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SWISS GLACIERS LOSE ABOUT 3% OF ICE IN A YEAR, SCIENTISTS WARN
Low snow and June heat drive fresh retreat Switzerland’s glaciers shed roughly 3% of their total ice mass over the

AMAZON PRIME AIR DRONES CRASH IN ARIZONA, PROMPTING NEW QUESTIONS ON URBAN DRONE SAFETY
What happened in Tolleson and why it matters Two Amazon Prime Air delivery drones crashed in Tolleson, Arizona, after reportedly

FAT BEAR WEEK MAKES A TEACHABLE MEME OF ‘CHUNK,’ THIS YEAR’S ALASKAN CHAMP
The internet’s favorite pre-hibernation ritual Katmai National Park’s Fat Bear Week crowned “Chunk,” a scarred heavyweight with a healed jaw

AMAZON’S FALL HARDWARE BLITZ PUTS “ALEXA PLUS” AT THE CENTER
Devices lineup and AI focus Amazon capped its September hardware event with a sweeping update across Echo speakers, Kindles, Fire

YELP TAPS DOORDASH FOR BUILT-IN FOOD DELIVERY ACCESS
What changes for diners and restaurants Yelp is integrating DoorDash so users can jump straight from a restaurant’s Yelp page

AMAZON KICKS OFF FALL HARDWARE EVENT: ECHO, KINDLE AND MORE ON DECK
What to expect on devices and services Amazon is hosting a major devices and services showcase in New York, with

OPERA LAUNCHES ‘NEON,’ AN AI-CENTRIC BROWSER
App-like experiences from prompts Opera unveiled Neon, a desktop browser that lets users create lightweight “apps” via natural-language prompts and

JAPAN’S AUTUMN EGGPLANT CRAZE RETURNS WITH “AKI NASU”
Seasonal produce meets deep culinary history As temperatures ease, Japanese markets spotlight “aki nasu”—eggplants grown in autumn and prized for

APPLE REPORTEDLY NEARS PRODUCTION OF M5 MACBOOKS
Supply chain gears up Apple is reportedly close to starting production of its next MacBook lineup powered by M5 chips,

Nvidia Open-Sources Audio2Face for AI-Driven Lip Sync
Tool turns voice into facial animation Nvidia made its Audio2Face technology broadly available, letting creators generate 3D facial animation directly