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Google introduces AI mode to users in India

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-09-03 16:40:04

Google introduced its AI mode, a Q&A-style search tool, to users in India today. The company said that this tool is still in the experimental stage and users will need to opt in to it through Search Labs. Once a user has opted in, they can ask queries in English. Google didn’t specify whether it plans to support local languages or when that might be available. Users can search for answers to complex, multi-part queries such as “My kids are 4 and 7 and have lots of energy. Suggest creative ways

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Scientists use bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol

news.ycombinator.com Nicola Davis 2025-09-03 20:34:04

Bacteria can be used to turn plastic waste into painkillers, researchers have found, opening up the possibility of a more sustainable process for producing the drugs. Chemists have discovered E coli can be used to create paracetamol, also known as acetaminophen, from a material produced in the laboratory from plastic bottles. “People don’t realise that paracetamol comes from oil currently,” said Prof Stephen Wallace, the lead author of the research from the University of Edinburgh. “What this

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Beyond static AI: MIT’s new framework lets models teach themselves

venturebeat.com Ben Dickson 2025-09-03 23:58:44

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Researchers at MIT have developed a framework called Self-Adapting Language Models (SEAL) that enables large language models (LLMs) to continuously learn and adapt by updating their own internal parameters. SEAL teaches an LLM to generate its own training data and update instructions, allowing it to permanently absorb new knowledge and lea

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Databricks, Perplexity co-founder pledges $100M on new fund for AI researchers

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-09-04 08:30:03

Andy Konwinski, computer scientist and co-founder of Databricks and Perpelexity, announced on Monday that his personal company, Laude, is forming a new AI research institute backed with a $100 million pledge of his own money. Laude Institute is less an AI research lab and more like a fund looking to make investments structured similar to grants. In addition to Konwinski, the institute’s board includes UC Berkeley professor Dave Patterson (known for a string of award-winning research), Jeff Dean

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First methane-powered sea spiders found crawling on the ocean floor

news.ycombinator.com Kameryn Griesser 2025-09-02 08:29:35

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — Heat-trapping methane may be best known for the dangers it poses to humans and Earth’s atmosphere, but in the dark depths of the ocean, the greenhouse gas is a nourishing meal for some of the world’s most mysterious creatures, new research suggests. Scientists say they have discovered three previously unknown, unnamed species of sea spider off

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How Apple's biggest potential acquisition ever could perplex AI rivals like Google

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-09-05 00:16:59

Bloomberg/Contributor/Getty Images Executives at Apple are weighing the possibility of buying buzzy AI start-up Perplexity, Bloomberg reported on Friday. Citing anonymous sources close to the matter, the report said that talks within Apple to bid for an acquisition of Perplexity were still in early stages. A spokesperson for Perplexity told Reuters that the company had no knowledge of any acquisition-related plans or discussions. Also: Apple vs. generative AI: Who needs who? If Apple were to

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Good News: Two of Apple TV+’s Most Slept-On Sci-Fi Shows Have Hopeful Plans for More

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-09-05 00:15:27

If you’re a sci-fi fan, you really must check out Apple TV+—streaming home of so many of the best genre shows right now. Two standouts happen to have the same executive producer among their credits: David S. Goyer, who’s part of team Murderbot as well as team Foundation. Murderbot‘s first season wraps up July 11, the same day Foundation returns for its third season. Neither show has been renewed beyond that, but to hear Goyer tell it, the future is looking bright. “I don’t want to give away too

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The 48 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now (June 2025)

wired.com Matt Kamen 2025-09-03 00:00:00

Streaming services are known for having award-worthy series but also plenty of duds. Our guide to the best TV shows on Netflix is updated weekly to help you know which series you should move to the top of your queue. They aren’t all surefire winners—we love a good less-than-obvious gem—but they’re all worth your time, trust us. Feel like you’ve already watched everything on this list that you want to see? Try our guide to the best movies on Netflix for more options. And if you’ve already comple

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Could ‘Hawkeye’ Return for Season 2 After All?

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-09-05 12:00:16

Jack Champion pushes back on those MCU Cyclops rumors. Toxie gets gory in a new red band trailer for The Toxic Avenger. Plus, a new look at New Vegas in set images from Fallout season 2. Spoilers, away! The MCU/X-Men Speaking with Comic Book Movie, actor Jack Champion stated its “news to him” that there are rumors he’s in talks to play Cyclops of the X-Men in the MCU. It’s, uh, definitely news to me. I mean, I don’t…I hope it comes true, you know. I would definitely love to play that characte

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Alarming Conditions and Federal Chaos Could Spell a Disastrous California Fire Season

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-09-06 00:00:58

In January, destructive wildfires devastated Los Angeles, killing at least 30 people and displacing hundreds of thousands more. As the city rebuilds, it may face a particularly brutal summer fire season, experts warn. Thanks to a potentially deadly combination of alarming environmental conditions and sweeping cuts to emergency response agencies, the outlook on California’s 2025 fire season is grim. With critical resources—particularly fire response personnel—drastically depleted, it’s unclear h

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'The Bear': Here's How to Watch Season 4 of the Hit Food Drama

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-05 19:00:02

Whether you call it a comedy or a drama, The Bear is about to let it rip once again. The Emmy-winning series, which represents the food service industry with urgent authenticity, follows Chef Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) as he follows his mission to transform his brother's sandwich spot into a fine-dining, Michelin-starred restaurant. The last time we checked in with Carmy, a potentially scathing review of their newly reopened restaurant left The Bear's future in question. The s

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The $14 Billion AI Google Killer

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-09-05 20:25:16

A new AI darling is making waves in Silicon Valley. It’s called Perplexity, and according to reports, both Meta and Apple have quietly explored acquiring it. Valued at a staggering $14 billion following a May funding round, the startup is being hailed as a revolutionary threat to Google Search’s search dominance. But here’s the thing: it mostly just summarizes web results and sends you links. So why the frenzy? Perplexity billed itself an “answer engine.” You ask a question, and it uses large

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Apple is reportedly considering the acquisition of Perplexity AI

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-05 16:00:12

Apple's executives are thinking of acquiring Perplexity AI both to get more talent and to be able to offer an AI-based search engine in the future, according to Bloomberg. Adrian Perica, Apple's head of mergers and acquisitions, has reportedly already talked about the idea with services SVP Eddy Cue and the company's top decision-makers with it comes to its AI efforts. It's early stages, however: Apple has yet to talk to Perplexity about a bid, and the internal talks may not even lead to a forma

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Google just changed the search bar on my Pixel home screen, and I hate it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-05 15:30:44

Joe Maring / Android Authority One of my favorite things about Google’s Pixel phones is the persistent Google Search bar at the bottom of the home screen. It’s such a simple feature, but having that constant access to Google, and right by my thumb, is a huge convenience. Earlier this month, we reported that Google was getting ready to change that search bar by adding yet another shortcut to it — this time, one for Google AI Mode. That shortcut now appears to be widely rolling out to Pixel phon

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14 Best Office Chairs of 2025— I've Tested Nearly 60 to Pick Them

wired.com Julian Chokkattu 2025-09-05 16:39:00

Replace Your Casters The wheels on the bottom of your chair are among the easiest parts to replace. If your current casters don't roll smoothly or are too loud, it might be worth replacing them instead of buying a whole new chair. I like these from Stealtho, a Ukrainian company. They'll work with nearly every office chair, though the company notes they don't work with Ikea chairs. The soft polyurethane material means these won't scratch or chip hardwood floors, as some plastic casters do, plus

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Apple shares original casting tape for ‘Severance’ fan-favorite Ms. Casey

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-05 14:15:04

If you’re already eagerly waiting for Severance season 3, Apple just dropped a little treat to help with withdrawal. The company has published a rare video on its YouTube channel: the original casting tape of Dichen Lachman (Jurassic World: Dominion) auditioning for the role of Ms. Casey. Watch it below. Mild season 1 spoilers ahead The two-minute video shows Lachman reading through two scenes that fans of the show will instantly recognize: one is the early wellness session with Irving B., and

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Anthropic study: Leading AI models show up to 96% blackmail rate against executives

venturebeat.com Michael Nuñez 2025-09-05 16:39:03

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Researchers at Anthropic have uncovered a disturbing pattern of behavior in artificial intelligence systems: models from every major provider—including OpenAI, Google, Meta, and others — demonstrated a willingness to actively sabotage their employers when their goals or existence were threatened. The research, released today, tested 16 le

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Apple shares original casting tape for “Severance” fan-favorite Ms. Casey

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-06 00:15:04

If you’re already eagerly waiting for Severance season 3, Apple just dropped a little treat to help with withdrawal. The company has published a rare video on its YouTube channel: the original casting tape of Dichen Lachman (Jurassic World: Dominion) auditioning for the role of Ms. Casey. Watch it below. Mild season 1 spoilers ahead The two-minute video shows Lachman reading through two scenes that fans of the show will instantly recognize: one is the early wellness session with Irving B., and

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Report: Apple held internal talks about acquiring AI search startup Perplexity

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-06 04:46:32

As Apple scrambles to play catch-up in the generative AI race, a new report says the company has considered making its biggest acquisition ever. According to Bloomberg, Apple executives have held internal discussions about a potential bid for Perplexity AI, the fast-growing AI startup known for its conversational web search platform. This would mark Apple’s biggest acquisition ever As reported by Mark Gurman, the talks are still at an early stage and may not result in an actual offer, but the

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What to Stream on TV This Weekend: 'The Gilded Age,' 'A Minecraft Movie,' 'The Waterfront' and More

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-06 03:00:07

This week's newest releases on streaming include a couple of Gilded Age dramas (yes, two of those are premiering this week!), Netflix's latest scripted drama and the long-awaited premiere of A Minecraft Movie on Max. Here's what we're looking forward to. It's been nearly two years since the Season 2 finale of HBO's The Gilded Age, and the Julian Fellowes series about New York's upper crust, circa 1885, is finally back. The show premieres on Sunday night; if you've been longing for Christine Bar

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BBC Threatens to Sue Perplexity, Alleging 'Verbatim' Reproduction of Its Content

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-06 11:32:00

The BBC is threatening to sue AI search engine Perplexity for unauthorized use of its content, alleging the artificial intelligence company generates BBC's material "verbatim." In a letter to Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas, as published by The Financial Times on Friday, the BBC alleges that Perplexity's default AI model was "trained using BBC content." The BBC said it would seek an injunction unless Perplexity stopped scraping BBC content, deleted all BBC material and submitted a "a proposal f

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5 Big Things to Remember About ‘Squid Game’ Season 2

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-09-06 16:45:26

Squid Game is about to reveal its endgame, with the third and final season of Netflix’s global smash arriving June 27. But before we see who ends up living, dying, walking away with the 45.6 billion won, or any of the other prospective fates we can imagine, it’s time to take a quick peek back at season two. Here’s the refresher you need before the new episodes arrive. The Fight Became a Rebellion… Season two’s final episode, “Friend or Foe,” saw a massive fight that sparked in the men’s bathro

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Rise in 'alert fatigue' risks phone users disabling news notifications

news.ycombinator.com Michael Savage 2025-09-07 04:02:07

It has become a feature of modern life – millions of phones simultaneously buzz or sound the alarm as users are notified of breaking news deemed too important to miss. Now evidence is mounting that the prevalence of news alerts is giving rise to “alert fatigue”, with some mobile phone users peppered with as many as 50 notifications a day. The rise of news aggregators such as Apple News and Google on mobile devices means some users can receive more than one alert about the same story. Analysis

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Calorie restriction can help animals live longer. What about humans?

technologyreview.com Jessica Hamzelou 2025-09-07 23:00:00

But the full picture is not so simple. Weight loss isn’t always healthy and neither is restricting your calorie intake, especially if your BMI is low to begin with. Some scientists warn that, based on evidence in animals, it could negatively impact wound healing, metabolism and bone density. This week let’s take a closer look at the benefits—and risks—of caloric restriction. Eating less can make animals live longer. This remarkable finding has been published in scientific journals for the last

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Scammers hijack real support pages to show fake phone numbers

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-09-08 04:09:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust Bottom line: A recent warning from Malwarebytes explains that users searching for tech support phone numbers can encounter fake contact information, even when visiting the official websites of major brands. Users should carefully examine text appearing in support site search bars and approach sponsored Google search results with caution, if at all. Many people likely understand that they should ver

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Maximum Football launches on PC and consoles as community-driven football sim

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-09-09 00:16:00

Maximum Football has debuted on the game consoles and the PC as a community-driven football sim from Maximum Entertainment. The game is officially out now on PlayStation5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Following a successful period in Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview, today marks the game’s full 1.0 launch, bringing with it a wave of new content, polish, and performance upgrades. Since its initial early access release, Maximum Football has grown with direct input from its passiona

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Computing’s Top 30: Dwith Chenna

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2025-09-09 15:00:25

For Dwith Chenna, actively engaging with professional organizations isn’t an obligation, it’s enlightened self-interest. Through this work with IEEE Computer Society and other organizations, he regularly connects with and learns from other professionals that he’d never encounter in daily life; through his work with conferences and publications, he engages with the latest research in his field, which feeds his own cutting-edge interests in creating solutions in computer vision, deep learning, an

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The future of business isn't about AI - and this report proves it

zdnet.com Lester Mapp 2025-09-09 16:32:32

piranka/Getty Images There I was, scrolling Beyoncé's internet on my lunch break, secretly hoping AI would take my job but let me keep my paycheck (don't judge me; I know you feel the same). 😤 Then I saw a headline that almost made me choke: "Almost Half of Google Searches Are Branded. Here's Why That Matters" from Ahrefs. Also: ChatGPT search just got smarter - but can it replace Google for you yet? If this report is true, it could signal a shocking trend for the future of online business.

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Brain activity much lower when using AI chatbots, MIT boffins find

news.ycombinator.com Brandon Vigliarolo 2025-09-09 23:43:58

Using AI chatbots actually reduces activity in the brain versus accomplishing the same tasks unaided, and may lead to poorer fact retention, according to a new preprint study out of MIT. Seeking to understand how the use of LLM chatbots affects the brain, a team led by MIT Media Lab research scientist Dr. Nataliya Kosmyna hooked up a group of Boston-area college students to electroencephalogram (EEG) headsets and gave them 20 minutes to write a short essay. One group was directed to write witho

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A staggering 16 billion logins exposed in epic data breach, including Apple accounts

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-09-10 09:06:56

Security researchers have discovered what they describe as “one of the largest data breaches in history,” comprising a staggering 16 billion logins, which include Apple accounts (formerly known as Apple IDs). The researchers said that the stolen data gives cybercriminals “unprecedented access to personal credentials that can be used for account takeover, identity theft, and highly targeted phishing” … You may recall a report last month that Apple login credentials were among a massive database

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Google introduces AI mode to users in India

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Brain activity much lower when using AI chatbots, MIT boffins find

A staggering 16 billion logins exposed in epic data breach, including Apple accounts

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