Adam

Adam

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National Weather Service
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After a fairly cool stretch of weather for portions of the U.S., temperatures will be on the rise this week. That trend will continue into mid September. The exception being eastern portions of the country with a near to below normal signal. Here's the 8-14 day temperature outlook (Sept. 15-21).👇

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9to5Mac
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Apple’s new generative AI ‘answer engine’ might arrive sooner than we initially thought

9to5mac.comApple’s new generative AI ‘answer engine’ might arrive sooner than we initially thoughtEarly last month, Bloomberg reported on Apple’s new in-house generative AI search product – with a new ‘Answers, Knowledge, and Information’ team. Despite this team’s recent formation, we might get to see the fruits of their labor much sooner than one might’ve anticipated. more…

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9to5Mac
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It’s time for Apple to revive one of its discontinued iPad accessories

9to5mac.comIt’s time for Apple to revive one of its discontinued iPad accessoriesA few years ago, Apple used to have a much simpler iPad keyboard lineup. It just offered a Smart Keyboard for each of their iPad models, and they all essentially served as the same product. Nowadays, after the introduction of trackpad support in iPadOS and the , everything is unnecessarily convoluted – with each iPad model having a slightly different Magic Keyboard and varying features. While the keyboard lineup is a mess, that’s not what I take issue with right now – it’s the fact that we’ve lost the , which in hindsight was an incredible offering. more…

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9to5Google
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Google’s Flight Deals uses AI to try and save some cash on your next destination vacation

9to5google.comGoogle’s Flight Deals uses AI to try and save some cash on your next destination vacationWith how often trip-planning appears as a Gemini demo at various keynotes and developer conferences, it seemed like only a matter of time before Google Flights got some AI attention itself. Today, Google’s announcing an expansion of Flights to include AI-based cost-saving measures, but you’ll need to be pretty easy-going in your travel plans to use it. more…

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9to5Google
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Google Pixel 10 and its Qi2 magnets could be the perfect device to revive the magic of Moto Mods

9to5google.comGoogle Pixel 10 and its Qi2 magnets could be the perfect device to revive the magic of Moto ModsWhile every leaked render and marketing tease for Google upcoming smartphone launch might make the Pixel 10 feel like a year-old rerun, the devil’s seemingly in the details. Even setting aside the usual round of software enhancements — only some of which have just begun to leak — it’s clear Google does have some hardware tricks up its sleeve Chief among them is native Qi2 support, which should bring support for magnetic chargers, wallets, stands, and much more to every device in the Pixel 10 lineup. more…

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Universal-Sci
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The heart of our Milky Way galaxy Looking at these kind of pictures makes you wonder how many planets might be hidden within this single view... Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), T. Do, A. Ghez (UCLA), V. Bajaj (STScI)

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