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Google quietly released an Android app called Google AI Edge Gallery on GitHub, letting users run some AI models from Hugging Face locally on their phones (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/31/goog

Google quietly released an app that lets you download and run AI models locally | TechCrunch
Last week, Google quietly released an app, Google AI Edge Gallery, that lets users run a range of openly available AI models from the AI dev platform Hugging Face on their phones.

"The Nordic and Baltic states have quietly demonstrated that Europe has done more than its fair share in helping an embattled ally. The continent as a whole is a lot stronger than it looks. Perhaps it’s time it knew its own strength."
https://newlinesmag.com/argument/the-farther-east-one-goes-in-europe-the-more-west-one-winds-up/

Still more health advantages to electric cars: https://modernengineeringmarvels.com/2025/07/22/surprising-science-how-electric-cars-quietly-transform-urban-air/

Surprising Science: How Electric Cars Quietly Transform Urban Air
“It’s not just the tailpipe y’all,” joked one Electrek commenter, alluding to the black discolorations on alloy wheels visible proof of a less infamous city pollutant: brake dust. For d…

https://techiegamers.com/texas-data-centers-quietly-draining-water/

AI Data Centers in Texas Used 463 Million Gallons of Water, Residents Told to Take Shorter Showers - Techie + Gamers
Texas has long been defined by oil, heat, and huge infrastructure projects. Now, it’s also at the center of a growing environmental debate. Microsoft’s Stargate campus in Abilene is leading a data center boom that is drawing concern over water use, right in the middle of a prolonged drought. According to a July 2025 investigation

Universities quietly negotiating with White House aide to try to avoid Harvard's fate, source says (Betsy Klein/CNN)
https://cnn.com/2025/05/31/politics/universities-negotiate-trump-administration-harvard
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p19#a250531p19

Researchers Quietly Planned a Test to Dim Sunlight Over 3,900 Square Miles - Slashdot
https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/07/27/2146205/researchers-quietly-planned-a-test-to-dim-sunlight-over-3900-square-miles

“The Beginning and Ending of Threat Actors” by @…
“Instead, Volt Typhoon becomes a construct: a cluster of linked actions, behavioral tendencies, and targeting preferences linked to PRC interests.”
This article provides a concise and clear overview of what often happens with threat actor labeling. If you are working in “threat intelligence,” read …

The Beginning and Ending of Threat Actors
In July 2025, NSA officials at a conference in New York City made a surprising claim: “The good news is, [Volt Typhoon] really failed. They wanted to persist in domestic networks very quietly for a…

Pentagon has quietly barred Ukrainian long-range strikes in Russia with US missiles, WSJ reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/24/pentagon-has-quietly-barred-ukrainian.html

🧁 How a popular sweetener could be damaging your brain's defenses
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How a popular sweetener could be damaging your brain's defenses
Found in everything from protein bars to energy drinks, erythritol has long been considered a safe alternative to sugar. But new research suggests this widely-used sweetener may be quietly undermining one of the body's most crucial protective barriers—with potentially serious consequences for heart health and stroke risk.

Jeff Dean, who co-founded Google Brain and leads Google's AI research, has emerged as a prolific angel investor, backing 37 AI startups over the past two years (Sharon Goldman/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2025/07/22/jeff-de

Jeff Dean, Google’s chief scientist, is quietly betting on the next wave of AI startups
Google’s longtime AI guru has quietly backed more than 30 startups in the past two years—offering founders early credibility and cachet.