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Pine, which offers an AI agent to automate digital chores, like making calls, handling emails, and operating software to complete tasks, raised a $25M Series A (FinSMEs)
https://www.finsmes.com/2025/12/pine-raises-25m-in-series-a-funding.html

#today I have some admin chores to work through while feeling a bit diseased *again* (cold number 6 this winter, caught at the panto?)... Tomorrow I go to visit a heat pump research centre...

Was running around the house doing other chores when my daughter comes up and tells me the air cleaner in her room has the filter-change reminder light on.
So I go swap out the filter and it won't come back up (makes a ding but is unresponsive to captouch input)
If you ever have the chance to buy a Levoit LV-PUR131, buy something else. They *all* seem to fail in this exact same way. I've repaired quite a few over the years and thought I had done this one already, but I gu…

This time we look at why you may not be able to hand your household chores over to robots just yet, Delhi Police’s dystopian turn and Japan’s biggest port under ransomware attack.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/are-you-ready-for-the…

Are you ready for the humanoid robot bubble? - Asian Tech Roundup

New 21st century chores; cleaning my cleaning robot’s hutch

The whole day so far, after doing some chores around the city, is depressing a few layers high ∑ and a few layers deep ↓
I am somewhere in the middle ∝ and miraculously alright, but I don't like it.

Google updates Gemini in Chrome with a new side panel, an auto browse feature that can navigate pages and take actions for AI Pro and AI Ultra users, and more (Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET)
https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/work-life/google-chrome-auto-browse/

Your Google Chrome browser just got a useful autopilot feature - here's how it works
Google's new Auto Browse feature aims to handle your digital chores by taking actions on your behalf.

Where's the fun in using a mid to high [and at that, an AMD] GPU for Linux gaming? 🙂 Even now, most gamers are broke by default, so I am using my second budget build that I had set aside for Win11 to do my Windows chores, but have completely migrated to Linux now, to showcase how real™ men™ overcome difficulties and optimise settings even on garbage PCs 😃
Linux Budget Gaming - Detroit: Become Human - GTX 1650 GDDR6 4GB ( i5-13400F)