Best Handheld Fans and Wearable Fans (2026)
Whether you’re at a festival, tennis match, or wedding, these hand fans and wearable cooling devices will make the heat way more bearable.
Engineered van der Waals crystal mimics neuronal cells with light-driven learning
A research team led by Professor Taesung Kim of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) has developed an optoelectronic synaptic device that mimics the functions of human neurons and synapses at the device scale. The researchers designed a van der Waals (vdW) crystal through a single-step sulfurization process using mixed plasma. The …
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Quick SCAIL-2 test in ComfyUI
Started from a Z-Image Turbo character LoRA and animated it with SCAIL-2 using a random TikTok dance clip as the motion reference. Mostly the GitHub workflow, with a few small tweaks. I also made a small helper node for longer clips to help with identity drift. Still rough in places, but interesting for …
AI Agent Tool Design: What Works and What Doesn’t
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Introducing Gemma 4 models on Amazon Bedrock
Today, we are announcing the availability of the Gemma 4 family on Amazon Bedrock. Built by Google DeepMind and released under the Apache 2.0 license, Gemma 4 is a family of open-weight models designed with a focus on intelligence-per-parameter across a broad range of deployment scenarios. The family includes three instruction-tuned variants: Gemma 4 31B, …
Cloud CISO Perspectives: The 4 lessons that guided AI Threat Defense
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for June 2026. Today, we introduce Chris Betz as the new CISO of Google Cloud. For his first Cloud CISO Perspectives, Chris shares four key lessons we learned about using AI to the defender’s advantage while building AI Threat Defense. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents …
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Anthropic Is Still at Odds With the White House Over Claude Fable 5
Anthropic leaders flew to Washington, DC, to meet with White House officials on Monday. After high-level talks, they’re still split on the risk Claude Fable 5 presents.
Love at first prompt? How AI-assisted courtship is rewriting the rules of online dating
In the famous French play Cyrano de Bergerac, the brilliant but insecure Cyrano lends his eloquence to the handsome, tongue-tied Christian to help him woo his lover. Today, a remarkably similar scene is playing out among millions of dating app users, with the role of the lovelorn poet played not by a human but by …
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Training Underway for the New LTX Model
The New LTX Model is being trained. This news is sourced from the LTX Discord. I hope LTX will launch it soon. submitted by /u/Fresh_Sun_1017 [link] [comments]
20 Best Gifts for Men, Manly Men, and Menly Man Men (2026)
When you need something that’s as mannishly masculinized as you can get for the Man™ in your life, we have you covered.