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iFixit’s FixBot helps with repairs ‘the way a master technician would’

DIY repair site iFixit has launched its own app for iOS and Android, featuring its extensive library of repair guides and resources, a battery health monitor, and a new AI "FixBot" tool that's been trained on those same guides to help with repairs. The heart of the new app is the company's existing library of […]

Sources: Meta is pursuing a Llama successor and new frontier AI model, codenamed Avocado, set for release in Q1 2026 and that could be a proprietary model (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)

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Sources: Meta is pursuing a Llama successor and new frontier AI model, codenamed Avocado, set for release in Q1 2026 and that could be a proprietary model  —  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was so optimistic last year about his company's Llama family of artificial intelligence models that he predicted …

People are nicer than you think

It’s probably happened to you: A stranger starts talking to you at a party. In this moment, you’re not nearly as clever or charming as you hoped you’d be, and you struggle to volley with the anecdotes, opinions, and witticisms lobbed your way. At the end of it, you come away thinking, “They totally thought […]

New Doctor Who spinoff blows up in ratings after Disney dumped the franchise

Overnight ratings for Doctor Who spin-off The War Between The Land and Sea soar higher than the latest seasons did.

The Story of Jasmine Crockett’s Political Journey From Local Politics to an Historic Senate Run

Long before her viral read on Marjorie Taylor Greene, Rep. Jasmine Crockett has been committed to doing the work of the people. Now, she has her sights set on the Senate.

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