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Googlebook Is Google’s New AI-Powered Laptop Platform Built on Android
They won’t replace Chromebooks, but Googlebooks have an Android-centered operating system, AI-first features like the Magic Pointer, and a promise of desktop-grade apps. ⌘ Read more

The Top New Features in Google’s Android 17—and Gemini Intelligence—Coming This Summer
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Trump Media Scales Back Plans for Its Own Prediction Market
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Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories Are Already Spreading Online
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Why Soccer Still Defies Statistical Analysis
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Some Women Are Obsessively Testing Their Vaginas to Optimize Them
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Epson Lifestudio Grand Plus Review: Rich Colors, Gemini Support
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The Creators of ‘Hacks’ Really, Really, Really Hate AI
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What Happens When You Try to Treat OCD With Psilocybin
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Ilya Sutskever Stands by His Role in Sam Altman’s OpenAI Ouster: ‘I Didn’t Want It to Be Destroyed’
The former OpenAI chief scientist may be estranged from the company, but he still came to its defense as he testified on Monday. ⌘ Read more

Testing for ‘Bad Cholesterol’ Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story
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The FCC Received Hundreds of Complaints About Bad Bunny’s ‘Vulgar’ Super Bowl Performance
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There’s an Unhinged New Video Game About Trump and the Iran War
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Papa Johns Is Getting Into Drone Delivery—but Not for Pizza
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A Chevron Texas Power Plant Seeks School District Tax Break
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I Work in Hollywood. Everyone Who Used to Make TV Is Now Secretly Training AI
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CUDA Proves Nvidia Is a Software Company
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Could Contact-Tracing Apps Help With the Hantavirus? Not Really
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Do City Delivery Drones Make Sense? No One Knows, but They’re Flying Over NYC
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