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Emma Roth

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    Mozilla’s rebrand is starting to roll out.

    You can already see parts of the rebrand live on Mozilla’s website, including its new flag logo that doubles as a dino.

    GIF: Mozilla
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    Google’s NotebookLM leader has left the company.

    Senior product manager Raiza Martin, along with NotebookLM designer Jason Spielman and engineer Stephen Hughes, say they have left Google to work on a new project.

    NotebookLM is the AI note-taking app that became known for its AI podcast feature, which even made an appearance in this year’s Spotify Wrapped.

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    Meta is putting a $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana.

    As AI companies vie for more processing power, Meta announced its largest data center yet in Richland Parish, Louisiana. Construction will start in December and will continue through 2030.

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    Amazon’s “thank my driver” feature is back.

    Say “thank my driver” to an Alexa-enabled device, or search for the phrase on the Amazon website or app, and Amazon will give your most recent delivery driver $5 at no added cost. Just like last year, Amazon will continue the program until it reaches 2 million thank yous.

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    Tim Cook says Apple’s biggest contribution will be in health.

    During an interview with Wired, Cook highlighted the Apple Watch’s AFib and sleep apnea detection, while also hinting at the possibility of using AI to alert users to serious illnesses:

    I’m not going to announce anything today. But we have research going on. We’re pouring all of ourselves in here, and we work on things that are years in the making. We were working on hearing a long time before we got it dialed in to where we felt comfortable shipping it.