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Google expands Gemini's hands-free conversational capabilities to walking and cycling modes in Google Maps, available on iOS and rolling out on Android (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/google-maps-now-lets-you-…

Google Maps now lets you access Gemini while walking and cycling | TechCrunch
When you're walking around and navigating with Maps, you can now ask Gemini questions like "What neighborhood am I in?" or "What are top-rated restaurants nearby?"

The AFU are the only army capable of STOPPING Russia: NATO to provide $90 billion for weapons?: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/29/the-afu-are-the-only.html

The Vet Who Surprised A Cow
In the course of his duties in August 1977, a Dutch veterinary
surgeon was required to treat an ailing cow. To investigate its internal
gases he inserted a tube into that end of the animal not capable of facial
expression and struck a match. The jet of flame set fire first to some
bales of hay and then to the whole farm causing damage estimate at L45,000.
The vet was later fined L140 for starting a fire in a manner surprising to

George Carlin once said the govt doesn't want a well-informed, educated population capable of critical thinking.
Q: Does any of this anti-education sentiment sound familiar?
☑️ Why Republicans hate higher education
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article2848448…

Barring any last minute hesitations by Linus Torvalds,
Linux 6.18 stable is expected for release in a little more than 24 hours from now...
Linux 6.18 is also anticipated to become this year's Long Term Support (LTS) kernel version
in being the last major kernel release of 2025.
https://masto.ai/@phoro…

Phoronix (@phoronix@masto.ai)
Attached: 1 image CachyOS Improves Intel Video Acceleration Experience In addition to the release today of a big refresh to Endeavour OS, CachyOS is out with their latest ISO refresh for this additional Arch Linux powered desktop OS. CachyOS for its November 2025 refresh brings installer improvements, now installs additional packages for media acceleration when capable Intel graphics are detected, handling for Bcachefs with its DKMS module, and other improveme… https://www.phoronix.com/news…

Is Pete Carroll capable of developing the Raiders' next QB? https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2025/11/26/is-pete-carroll-capable-of-developing-the-raiders-next-qb/87479039007/

💫 Fast frequency reconstruction using Deep Learning for event recognition in ring laser data
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Fast frequency reconstruction using Deep Learning for event recognition in ring laser data
The reconstruction of a frequency with minimal delay from a sinusoidal signal is a common task in several fields; for example Ring Laser Gyroscopes, since their output signal is a beat frequency. While conventional methods require several seconds of data, we present a neural network approach capable of reconstructing frequencies of several hundred Hertz within approximately 10 milliseconds. This enables rapid trigger generation. The method outperforms standard Fourier-based techniques, improvin…

Job listings show that DeepSeek hopes to broaden its AI offerings with a search engine capable of supporting multiple languages and more emphasis on agents (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)

Exclusive: Russia likely placing new hypersonic missiles at former airbase in Belarus, researchers find | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-researchers-identify-likely-belarus-site-new-russian-nuclear-capable-missile-2025-12-26/

A reflection on AI advances in the past decade and how scaling and time-horizon trends might point to far greater capabilities in the decade ahead (Zhengdong Wang)
https://zhengdongwang.com/2025/12/30/2025-letter.html

2025 letter
Zhengdong Wang’s personal website