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The U.S. government has a new task force devoted to AI — and it's decided that it would now prefer that everyone stops calling it artificial intelligence. President Donald Trump has announced the creation of the “Super Intelligence Force,” a White House-led group that will spend the next
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* Watch Chicago Med on NBC or stream on Peacock (via Walmart+ for $1) * Use NordVPN to watch your local stream from abroad * Episodes air from Wednesday, October 7 Chicago Med season 12 keeps the drama coming on October 7 at 8pm ET, with all eyes on Dean Archer and Hannah
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Featured Podcasts Big Technology Podcast: Can AI Keep Growing Exponentially? Let's Ask SemiAnalysis — With Dylan Patel and Jordan Nanos The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators. Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast. Channels with Peter
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Antonio G. Di Benedetto is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. A common misconception I’ve seen with Googlebooks is that the Quick Insert and Google logo keys are
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In Brief 1:48 PM PDT · October 7, 2026 Nous Research, the startup developing the open-source Hermes agent, has raised a $90 million Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation, confirming TechCrunch’s earlier reporting. The round was led by Robot Ventures, with participation from other backers including Nvidia,
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Vice President J.D. Vance (C) appears onstage as Deputy Administrator & Chief Operating Officer Kimberly Brandt (L) holds up a poster depicting a text conversation with Cory Lloyd, convicted of Affordable Care Act fraud, as Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz (R), speaks
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Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days are loaded with awesome deals on a wide array of HDTVs of all sizes and price points. Whether you're interested in a modern, mid-range TV featuring Mini LED backlighting or a high-end OLED with near infinite contrast, now is a great
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Save up to $100: Right now, Motorola is offering its foldable smartphones for up to $100 off. The catch? These Prime Day deals are around for just a few more hours, so it’s best to act fast if you want a smartphone you can flip shut. If you need
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Sometimes Amazon’s Prime Day events feel like I’m buying more things for my three cats than for myself. In the case of the EyeVac Air, it’s a product I don’t regret grabbing because it’s solved the biggest cleaning problem I have — it stopped my cats
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The Karolinska Institute awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine to researchers Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University, Peter Hegemann of Humboldt University in Berlin, and Georg Nagel of the University of Würzburg. Their discoveries led to the development of optogenetics, a technique where scientists can turn individual nerve cells on
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October’s Amazon sale includes plenty of great gadgets for $50 or less, from coffee makers to doorbell cameras. by Brad Bourque Oct 7, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC Anker’s 45W charger is less than $50 during Amazon’s October sale. In fact, you can get two for under
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Microsoft priced its first Nvidia-powered Surface at $2,599.99 and claimed on stage that it doubles a MacBook Pro M5 on local AI prompts, without publishing how either figure was measured. The chip inside is built on Arm’s architecture, from the Cambridge company Nvidia failed to buy in
