Author: Elon Mark

Google is putting even more generative AI tools into Gmail as part of its goal to further personalize user inboxes and streamline searches. On Thursday, the company announced a new “AI Inbox” tab, currently in a beta testing phase, that reads every message in a user’s Gmail and suggests a list of to-dos and key topics, based on what it summarizes.In Google’s example of what this AI Inbox could look like in Gmail, the new tab takes context from a user’s messages and suggests they reschedule their dentist appointment, reply to a request from their child’s sports coach, and pay…

The Rhine barge market closed 2025 and entered 2026 with a clear shift toward tighter conditions, despite subdued demand and limited market participation during the holiday period. While overall activity remained uneven, persistently falling water levels became the dominant force shaping freight sentiment, leading to broad-based rate increases, particularly on Middle and Upper Rhine routes. The period from 29 December to 2 January demonstrated how hydrological constraints can outweigh seasonal demand softness, even in a typically quiet year-end environment. 1. Freight Rates: Broad Increases Despite Thin Holiday Liquidity 29 December: The week opened with a sharp pickup in spot activity,…

Researchers from the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project (LDVP) report that by analyzing the drawing of Holy Child and other Renaissance artifacts, such as letters written by a da Vinci relative, they have recovered some Y chromosome DNA sequences that appear to belong to a genetic group of people with common ancestors in Tuscany, where the genius and Renaissance master was born in 1452. The findings, first reported in Science, could be the first time scientists have identified DNA from da Vinci himself.The DNAHistorical artifacts can accumulate DNA from the environment and potentially offer useful information about the people who…

new video loaded: Displaced Palestinians in Egypt Await Reopening of Gaza BordertranscriptBacktranscriptDisplaced Palestinians in Egypt Await Reopening of Gaza BorderTens of thousands of Palestinians in Egypt face an uncertain future as they navigate obstacles to staying in the country and returning home to Gaza. The New York Times spoke to a family that remains separated despite a truce in the territory.This is 9-year-old Islam Al Farany. Two years ago, Islam’s life changed when his relative’s home was hit in an Israeli strike. With the help of a nonprofit, Islam and his mother, Tahrir, were evacuated to the United States via…

When Joseph Pilates developed what he first called Contrology in the early 20th century, there were no dedicated studios or intimidating contraptions. There wasn’t even a reformer yet. (That came later, improvised from leather straps and hospital bed frames.) The idea was simple then, and it still is now: Pilates asks you to work with what you already have. Your body does the work, and a mat just makes it more comfortable.Pilates is about moving with intention. Total body exercises are rooted in precision and balance, favoring slow, controlled movements over momentum or strength. Full range of motion, emphasizing time…

The ARA barge freight market closed 2025 and entered the new year with a clear change in momentum. After a subdued and fragmented holiday period, activity rebounded sharply, supported by the release of delayed barges, renewed chartering interest, and a collective effort to reset logistics for early January. This resulted in broad-based freight rate increases at the end of December, followed by stabilization and selective corrections as the new year began. 1. Freight Rates: Year-End Firming Followed by Early-January Normalization 29 December: The first trading session after Christmas saw a strong uplift in freight rates across most ARA routes, as…

Motorola does have another actual new phone: the Signature. It’s a new line of “premium” phones, but the catch is that these devices won’t be sold in the US. For its candy-bar phones, Motorola has dipped its toes into flagship territory every so often, only to dip back out as it struggles to compete with the likes of Apple and Samsung; it’s predominantly known for its Moto G budget phones, particularly in the US.The Signature is just 6.99 millimeters thick—it’s no iPhone Air, but that’s thinner than your usual handset—and it has a fabric-like material on the back. It’s powered…

Courtesy of RR AuctionCoincidentally, that original partnership agreement between Jobs, Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, signed on April 1, 1976, is also up for bid this month at Christie’s. (Wayne got cold feet shortly after the signing and sold his 10 percent stake to the Steves for $800.) It’s among the “works of art, furniture and documents that changed American history” offered in a sale called “We the People: America at 250.” Christie’s estimates that the partnership document will sell in the range of $2 million to $4 million.Items relating to early Apple history, especially items that involve Jobs, have gone…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says that the company’s next-generation AI superchip platform, Vera Rubin, is on schedule to begin arriving to customers later this year. “Today, I can tell you that Vera Rubin is in full production,” Huang said during a press event on Monday at the annual CES technology trade show in Las Vegas.Rubin will cut the cost of running AI models to about one-tenth of Nvidia’s current leading chip system, Blackwell, the company told analysts and journalists during a call on Sunday. Nvidia also said Rubin can train certain large models using roughly one-fourth as many chips as…

Since congestion pricing began one year ago, about 11 percent of the vehicles that once entered Manhattan’s central business district daily have disappeared. This may not seem like a lot. But it has changed the lives — and bank accounts, bus rides and travel behavior — of many. “There’s less traffic and more parking.” “I only drive if I have to move something large or heavy.” “Sometimes I skip lunch at work to make up for the driving tax.” “I visit my elderly parents less often.” “I complain to myself every time I have to pay the fee and I’m…