The week that Google ate Adobe

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A banana duct-taped to a wall that replaced the artwork 'Comedian,' which was eaten by David Datuna in Miami Beach, Florida.

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In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen wrote, "Software is eating the world."

He predicted software would take over

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I ranked 4 brands of store-bought hot dogs. The winner was perfect for a cookout.

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I tried four kinds of beef hot dogs from Nathan's, Sabrett, Applegate, and Ball Park.

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  • I tried beef hot dogs from Nathan's, Sabrett, Applegate, and Ball Park.
  • Ball Park had the thickest frank, but I thought Applegate's organic hot dogs packed the most flavor.
  • I didn't think Sabrett's less-than-flavorful hot dogs warranted their higher price tag.

Nothing says summer quite

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College students can get Google AI Pro for free, as company launches new guided learning mode

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Google wants to get its AI tools into the hands of more students, following the lead of other industry giants as it attempts to retain its educational dominance. An easy way to do that? By making those tools free.

Starting today, students 18 years or older can sign up for one whole year of Google's AI Pro plan for no cost, which includes access to a suite of Google's most popular AI offerings. It

Back to school, AI edition: College students get big discounts on AI tools like Gemini and Grammarly

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AI in schools has been a point of contention. On the one hand, some tools can definitely help get that mountain of homework done. On the other hand, some take it too far and help students cheat, which has befuddled college professors. If you’re ready to include AI in your studies in a responsible way, many companies are offering back-to-school specials on their tools. 

Per Google, universities such

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Anthropic will start training its AI on your chats unless you opt out. Here's how.

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The Anthropic logo is displayed on a smartphone screen.

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  • Anthropic will soon train its models on chats unless users opt out.
  • Anthropic is also expanding its data retention policy from 30 days to five years.
  • Anthropic unveiled the policy a day after releasing a report on Claude's role in cybercrime.

Anthropic's Claude will soon start learning from you.

Anthropic announced

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2 ways to personalize a Pixel 10, according to Google

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Google wants you to know you can customize the experience of your Pixel 10 phone.

The company published a blog with some hints and tricks to get more personalization out of your phone. Google listed off four tips — you should check out the whole list — but we've picked a couple we felt were most surprising or useful.

1. Make full use of Magic Cue

A major tool Google recommended for personalization

Should you buy the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold?

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On the surface, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold doesn't look like much of an upgrade, but that's by design after last year's major overhaul. However, are all of the under-the-hood changes enough for you to buy the Pixel 10 Pro Fold?