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Tom’s Hardware: You can log into 28 vintage computer systems in your browser for free, thanks to the Interim Computer Museum — Experience legendary OSes, architectures, programming languages, and games. “The Interim Computer Museum (ICM) and SDF.org have made 28 vintage computer systems accessible online for free. There’s a plethora of old but gold – some legendary – systems available, so your visit should be like entering a living museum of computing.” Android Authority: Months after the promised change, Google Home is as unreliable as it ever was.

“Hundreds of users are still complaining about Gemini, or Assistant, or both on Reddit. Commands that don’t work, routines that refuse to execute, mishearing, mis-executing, black-box troubleshooting when something fails, and on top of it all, a Gemini AI that is as good as throwing a ball at a stray dog and hoping they understand the concept of catch without ever being trained to.” Lifehacker: 10 Hacks Every YouTube User Should Know.

“For all its faults as a platform, YouTube’s video player functionality is easily among the best online. It streams reliably to almost every device you can think of, in your choice of both video quality and playback speed. But it’s the array of hidden features and interface tricks that push it over the edge for me. (Other video players, take note.) Here are 10 of my favorite hacks that make YouTube easier to use.” The Register: Gemini users say their chat histories have quietly vanished.

“The complaints land barely a week after Google was already on the defensive over Gemini’s behavior, following a report by a user who said the chatbot falsely claimed it had saved sensitive medical data to persistent memory before later admitting it had effectively told the user what they wanted to hear.” New Yorker: The Russians Turning to Google Maps in Search of Missing Soldiers. “Around a million Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, four years ago.

Family members, who often aren’t informed of their loved ones’ fates, have been relying on a digital place of last resort.” Mashable: Epstein used major dating apps after sex offender status, files suggest. “Deceased billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appeared to have multiple accounts on the dating site Match.com in 2012, years after being convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor, files released by the Department of Justice suggest.” The Guardian: Russia opens criminal case into Telegram founder Pavel Durov.

“Russia has launched a criminal investigation into the Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, on suspicion of ‘abetting terrorist activities’, further escalating the Kremlin’s standoff with the widely used messaging app.” PsyPost: Competitive gaming communities can become essential social sanctuaries. “A recent study published in the journal Social Media + Society reveals that players who initially join a group to improve their digital skills often stay for the deep personal connections they form.

These virtual environments provide an important escape from the rigid expectations of daily life, functioning as modern community spaces.” Ars Technica: Major government research lab appears to be squeezing out foreign scientists . “One of the US government’s top scientific research labs is taking steps that could drive away foreign scientists, a shift lawmakers and sources tell WIRED could cost the country valuable expertise and damage the agency’s credibility.” TechSpot: Tofu brine could power safer batteries that last decades, researchers say.

“Researchers from the City University of Hong Kong and Southern University of Science and Technology have built a water-based power cell that runs on tofu brine – the mineral-rich solution left behind after pressing soy curds.” Good afternoon, Internet… This newsletter is free but most of the things that go into making it aren’t! Help me afford new socks and fancier bean stew by supporting ResearchBuzz on Patreon.

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