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Google adds YouTube Music feature to end annoying volume shifts
18 April 2025 @ 8:52 pm
Automatic audio leveling is coming to YouTube Music.
Trump official to Katy Perry and Bezos’ fiancée: “You cannot identify as an astronaut”
18 April 2025 @ 7:59 pm
It turns out the FAA now takes no role in identifying who is an astronaut.
Microsoft’s “1‑bit” AI model runs on a CPU only, while matching larger systems
18 April 2025 @ 7:46 pm
Future AI might not need supercomputers thanks to models like BitNet b1.58 2B4T.
Synology confirms that higher-end NAS products will require its branded drives
18 April 2025 @ 6:50 pm
Firm will later add "curated drive compatibility" lists after testing.
To regenerate a head, you first have to know where your tail is
18 April 2025 @ 6:40 pm
Planaria can't replace a missing head until after the tail develops sufficiently.
Regrets: Actors who sold AI avatars stuck in Black Mirror-esque dystopia
18 April 2025 @ 6:25 pm
Is $1,000 worth being the AI face of obvious scams? Rueful actors say no.
“Lab leak” marketing page replaces federal hub for COVID resources
18 April 2025 @ 5:33 pm
The site previously hosted links to resources on long COVID, vaccines, and testing.
Rover finds hints of an ancient Martian carbon cycle
18 April 2025 @ 5:22 pm
Rather than cycling, some of Mars' carbon took a one-way trip into rocks.
Women rely partly on smell when choosing friends
18 April 2025 @ 5:16 pm
College women smelled each other's T-shirts in new study to evaluate "friendship potential."
Trump’s tariffs trigger price hikes at large online retailers
18 April 2025 @ 2:55 pm
Americans will soon pay more for cheap online items amid tariff chaos.