Google is bringing NotebookLM’s popular audio overview feature to PDFs in Google Drive. The AI-generated summaries create 2-10 minute podcast-style audio files that get saved directly to your Drive. Currently limited to English documents and paid subscribers only.
Microsoft has updated its classic Sysinternals ZoomIt tool with GIF recording capabilities alongside existing MP4 support. The feature requires manual switching in settings each time you want to change formats. PowerToys users are waiting for Microsoft to bring the same functionality to their built-
Kraken’s co-CEO Arjun Sethi compares UK crypto warnings to cigarette box labels and says complex rules prevent British users from accessing three-quarters of available crypto products. The Financial Conduct Authority defends its approach as necessary consumer protection.
China’s cybersecurity agency alleges the US stole 127,272 bitcoin in 2020 from a mining operator. The bizarre claim ignores the wallet owner’s indictment for running forced labor scam compounds in Cambodia.
An educator with over 15 years of teaching experience realized during pandemic homeschooling how broken our education models truly are. The systems we use filter out anyone who doesn’t conform to a single learning style, meaning organizations often hire for conformity rather than talent.
UK authorities have jailed Chinese “cryptoqueen” Zhimin Qian for nearly 12 years after seizing 61,000 Bitcoin worth $6.6 billion. The businesswoman ran a pyramid scheme that defrauded over 128,000 people between 2014 and 2017, then lived an extravagant lifestyle across Europe.
A Dartmouth study reveals that AI teaching assistants using curated expert sources gain more student trust than general chatbots. The research tracked 190 medical students using NeuroBot TA, which employs retrieval-augmented generation to reduce AI hallucinations. This approach could enable personal
Michael Burry’s Scion Asset Management has taken massive put positions against AI leaders Nvidia and Palantir. He alleges companies are artificially inflating valuations through stretched depreciation schedules. The bet appears poorly timed given Nvidia’s recent $500 billion sales pipeline revelatio
A widely-used JavaScript library called expr-eval has a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting versions 2.0.2 and earlier. The flaw scored 9.8/10 severity and could allow attackers to execute system commands. Developers should update to version 2.0.3 or switch to the expr-eval-fork i
In a stunning move, SoftBank has completely exited its Nvidia position to pour billions into OpenAI. The Japanese investment giant sees more value in the AI creator than the hardware maker. This represents one of the biggest bets yet on OpenAI’s future dominance.
