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Franchise consultant outlines seven questions for validation calls before signing agreements

A franchise consultant who has advised over 1,000 candidates says validation calls with existing franchise owners are a frequently skipped but essential step in the discovery process. These calls happen after reviewing the Franchise Disclosure Document but before Discovery Day or signing, and are meant to confirm claims made by the franchisor directly with people already running the business.

AI-driven lab in Shanghai identifies novel non-opioid pain drug candidate

Researchers using an automated laboratory in Zhangjiang, Shanghai encountered an unexpected experimental result that led to the identification of a new non-opioid pain treatment candidate. The discovery reportedly emerged from AI-assisted experimentation rather than traditional hypothesis-driven research, suggesting machine learning systems can surface biological insights humans might not have anticipated.

AI Accelerates Vulnerability Discovery, Widening Gap With Patching Capacity

AI tools are enabling security researchers and attackers alike to uncover software vulnerabilities at a much faster pace than organizations can remediate them. This growing mismatch is emerging just as regulators tighten disclosure and compliance requirements around cybersecurity.

Google Play Store to let users search for apps by uploading images

Code inside Google Play Store version 52.8.55-34 reveals that the Ask Play conversational search feature will soon accept image attachments from a phone's camera or gallery. Users could upload a screenshot of a home screen widget or app feature and ask Ask Play's AI to identify it or find similar apps. Google also appears ready to drop the separate 'Ask Play about this app' section, replacing it with scrollable suggested-question chips.

Spanish cave yields 120 Roman inscriptions honoring unknown goddess 'Domina'

Archaeologists exploring a cave in Spain discovered roughly 120 Roman-era inscriptions dedicated to a previously unrecorded deity referred to as 'Domina.' Evidence suggests the cave site may have held ritual or religious importance dating back even further, potentially to the Stone Age.