companies have released their own versions of this capability, all named Deep Research. Deep Research, as a feature and product, can be accessed through various platforms, including Google’s Gemini, AlphaSe

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‘Arcane’ Season 2 Gets a Lavish Home Release, Just in Time for Emmy Season

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2026-01-15 21:00:00

With Emmy season in full swing and a lot of eyes on whether Riot Games and Fortiche’s League of Legends studio will sweep an already steep competitive lineup of animated shows, GKids has announced a slew of home release pre-order editions for Arcane season two, freeing it from the confines of streaming. In a press release, GKids announced that the home release of Arcane season two will feature a limited-run Collector’s Edition. This will include SteelBook Editions in both 4K UHD and Blu-ray for

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Calm Down About the Area 51 Fire, People

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-16 10:11:10

A large wildfire torched up this week near Nevada's mysterious Area 51 Air Force base — and naturally, the rumor mill is churning. As the Daily Mail reports, the blaze near the highly-classified base was sparked by the so-called Gothic Fire, a massive wildfire that broke out some 20 miles away from the base and has since burned through tens of thousands of acres of desert. EWU Crew, a livestream based in the nearby town of Rachel, Nevada that watches the Air Force base around the clock, captur

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Amazon cuts some jobs in cloud computing unit as layoffs continue

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2026-01-16 16:10:10

Attendees walk through an exposition hall at AWS re:Invent, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, in Las Vegas on Dec. 3, 2024. Amazon is laying off some staffers in its cloud computing division, the company confirmed on Thursday. "After a thorough review of our organization, our priorities, and what we need to focus on going forward, we've made the difficult business decision to eliminate some roles across particular teams in AWS," Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser said in a statement. "

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Mistral Releases Deep Research, Voice, Projects in Le Chat

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-16 15:00:18

AI assistants are at their best when they let you go deeper in your thinking, keep your conversation flowing, and maintain contextual continuity. Today, we’re making Le Chat even more capable, more intuitive — and more fun — with a collection of powerful new features to help you research more thoroughly, express yourself more naturally, and keep your interactions — text, voice, and images — organized in context. What’s new in Le Chat. Deep Research mode: Lightning fast, structured research rep

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How I Use Kagi

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-16 15:33:22

June 27, 2025 web tech What’s going on, Internet? I’ve been a happy Kagi user since early 2023 and have spent a bit of time curating my ideal Internet search experience using the tools Kagi offers. Kagi is a premium search engine that puts you first. Unlike traditional search engines that monetise your attention through ads and data tracking, Kagi delivers clean, accurate results while maintaining complete privacy. Kagi is built on a simple principle, you're our customer, not our product. The

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Researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google issue joint AI safety warning - here's why

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2026-01-17 02:15:39

Andriy Onufriyenko / Getty Images Over the last year, chain of thought (CoT) -- an AI model's ability to articulate its approach to a query in natural language -- has become an impressive development in generative AI, especially in agentic systems. Now, several researchers agree it may also be critical to AI safety efforts. On Tuesday, researchers from competing companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google DeepMind, as well as institutions like the Center for AI Safety, Apollo Resea

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EU presses pause on probe of X as US trade talks heat up

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-17 06:19:05

The European Commission has stalled one of its investigations into Elon Musk’s X for breaking the bloc’s digital transparency rules, while it seeks to conclude trade talks with the US. Brussels was expected to finalise its probe into the social media platform before the EU’s summer recess but will miss this deadline, according to three officials familiar with the matter. They noted that a decision was likely to follow after clarity emerged in the EU-US trade negotiations. “It’s all tied up,” on

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Slack gets smarter: New AI tools summarize chats, explain jargon, and automate work

venturebeat.com Michael Nuñez 2026-01-17 11:00:00

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Slack is rolling out an extensive array of artificial intelligence features that promise to eliminate routine tasks and turn the messaging platform into a central hub for enterprise productivity, marking owner Salesforce’s direct challenge to Microsoft’s workplace AI dominance. The announcements, set to roll out over the coming months, inc

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The battle for Britain’s first book of the month club

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-15 05:25:27

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2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA feels like a real car, not a science experiment

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-18 00:01:37

Mercedes provided flights from Detroit to Copenhagen, Denmark, and accommodation so Ars could drive the CLA with EQ Technology. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. The Mercedes-Benz CLA is a marked departure from Mercedes' EV efforts. Instead of a dedicated line of EQ vehicles—like the EQB, EQC, and EQS—we're getting vehicles "with EQ Technology." It started with the electric G Wagon, but the CLA is the first mainstream product to make the change. The thing is that the change is signifi

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Google Search’s new feature lets AI call businesses for you

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-18 11:35:03

TL;DR Google is bringing Gemini 2.5 Pro to AI Mode in Search. Deep Research is also coming to AI Mode. All Search users can now use AI to call businesses without picking up a phone. Following last month’s announcement of Gemini 2.5 Pro going stable, Google’s most intelligent AI model is heading to Search. It also looks like Search is getting a couple of new features to help out with research and obtaining information from businesses. In a blog post, Google revealed that it is rolling out Gem

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Google expands AI Mode with extra features for search

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-18 16:52:53

Google is continuing to double down on its AI Mode, bringing more features to its dedicated Search chatbot. Today, the company is adding the Gemini 2.5 Pro model and the Deep Search capability to AI Mode. These features will be available to Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra subscribers. Although both of these tools can still be accessed through other means, Google's move to incorporate them into the chatbot points to an end goal of AI Mode being the primary form of engagement with the company's

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OpenAI, Google, and Meta Researchers Warn We May Lose the Ability to Track AI Misbehavior

gizmodo.com Rhett Jones 2026-01-18 21:05:11

Over 40 scientists from the world’s leading AI institutions, including OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic, and Meta, have come together to call for more research in a particular type of safety monitoring that allows humans to analyze how AI models “think.” The scientists published a research paper on Tuesday that highlighted what is known as chain of thought (CoT) monitoring as a new yet fragile opportunity to boost AI safety. The paper was endorsed by prominent AI figures like OpenAI co-founde

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Mercedes-Benz will let you use an in-car camera in Microsoft Teams while driving

theverge.com Tom Warren 2026-01-19 02:46:47

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. I like to drive without the distractions of my work life interrupting me, but if you’re eager to stay connected then Mercedes-Benz is ready. You’ll soon be able to join a Microsoft Teams call in some Mercedes‑Benz vehicles and use the in-car camera to chat with colleagues while you’re driving. Mercedes‑Benz is the first car maker to enable in-car camera use for Microsoft Teams

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Google rolls out AI-powered business-calling feature, brings Gemini 2.5 Pro to AI Mode

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-01-18 23:00:00

Google is rolling out an agentic AI-powered business-calling feature to all users in the United States, the company announced on Wednesday. The tech giant is also enhancing Google Search’s AI Mode by bringing its Gemini 2.5 Pro model to the search experience and introducing deep research capabilities. The new business-calling feature uses AI to call local businesses on your behalf to collect information about availability and pricing. The idea behind the feature is to help you access informatio

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Top AI Researchers Concerned They’re Losing the Ability to Understand What They’ve Created

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-19 05:15:31

Researchers from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Meta have joined forces to warn about what they're building. In a new position paper, 40 researchers spread across those four companies called for more investigation of AI powered by so-called "chains-of-thought" (CoT), the "thinking out loud" process that advanced "reasoning" models — the current vanguard of consumer-facing AI — use when they're working through a query. As those researchers acknowledge, CoTs add a certain transparency into the inn

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Google AI Mode adds 2.5 Pro & Deep Search for subscribers, agentic AI calling for all

9to5mac.com Abner Li 2026-01-19 11:01:34

Following the announcement at I/O 2025 in May, Google is rolling out Deep Search to AI Mode, as well as letting subscribers access 2.5 Pro. Free users will get access to AI calling in Google Search. Google AI Pro and AI Ultra members in the US can now access Gemini 2.5 Pro in AI Mode for more complex “Reasoning, math & code” queries. There will be a new model picker to switch between the “Default” model, which is a custom version in the Gemini 2 family that’s meant for “fast, all-around assista

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Google rolls out AI-powered business calling feature, brings Gemini 2.5 Pro to AI Mode

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-01-19 11:00:00

Google is rolling out an agentic AI-powered business calling feature to all users in the United States, the company announced on Wednesday. The tech giant is also enhancing Google Search’s AI Mode by bringing its Gemini 2.5 Pro model to the search experience and introducing deep research capabilities. The new business calling feature uses AI to call local businesses on your behalf to collect information about availability and pricing. The idea behind the feature is to help you access informatio

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Google adds AI-generated summaries to Discover

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-19 21:43:41

Google is bringing AI‑generated summaries to Discover, the personalized stream of articles and videos found in the Google app curated based on a user's interests. The search giant remains undeterred by the imperfect nature of AI Overviews, or what it might mean for publishers whose content largely makes up Google's search results. TechCrunch has reported that some Android and iOS users in the US are seeing cards containing AI‑generated summaries on their Discover page. These cards appear with n

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Don't Make the Job Hunt Harder. 9 Strategies to Stay Sane and Get Hired

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-20 15:00:00

From ghosting to burnout, experts share how you can land a job in a brutal market. Jeffrey Hazelwood/CNET Stephanie Wandell applied to hundreds of jobs since getting laid off from a tech marketing role last November. When I spoke to her this summer, she'd been ghosted by recruiters and hadn't received any offers. "I was a little bit naive going into it, thinking I could do what I always do and depend on applying to as many places as I can," said Wandell. "It became pretty clear that this time

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Google’s Discover page now summarizes news with AI

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2026-01-20 17:02:02

Google is rolling out AI-generated summaries directly within Discover, its personalized news feed nestled within the Google Search app. TechCrunch reports that some users in the US are seeing Discover cards on iOS and Android that provide the new summaries in place of a headline and logo from a single publisher, similar to how AI Overviews appear at the top of results in Search. It acts to further obscure news sources at a time when search traffic to publishers is disappearing. The AI summaries

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5 reasons why I still prefer Perplexity over every other AI chatbot

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2026-01-20 11:38:00

Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images I've been working with artificial intelligence (AI) since the 1970s, when Lisp was state-of-the-art. Lately, like everyone else, I've been looking at AI a lot more closely. While it's nifty and getting genuinely useful, it can still blunder, like the time Google's AI Overviews recommended users to eat "at least one small rock per day." AI can also lose its mind, such as when Grok went totally MechnaHitler. Even when I tell J. Random Chatbot to summari

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Mira Murati says her startup Thinking Machines will release new product in ‘months’ with ‘significant open source component’

venturebeat.com Carl Franzen 2026-01-20 20:13:13

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Mira Murati, founder of AI startup Thinking Machines and former chief technology officer of OpenAI, today announced a new round of $2 billion in venture funding, and stated that her company’s first product will launch in the coming months and will include a “significant open source component…useful for researchers and startups developing cu

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Designing for the Eye: Optical corrections in architecture and typography

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-20 14:48:35

Designing for the Eye Optical Corrections in Architecture and Typography By Niko Kitsakis, June 2025 This article highlights a special aspect of both visual design and architecture: Optical corrections (or optical adjustments, if you prefer). If you found my piece about legible typefaces interesting, you’ll likely enjoy this one as well. Since I included many visual examples that are size-sensitive, make sure you read this on a big screen and not your mobile device. Optical Illusions The

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OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic sound alarm: ‘We may be losing the ability to understand AI’

venturebeat.com Michael Nuñez 2026-01-21 02:49:59

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Scientists from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic and Meta have abandoned their fierce corporate rivalry to issue a joint warning about artificial intelligence safety. More than 40 researchers across these competing companies published a research paper today arguing that a brief window to monitor AI reasoning could close forever — and soon

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Claude for Financial Services

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-21 02:03:50

Today, we're introducing a comprehensive solution for financial analysis that transforms how finance professionals analyze markets, conduct research, and make investment decisions with Claude. The Financial Analysis Solution unifies your financial data—from market feeds to internal data stored in platforms like Databricks and Snowflake—into a single interface. Access your critical data sources with direct hyperlinks to source materials for instant verification, all in one platform with expanded

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These 4 Exercises May Be Key to a Good Night’s Sleep

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2026-01-21 02:32:40

When you’re exhausted, starting a new exercise routine may sound like a nightmare, but a new study suggests getting active could be the secret to a good night’s sleep. Scientists in China reviewed existing clinical trial data and found that certain forms of exercise, including yoga and jogging, that appeared to help people sleep longer at night. The findings suggest physical activity should be considered as a frontline treatment for insomnia, the researchers said. “The most important takeaway

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Latest Tech News

We Consulted Fitness Experts to Learn the Truth About Vibration Plates for Weight Loss

How a circuit breaker finder helped me map my home's wiring (and why that matters)

Mistral’s Le Chat adds deep research agent and voice mode to challenge OpenAI’s enterprise dominance

‘Arcane’ Season 2 Gets a Lavish Home Release, Just in Time for Emmy Season

Calm Down About the Area 51 Fire, People

Amazon cuts some jobs in cloud computing unit as layoffs continue

Mistral Releases Deep Research, Voice, Projects in Le Chat

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Researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google issue joint AI safety warning - here's why

EU presses pause on probe of X as US trade talks heat up

Slack gets smarter: New AI tools summarize chats, explain jargon, and automate work

The battle for Britain’s first book of the month club

2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA feels like a real car, not a science experiment

Google Search’s new feature lets AI call businesses for you

Google expands AI Mode with extra features for search

OpenAI, Google, and Meta Researchers Warn We May Lose the Ability to Track AI Misbehavior

Mercedes-Benz will let you use an in-car camera in Microsoft Teams while driving

Google rolls out AI-powered business-calling feature, brings Gemini 2.5 Pro to AI Mode

Top AI Researchers Concerned They’re Losing the Ability to Understand What They’ve Created

Google AI Mode adds 2.5 Pro & Deep Search for subscribers, agentic AI calling for all

Google rolls out AI-powered business calling feature, brings Gemini 2.5 Pro to AI Mode

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Don't Make the Job Hunt Harder. 9 Strategies to Stay Sane and Get Hired

Google’s Discover page now summarizes news with AI

5 reasons why I still prefer Perplexity over every other AI chatbot

Mira Murati says her startup Thinking Machines will release new product in ‘months’ with ‘significant open source component’

Designing for the Eye: Optical corrections in architecture and typography

OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic sound alarm: ‘We may be losing the ability to understand AI’

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These 4 Exercises May Be Key to a Good Night’s Sleep

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