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venturebeat 5h ago 17°

Z.ai launches ZCode to challenge Cursor, Claude Code and GitHub Copilot in AI coding

Z.ai, the Beijing-based artificial intelligence lab formerly known as Zhipu AI, on Wednesday officially launched ZCode, a free desktop application it describes as an "Agentic Development Environment" purpose-built for its flagship GLM-5.2 large language model.
kottke 19h ago 17°

There’s been so much crazy to pay attention to over the...

There’s been so much crazy to pay attention to over the past few weeks that I missed this: Midjourney, the AI image-maker that you access through Discord, is making a medical imaging machine.
dailyartmagazine 12h ago 17°

The Dog Days Are Coming—10 Beaches in Art for Summer Time

The post The Dog Days Are Coming—10 Beaches in Art for Summer Time appeared first on DailyArt Magazine.
axios 6h ago 17°

The Supreme Court's favorite branch of government is itself

The Supreme Court spent its just-completed term sidelining Congress and amassing power for the ascendant branches of government: the presidency and the court itself.Why it matters: As the court strips Congress of its power, decisions over people's money, jobs, votes and health shift toward the president and nine justices appointed for life.After this term, Congress can't insulate regulators from the president, limit political parties' spending or require race-conscious voting...

This planet survived the death of its star—and kept its atmosphere

Astronomers have for the first time observed an atmosphere around a giant planet orbiting a white dwarf
sixthtone 15h ago 16°

China’s Answer to Disney Is Smaller, Cheaper, and More Social

From VR drama worlds to Labubu photo spots, Chinese companies are turning online fandoms into offline theme park-style attractions.
infoq 5h ago 16°

Apple Extends Private Cloud Compute to Google Cloud for the First Time

Apple chose Google Cloud to run Private Cloud Compute outside its own data centers for the first time, using NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, Intel TDX, and Google's Titan chip. Apple maintains an independent append-only hardware ledger and dual-vendor attestation roots. AWS and Azure are not part of the collaboration.
quantamagazine 25h ago 15°

For the First Time, a Cell Built From Scratch Grows and Divides

Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the lab.
spectrum.ieee 27h ago 15°

The Space-based Data Center Hype Machine Is Already in Orbit

“The lowest-cost place to put AI will be in space, and that will be true within two years, maybe three at the latest,” SpaceX founder Elon Musk told the World Economic Forum in Davos this past January, as his company was preparing to go public.Later that month, SpaceX filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission for an orbital data center constellation of up to 1 million satellites in low Earth orbit, 500 to 2,000 kilometers above Earth.
arenaev 21h ago 15°

Google tests Gemini AI feature that lets electric cars see the outside world

Google has revealed a new experimental feature that allows the AI assistant look at the world outside your vehicle. The company used its popular Gemini system for the demonstration. The new technology connects the AI directly to a vehicle's built-in forward-facing camera, turning it into a pair of smart eyes. By linking software with physical hardware, Gemini can answer complex questions about buildings, landmarks, or street layouts as you drive past them.
27h ago 15°

The Case for Performance-First Management

Employees who say that their managers are performance-first report higher overall satisfaction with their experience.
nautil 17h ago 15°

When It Comes to Back Pain, Maybe You Should be Your Own Doctor

Empowering patients to retake control of their back pain produced surprising results
atlasobscura 47h ago 14°

Podcast: The Black Surfmen Behind One of the Greatest Water Rescues Ever

Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps.
lifespan 46h ago 13°

Study Maps Existing Drugs to the Hallmarks of Aging

A new study suggests a way to predict whether existing drugs can extend human lifespan. This method uses a network approach that detects longevity signals in protein interactions [1]. Slowing aging with existing drugs?
aeon 5h ago 13°

The anguish of choice

In the shattered aftermath of war, Sartre delivered a formidable lecture on freedom and meaning.
9to5toys 20h ago 13°

Mid-week Android app deals and freebies: Clank!, Dune, Raiders of the North Sea, more

Your mid-week lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready to roll, including titles like Clank!, Dune: Imperium Digital, Munchkin, Raiders of the North Sea, HEAVEN SEEKER, The Isle of Cats, The Fox in the Forest, Wings of Glory, and more. We also have $350 off the most affordable Galaxy S26 Ultra models, Galaxy Watch Ultra at over 50% off today, and Google TV Streamer 4K sitting at one of the lowest prices to date. The apps await below.
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