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I tried 'No-Cook Mixed Grain Rice,' which turns rice into mixed grain rice just by mixing it in. It's easy to use like a furikake (rice seasoning) and can accommodate ...

Even if you want to incorporate mixed grain rice into your diet, you often find yourself in a situation where 'I want to eat mixed grain rice, but the majority of my family prefers white rice.' That's ...
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Microsoft has released its local AI 'MAI-Code-1.1-Flash' and is also proposing 'hybrid intelligence' that combines local AI and cloud AI.

Microsoft has announced 'MAI-Code-1.1-Flash,' an AI model developed with local execution in mind. They also indicated their intention to enhance Windows' AI capabilities to achieve 'Hybrid ...
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Clova.Email has been released, which automatically rejects spam even if your email address is leaked, and only allows you to receive emails from the original sender.

A new service called 'Clova.Email' has emerged that creates a dedicated email address for each service you register for, automatically rejecting emails from anyone other than the initial sender. This ...
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Apple's new 'Switch to Safari' campaign explains in detail why you should switch from Chrome to Safari.

Apple has launched a webpage called 'Switch to Safari,' introducing it as 'a more powerful and privacy-enhancing browser than Chrome.' According to Apple, Safari on a Mac allows you to enjoy video ...
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Sakana Chat introduces a new feature called 'My Fish' that visualizes AI memories, allowing users to see what they remember and how those memories connect.

Japanese AI company Sakana AI announced on October 15, 2026, that it has added a new feature called 'My Fish' to its AI chat service, 'Sakana Chat.' My Fish allows users to view a list of information ...
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Kenzo Sugaki of Japan and Henri Kagan of France were awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. What is 'asymmetric autocatalytic reaction,' the reason for the award?

Most living organisms on Earth, including humans, are composed of proteins, which are substances made up of multiple types of amino acids linked together and folded into a three-dimensional structure.
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Today is the monthly 'Windows Update' day, fixing a record-breaking 1,411 vulnerabilities.

On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, the monthly Windows Update, which delivers security updates and bug fixes for Windows, was released. This update addresses a record-breaking 1,411 vulnerabilities, as ...
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President Trump has stated that 'anyone who uses AI notation instead of SI will be considered an 'enemy'.'

US President Donald Trump has declared that he will consider anyone who uses the abbreviation 'AI (Artificial Intelligence)' instead of 'SI (Superintelligence)' as an 'enemy.' In the early hours of ...
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The 'Claude Haiku 5.5' has been released, offering higher performance than the GPT-6 Luna and being 90% cheaper than its predecessor.

Anthropic's AI models are offered in four categories: the flagship 'Fable/Mythos,' the high-performance 'Opus,' the balanced 'Sonnet,' and the inexpensive and fast 'Haiku.' Claude Haiku 5.5, released ...
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[Obituary] Margaret Hamilton, who led the development of the flight system software for the Apollo program, has died at the age of 90. She was the originator of the term ...

Margaret Hamilton, the computer scientist known for leading the development of spacecraft software during NASA's Apollo program and for coining the term 'software engineering,' died on September 30, ...
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Here are some example photos I took of animals and food using the Sony RX10 V digital camera, which boasts a 25x zoom for capturing distant subjects in detail. The results are ...

The 'RX10 V (DSC-RX10M5)' is a Sony-made camera with a fixed lens that was released on July 31, 2026. It features a 25x zoom lens equivalent to 24mm-600mm in 35mm format, allowing you to capture ...
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ChatGPT's free plan now includes access to 'GPT-6 Luna,' and a new 'Intelligent UI' feature has been introduced that allows users to combine images and graphs in their answers.

On October 7, 2026, OpenAI announced that it would expand the availability of its new AI model for ChatGPT, 'GPT-6,' to free users. Furthermore, they also announced a new feature called 'Intelligent ...