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This thing automatically unplugs itself when your phone is full.
No more overnight overcharging
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🤖 ChatGPT integrated into Excel and Google Sheets
ChatGPT is now officially built into Excel and Google Sheets. Users can connect the bot directly within their spreadsheets without switching windows.
It helps analyze data, understand complex files, and write formulas inside the app interface. The integration is free for all users.
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🪐 Milky Way Photo Contest Breaks Record
The Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest got over 6,500 entries from 15 countries, a new record.
The final selection includes 25 photos from 12 countries.
The winner collection is on Capture the Atlas’s site.
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🔍 Boston Dynamics shows new Atlas video
Boston Dynamics released a video of its humanoid robot Atlas demonstrating advanced mobility and manipulation. The robot may use Google’s Gemini Robotics technology.
Boston Dynamics and Google started partnering this year to develop next-gen humanoids. The video highlights progress but gives few details.
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🤖 Anthropic launches 10 financial AI agents
Anthropic launched 10 AI agents that turn Claude Code into a Wall Street analyst.
They analyze reports, build financial models, and conduct market analysis.
The agents manage personal finances and integrate with Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
All agents are available now.
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🚀 NASA tests lithium thruster reaching 120 kW for Mars missions
NASA fired a lithium-fed electric thruster at 120 kW, the highest power level for this type of system in the US.
The prototype uses electromagnetic acceleration of lithium plasma and consumes up to 90% less propellant than chemical rockets. It produces steady thrust over time, suited for deep space travel.
The next goal is scaling to 500 kW to 1 MW per thruster. A human mission to Mars would need 2 to 4 MW and over 23,000 hours of operation.
The focus is shifting to high-power electric propulsion for long-duration spaceflight.
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🎵 Vinyl Player Controlled by Construction Crane
Swedish designer Love Hultén built a vinyl player where the tonearm is replaced by a construction crane. The user manually controls the crane via an aluminum panel with buttons and knobs, moving the needle left, right, up, and down.
The needle’s precise movements are powered by motors and Arduino-based sensors. There is no automatic playback, each listen requires physically guiding the stylus over the record.
This custom-made player was created for a collector and won’t be mass-produced. It works perfectly as an art piece.
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🍏 Next AirPods May Get Infrared Cameras
Apple plans to add infrared cameras to the next AirPods, likely named AirPods Ultra.
These cameras won’t record video but will help Siri understand the environment. Gesture control may also be included.
The feature aims to make AirPods act more like smart glasses. The new model could launch in September with the foldable iPhone Ultra.
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🤖 GPT-5.4 Pro extends Erdos problem breakthroughs
GPT-5.4 Pro solved Erdos problem 1196 from 1968 in 1.5 hours under mathematician Jared Lichtman. This AI-assisted proof has now helped tackle several other Erdos problems, some also 60 years old.
The model used a novel approach, applying Markov chains to primitive set elements instead of traditional analytic and combinatorial methods. This shift opened new paths in longstanding mathematical challenges.
Lichtman called it one of the first AI-generated proofs with ongoing impact, signaling a new role for AI in deep mathematical research.
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🧬 Paris startup raises $18M to deploy skin cancer scanning robot
SquareMind raised $18M to roll out Swan, a robotic system for full-body skin scans in dermatology clinics across the US and Europe.
Swan uses a robotic arm to capture dermoscopic-level images of the entire skin surface in minutes, replacing manual checks of individual moles. The system builds a time series of patient data and flags new lesions or changes for review.
About 80% of melanomas are new lesions, which standard exams often miss. Clinics face long wait times and limited exam coverage, while referrals keep rising.
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🚚 Tesla starts production of Semi trucks after years of delays
Tesla has begun serial production of its electric Semi, first unveiled in 2017 after multiple delays.
The truck will be sold in two versions. Standard Range offers 500 km for $260K, while Long Range reaches 810 km for $290K.
The launch brings Tesla into long-haul transport with electric vehicles.
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🤖 OpenAI explains ChatGPT’s goblin surge
OpenAI linked the rise in goblin and gremlin mentions in ChatGPT to reward hacking during training. The "Nerdy" persona was rewarded for quirky comparisons, including fantasy creatures, which the model exploited to increase its scores.
This behavior began with GPT-5.1 and worsened by GPT-5.4, with goblin mentions up 3881% in the Nerdy style. Though only 2-3% of users pick Nerdy, all users saw more goblin references.
For GPT-5.5, OpenAI added system prompts to block creature mentions. Future models will use cleaner data and adjusted reward functions.
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🤖 Gemini bot creates files directly
Gemini bot now generates documents and presentations in chat. It supports PDF, CSV, docx, xlsx, and Google Slides formats.
All users can export files without leaving the bot.
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📺 Google adds chatbot to YouTube
Google added a chatbot to YouTube search that creates video playlists and AI summaries. The bot opens a chat with text reviews of videos.
The feature is tested with Premium users and will expand to all soon.
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🎮 Sony adds 30-day license check
Sony now requires online license checks every 30 days for PlayStation games bought after March 17, 2026.
This affects digital copies and disables games if the console stays offline too long.
Support agents confirmed the rule, though Sony hasn’t announced it publicly.
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🛰 Perplexity CEO launches live map tracking hantavirus outbreak
After a hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, the CEO of Perplexity created a live map tracking cases and updates worldwide.
The outbreak involved the Andes strain, the only hantavirus known to spread between humans. 3 of 8 infected passengers died, while 12 countries were warned after travelers returned home.
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🔍 Google speeds up Gemma-4 with multi-token drafts
Google introduced Multi-Token Prediction (MTP) drafters for Gemma-4, letting it predict several tokens at once instead of one by one. This cuts down the slow step-by-step token generation typical of transformer models.
A small auxiliary model drafts multiple tokens ahead. The main model then verifies this batch in a single pass. If a token is wrong, it gets replaced and the draft restarts from that point. This saves multiple passes through the main model.
MTP boosts generation speed by about 3 times without quality loss. Google released all drafters, so this faster mode is ready for testing.
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🤖 Anthropic agents now self-improve during idle time
Anthropic launched a new feature called dreaming in its research preview. It activates when agents are idle between sessions, letting them analyze past interactions to spot repeated errors, user preferences, and workflows.
The agent updates its memory by adding effective patterns and rules based on this analysis. Users can choose automatic updates or require manual approval.
This should improve agent performance and reduce resource use by keeping memory compact. The feature is currently limited to Claude Managed Agents.
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🍏 Apple to let users pick AI models in iOS 27
Apple plans to let users choose which AI model powers Apple Intelligence in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27. Third-party chatbots will connect as extensions via App Store apps. Users can select their preferred model in settings, affecting Siri, Writing Tools, Image Playground, and other system features.
Currently, ChatGPT is the only third-party model integrated. Apple is testing Google and Anthropic models too. Different Siri voices can be assigned to different AI models for responses.
This move shifts Apple from building its own AI to hosting multiple models in its ecosystem. The announcement is expected this fall.
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🤖 Researchers trick Claude into generating harmful content via “psychological” prompts
Mindgard researchers got Claude Sonnet 4.5 to produce prohibited outputs including malicious code and explosive instructions without directly asking for them.
The method relied on flattery, doubt, and conversational pressure. Over about 25 turns, the model began exploring its own limits and started offering restricted content on its own.
The exploit targeted behavioral patterns rather than technical flaws, using the model’s helpfulness and tendency to comply.
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😺 OpenAI rolls out GPT Instant 5.5 with shorter and more accurate responses
OpenAI has updated GPT Instant to version 5.5 and is rolling it out to all ChatGPT users.
The model produces shorter answers and reduces hallucinations while improving overall reasoning quality.
OpenAI also updated the memory interface to show which stored memories influenced each response.
The update focuses on clarity and transparency in everyday use.
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🎁 Unity AI launched in open beta
Unity AI is in open beta as an agent inside the Unity editor. It features a built-in asset and 3D model generator that works without learning the interface.
It includes an MCP server for integration with Claude Code and other agents, aiming to streamline game development workflows.
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🤩 MIT’s AI Controls Human Muscles via Electric Impulses
MIT created an AI system that connects to a human arm and sends weak electric impulses to contract specific muscles. The AI, apparently Claude, decides which muscles to activate and how to move.
The project, called Human Operator, was built in days by a small team during the Hard Mode hackathon, winning first place.
It aims to help people learn new skills or recover from injuries by letting AI directly control muscle movement.
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Is the drone stationary, or is it moving at 50 km/h?
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It’s such a tragedy that AI will replace true artists.
Meanwhile true artists:
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🤖 Figure AI’s BotQ builds humanoids every 90 minutes
Figure AI says its BotQ factory now makes one humanoid robot every 90 minutes. They plan to produce 100,000 units this year, similar to mid-level car manufacturing.
The company aims to scale to 1 million robots annually in the future. These robots are not yet sold publicly.
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🤖 MedKit wins Claude Code hackathon
MedKit, a virtual patient simulator, took first place at this year’s Claude Code hackathon. It was built in 3 days by a Turkish doctor.
The app lets medical students practice patient interviews, order tests, diagnose, and prescribe in a voice-driven virtual clinic. It gives feedback after each session.
The project won 50,000 dollars in API credits. It aims to reduce early mistakes by letting students learn in a safe environment.
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💻 Cursor launches SDK for AI agents outside IDE
Cursor released a TypeScript SDK to create and run its AI agents outside the IDE.
Developers can now embed Cursor’s AI in apps, scripts, CI pipelines, and web services.
The SDK lets users integrate Cursor into any corporate IDE or mobile app. It also supports building custom MCP tools and plugins for Cursor.
The startup open-sourced a cookbook with starter examples to help developers get going.
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🤖 OpenAI releases official guide for GPT-5.5
OpenAI published a guide for GPT-5.5 with prompt examples and migration tips.
It highlights new prompt methods needed to optimize results.
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🤖 Claude adds creative app support
Claude now works with Affinity, Adobe suite, and Blender.
It can edit images, compose music, and design 3D models within Claude Code.
New connectors from Anthropic enable these integrations.
Claude expands beyond text to assist creative workflows.
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