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Microsoft wants lawyers to trust its new AI agent in Word documents
Microsoft is launching a new AI agent inside Word that's specifically designed for legal teams. Legal Agent handles document edits, negotiation history, and complex documents to help legal teams handle tasks like reviewing contracts. "Instead of relying on general AI models to interpret commands, the agent follows structured workflows shaped by real legal practice, managing […]
China built the AI content factory that Silicon Valley imagined but never shipped
In January 2026, a new AI-generated micro-drama went live on a Chinese streaming platform every 90 seconds. By March, approximately 50,000 AI-native titles had been added to Douyin in a single month. The production cost was roughly one-tenth of a live-action shoot. The usable rate of AI-generated footage had climbed above 90 per cent. And […]
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Friday the 13th Part 2 was reviled by critics, but it turned Jason into a household name
The introduction of Jason as the franchise lead changed Friday the 13th franchise
Dyson finally made a better robot, but a worse vacuum
I'm deeply conflicted about the Dyson Spot + Scrub Ai robot vacuum and mop. It's the company's best robotic floor cleaner to date, with excellent mopping performance, good navigation and obstacle detection, and a multifunction dock that takes much of the busywork off your hands. But Dyson's first attempt at a vacuum-and-mop combo is a […]
Dyson put someone else’s motor in its robot vacuum
Dyson, a company built on engineering high-speed motors, has confirmed to The Verge that its newest robot vacuum doesn't use a Dyson motor. The recently launched Spot & Scrub Ai robot vacuum and mop was "co-engineered," Nathan Lawson McLean, senior design manager at Dyson, told The Verge. According to Lawson McLean, the device merges "new […]