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Save space in your Google storage by changing this one Android setting
Android users can reduce Google storage use by stopping duplicate backups of media folders, particularly where messaging apps already back up their content separately to Google Drive. This matters because the free 15GB allowance is shared across Google services, so unnecessary phone and app backups can quickly prompt users to pay for more storage. The…
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‘Super’ El Niño may be strongest since 1950. When will it peak, hit the US?
In an update released Thursday, national forecasters said the odds that this year’s El Niño will reach the highest strength level – often called a “super” El Niño – are now higher than 90%.
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Meta adds AI screening to detect WhatsApp scams
Meta is testing an optional WhatsApp feature called Scam Alert, which uses machine learning on a user’s device to identify messages that may be fraudulent. It matters because WhatsApp’s huge user base makes it a major channel for scams, while the feature is designed to offer warnings without automatically sharing or reporting private messages. The…
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Unity Announce New Album Comes Back To You… / Was There Ever Unity?: Hear “3 Weeks”
Oakland indie-pop band Unity have announced their second album, Comes Back To You.. / Was There Ever Unity?, and released its lead single, “3 Weeks”. The announcement marks the group’s return a decade after their self-titled 2016 debut, with the new track presenting a lively, deliberately rough-edged sound that recalls DIY indie pop. Unity are…
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Alarming study finds top chatbots more likely to repeat falsehoods from the left: ‘Truly astonishing’
ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude were more likely to fall for political falsehoods from the left, while Grok skewed right, a new misinformation study found.
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BBC Inside Science
Researchers have announced synthetic viruses designed by artificial intelligence.
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Suno is trying to look more like a real music production tool
Suno has released Studio 2.0, expanding its AI music-making software with features intended to make it resemble a conventional digital audio workstation. The update matters because it adds tools musicians expect, while also deepening the role of AI in tasks normally handled manually during music production. The main addition is MIDI support, allowing users to…
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The Painful Truth of Exactly How ICE’s New Shock Gloves Work
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend up to $20 million by March on electrically powered “shock gloves”, a non-lethal restraint device intended to subdue people through localised pain. The purchase has drawn attention to how the equipment works, its intended safeguards and the distinction between the gloves and Tasers or stun guns, which…
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Ticketmaster launches connected app in Google’s Gemini, a day after the AI assistant passed 1B monthly users
Ticketmaster has launched a connected app within Google’s Gemini AI assistant, allowing US users to search for concerts, sport, theatre and festivals through natural-language conversations. The move matters because it places Ticketmaster’s ticket inventory in an AI app that Google says has surpassed one billion monthly active users, potentially widening discovery for event organisers and…
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Apple is reportedly turning to publishers for help with Siri AI
Apple is reportedly negotiating with news publishers to use their content in a redesigned, AI-powered Siri, expected to launch with iOS 27 later this year. The move matters because it could give Siri more up-to-date information while helping Apple close the gap with competing AI assistants. The proposed multi-year agreements would reportedly compensate publishers when…