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Google folds NotebookLM into Gemini with rebrand and cloud link
Google is renaming its AI-powered note-taking app NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, part of a push to weave the tool more tightly into Gemini and Google Search. The app will keep operating as a standalone product but will gain broader reach, including future access through Search’s AI Mode chatbot feature, reflecting Google’s wider strategy of pulling…
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Google’s AI Mode now lets you link and interact with select apps
Google has announced that its AI Mode conversational search tool can now connect directly to select third-party apps, letting users complete tasks rather than just get answers. At launch, supported apps include Instacart, Canva and YouTube, with the update rolling out to users in the United States as Google works with more partners to add…
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‘The Game Doesn’t End When You Run Out of Time’ – How The Blood of Dawnwalker’s 30 Day Countdown Works
Rebel Wolves has clarified how the much-discussed 30-day time limit works in its upcoming RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker, aiming to correct widespread misunderstanding of the mechanic. Creative director Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz explained that the countdown does not end the game; it only governs whether protagonist Coen manages to rescue his family from the vampire Brencis…
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Energy IPOs surge as investors hunt for ways to play AI boom
Companies coming to market are raising money at fastest pace this century.
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Man detained after allegedly trying to breach security at Today show studios
A man was detained on Thursday after allegedly bypassing security at NBC’s Today show studios in New York, reportedly while searching for weather presenter Al Roker. According to TMZ, when he could not locate Roker he lunged at co-host Craig Melvin and shouted a racial slur, prompting his removal from the premises. The incident raises…
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Tesla driver in fatal Texas crash overrode FSD by pressing accelerator ‘100 percent,’ investigators confirm
The US National Transportation Safety Board has confirmed that a Tesla driver involved in a fatal crash in Katy, Texas, manually overrode the car’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system by pressing the accelerator to 100 percent. The finding is significant because it points to driver action, rather than a fault in the software, as the immediate…
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Yes, you can now order DoorDash from the command line
DoorDash has launched a limited beta of “dd-cli”, a command-line tool that lets developers order food directly through an AI agent, marking a notable step into agentic commerce. The tool allows users to search stores, find deals and check out entirely from the command line, effectively exposing DoorDash’s ordering platform so developers can build it…
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UK cops say arrest of two young hackers disrupted the operations of an infamous hacking group
UK police have said the jailing of two young hackers has severely disrupted the operations of Scattered Spider, a notorious cybercrime group linked to major attacks worldwide. Owen Flowers, 18, and Thalha Jubair, 20, were sentenced on Thursday to five years and six months in prison after pleading guilty to hacking Transport for London (TfL)…
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Swatch’s New Gold MoonSwatch Solves the Problem of the Nightmare Royal Pop Launch
Swatch and Omega have launched a new gold-edition MoonSwatch, the Mission to the Moon 1969, using an application system designed to avoid the chaotic scenes that marred previous limited-edition launches. The watch commemorates the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing and follows the fraught release of the Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop in May, after…
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The Rolling Stones hit out at AI music: “If you were any kind of creative person, you wouldn’t do that”
The Rolling Stones have criticised the use of artificial intelligence in music, reportedly speaking out after discovering they themselves had been “deepfaked” using AI technology. The band’s comments add to a growing debate within the music industry about AI-generated content, with the group suggesting that relying on such tools runs counter to genuine artistic creativity.…