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No wearables needed: researchers use WiFi and Raspberry Pi to measure your heart rate in real time  TechSpot WiFi signals can measure heart rate—no wearables needed  UC Santa Cruz – News Wi-Fi Signals Can Measure Heart Rates Without Wearables, New Research Suggests  CNET Researchers claim that a Raspberry Pi’s Wi-Fi can provide “clinical-level heart rate monitoring” without the need for a wearable  xda-developers.com UC …

Google is expanding AI Mode — its AI-powered Search experience — to five new languages, opening access to additional users around the world, after being limited to English for over six months. On Monday, Google announced that AI Mode will now support Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese. The update follows last month’s rollout of the AI-powered experience to …

By the time Harry Qi was 23 years old, he had achieved the kind of financial success that most people will never attain: making about $1 million a year. He was working as a “quant” in his first job out of college. That’s hedge-fund speak for a stock-trading analyst at a statistical-model-driven quant fund. But like many people who spend …

Actor Keanu Reeves played Johnny Silverhand in CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077, and with a sequel now in development, many are wondering if Reeves might come back. The Matrix actor told IGN that he would “absolutely” be interested in reprising his role in the sequel. “I’d love to play Johnny Silverhand again,” he said. Silverhand is a former rockstar who …

By her own admission, Leslie Swan isn’t a very good self-promoter, but she needn’t worry as her credits do a great job of getting across her credentials for her. Over her 28 years at Nintendo, she has been credited on dozens of games as a localization manager, working on pretty much all the mainline Zelda titles from Majora’s Mask to …

Kevin Barry, the founder and original developer of Nova Launcher is stepping away from the forever-loved Android launcher app. Why they are stepping away is an important question and goes back to Nova Launcher’s acquisition by Branch back in 2022. Originally, not much was supposed to change for Nova Launcher. We assumed Branch’s services would get baked into the launcher, …

Rabbit Inc. Rabbit R1 might be a name gone unheard for a while, but the company behind the AI device is trying to get a do-over. An update to RabbitOS 2 is rolling out today for the Rabbit R1, complete with a new look and updates to existing features for a more competent experience. In an 8-minute video posted on …

AMD latest driver enables FSR4 for most FSR 3.1 games  VideoCardz.com AMD Releases Software Adrenalin Edition 25.9.1 WHQL Drivers  TechPowerUp AMD’s AI-powered FSR 4 upscaling is now available in most FSR 3.1 games  The Verge AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 25.9.1 driver  VideoCardz.com AMD 25.9.1 Driver Enables FSR 4 In FSR 3.1 “DX12” Games, Expanding The List To 85+ Titles, Several Fixes & Improvements For …

Just a few days after launch, Ubisoft has already come out with the first update for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Star Wars Outlaws. Various enhancements and fixes are included. Players will find clearer visuals when moving quickly through the world or using binoculars, user interface updates and performance improvements. The full rundown is as follows: Star Wars Outlaws …

Tech companies big and small now struggle to tantalize you with tech without telling you how much it will cost, or—hell—whether you can even buy it. The still-ongoing IFA 2025 tech conference in Berlin proved how merely shipping tech to the U.S. is more tenuous than at any time in the last few decades. From what I saw and heard …