CNET

Just Want Links in Google Search Results Instead of AI Overviews? Here's How to Do It

If you're looking for web links only in Google Search results, create a custom search shortcut for your browser. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering technology, ...
Toronto Star

New CPP and OAS payments landed this week. Here’s who qualifies, and how much you could get

The next monthly Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security payments are due to hit bank accounts on Wednesday. The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is a monthly, taxable payment that anyone aged 60 or older ...
Springfield News-Sun

Microtransit vans to get number IDs, seeing increased ridership

Public transportation ridership in Springfield has increased significantly since the city changed from a bus system to microtransit. Field Trips, the on-demand van service that replaced the ...
Wall Street Journal

Using Your Credit Card at the Checkout Is Set to Get a Lot More Complicated

Your favorite latte at the local coffee shop could soon cost $5, $5.10 or $5.25—depending on how you pay. A settlement between Visa, Mastercard and U.S. merchants announced this week could usher in a ...
Ars Technica

Breaking down rare earth element magnets for recycling

All the world’s discarded phones, bricked laptops, and other trashed electronics are collectively a treasure trove of rare earth elements (REEs). But separating out and recovering these increasingly ...
CNET

ChatGPT Beginner's Guide: How to Get Started Using the AI Chatbot

Using ChatGPT is a lot simpler than you think, and there are many ways to make it work best for you. Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest ...
PBS

There’s a growing number of Americans who think violence might be necessary to get the country back on track

Nearly a third of Americans – 30% – say people may have to resort to violence in order to get the country back on track, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. It’s a sharp rise from 18 ...
Kim Komando

Get a free second phone number

Here’s something smart to start your week. Get a free, private second phone number you can use from your smartphone. It’s perfect for keeping your personal number personal. With Google Voice, you get ...
Entrepreneur

Two-Thirds of Small Businesses Are Already Using AI — Here’s How to Get Even More Out of It

A majority (68%) of small businesses have integrated AI into their daily operations, with 74% of them reporting an increase in productivity. Generative AI simplifies content creation while agentic AI ...
The Conversation

Uni students are using AI to ‘ask stupid questions’ and get feedback on their work

Jimena de Mello Heredia receives an RTP scholarship through Monash University. Imagine a student working on an assignment and they are stuck. Their lecturer or tutor is not available. Or maybe they ...
PC Gamer

87% of game developers are already using AI agents and over a third use AI for creative elements like level design and dialogue according to a new Google survey

Fully 87% of game developers are already using AI agents. That's according to a new survey from Google Cloud and The Harris Poll of 615 game developers in the United States, South Korea, Norway, ...
Inc

North Korean Hackers Are Using AI to Get Jobs at U.S. Companies and Steal Data

Cyberattacks are getting faster, stealthier, and more sophisticated—in part because cybercriminals are using generative AI. “We see more threat actors using generative AI as part of their tool chest, ...