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How to edit Claude’s memory
Claude has the ability to use past chats with you as context for current and future prompts, so it's important that they are accurate.
Bluetti launches ‘e-generator’ to take on noisy, stinky, polluting gas generators
Works great on a sunny day. | Image: Bluetti Bluetti doesn't want you to call the Pioneer 5000 a solar generator (SoGen) even though that's what it is. What makes it slightly different from other...
Can synthetic cells save the world?
Associate professor Kate Adamala has been busy. Her lab at the University of Minnesota takes chemicals and dead, isolated biological parts — like DNA, membranes, ribosomes — and puts them together...
I flossed fake teeth with Dyson’s tech-riddled CameraJet toothbrush
Don't worry, we didn't share $500 CameraJet toothbrush.
Volkswagen confirms cutting 50,000 jobs as part of its survival plan
The Volkswagen Group has revealed a 'transformation program' that includes layoffs, potential factory closures and brand shutdowns.
Congress presses FanDuel again over VIP program and gambling safeguards concerns
Three members of Congress have renewed their pressure on FanDuel, saying the betting operator still has not explained how its VIP program handles customers who may be struggling with gambling...
It shouldn’t feel impossible to finish a book
A horror story of sorts is unfolding in the United States. It goes like this: AI has made it so effortless to access information, and short-form video has made it so easy to entertain ourselves,...
Why AI food looks like that
There is a torrent of unappetizing slop coming from restaurants, cafes, and brands that are increasingly turning to AI to generate images promoting their food. The resulting horror show includes...
Microsoft’s Project Zenith is a ‘distraction-free Windows experience’ for developers
Microsoft is giving its developer-optimized Windows experience a name: Project Zenith. While the software maker originally announced a similar developer-optimized Windows effort at Build earlier...
NFL renews push to remove football contracts from prediction markets exchanges
The NFL is again asking designated contract markets to pull several types of football-related prediction contracts, making another push as the 2026 season gets underway. A September 3 letter says...