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The Large Language Models (LLMs) driving recent progress in AI can do many interesting things, and sometimes well. Increasingly, the industry is recognizing that it can get better results by narrowing the focus for a given question or task to the specific supporting context. The reality on the ground is
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Mark Knapp/CNET Pros & Cons * Sharp and bright * Multiple connection options * Comes with a stand and cover * Can require auxiliary power * Limited angle adjustments The Uperfect A17 monitor doesn’t quite deliver everything it promises, but don’t write it off. It’s competitively priced for what it can
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With up to 24 hours of battery life, a brighter display and plenty of health and fitness features packed into a lightweight design, the Apple Watch continues to dominate our best smartwatches of 2026 list. It’s also one of the few models that escaped Apple’s recent price hikes.
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AI enablement platform Xpander has announced raising $7.5 million in a seed funding round led by Pico Venture Partners. Emerge Ventures, Samsung Next, and Seedil also invested in the San Francisco, California-based startup. Xpander was founded in 2024 by former AWS engineers David Twizer (CEO), Moriel Pahima (CTO), and
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* Researchers have created a wearable patch that detects poisons * It sends a haptic buzz to your arm whenever toxins are sensed * Each poison type has its own haptic feedback pattern There are many professions that regularly put people in contact with dangerous substances — bacteria, toxic gases, you name it. What
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* Spotify's Playlist Notes tool allows you to add background to the songs in your personal playlists * It's also coming to editorial playlist, allowing Spotify's editors to give context behind their recommendations * The best part is that it's not powered by AI Spotify
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Officials must wait a little longer before Live Captions tells it like it is Microsoft Teams will continue censoring profanity in captions by default for some government users until the end of August, a month later than planned. In 2023, Microsoft introduced a toggle controlling the profanity filter in Teams
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Fairphone, the Dutch company known for its sustainable and repair-friendly phones, on Tuesday said its latest smartphone, Fairphone (Gen 6+), is now available in the U.S, starting at $649. The company previously had a partnership with French open-source operating system maker e/OS to sell a “de-Googled” version of
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Research Feature To win the talent wars, companies need a systematic framework for understanding and managing the factors that keep employees from leaving. Lauren Aydinliyim and Deepak SomayaAugust 18, 2026Reading Time: 14 min Summary: The most valuable employees are also the most likely to leave — and companies too often respond
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Cybersecurity giant Fortinet on Monday announced the acquisition of AI security company Virtue AI. The enterprise security and governance platform made by Virtue AI provides automated testing, real-time protection, and compliance oversight specifically built for AI models, conversational applications, and autonomous agents. One of the platform’s components conducts automated
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Save $350: This Robot Roomba 415X robot vacuum deal isn’t to be missed, with Amazon slashing the price to just $450 for a limited time. We don’t know just how limited, though, so keep that in mind if you’re planning on taking advantage of this deal. The
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