I’ve used my iPhone 16’s Action button many ways – but this one is my favorite

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 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

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

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

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

Why climate researchers are taking the temperature of mountain snow
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

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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The world’s biggest space-based radar will measure Earth’s forests from orbit

The world’s biggest space-based radar will measure Earth’s forests from orbit
These indirect systems rely on a combination of field sampling—foresters roaming among the trees to measure their height and diameter—and ...
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AI has grown beyond human knowledge, says Google’s DeepMind unit

AI has grown beyond human knowledge, says Google’s DeepMind unit
worawit chutrakunwanit/Getty Images The world of artificial intelligence (AI) has recently been preoccupied with advancing generative AI beyond simple tests ...
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The Download: The US office that tracks foreign disinformation is being eliminated, and explaining vibe coding

The Download: The US office that tracks foreign disinformation is being eliminated, and explaining vibe coding
The only office within the US State Department that monitors foreign disinformation is to be eliminated, according to US Secretary ...
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