These 11 Automatic Cat Feeders Were the Best We Tested in 2026
We tested some of the most popular automatic dry- and wet-food pet feeders to see which ones are worth the money.
Audio cues can make AI feel more human, though some users may judge it as rude
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are investigating how humans respond to artificial intelligence agents that sound physically present in the same room, work that could shape the future of audio-only AI systems used in smart glasses, accessibility tools and other screen-free technologies.
NeuralCompanion
NeuralCompanion is an open-source, local-first AI companion project for people who like building, experimenting, and seeing how far personal AI can go on their own hardware. It brings together realtime voice chat, local LLMs, TTS/STT, image generation, interactive tutorials, API-friendly workflows, and a modular addon system into one desktop app designed to be flexible, hackable, …
Oto Smart Sprinkler Review (2026): Solar-Powered and Simple to Use
The Oto Smart Sprinkler makes it easy to keep your lawn watered—as long as it gets three hours a day of direct sun to stay charged.
A lot of major updates on Flux Real-Time pipeline
Hello! Just a week ago I have posted here announce of my real-time streaming pipeline based of Flux.2-Klein. Here is the original post. And first of all, thanks a lot for your support! In comment you have asked for many features to add. Thank for effort of github contributors, the community and me most of …
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Old Oil and Gas Wells Could Find Second Life Producing Clean Energy
States across the US are looking to take major sources of pollution and use them to generate much-needed power.
It appears that Microsoft uploaded an image model on HuggingFace and then deleted it.
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Restrict access to sensitive documents in your Amazon Quick knowledge bases for Amazon S3
Organizations that must restrict access to sensitive documents increasingly rely on AI-driven search and chat to help employees find answers across large repositories. Coarse-grained permissions that control access at the knowledge base level work well for many teams, but sensitive documents require more granular control to restrict specific documents or folders to authorized teams, individuals, …
Gemini Live Agent Challenge: Announcing the winners and highlights
The Gemini Live Agent Challenge is officially in the books! We challenged developers worldwide to break out of the traditional ‘text box’ paradigm by building next-generation AI agents. From our initial announcement to amassing 11,878 participants and 1,536 submitted projects from 151 countries, the results were nothing short of spectacular. The mission was to seamlessly …
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The Best Outdoor Deals From the REI Anniversary Sale 2026
It’s the best time of year to pick up all the outdoor gadgets, tents, sleeping bags, and other gear you’ll need for summer fun.