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An analysis of 15M+ biomedical abstracts from 2010 to 2024 finds researchers using AI to write abstracts use certain words far more often than those who don't (Gina Kolata/New York Times)

Gina Kolata / New York Times:
An analysis of 15M+ biomedical abstracts from 2010 to 2024 finds researchers using AI to write abstracts use certain words far more often than those who don't  —  Scientists show that the frequency of a set of words seems to have increased in published study abstracts since ChatGPT was released into the world.

How to Get a Free Beach Wheelchair in NYC

An older man facing the ocean is wearing a fedora sitting in a wheelchair. He has his hands stretched out and is holding onto the railing on the Coney Island Boardwalk.

Spending the day in the Rockaways or on Coney Island is a beloved New York City summer pastime. For wheelchair users, however, going to the beach can pose more challenges than just figuring out what sunscreen and beach hat to wear. “There’ve been times where I’ve been bored and I’m like, ‘Let’s go to Coney […]

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Bitcoin's implied volatility declined to the lowest level in two years, showing decreased price swings and trading between $93K to $111K in the past two months (Kirk Ogunrinde/Bloomberg)

Kirk Ogunrinde / Bloomberg:
Bitcoin's implied volatility declined to the lowest level in two years, showing decreased price swings and trading between $93K to $111K in the past two months  —  With Bitcoin stuck in a narrow trading range for much of the year, one of key attractions of the largest digital currency since its earliest days is waning.

Similarweb: since the launch of Google's AI Overviews, the number of news searches that result in no click-throughs grew from 56% in May 2024 to 69% in May 2025 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Similarweb: since the launch of Google's AI Overviews, the number of news searches that result in no click-throughs grew from 56% in May 2024 to 69% in May 2025  —  Referrals from ChatGPT to news publishers are growing, but not enough to counter the decline in clicks resulting …

White collar workers are increasingly using AI note-taking apps to assist them during Zoom meetings or fully represent them when they choose not to attend (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
White collar workers are increasingly using AI note-taking apps to assist them during Zoom meetings or fully represent them when they choose not to attend  —  Video calls can be a drag — some workers send a bot in their place.  —  Summary15  —  Clifton Sellers attended a Zoom meeting last month where robots outnumbered humans.