Why Google Messages is, hands down, the best way to text on Android

You'll find Google Messages as the default messaging app on most new Android phones. So, it takes away the effort of hunting for a better texting app after the first boot. It's already there, ready to ...
PCMag

Gemini Can Now Generate 30-Second Songs From Text, Images with Lyria 3

You don't have to provide the lyrics. Just mention the mood and tempo or upload an image for reference, and let Lyria 3 do the rest.
The Nation

What the Noam Chomsky–Jeffrey Epstein E-mails Tell Us

Chomsky has often suffered fools, knaves, and criminals too lightly. Epstein was one of them. But that doesn’t mean Chomsky was part of the “Epstein class.” Noam Chomsky delivers a speech in the ...
The New York Times

Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?

If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice. Credit...Illustration by Giacomo Gambineri Supported by By Sam Kriss In the quiet hum of our digital ...
Mediaite

CNN’s Elie Honig Points Out Alleged US Strike on ‘Defenseless’ Survivors Is Literally a Textbook Example of a War Crime

CNN’s Elie Honig pointed out Monday that a “double tap” strike on a ship, the likes of which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is alleged to have ordered, was a textbook example of an “illegal” act cited ...
CNN

Text messages and a moved SUV: How the government’s case against a Chicago woman shot by a Border Patrol agent fell apart

Even with a federal indictment hanging over her, claiming she had been a threat to law enforcement, Marimar Martinez was confident she could eventually prove her innocence. “I know the truth,” ...
Wall Street Journal

Jay Jones’s Violent Texts Scramble Virginia Governor’s Race

Journal Editorial Report: The candidates square off over Trump and taxes as the polls tighten. Norfolk, Va. Democrat Abigail Spanberger is the favorite in Virginia’s race for governor. The ...
Bleeping Computer

Fake 'Inflation Refund' texts target New Yorkers in new scam

An ongoing smishing campaign is targeting New Yorkers with text messages posing as the Department of Taxation and Finance, claiming to offer "Inflation Refunds" in an attempt to steal victims' ...
Purdue University

Using Microsoft Copilot to Create Alternative Text for Images

Use the following AI prompts to utilize Microsoft Copilot to create alternative text for one or multiple images for your course. To use these prompts, log in to your Microsoft Copilot Work account ...
marktechpost

LangGraph Tutorial: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Text Analysis Pipeline

LangGraph is a powerful framework by LangChain designed for creating stateful, multi-actor applications with LLMs. It provides the structure and tools needed to build sophisticated AI agents through a ...
CNET

This AI Writing Detector Shows Its Work. For Me, It's a Step in the Right Direction

Apps that purport to spot AI-generated text have a trust issue. The solution may be more transparency about what they find. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and ...