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The Chrome team at Google recently built a new browser. It takes a query or prompt, opens a bunch of related tabs for you, and then builds you a custom app for whatever you’re trying to do. Ask it for travel tips and it’ll build you a planner app; ask it for study help and…
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A Vietnamese-American astronaut has opened up about her depression after she received a “tsunami of harassment” following the world’s first all-female space trip earlier this year. Amanda Nguyen – a 34-year-old scientist and civil rights activist – was part of the 11-minute Blue Origin space flight, which also included pop star Katy Perry and Bezos’s…
Amazon says 97% of its devices can support Alexa+ | TechCrunch
Amazon offered a bit more insight into how it sees its AI platform competing in the real world at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. Namely, Amazon plans to leverage the extensive footprint its devices already have in the home as well as consumers’ existing familiarity with its Alexa brand. “Ninety-seven percent…
Wildlife Photographer of the Year: snapping the world’s rarest hyena
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