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Everyone Who Pays for Slack Can Now Try Its New AI Tools
Slack is officially hopping on the AI bandwagon. Back in February, the company started rolling out three new AI features for its popular work app as a paid add-on for Enterprise members. As of Thursday, however, Slack is expanding the optional AI add-on to all paid Slack plans. That means whether you have Slack for…
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Microsoft Wants to Show You Ads in the Windows 11 Start Menu
You expect to see ads everywhere online, but ads in your operating system are a rarer beast—though not as rare as they used to be. Recently, Windows 11 Pro and Home users have reported seeing ads in the operating system’s Start menu, with ads for “recommended” apps and websites appearing beneath the list of installed…
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How to Add Up the Weights When You’re Lifting With a Barbell
Pop quiz: You want to lift 185 pounds. How many plates do you put on each side of the barbell, and what sizes? If you didn’t immediately answer “a 45 and a 25, of course,” perhaps a little primer on plate math would help. Yes, you count the bar Let’s start with the basics. When…
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The Android 15 Beta Is Now Available
Google is officially moving Android 15 to its next milestone with the release of the first Android 15 Beta. The company behind Android shared the news today in a blog post, releasing some details about the new features, as well as when it expects to hit platform stability in the 15th iteration of the Android…