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Every tech company you can think of is jumping on the generative AI bandwagon and touting new features promising to make our lives easier, increase productivity, and unlock some dormant cache of hidden potential within all of us. 

But "promise" is the operative word here. Despite all the AI hype and billions of dollars of investment, generative AI is still very new to the average person and has yet



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The best of MWC 2024, based in Barcelona, Spain, encompassed several categories, including phones, foldables, and laptops. Mixed-reality smart glasses made their mark, too, but only one caught our eye.

Curious about which technological marvels won our hearts? After stuffing our faces with delicious Spanish paella and tapas, here are the winners for best phone, best foldable, best laptop, and best



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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on the Martian desert floor. The craft made over 70 successful flights on Mars.

Mars is hard, even for robots.

NASA's experimental helicopter Ingenuity crashed in January, bringing the historic extraterrestrial mission to an end. The Martian craft — the first to ever make a powered, controlled flight on another planet — flew 72 times before it landed "hard" in the sand-covered plains of a dried-up river valley.

Early photos showed some damage to Ingenuity's rotors. Now, new



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While the age of sentient robot assistants isn't quite here yet, AI is fast making a bid to be your next co-worker.

More than half of U.S. workers are now using some form of AI in their jobs. According to an international survey of 5,000 employees by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), around 80 percent of AI users reported that AI had improved their performance at



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The perception of AI in the workplace is evolving. Once viewed primarily as a potential threat to jobs, it's increasingly being recognized as a tool that can enhance your work life. As AI becomes more widely used in the workplace, people are finding novel ways to use it to their advantage.

Workers' use of AI goes beyond simply automating routine tasks. Now, it's about exploring how the technology



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The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be



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A participant hurling a spruce during the 16th world Christmas-tree-throwing championship in Weidenthal, Germany.
  • A woman in Ireland lost her $823,000 injury claim due to a photo of her throwing a Christmas tree.
  • Kamila Grabska, 36, won a 2018 tree-throwing contest after she told doctors of back and neck pains.
  • She'd been in a car accident in 2017 that she



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Shoppers Ashley Sanchez, right, of Fontana, and Joscelin Flores are among the first group of shoppers taking the opportunity to shop on the opening day of fast fashion e-commerce giant Shein, which is hosting a brick-and-mortar pop up inside Forever 21 at the Ontario Mills Mall in Ontario Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.
Shoppers at a brick-and-mortar pop-up inside Forever 21 at the Ontario Mills Mall in Ontario, Canada.
  • Fast-fashion giant Shein is considering moving its IPO from New York to London.
  • The company prefers to list in the US, but is anticipating the SEC will not approve its application.
  • US lawmakers have cited concerns over Shein's supply chain and its ties



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The prototype for Optimus was first revealed in September 2022.
  • Elon Musk shared new footage of Tesla's humanoid robot, Optimus, in an X post on Saturday.
  • The clip appeared to show the Gen 2 version walking more smoothly than on previous occasions.
  • Musk has said the first Optimus units could be shipped as early as next year.

Elon Musk shared fresh footage of Tesla's humanoid robot



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The Z60 Ultra rekindles memories of all-screen devices thanks to an under-display selfie camera, and it has clean software that's great to use. Combine that with the latest hardware and good cameras, and you have a potent combination.



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NASA is vigilantly scanning the skies for menacing asteroids.

Recently, the space agency captured its first detailed views of asteroid 2008 OS7, a rock some 650 to 1,640 feet (200 to 500 meters) across. It passed 1.8 million miles (2.9 million kilometers) from Earth in early February, which in cosmic terms is quite close. That's just 7.5 times the distance between our planet and the moon, NASA