Google DeepMind has recently released the Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model, a specialized variant of its Gemini 2.5 Pro system designed to enable AI agents to interact directly with graphical user interfaces. The new model allows developers…
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Announcing the Recipients of the Spotify x JED Impact Award for Positive Mental Health Storytelling — Spotify
When we introduced the inaugural Spotify x JED Impact Award earlier this year, our goal was simple: Celebrate unpublished fiction that inspires a more inclusive and compassionate…
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Newborn genomic screening may detect hundreds of additional childhood conditions
Adding genomic sequencing to newborn blood screening would detect hundreds of additional childhood conditions, providing much earlier diagnosis and treatment, according to a new study. A baby’s genome, which stays with them for…
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Some of the best Amazon Echo device deals are still live after Prime Day
When was October Prime Day 2025?
This year, Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale, which typically takes place in October, ran from Oct. 7-8. The annual sale offered a wide range of deals on household goods and electronics, with some lingering…
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Belkin’s new power bank gives your smartphone a camera grip for $80
The imaging capabilities of many smartphones may now rival dedicated cameras, but their ergonomics do not. Belkin’s PowerGrip solves that with a DSLR-style grip on one end giving you a secure way to hold your smartphone while taking pictures,…
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László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel prize for literature – the Hungarian novelist’s grand tales of alienation speak to our times
Awarding the Nobel prize for literature to László Krasznahorkai today, the Swedish Academy commended the author’s “compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. But in itself…
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Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai awarded Nobel Prize in literature – The Washington Post
- Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai awarded Nobel Prize in literature The Washington Post
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- Nobel Prize in literature awarded to Hungarian writer Laszlo…
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Malorie Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses uses critical dystopia to challenge us to build a better future
Between 2013 and 2015, Malorie Blackman was Britain’s first black children’s laureate. Her young adult series Noughts and Crosses (2001-21) at once challenges and plays with the prevailing racial ordering of western life and…
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‘Tangled’ Back In Development at Disney With Scarlett Johansson
EXCLUSIVE: Disney is taking a fresh look at the live-action take on Tangled, we hear, which is resuming early development with Scarlett Johansson circling the role of Mother Gothel. The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey is still…
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The evolution of male mental health in television
Shows about men still dominate our television screens. But the stories being told are starting to change, with more room for vulnerability and portrayals of male mental illness. These changes include explicit mentions of diagnostic…
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