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Drivers can now have natural conversations with their cars thanks to Google's Gemini AI assistant, which is coming to millions of vehicles through free software updates. The upgrade transforms how people interact with their cars, from finding lunch spots to checking messages hands-free.
A journalist rescued a perfectly functional 2017 ThinkPad from obsolescence by installing Linux Mint instead of buying a new computer. Her experiment could help save hundreds of millions of working laptops from becoming electronic waste.
Microsoft is giving away 30 powerful Windows tools for free, with no ads or hidden fees. PowerToys has become a phenomenon among tech users who can't believe Microsoft built something this good just to help people work better.
A former nuclear physicist accidentally built the authentication software that helps half the world get online safely every day. His open-source project started as a hobby and became essential internet infrastructure.
Scientists at MIT have developed free software that can finally see the brain's most vital control center, opening new ways to detect and track recovery from Parkinson's, MS, and traumatic brain injury. The tool has already helped doctors watch a coma patient's seven-month journey back to consciousness.
NASA just released free software that lets anyone hunt for new planets using artificial intelligence. The updated tool already identified 7,000 potential new worlds in data from the TESS space telescope.