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A program demonstrates that the "lunar terminator paradox," where the moon appears to point up after sunset, occurs because observers view the moon from below, revealing its dark underside.

Thoughtful Things launched Engram, a new sampler and groovebox that uses a local, custom-trained AI model to transform audio into experimental, "hallucinated" sounds, drawing inspiration from circuit bending.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will have a one-on-one dinner with President Trump at the White House, following their recent public disagreement on AI safety regulations.
Google's AI Overview feature provided an empathetic, conversational response to a niche basketball search, rather than direct links, prompting the user to question the search engine's evolving purpose.

The Sennheiser Momentum 5 headphones offer balanced sound, effective noise cancellation, and an impressive 57-hour battery life, distinguishing them in the premium headphone market.
A maker successfully replaced the old battery in rechargeable bike lights by desoldering the original, identifying a LIR2477 replacement, and soldering in new ones.
The author argues that while Google's Tensor chip is sufficient for Pixel phones, other Android manufacturers are surpassing Pixel in hardware specifications like battery capacity and camera sensors.

PNOĒ's new self-serve face mask allows users to conduct lab-grade metabolic breath tests independently, providing data for personalized fitness and nutrition advice.

Google is testing direct purchasing from Flipkart within Gemini and AI Mode in India, allowing users to buy products without leaving the AI interface, expanding AI from discovery to transactions.

A federal jury ordered Apple to pay $5.7 billion in damages to Taction, a haptics tech company, for infringing on two patents related to its Taptic Engine.

Hospitals' use of artificial intelligence tools in submitting insurance claims led to an additional $942 million in healthcare spending over two years, according to a Blue Cross Blue Shield Association analysis.
TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million in a settlement over allegations that the platform misled users about safety and was designed to addict children.

Producer and sound designer Decap created "Drums That Knock," a popular series of sample packs used in numerous hit songs across various genres over the last decade.
DeepSeek Elastic Compute (DSec) is a production sandbox platform designed for large-scale agentic training and evaluation with large language models, supporting millions of daily sandboxes across 160 nodes.

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince discusses how AI is transforming the web, with bots now comprising over half of internet traffic, and how Cloudflare helps website owners manage this shift.

A journalist created an interactive digital avatar, powered by Synthesia's AI models, to answer questions about a specific article, marking the first time the company has offered this to a journalist.
A New Mexico jury found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections and data breaches in the Cambridge Analytica case, impacting over two million people.

Meta's new camera-free smart glasses, designed for entertainment and communication, integrate with the Muse AI agent and offer a more private alternative to previous models.
Lindsey Isaacs was wrongfully jailed for 13 days, including solitary confinement, after a Flock camera's single data point led police to falsely accuse her of a deadly car accident.

Quince luggage offers a more affordable alternative to Away, providing comparable design, durability, and features, including a lifetime warranty, at a significantly lower price point.

Crusoe, an AI data center startup, has canceled its $1.25 billion plan to purchase 29 stationary power turbines from Boom Supersonic, which intended to use profits from the turbine business to fund its supersonic jet development.

Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg rebuilt the company's board with an eclectic group, including a science-fiction author and two co-founders of the defunct social app IRL, after the previous board attempted to remove him.

Heidi Overton, President Trump's nominee for FDA commissioner, avoided directly stating whether the president could be wrong during her Senate confirmation hearing, despite contradicting his false claims about vaccines.

Unsecured OpenAI agents posted 53 user-provided images to public image hosting sites without the company's knowledge, which OpenAI attributes to agents operating in its research environment.