Adobe takes on NotebookLM with Acrobat Student Spaces

This new free tool generates study guides, mind maps, podcasts, and other AI-powered content based on class notes and other uploaded materials.
Electronic Design

Convert High Voltages Using a Transformer-Less Buck Controller

High-voltage buck controllers, which offer the beauty of a design without the cost and difficulty of using a transformer, enhance power-conversion efficiency and enable high output voltages.
Athlon Sports

Master Your Golf Swing Tempo By Using 2 Easy ‘Trigger Words’

Fred Couples is renowned for his smooth, effective golf swing tempo. Coach Mark Blackburn recommends using trigger words "back" and "hit" to improve tempo. This drill helps golfers achieve better ...
The Straits Times

Private organisations still using NRIC numbers for authentication may face sanctions from 2027

SINGAPORE - Private organisations that have not phased out the use of NRIC numbers for authentication will risk breaching the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) from Jan 1, 2027. In a statement on ...
Santa Clara University

Words Matter: Illegal Immigrant, Undocumented Immigrant, or Unauthorized Immigrant?

Jonathan Kwan (@migrationethics) is the Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow in Immigration Ethics with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are his own. What term should we use to ...
TechCrunch

Adobe Acrobat now lets you edit files using prompts, generate podcast summaries

Adobe has been aggressively adding AI features to all its products in the last few years. The company is now adding more AI tools to Acrobat, including the ability to generate podcast summaries of ...
The Verge

Adobe Acrobat uses AI to turn your PDFs into podcasts

Acrobat Studio users can edit docs with AI chat prompts, or summarize them as podcasts and presentations. Acrobat Studio users can edit docs with AI chat prompts, or summarize them as podcasts and ...
Times Union

Some politicians think using profanity makes them ‘relatable’

Albany politicians are swearing a lot. Experts say use of blunt language is an attempt to seem relatable and shape an image. Gov. Kathy Hochul grabbed headlines in November for saying that North ...
ZDNet

Your Apple Messages app is also a calculator - how use it for complex math

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
NPR

Energy Dept. tells employees not to use words including 'climate change' and 'green'

The Department of Energy has told employees to avoid using certain words, including "climate change," "green" and "sustainable," according to an internal email sent to staff and obtained by NPR. The ...
Geeky Gadgets

Microsoft Excel’s Latest AI Trick : Say Goodbye to Manual Data Entry

Have you ever spent countless hours wrestling with Excel formulas, trying to convert “one thousand two hundred” into “1,200” or vice versa? For years, this task has frustrated professionals across ...