Axios

Here's how the DOJ releases the Epstein files and how others are making them easier to read

The Epstein files, which look into Epstein's crimes, have caused headaches for President Trump all year, stoking the flames ...

OpenAI’s new ChatGPT image generator makes faking photos easy

For most of photography’s roughly 200-year history, altering a photo convincingly required either a darkroom, some Photoshop ...
National Geographic news

Did ancient ‘hobbit’ humans create these million-year-old tools?

In 2004, archaeologists discovered a new species of ancient human, Homo floresiensis, on the Indonesian island of Flores. Nicknamed “the hobbit,” this three-foot-tall hominin lived between about ...
Road to VR

Meta Reveals ‘WorldGen’ Tool to Generate VR Worlds from AI Prompts

Meta announced WorldGen, a new AI tool that could soon let you generate navigable 3D worlds in minutes from a single text prompt. Meta Reality Labs announced WorldGen in a blog post, a research-stage ...
Seattle Times

Mayo Clinic scientists create tool to predict Alzheimer’s risk years before symptoms begin

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new tool that can estimate a person’s risk of developing memory and thinking problems associated with Alzheimer’s disease years before ...
The Union Democrat

Mayo Clinic scientists create tool to predict Alzheimer’s risk years before symptoms begin

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new tool that can estimate a person's risk of developing memory and thinking problems associated with Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms appear. The ...
TechCrunch

Google’s NotebookLM adds ‘Deep Research’ tool, support for more file types

Google is updating NotebookLM, its AI note-taking and research assistant, with a new tool to help users simplify complex research, along with support for additional file types. The service is rolling ...
Wired

Adobe Firefly: What It Is and How to Use It

Adobe Firefly feels like the best-kept secret in software right now. Adobe is aggressively talking up the app and its capabilities at events like Adobe MAX, but even with so much limelight, it doesn’t ...
Investopedia

IRS Shuts Down Free Direct File Tool—Here’s What Taxpayers Can Use Instead

Elizabeth Guevara is a personal finance reporter who explains the world of business and economics and how it impacts your finances. She joined Investopedia in 2024. HABesen/Getty Images The IRS is ...
USA Today

IRS Direct File ends. Here are other free or low-cost tax-filing options to consider.

Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Without it, Direct File supporters said Americans will end up spending more ...
The Verge

Adobe’s new AI audio tools can add soundtracks and voice-overs to videos

And unlike many AI music-makers, Adobe says its new Firefly tools are completely safe to use commercially. And unlike many AI music-makers, Adobe says its new Firefly tools are completely safe to ...
Engadget

OpenAI is reportedly working on an AI music-generation tool

According to a report from The Information, OpenAI is interested in developing a tool that could generate music from text and audio prompts, and has been working with students from The Juilliard ...