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Google has introduced a new AI-powered calling feature in Search that contacts local businesses on a user’s behalf to gather pricing and availability details. The feature, rolling out to all U.S. Search users this week, allows people to request information from multiple businesses with a single query. When searching for services like pet grooming or dry cleaning, users may now …

Surgeon with local ties joining Auburn Community Hospital staff  auburnpub.com Source link

An illustration of a Neanderthal group preparing food LUIS MONTANYA/MARTA MONTANYA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Neanderthals may have had traditional ways of preparing food that were particular to each group. Discoveries from two caves in what is now northern Israel suggest that the residents there butchered the same kinds of prey in their own distinctive ways. Modern humans, or Homo sapiens, weren’t …

Google Search adds Gemini 2.5 Pro, AI Deep Search, and agentic local calling  Search Engine Land More advanced AI capabilities are coming to Search  The Keyword That’s Not a Human: Google Search Can Now Make Phone Calls To Businesses  PCMag Google rolls out AI-powered business-calling feature, brings Gemini 2.5 Pro to AI Mode  TechCrunch Google’s AI can now make phone calls for you  The Verge …

NEW YORK (AP) — Nextdoor, the social media site that aims to create connections among neighbors, is trying to shake off an uneven past and a nagging sense it is being underutilized. How? It is turning to professional journalists for help. The company announced a partnership Tuesday with more than 3,500 local news providers who will regularly contribute material to …

Neighborhood social app Nextdoor is launching a redesigned version of its service that it’s calling the “new Nextdoor.” The app is adding local news, real-time alerts, and an AI-powered feature called “Faves” that’s designed for discovering local businesses and spots. Nextdoor has also updated its overall design to look more contemporary.  Launched 15 years ago, Nextdoor has long served as …

UPDATE: Four people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a shooting on a field at the Tyner Recreation Complex Saturday afternoon. Chattanooga police say there is currently no threat to the public, but still no word on a suspect or any arrests. Reports of gunfire at Ty Hi Drive came in just after 3:00pm. “Everybody …