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September 23, 2025

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Former NotebookLM devs’ new app, Huxe, taps audio to help you with news and research

September 23, 2025

Three devs who worked on NotebookLM are now building an app called Huxe, which can help users dive deep into topics by generating a “podcast” with multiple AI hosts.

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September 23, 2025

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Small Businesses Are Feeling ‘the Heat’ From Customers — Here’s Why

September 23, 2025

Mom-and-pop shops are agonizing over how to deal with economic uncertainty. Here’s how they’re managing.

Google revamps its Play Store with AI features and more

September 23, 2025

Users can expect more personalization, a redesigned Apps tab, new Play Games experience, and other features that leverage Gemini AI.

The Download: AI’s retracted papers problem

September 23, 2025

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI models are using material from retracted scientific papers The news: Some AI chatbots rely on flawed research from retracted scientific papers to answer questions, according to recent studies. In one such study, researchers…

Goodnotes collaborative docs and AI assitant to cater to professional users

September 23, 2025

Note taking app Goodnotes is launching new features to cater to professional users.

Sila opens U.S. factory to make silicon anodes for energy dense EV batteries

September 23, 2025

Sila has been building the facility on Moses Lake, Washington, for nearly two years. Now, it’s poised to start volume production.

AI models are using material from retracted scientific papers

September 23, 2025

Some AI chatbots rely on flawed research from retracted scientific papers to answer questions, according to recent studies. The findings, confirmed by MIT Technology Review, raise questions about how reliable AI tools are at evaluating scientific research and could complicate efforts by countries and industries seeking to invest in AI tools for scientists. AI search…

After India, OpenAI launches its affordable ChatGPT Go plan in Indonesia

September 23, 2025

OpenAI is launching ChatGPT Go in Indonesia to compete with Google AI Plus plan.

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