Telefónica and Mavenir are setting up a joint AI Innovation Hub to test and validate AI-driven capabilities for core telecom networks ahead of large-scale deployment.

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Google unveils the $499 Pixel 10a with Tensor G4, AI-powered camera tools, a brighter 3,000-nit display, Satellite SOS, and seven years of updates.

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Leaked documents show that ICE more than tripled its Azure data storage in six months, even as Microsoft denied “mass surveillance” and urged lawmakers to set limits.

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Accenture is linking senior promotions to regular use of internal AI tools, a sign that AI fluency is becoming a measurable requirement in consulting.

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This package of online courses includes training on AI workflows, content, and data with lifetime access.

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Apple is reportedly accelerating AI wearables, including smart glasses, a pin-like pendant, and upgraded AirPods centered on a revamped Siri.

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Aivolut uses GPT-5 and Claude to help professionals create full-length, KDP-ready manuscripts in minutes.

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Chorde embeds playable voice notes directly into emails, no downloads needed, now $39.99 for a lifetime sub.

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Amazon just killed its newest robot. Here’s what went wrong.

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Anthropic rolls out Claude Sonnet 4.6 as its new default model, bringing stronger reasoning and coding power to free and paid users alike.

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Microsoft plans to invest $50 billion by 2030 to expand AI infrastructure, connectivity, and skills across the Global South, citing widening adoption gaps.

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Vous avez déjà essayé d'apprendre le japonais ?

Moi aussi. Et comme 90% des gens, j'ai abandonné après avoir constaté que mémoriser des listes de vocabulaire sur Duolingo en mode perroquet, c'était franchement pas terrible pour progresser. Le truc, c'est que notre cerveau retient beaucoup mieux les mots qu'on rencontre en contexte réel plutôt que dans des exercices artificiels.

Hé bien c'est exactement sur ce principe que repose Lingoku , une extension pour Chrome, Edge et Firefox qui va remplacer certains mots sur les pages web que vous visitez par leur équivalent japonais. Du coup, pendant que vous scrollez Reddit, lisez le New York Times ou que vous vous perdez sur Korben.info, vous apprenez du vocabulaire sans vous en rendre compte.

Le concept s'appuie sur la théorie du i+1 de Stephen Krashen , un linguiste qui a démontré que l'acquisition d'une langue fonctionne mieux quand on est exposé à du contenu juste un peu au-dessus de son niveau actuel. Pas trop simple pour s'ennuyer, pas trop dur pour décrocher. Lingoku analyse donc votre niveau et ne remplace que les mots adaptés à votre progression, genre 10% du texte seulement pour que vous puissiez toujours comprendre le contexte global.

Grâce à cette extension, quand vous survolez un mot japonais, la traduction apparaît en 0,2 seconde. Pas de popup intrusive ni de fenêtre qui vous sort de votre lecture. L'extension utilise un "cerveau contextuel" basé sur l'IA qui comprend les nuances des kanjis selon le contexte dans lequel ils apparaissent. Parce que oui, un même kanji peut avoir plusieurs significations et c'est souvent là que ça devient galère pour les débutants.

Y'a aussi un système de répétition espacée intégré qui vous rappelle de réviser les mots aux moments optimaux pour lutter contre l'oubli. Et si vous préparez le JLPT (l'examen officiel de japonais), vous pouvez configurer l'extension pour cibler spécifiquement le vocabulaire de votre niveau.

L'installation prend 30 secondes, vous choisissez vos objectifs (JLPT, vie quotidienne ou anime si vous êtes un weeb assumé), vous indiquez votre niveau actuel, et hop, c'est parti. L'extension fonctionne sur à peu près tous les sites avec du contenu textuel.

Niveau confidentialité, le contenu est chiffré pour l'analyse IA, supprimé instantanément et jamais stocké. La version gratuite offre 500 points quotidiens, ce qui devrait suffire pour une utilisation normale et si vous voulez plus, il faudra passer à la version payante pour débloquer les fonctionnalités IA avancées, les rapports de progression détaillés et la synchronisation multi-appareils.

Bref, si vous avez toujours rêvé de pouvoir lire des mangas en VO ou de comprendre ce que racontent les personnages dans vos animes préférés sans sous-titres, cette extension peut être un bon complément à votre apprentissage. C'est pas magique et ça ne remplacera jamais un vrai cours de grammaire, mais pour enrichir son vocabulaire de manière passive pendant qu'on procrastine sur le web, y'a pire comme méthode...

Air purifiers tend to look like medical equipment and come with apps you didn’t ask for. They arrive with dashboards, push notifications, and Wi-Fi setup rituals that turn “cleaner air” into another thing to manage on a phone. Most of them sit in corners behind plants because they look clinical, and no one wants to acknowledge the white plastic box while having guests over for dinner.

The Beolab Air 1 is a concept air purifier designed to sit in a room without announcing itself. It was developed as a student project and draws inspiration from the calm, material-driven design language of Bang & Olufsen’s Beolab line, though it’s not affiliated with the company in any way. The goal was to see what happens when you apply that kind of sculptural thinking to clean air, instead of just adding another screen to the wellness toolkit.

Designers: Ahaan Varma, Malhar Gadnis, Michelle Sequeira, Sharanya Karkera

The most refreshing part of the concept is the interaction model. A single button press is all it takes to start, with no app pairing, no IoT setup, and no onboarding routine. The project frames this as “digital detox,” which is a reasonable description when most purifiers try to sell you sensor graphs and weekly air quality reports. You turn it on the way you’d turn on a lamp or a speaker, then leave it to work.

The materials do a lot of the talking. Angled teak wooden ridges wrap the body and function as vents for filtered air, so the aesthetic choice also serves a purpose. Textured aluminum handles the rest of the exterior. The project’s own critique of the category is blunt: plastic yellows and looks cheap over time, while wood and metal age better. A purifier built to look like a piece of considered furniture has a better chance of earning a spot on a sideboard than one that resembles a hospital accessory.

Under the surface, there’s a plausible engineering stack. A high-efficiency BLDC fan delivers strong airflow while staying quiet, a HEPA filter handles particulate capture, and an MQ135 gas sensor pairs with PM2.5 sensing to monitor air quality without forcing anyone into an app. The concept keeps the monitoring internal and the feedback subtle, a soft ambient light band that changes gently rather than a display demanding attention.

Of course, that ambient feedback is the whole point. Clean air is invisible and usually silent, and a purifier that communicates the same way feels more appropriate than one with a scrolling PM2.5 count on a bright panel. You can check in when you feel like it, and the rest of the time it just works.

The concept calls out a genuine gap in the category: people want wellness that integrates quietly into a room, not hospital aesthetics, and yet another app. Whether or not Beolab Air 1 ever gets built, asking what a purifier looks like when treated with the same care as a premium speaker is a question the category probably needed someone to ask.

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Android Authority spotted code for a chat-style “Suggest an edit” in Google Maps, letting users submit listing fixes in plain language for review.

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Google confirms Quick Share’s AirDrop-style sharing is expanding beyond Pixel to more Android devices in 2026, making file sharing far easier.

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Hone your skills across the A+, Network+, Security+, Cloud+, Server+, and Pentest+ domains with hands-on work

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Microsoft brings back Hayete Gallot to lead Security while Charlie Bell moves to an engineering quality mandate, both reporting to CEO Satya Nadella.

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The AI data center boom is reshaping economies while straining power grids, water supplies, and communities. Here’s the real cost behind AI’s rise.

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The initiative will be led by the Home Office and developed in collaboration with major technology companies, academic researchers, and technical experts.

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