Short-form science: University of Washington researchers launch PaperTok to combat AI slop

A University of Washington team is helping scientists tell their own stories with a free tool that converts dense, ...

Google forms research partnership with A24 Films that’s focused on AI filmmaking tools

A24, which is known for hit movies like “Backrooms” and “Marty Supreme,” will gain access to Google’s DeepMind AI research ...
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Find the secret Google URL for cleaner search results

Tech pro ThioJoe reveals a hidden Google search URL that provides cleaner and more streamlined search results. Trump in shouting match with Republicans over Iran Met Office names 75 areas facing heavy ...
9to5Mac

AI companies and data brokers even resort to fake forms to keep selling our data

Act surprised! A new privacy study has found that data brokers and AI companies deliberately deceive consumers who attempt to opt out of the sale of their personal data. An audit of the opt-out ...
Wall Street Journal

Google and Blackstone to Create New AI Cloud Company

Alphabet’s GOOGL1.06%increase; up pointing triangle Google and Blackstone BX 2.60%increase; up pointing triangle plan to create an artificial-intelligence cloud company to rival the likes of CoreWeave ...
Wired

I Used Google’s New Gemini-Powered ‘Help Me Create’ Tool in Docs. It’s Great at Corporate-Speak

Google has injected Docs, Drive, Sheets, and Slides with its Gemini assistant, adding new features that can pull information from your emails and the web to help you draft content. I gave it a whirl.
TechCrunch

Google paid startup Form Energy $1B for its massive 100-hour battery

Google announced earlier this week that it was building a new data center in Minnesota that would be powered by a mix of wind, solar, and a very unique battery built by startup Form Energy that’s ...
Bleeping Computer

CTM360: Lumma Stealer and Ninja Browser malware campaign abusing Google Groups

CTM360 reports that more than 4,000 malicious Google Groups and 3,500 Google-hosted URLs are being used in an active malware campaign targeting global organizations. The attackers abuse Google’s ...
GitHub

Create URL friendly short IDs just like YouTube.

Why should URL IDs be short? A Backlinko's study, based on an analysis of 11.8 million Google search results, found that short URLs rank above long URLs. And a Brafton study found a correlation ...
Android

Google Chat Gets a New Web Address That Loads Fast

Google Chat gets a new web address that is claimed to load faster and offer a more seamless experience. This does not change the Chat user interface, and bookmarks and links to the old URL will still ...
Mashable

Google reportedly blocks 749 million Anna’s Archive URLs

Google receives more takedown requests for Anna's Archive than any other site. Credit: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Have you ever heard of Anna's Archive? No? Well, then, that's good news ...