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NotebookLM Can Now Make Flashcards and Quizzes to Help You Study

If it wasn't obvious that NotebookLM is shaping up to be the ultimate AI tool for school, it should be now. And Google has more to share for the fall season. On Monday, Google announced its latest NotebookLM features, including the option to generate flashcards, quizzes, new reports and more. Brand-new audio formats for the popular Audio Overviews feature were also released just last week. What sets NotebookLM apart from other AI tools is that it will only rely on the source material you provi

12 Best Laptops for College Students (2025), Including Tablets and 2-in-1s

All our guidelines for choosing a laptop also apply to a device for college, including evaluating the quality of the display and chassis, along with ensuring that the laptop is fast enough for your work. Get something with at least 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage and you'll be happy. There are a couple of important things to consider specific to college. Portability and battery life are paramount. Regardless of your budget, you want something that will last throughout the day and won't weigh

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Gusto agrees to buy retirement plan provider Guideline

Gusto, a startup with payroll and human resources software, said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Guideline, a startup specializing in corporate retirement plans. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, Gusto is among the world's most valuable companies backed by venture capitalists, with a $9.3 billion valuation. Gusto originally was named ZenPayroll and provided software that clients could use to run payroll for their employees. In 2015, the co

TikTok’s new guidelines add subtle changes for LIVE creators, AI content, and more

TikTok is preparing an update to its Community Guidelines, which dictate the rules for participating on the social video platform as well as what standards the company uses to determine the videos that make it onto its For You feed. While the update largely rewrites the original text for simplicity’s sake, there are a few items that jump out in the new revision — notably how TikTok prioritizes its marketplace, how deeply it personalizes the experience per user, and a small change to the type of

Bluesky: Updated Terms and Policies

Since launching Bluesky two years ago, we’ve grown tremendously. As our community has expanded, feedback on our terms of service, community guidelines, copyright, and privacy policies has surfaced opportunities to improve clarity. With more experience under our belt and an evolving regulatory landscape, we’re updating the language in our terms and policies to better explain our approach and provide more detail. For our Community Guidelines, we’re asking for input from the community. The propose

Blippo+ arrives on Nintendo Switch and PC in color September 23

Blippo+, the zany cable TV simulator that debuted with Playdate's Season Two , now has its release date for Nintendo Switch and PC. It lands on September 23 and will be in color , unlike on Playdate. Blippo+ is expected to come to Mac this fall too. Blippo+ is kind of the perfect antidote to streaming fatigue if weird is your cup of tea. It has its own version of the endlessly scrolling TV Guide, The Electronic Program Guide (EPG), and a roster of peculiar programs to flip through. In the off-

Basic Social Skills Guide

The basic guide covers the core concepts of social interaction. It contains three sections made up of seventeen in-depth lessons, and it's 100% free. If you find the basic guide helpful, please share it with your friends or your favorite social skills forum. Also, don't forget to check out the member's guide once you finish reading the basic guide. Good luck, and enjoy improving your social skills! Think of Foundations as the introduction to the guide. It explains how to get the most out of th

Gemini's new Guided Learning mode can quiz students and create interactive study aids

Google is updating Gemini to make it a better education tool with a new feature called Guided Learning. Like similar learning-focused updates to ChatGPT and Claude, Guided Learning tries to promote understanding by breaking down problems into step-by-step instructions, follow-up questions and interactive examples, rather than simply providing an answer. Guided Learning will be available as toggle in the prompt box of Gemini as the feature rolls out. When it's toggled on, Gemini will treat quest

Japan mandates Apple must allow third-party app stores and payment systems

Since 2020, Japan’s Fair Trade Commission has investigated Apple and Google’s dominance in the mobile market. This week, the watchdog published a series of new guidelines that the two companies must comply with, chief among them allowing third-party app stores. Here are the details. New guidelines align with recent EU requirements In a 119-page document issued this week, the Japan Fair Trade Commission established the Mobile Software Competition Act Guidelines, which are set to come into effec

11 Best Laptops for College Students (2025), Including Tablets and 2-in-1s

All our guidelines for choosing a laptop also apply to a device for college, including evaluating the quality of the display and chassis, along with ensuring that the laptop is fast enough for your work. Get something with at least 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage and you'll be happy. There are a couple of important things to consider specific to college. Portability and battery life are paramount. Regardless of your budget, you want something that will last throughout the day and won't weigh

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Google's new Search mode puts classic results back on top - how to access it

Google Google's new AI-powered feature aims to help organize your search results. Web Guide organizes links into helpful categories that break down a complex topic, the company said in a blog post, Thursday. It's intended for both open-ended searches like "how to solo travel in Japan" or detailed queries in multiple sentences like, "My family is spread across multiple time zones. What are the best tools for staying connected and maintaining close relationships despite the distance?" How Web G

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Google’s new “Web Guide” will use AI to organize your search results

Search is changing at a breakneck pace, with Google rolling out new AI features so quickly it can be hard to keep up. So far, these AI implementations are being offered in addition to the traditional search experience. However, Google is now offering a sneak peek at how it may use AI to change the good old-fashioned list of blue links. The company says its new Web Guide feature is being developed to "intelligently organize" the results page, and you can try it now, if you dare. Many Google sear

Google rethinks search results with its new AI-curated ‘Web Guide’

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. On Thursday, Google launched Web Guide, a new AI-powered search feature that “groups links in helpful ways” for people who opt in to the test on Labs. Web Guide runs on a custom version of Google’s Gemini AI model to process search queries, reorganizing the traditional “10 blue links” by sorting results and finding related questions using generative

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Introducing the Ars Technica Posting Guidelines version 3.0

Ars Technica's community is—in our biased opinion—second to none online. For more than 26 years, readers have enabled and inspired our work, creating a community with an amazing signal-to-noise ratio. To aid these efforts, we're updating our Posting Guidelines to make them more accessible to new readers—and more straightforward and more transparent for everyone. The substance of the guidelines isn't changing. Most provisions are just common-sense items meant to foster genuine discussion, such a

The best Amazon Prime Day deals under $50 that you can still get today

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Prime Day may be over, but you can still get budget-friendly gadgets from Apple, Anker, Roku and others at a discount today. Big ticket items like TVs and iPads might get the lion’s share of the attention during Amazon Prime Day, but you can often find affordable tech on sale for even

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The best Amazon Prime Day deals under $50 that you can get before the event is over

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . We've officially hit the last day of Amazon’s July Prime Day sale. But there's still time to stock up on accessories and smaller electronics. Every Prime Day tech deal we listed here is on sale for $50 and under — some deals are even all-time lows. Right now, Anker cables and chargers,

Amazon Prime Day kitchen deals: It's the last day to get up to 50 percent off air fryers, Instant Pots, blenders and more

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . If you’re considering updating your kitchen setup, first check out the best Prime Day kitchen deals we could find from Amazon’s sale. Engadget editors and reporters have tested and reviewed a whole bunch of kitchen tech and now that the sale is almost over (it ends today) it may be the

Show HN: Interactive pinout for the Raspberry Pi Pico 2

Want to show/hide interfaces and view a full pinout? Enable JavaScript! Pi Pinout | Pico Pinout | Pico W Pinout | Pico 2 Pinout Pico 2 Datasheet | RP2350 Datasheet | Getting Started Guide | Forum | Discord This interactive, accessible & beautiful GPIO pinout and pin function guide for the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 is maintained by @Gadgetoid. Want to help out? Send a PR, or toss me some coin via Ko-Fi, GitHub or Patreon.

The best Amazon Prime Day deals on Samsung, Blink, Anker and more, all for under $50

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . If you're looking for Amazon Prime Day deals for less than $50, you've clicked through to the right place. As we hit day two of the four day sale, most of the discounts look to be going strong. So far everything we recommended here yesterday is still on sale, apart from three items. So

Amazon Prime Day kitchen deals include up to 50 percent off on air fryers, Instant Pots, blenders and more

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . As we hit the second day of Amazon's Prime Day sale, we're still seeing a good number of discounts on the kitchen tech we recommend. A few deals have expired, but most things we listed here yesterday are still in-stock. We found discounts on Ninja air fryers, Kitchen Aid appliances, An

LLM-Ready Training Dataset for Apple's Foundation Models (iOS 26)

The only comprehensive training dataset for Apple's Foundation Models Framework (iOS 26) What You Get Three technical specification files for training LLMs on Apple's Foundation Models framework: 1. Core Framework Guide SystemLanguageModel availability, LanguageModelSession management, response generation, and context handling. 2. Advanced Implementation Guide @Generable/@Guide macros, constrained decoding, Tool protocol, and performance optimization. 3. Strategic Features Guide Adapter

Laptop Mag is shutting down

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. Laptop Mag is shutting down after nearly 35 years of providing consumers with in-depth information about laptops and other technology. In a staff meeting seen by The Verge, Faisal Alani, the global brand director at Laptop Mag owner Future PLC, said, “After careful consideration and a review of our long-term strategy, we’ve made the decision to clos

The best Prime Day 2025 deals under $50: Save on gear from Blink, Anker, TP-Link and others

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Big ticket items like TVs and iPads might get the lion’s share of the attention during Amazon’s sale, but there are plenty of Prime Day deals under $50 to check out, too. We’ve combed through the pages (and pages) of discounts to find sales on the brands and gadgets we’ve tested and re

OpenAI open sourced a new Customer Service Agent framework — learn more about its growing enterprise strategy

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Editor’s note: Carl will lead an editorial roundtable on this topic at VB Transform next week. Register today. OpenAI has released a new open-source demo that gives developers a hands-on look at how to build intelligent, workflow-aware AI agents using the Agents SDK. As first noticed by AI influencer and engineer Tibor Blaho (of the thir

Guidelines on how to be a scientific sleuth released

![COSIG Logo][1] ### **Anyone can do post-publication peer review.** ### **Anyone can be a steward of the scientific literature.** ### **Anyone can do forensic metascience.** ### **Anyone can sleuth.** However, investigating the integrity of the published scientific literature often requires domain-specific knowledge that not everyone will have. This open source project is a collection of guides written and maintained by publication integrity experts to distribute this domain-specific knowledge

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Show HN: dk – A script runner and cross-compiler, written in OCaml

The dk coder is a script runner and cross-compiler designed for those with a limited background in programming to write substantial, safety-oriented applications. Yet its ease-of-use, portability and IDE support also solves the problem of README-itis: you give your users a lengthy README document, your users fail to install your software, and you lose a user forever. If you haven't seen dk in action, the Quick Walkthrough Guide will explain what dk scripts are and give you small examples to run

How brands can pursue the $11B in-game ad opportunity | Orange 142

In-game advertising is an $11 billion market, and Orange 142 has released a guide to help marketers unlock the opportunity. Orange 142 released a new best practices guide focused on in-game advertising. The guide is designed to help marketers unlock the full potential of gaming as a marketing channel, connecting with audiences in immersive environments without disrupting the player experience. Gaming platforms are one of the most engaged digital channels globally, with more than 3.2 billion pe