The Download: CRISPR in court, and the police’s ban-skirting AI
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world ...
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Meta delays ‘Behemoth’ AI model, handing OpenAI and Google even more of a head start
Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Last month, Meta hosted its first generative AI developer conference, LlamaCon, where it planned to ...
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Research cuts are threatening crucial climate data
But long-running government programs that monitor the snowpack across the West are among those being threatened by cuts across the ...
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I’ve used my iPhone 16’s Action button many ways – but this one is my favorite
Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET The iPhone 16 comes with a physical Action button that you can ...
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The Download: Montana’s experimental treatments, and Google DeepMind’s new AI agent
The news: A bill that allows clinics to sell unproven treatments has been passed in Montana. Under the legislation, doctors ...
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You can try Microsoft’s free AI skills training for two more weeks, and I recommend you do
jewhyte/Getty Images I know you’ve heard of gamification, but have you ever heard of festification? That’s what Microsoft did last ...
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Why climate researchers are taking the temperature of mountain snow
The pair of climate researchers from the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno, Nevada, skied down to this research plot ...
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Google offers AI certification for business leaders now – and the training is free
Getty Images/400tmax As AI becomes an increasingly used tool by organizations across all industries, studies show that employees’ expectations of ...
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The Download: Taking the temperature of snow, and the future of privacy
The Sierra’s frozen reservoir provides about a third of California’s water and most of what comes out of the faucets, ...
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Google is upgrading Android Auto in 5 useful ways – including a big one for voice inputs
Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Gemini is hitting the road. According to Google, there are over 250 million cars that ...
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