I tried Gemini's 'scheduled actions' to automate my AI - the potential is enormous (but Google has work to do)

Here's what you can and cannot automate today via Gemini, including 15 ideas to use as starting points - and a bonus banana in a raincoat with an umbrella.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

DOT: Filipinos flock to local tourist destinations during holiday break

MANILA, Philippines — During the holiday season, local tourist spots nationwide saw a surge in Filipino visitors, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said on Monday. Boracay Island in Western Visayas had ...
Rappler

DOT under fire over Frasco’s magazine cover feature

While the Department of Tourism clarifies that the magazine which featured Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco was privately owned, netizens accuse the department of promoting its chief more than local ...
philstar.com

DOT gets flak after Frasco lands on magazine cover

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Tourism (DOT) is in hot water again, this time after an advertising and production executive took a swipe at a magazine that prominently featured Tourism ...
New York Post

Should we fear the AI boom? How it compares to 2000’s dot-com bubble

Will an AI bubble turn this bull market into rubble? The growing chorus of doomsayers predicting death and destruction is giving “artificial intelligence” a whole new meaning. Many believe AI stocks ...
CCJ

Marijuana rescheduling won't affect DOT drug testing rules, agency says

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order expediting the reclassification of marijuana as a less dangerous substance, giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the green light ...
9to5google

Android 16 QPR3 adds a blue dot to show when apps are using your location

Google is adding a new notifying dot in Android 16 QPR3 which tells you when an app is accessing your location. Back in 2021’s Android 12 release, Google added a new green dot to prominently notify ...
WGRZ

State DOT aims for cleaner winters with less road salt

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Transportation says it is working toward a cleaner winter — without getting salty about it. The agency is rolling out new technology, equipment and ...
The Daily Dot

Zac Brown’s Sphere concert accused of using “demonic” imagery: “Be careful what you let your eyes see and ears hear”

The Sphere in Las Vegas delivered another visually intense spectacle this past week, but the latest performances by the Zac Brown Band brought a heavy dose of controversy. The country music band ...
Forbes

The AI Bubble That Isn’t There

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jason Alan Snyder is a technologist covering AI and innovation. The AI “bubble” narrative persists because people are diagnosing ...
New Scientist

AI power use forecast finds the industry far off track to net zero

As the AI industry rapidly expands, questions about the environmental impact of data centres are coming to the forefront – and a new forecast warns the industry is unlikely to meet net zero targets by ...