I Tried My Mom's Grocery Routine, and It Changed How I Shop Forever

There are many ways to grocery shop. Some people go frequently, buying only a few items at a time. (This can be nice if you ...
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Younger generations say TTYL to screens, hello to dumbphones

In fifth grade, my class was assigned to write a speech about what we thought was the greatest invention. I chose the ...
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C U IRL: Why some people are switching to “dumb” phones to cut back on screen time

In fifth grade, my class was assigned to write a speech about what we thought was the greatest invention. I chose the telephone.

Those Foam Microphone Covers Actually Serve An Important Audio Purpose

There are a variety of different foam-based and more complex microphone covers that may look unusual, but serve a distinct ...

‘SNL’ Promo: Ashley Padilla Tries To Re-Create That ‘Notebook’ Rain Scene With Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling is hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend to promote his new film Project Hail Mary, but Ashley Padilla has another movie on her mind.

Google’s AI Mode in Search now lets you plan, write, and code on its own Canvas

Google Search has updated Canvas inside AI Mode, a workspace powered by Gemini that already lets users draft and refine documents, to now support coding projects and interactive tools. With the latest ...

I used Nano Banana 2 to make perfect sketchnotes: 5 lessons learned (and how I broke Gemini)

The results were fascinating, impressive, and sometimes surprisingly bad. Here are five tips that can help you get better results faster.

NotebookLM now lets you turn your work and ideas into cinematic videos

NotebookLM's latest update upgrades Video Overviews, letting you turn your research notes and documents into cinematic AI videos.

NotebookLM now uses Gemini, Nano Banana, and Veo to animate your Video Overviews

Leveraging the full AI stack ...

OpenAI Launches Codex Desktop App for Windows, Bringing AI Coding Agents to PC Developers

OpenAI has released its Codex desktop app for Windows, adding a native sandbox and PowerShell support, enabling developers to ...

Anyone can code now. What will you build?

See how anyone can build a working app or website in minutes — no coding skills required.

I built my own movie recommendation system with NotebookLM, and it beats Netflix's algorithm

Within seconds, Gemini created a clean, organized list. I copied the entire list into a Google Docs file titled Sci-fi Movies Master List and added that document to NotebookLM as a source. But I ...