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Apple and Google ordered to remove 'nude apps' from their app stores.

San Francisco, California, has ordered Apple and Google to remove so-called 'nude apps' from their app stores that can undress people in photos. California law prohibits 'intentionally promoting' or ...
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CoMaps is a free, offline map app that doesn't require an internet connection. It's open-source, ad-free, and doesn't track personal information.

While map apps on smartphones are incredibly convenient for checking maps in unfamiliar places, they can be useless in areas without network coverage, leaving you stranded. CoMaps is an open-source ...
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A study suggests that rising summer temperatures are linked to a rise in youth suicide rates.

The sweltering summer heat reduces human vitality. New research has revealed that summer heat is linked to an increased suicide rate among young people under the age of 24. Children are considered to ...
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無料でネット接続なしのオフラインでも使える地図アプリ「CoMaps」、オープンソースで開発され広告なし・個人追跡なし

スマホで使用できる地図アプリは出先など土地勘のないところで地図を確認できるので大変便利である反面、電波の届かないところだと使用できず途方に暮れる場合もあります。CoMapsは ...
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'Firefox in WebAssembly' has emerged, allowing Firefox to run entirely within a browser tab; the AI costs for its development totaled over 4 million yen.

Puter Labs has released 'Firefox in WebAssembly,' which allows you to launch the entire Mozilla Firefox browser within a web browser tab. It's not just a Firefox-like interface; even Gecko, which ...
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Thirty years after the birth of the cloned sheep 'Dolly,' experts explain how far cloning technology has advanced.

Dolly, the world's first somatic cell cloned mammal, was born on July 5, 1996, and will celebrate her 30th anniversary in 2026. In this article, Satana Duschanten, an academic expert and senior ...
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AI agents consume up to 136 times more energy than typical generated AI.

KAIST, a national research university in South Korea, has conducted the world's first systematic analysis of how much computing resources and electricity AI agents use in real-world service ...
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Some wealthy people are even entrusting their children's education to AI.

The Wall Street Journal reports that more and more wealthy parents are choosing to send their children to schools that employ AI-powered education systems. Uncle Jane, the president of a hedge fund, ...
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Casio's 'earU ER-100' hearing assist earphones seamlessly blend ambient sounds with digitally corrected audio, allowing you to hear the other person's voice and music naturally.

Casio Computer Co., Ltd., known for its watches and electronic musical instruments, released the ' earU ER-100 ' hearing assist earphones on May 28, 2026. The earU ER-100 is an open-ear type wireless ...
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I tried out the Google Fitbit Air, a Google fitness tracker without a display.

The Google Fitbit Air, a lightweight fitness tracker that eliminates the need for a display on the device itself and manages all data via a smartphone, has been released. I wore it for a while to ...
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It has been discovered that the fossil, which had been stored for 40 years since its excavation in 1985, was the first dinosaur fossil found in Antarctica.

Two Scientists Found a Bone in Antarctica in 1985. It Took 41 Years to Realize What They'd Actually Discovered : ScienceAlert https://www.sciencealert.com/fossil-kept ...
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What is the 'Fintech Engineering Handbook,' which summarizes design principles to ensure that software handling money is completely free of even a 'one-yen discrepancy'?

When handling money, it's essential to avoid duplicating transactions, not arbitrarily erasing fractional amounts, and to record transactions in a way that allows for later explanation. The ' Fintech ...