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Google's Gemini assistant has finally arrived in Chrome for all Android users in the U.S.

Google has rolled out Gemini in Chrome for all Android users in the U.S., expanding the reach of its AI-powered browsing assistant. This release allows users to quickly summarize lengthy articles, ...

Beijing Internationalizes Its Cultural Security

James Jennion

A Roman Sanctuary Built Over a Bronze Age Burial Mound Discovered in Suffolk That Later Became a Place of Execution in the Middle Ages

A team of archaeologists from Archaeology South-East, part of University College London, has unearthed at Red Lodge, Suffolk, a fascinating site spanning from the Neolithic to the medieval period, ...

Trying Out Garuda Linux

Early this year, I set up Linux Mint dual boot with Windows 11, coming back to desktop Linux after so many years: Return to Linux While my time with Linux Mint has generally been good, I have been ...

Bridging the Access Gap to CAR-T Cell Therapy

Although chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy is a highly effective and tolerable cellular therapy for relapsed and refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and mu...

Perseids

My writing is not 100% organic anymore

What I write is not 100% human-written anymore. I started using LLMs to help me write better and they do wonders.

Outbursts

Man, the page really does feel like it's on fire today, so I better write fast. I felt myself getting manic again, which is typical just after a depressive slump. Thankfully the slumps have gotten ...

Expert Has ChatGPT Write Report. That Was A… Poor Decision — See Also

The Defense Calls ChatGPT: An expert used ChatGPT to draft "90 to 85" percent of his report. The plaintiffs' attorney had a deposition for the ages on that one. The Most Closely Guarded Secret In T...

Driving On Sundaes

Read Driving On Sundaes Customer: "You got any flavors that are 'high octane'?" Me: "You're gonna have to tell me what you mean by that" Customer: "You know… 'high octane'!" Read Driving On Sundaes

A Hot End And Material Database For 3D Printing

When it comes to 3D printing in the FDM world, you can go a long way just relying on standard settings that ship with your 3D printer and/or slicer. If …read more

Voter Ignorance and the Problem of Confusion Caused by Candidates With Similar Names

Voter confusion caused by candidates with similar names - as in the current Alaska Senate race - is part of the much larger problem of political ignorance.

OpenAI launches new ChatGPT for Teens mode with stricter safety controls & study features

OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT for Teens, a new dedicated mode for users aged 13 to 17 that applies automatically to those who report their age or are identified as under 18 by OpenAI’s age predicti...

The Powerful Chinese AI Model Experts Warned About Is Here

The “best” model is not always the “best” model for you. Why I say this, is because Z.ai’s model is still outperformed in some dimensions by proprietary models from Anthropic for example. But can y...

Flugzeug-Kabinendruckmessung mit Phyphox

Wir haben mit einem Smartphone während eines Flugzeugstarts den Kabinendruck gemessen.

Daily News Stuff 18 August 2026

Lexx News Edition Top Story Meta faces a $1.4 trillion fine in a case brought by multiple US stats over (checks notes) creating a product that people wanted to use. (Engadget) May be time to pull s...

Dog-friendly Wanwan Liner bus to begin operations between Tokyo and Osaka this fall

This upcoming doggy express offers a new option for long-distance travel in comfort with your Best Friend. For many, the worst part of traveling long distance has nothing to do with the journey its...

Lessons Learned From Russia’s War Against Ukraine: The Case of Lithuania

Ambassador Eitvydas Bajarūnas

The Smell of AI

The Smell of AIby Kevin WammerKevin talks about his opinions for various use cases for AI and LLMs.Read post ➡ I started reading this post and thought to myself "oh here we go, another piece about ...

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-18-26

Another weekday means another set of Poook-Emu Bee links. 1 | Jeanie Buss battling siblings over sale of remaining Lakers shares to new ownership group: reports (Scott Thompson for Fox Business. Au...