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Google Gemini can now create AI-generated bedtime stories

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-12-12 20:03:45

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google rolled out a new tool within its Gemini AI chatbot that lets you create an illustrated story by simply describing it. The feature, called “Storybook,” generates 10-page stories, each with a short paragraph of text that Gemini can read aloud, along with an

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Linda Yaccarino joins health tech platform eMed as CEO after leaving X

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-12-12 20:20:11

Linda Yaccarino’s next role after departing X as CEO will be another chief executive role at eMed Population Health, an AI startup building a tech platform for patients using GLP-1s. Yaccarino was a longtime advertising executive at NBCUniversal but left to join X as CEO for two years, where she managed to have a positive impact on the social network’s troubled ad revenue model, despite her and Elon Musk’s shared approach to minimizing content moderation. Though Yaccarino does not have experie

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Axon jumps 16% after TASER maker tops results and boosts outlook on security needs

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-12-13 00:56:20

Axon Enterprise 's stock popped 16% after the TASER maker surpassed Wall Street's estimates and boosted its guidance due to robust demand for its security solutions. "Demand for new technology from our customers is accelerating, and it's outpacing even my most optimistic expectations," said CEO Rick Smith on an earnings call with analysts. "There's now one breakout product driving conversations. It's everything." The security solutions company also hiked guidance for the year, saying it now ex

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I tested Dell's XPS successor, and it made my $3,000 Windows laptop look bad

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-12-13 00:09:00

Dell Premium 16 ZDNET's key takeaways The Dell Premium 16 starts at $1,800. This is a premium laptop capable of handling heavy workloads, especially graphic design, thanks to its top-notch hardware. However, it does share some of the same issues as its predecessor, like its tendency to run warm and power-hungry battery. View now at Dell I've been dying to get my hands on the new Dell Premium 16, mainly because it is a follow-up to the Dell XPS 16, a laptop that I reviewed back in early 2024 a

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Ozempic Shows Anti-Aging Effects in Trial, Reversing Biological Age by 3.1 Years

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-12 21:28:39

The diabetes drug Ozempic has demonstrated remarkable anti-aging effects in the first clinical trial to directly measure its impact on biological aging, with participants becoming an average of 3.1 years biologically younger after 32 weeks of treatment. The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide may offer benefits far beyond their established roles in diabetes management and weight loss. First Direct Clinical Evidence of Anti-Aging Effects Varun Dwaraka f

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Axon jumps 14% after TASER maker tops results and boosts outlook on security needs

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-12-13 05:37:26

Axon Enterprise 's stock popped 14% after the TASER maker surpassed Wall Street's estimates and boosted its guidance due to robust demand for its security solutions. "Demand for new technology from our customers is accelerating, and it's outpacing even my most optimistic expectations," said CEO Rick Smith on an earnings call with analysts. "There's now one breakout product driving conversations. It's everything." The security solutions company also hiked guidance for the year, saying it now ex

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For the first time in the US, Spotify is letting your family get access to this feature

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-13 05:20:32

Tech Team / Android Authority TL;DR Spotify is expanding its Audiobooks Plus plans to users in the US. Audiobooks Plus is an add-on that grants 15 additional hours of audiobook listening per month. Audiobooks Plus for Plan Members allows other members of your Premium Family or Duo plan access to 15 hours of audiobook listening. Through Spotify Premium, you have access to 15 hours of audiobook listening per month. While this is plenty of time for most people, it isn’t enough for some to satia

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iPhone 17 event scheduled for September 9, according to carrier documents

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-12-12 23:31:59

We’ve previously suggested Tuesday, September 9 as the most likely date for the iPhone 17 event, and a new report says that internal documents held by carriers confirms this. That would mean pre-orders on September 12, shipping on September 19 … Sep 9 had always looked likely Back in July, we looked at what history could tell us about the iPhone 17 release date. Based on the patterns seen between 2021 and 2024, we narrowed it down to the week commencing September 8. We noted that Tuesday was

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Google agrees to pause AI workloads when power demand spikes

news.ycombinator.com Tobias Mann 2025-12-13 05:18:57

Google will pause non-essential AI workloads to protect power grids, the advertising giant announced on Monday. The web giant already does this sort of thing for non-essential workloads like processing YouTube vids, which it moves to datacenters where power is available rather than continuing to run them in places demand for energy strains the grid. Under an agreement with Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Google will use the same techniques for AI workload

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Spotify customers in the US now have access to a lot more audiobook listening time

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-13 10:40:55

Spotify has been gradually rolling out its Audiobooks+ service around the world, and today it has reached subscribers in the United States. After testing the Audiobooks+ service in Canada and Ireland, Spotify began expanding it to additional markets in July. The expanded audiobook streaming service reached the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein on July 17. As of today, Spotify Premium customers in the U.S

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Three weeks after acquiring Windsurf, Cognition offers staff the exit door

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-12-13 10:24:19

Cognition, the AI coding startup that acquired rival company Windsurf three weeks ago, laid off 30 employees last week and is offering buyouts to the roughly 200 remaining employees on the team, reports The Information. This is the latest bout of whiplash that Windsurf employees have faced after a tumultuous stretch for the company. The startup was initially almost acquired by OpenAI, then lost its CEO, co-founder, and research leads to Google in a $2.4 billion deal known as a reverse-acquihire

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Former X CEO Linda Yaccarino takes helm at digital health company eMed

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-12-13 15:16:38

Linda Yaccarino, the former chief executive of Elon Musk's social media platform X, is pivoting into health care. The digital health company eMed Population Health on Tuesday announced it has appointed Yaccarino as its new CEO. EMed is developing a population health management platform for the blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs called GLP-1s, the company said. It had raised a total $22 million as of 2022, according to PitchBook. Yaccarino, who rose rose to the top of NBCUniversal's glo

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When will Apple announce the iPhone 17 event?

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-13 15:55:22

The most likely iPhone 17 event date is now the rumored iPhone 17 event date. No surprises there. But when should we expect Apple to actually confirm the date of its next big product reveal? iPhone 17 event in five weeks Save for a few exceptions, Apple typically announces new flagship iPhone models in the second week of September each year. This year appears to be following the pattern with an event rumored for Tuesday, September 9th. If the usual pattern sticks, we should expect iPhone 17 pr

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Spotify expands audiobooks access to family plan members in the US for the first time

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-12-13 15:00:00

Spotify is expanding access to its audiobooks to more U.S. subscribers. The company on Tuesday announced the launch of its $11.99 per month Audiobooks+ plan in the market, which allows subscribers or their household members on a Family or Duo plan to add 15 hours of audiobook listening during the month on top of the base plan. Though Spotify launched its audiobooks service in the U.S. back in 2022, household members on Duo and Family plans have long been left out. The offering makes audiobooks

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TSMC launches legal action against former employees for allegedly trying to leak 2nm trade secrets

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-12-13 20:29:00

What just happened? TSMC says has taken strict disciplinary action and launched legal proceedings against a number of employees over potential trade secret leaks. The world's largest chipmaker said that the discovery was made after it detected unauthorized activities on its network during routine monitoring. TSMC said in a statement that its comprehensive and robust monitoring mechanisms allowed it to identify the potential crime early. It started an internal investigation, which led to discipl

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TSMC says employees tried to steal trade secrets on iPhone 18 chip process

news.ycombinator.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-12-13 18:53:15

Apple chipmaker TSMC has said that several then-employees tried to steal trade secrets relating to the company’s most advanced chip process. TSMC fired the individuals concerned and is now taking legal action against them. The former employees may also face criminal prosecution. The report relates to the company’s 2-nanometer chip process, which is expected to be used for the A20 chips across next year’s iPhone 18 lineup … TSMC 2nm process expected to debut in iPhone 18 TSMC leads the world i

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Online shopping is full of copycats

theverge.com Mia Sato 2025-12-13 20:00:00

is features writer with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Let’s be real: the internet is full of a lot of the same stuff. From derivative content on social media to websites that all look the same, what was once a portal to new worlds and experiences has been feeling a bit dry recently, like I’ve seen all this stuff before. And now, eve

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TSMC says employees tried to steal trade secrets on iPhone 18 chip process

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-12-14 00:19:35

Apple chipmaker TSMC has said that several then-employees tried to steal trade secrets relating to the company’s most advanced chip process. TSMC fired the individuals concerned and is now taking legal action against them. The former employees may also face criminal prosecution. The report relates to the company’s 2-nanometer chip process, which is expected to be used for the A20 chips across next year’s iPhone 18 lineup … TSMC 2nm process expected to debut in iPhone 18 TSMC leads the world i

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Apache ECharts 6

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-13 17:33:04

Apache ECharts 6 New Features Twelve years ago, ECharts was first released on GitHub, planting the seed for an open-source journey. From a simple charting tool to a visualization powerhouse supporting millions of developers; from a single front-end charting library to a comprehensive technology system covering mobile, large screens, and server-side rendering—over these 12 years, we've witnessed ECharts' continuous technical breakthroughs and have been delighted to see developers worldwide crea

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We need to relearn how to use AI when it’s on our bodies

theverge.com Victoria Song 2025-12-14 00:00:00

is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. Gemini has arrived on the wrist. It’s now in the latest Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 series, the Pixel Watch, and rolling out to a handful of other smartwatches. This is big. Huge, even. AI is out here disrupting life as we know it. Now, it’s making the leap from phones and laptops and onto the body. When the Galaxy Watch 8 launched, severa

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Gemini is getting ready to work with our favorite Google AI tool (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-14 09:00:50

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR NotebookLM asks users to upload collections of documents which are organized into notebooks. Right now, NotebookLM draws only from these notebooks when answering your questions. Gemini support for notebook uploads may let users combine those resources with the wider internet. NotebookLM is arguably one of Google’s most useful AI tools, and has helped introduce us to impressive features like Audio Overviews. Perhaps its greatest strength stems from how fo

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Apache ECharts 6 New Features

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-14 05:33:04

Apache ECharts 6 New Features Twelve years ago, ECharts was first released on GitHub, planting the seed for an open-source journey. From a simple charting tool to a visualization powerhouse supporting millions of developers; from a single front-end charting library to a comprehensive technology system covering mobile, large screens, and server-side rendering—over these 12 years, we've witnessed ECharts' continuous technical breakthroughs and have been delighted to see developers worldwide crea

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World's largest chipmaker TSMC says it has discovered potential trade secret leaks

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-12-14 12:36:55

TSMC workers walk down a hallway in a chipmaking fab in Taiwan. The company is building three such plants in Arizona. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co . said on Tuesday that it had detected "unauthorized activities" that lead to the discovery of potential trade secret leaks. The world's biggest semiconductor manufacturer told CNBC that it has taken "strict" disciplinary action against the personnel involved and that it has also launched legal proceedings. "TSMC maintains a zero-tolerance

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Switch 2 Overheating? Nintendo Just Posted a Warning You Shouldn't Ignore

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-14 10:01:27

Nintendo released its Switch 2 almost two months ago, and it sold close to 6 million units, according to the company's latest quarterly report. The new console has had a few hardware issues pop up, but Nintendo did confirm that it does have a bit of a heating problem. In a July 31 post on its X support account, Nintendo advised users to avoid playing the original Switch and the Switch 2 in high temperatures. The company says operating the consoles in a hot environment will raise the temperature

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Best Cheap Laptop: Budget Computers for Every Use

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-14 18:18:00

There are a ton of models for less than $1,000 on the market at any given moment, and a large fraction of those are less than $500. As long as you manage your expectations regarding options and specs, you can still get quite a bit from a budget laptop model, including good battery life and a reasonably lightweight laptop body. (If you're replacing an old Windows laptop that's not up to running Windows anymore, consider turning it into a Chromebook.) Price If the statistics Intel and PC manufac

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Intel, Not AMD, Could Be the Secret to Kickass Next-Gen Handheld PCs

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-12-15 00:07:31

Intel is an empire past its prime and is beset on all sides. Just as Paul “Muad’Dib” Atreides of Dune monologued on the many futures he perceived, there is “a narrow way through” for the beleaguered chipmaker. The way forward could be with a newfound gaming focus on its next-gen chips. Its desktop CPUs may be getting a gamer-centric upgrade, but the real surprise may be how it could win out in a market it has yet to truly compete in: handheld gaming. Handheld gaming PCs need Intel to shake thin

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Gemini on Android is getting ready to listen to your audio files (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-15 05:54:29

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR In the latest beta of the Gemini Android app, we spotted an option to attach audio files, such as MP3s, to chats. A “Talk live about this” prompt also appears, but the audio isn’t accurately processed yet. While the feature might not be fully operational, we know that Gemini can comprehend audio. Ever wished you could just throw an MP3 at Gemini and have it explain what it’s about? That might be coming soon, as we’ve spotted early signs of audio file sup

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Tim Cook hints Apple’s product roadmap is its most exciting ever

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-15 05:19:38

Apple CEO Tim Cook has long been skilled at talking up the company’s products. But in new remarks made just days ago, Cook hinted that he’s never been as excited about Apple’s product roadmap as now. Cook has ‘never felt so much excitement’ about Apple’s product pipeline Last week Apple leadership held an all-hands meeting with staff that covered a wide range of subjects. AI was a major focus, including updates on Siri’s delayed upgrades. The meeting also reportedly came with some classic Tim

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Content-Aware Spaced Repetition

news.ycombinator.com Giacomo Randazzo 2025-12-15 04:32:11

Content-aware Spaced Repetition Spaced repetition systems are powerful, but they have a fundamental blind spot: they don’t understand what your flashcards are about. To your SRS, a card asking “what’s the capital of Italy?” and another asking “what country is Rome the capital of?” are treated independently, each with its own isolated review history. It has no concept that reviewing related material should reinforce your memory of the whole topic. At the heart of every SRS is a memory model wh

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What Can a Cell Remember?

news.ycombinator.com Claire L. Evans 2025-12-10 15:31:39

Then, in a process Kukushkin described as a tedious choreography of clockwork pipetting, they exposed the cells to precisely timed bursts of chemicals that imitated bursts of neurotransmitters in the brain. Kukushkin’s team found that the both the nerve and kidney cells could finely differentiate these patterns. A steady three-minute burst activated CRE, making the cells glow for a few hours. But the same amount of chemicals, delivered as four shorter pulses spaced 10 minutes apart, lit up the p

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Google Gemini can now create AI-generated bedtime stories

Linda Yaccarino joins health tech platform eMed as CEO after leaving X

Axon jumps 16% after TASER maker tops results and boosts outlook on security needs

I tested Dell's XPS successor, and it made my $3,000 Windows laptop look bad

Ozempic Shows Anti-Aging Effects in Trial, Reversing Biological Age by 3.1 Years

Axon jumps 14% after TASER maker tops results and boosts outlook on security needs

For the first time in the US, Spotify is letting your family get access to this feature

iPhone 17 event scheduled for September 9, according to carrier documents

Google agrees to pause AI workloads when power demand spikes

Spotify customers in the US now have access to a lot more audiobook listening time

Three weeks after acquiring Windsurf, Cognition offers staff the exit door

Former X CEO Linda Yaccarino takes helm at digital health company eMed

When will Apple announce the iPhone 17 event?

Spotify expands audiobooks access to family plan members in the US for the first time

TSMC launches legal action against former employees for allegedly trying to leak 2nm trade secrets

TSMC says employees tried to steal trade secrets on iPhone 18 chip process

Online shopping is full of copycats

TSMC says employees tried to steal trade secrets on iPhone 18 chip process

Apache ECharts 6

We need to relearn how to use AI when it’s on our bodies

Gemini is getting ready to work with our favorite Google AI tool (APK teardown)

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Tim Cook hints Apple’s product roadmap is its most exciting ever

Content-Aware Spaced Repetition

What Can a Cell Remember?

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