♊ Google Releases Gemini 3 Flash

It uses the same architecture as the Pro version and understands photos, videos, and voice.

Consequently, during reasoning, it captures all the subtle nuances of queries and provides specific, detailed answers.

At the same time, according to benchmarks, the model barely lags behind Gemini 3 Pro, and in some tests (ARC-AGI-2, multilingual MMLU), it even surpasses it.

🔜 You can try it for free in Google AI Studio. Additionally, the model now works by default in Google Search's AI mode.

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🍷 Sip Savvy: Choose Wine Smarter with AI

Sip Savvy is an AI-powered app that scans restaurant wine lists to find the best value bottle. Say goodbye to overpriced options and the guessing game of picking the "second cheapest bottle."

➡️ Available now on the iOS App Store.

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🌩 You Can Now Play GTA: Vice City in Your Browser

The DosZone team has released a beta version of GTA: Vice City that runs directly in the browser. You can explore the open world, drive, shoot, and walk around freely.

However, once you reach the first story checkpoint at the Ocean View Hotel, the game will ask you to locate the original game executable (e.g., gtavc.exe) to continue.

The system validates that you own the original assets by checking file checksums, ensuring that you have a legitimate, purchased copy of the game.

↪️ You can play it here.

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🚀 Blue Origin Sends First Wheelchair User to Space

Blue Origin sent aerospace engineer Michaela "Michi" Benthaus to space on Thursday, making her the first wheelchair user to cross the Kármán line.

Benthaus and five passengers completed a ~11-minute suborbital flight that reached roughly 62 miles, offering several minutes of weightlessness and panoramic views of Earth.

Benthaus, a European Space Agency engineer, has used a wheelchair since a 2018 mountain-biking accident. She said she'd feared her dream of space was over, but worked with a supportive team to make the flight possible. A plush hippo that comforted her during recovery accompanied her on the mission.

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☠️ Do Developed Nations Fear AI?

In the US, UK, and Australia, about 35–39% of the population views AI negatively, according to a YouGov poll. The main fear is job loss: 66% of Britons are convinced that AI models will eliminate more jobs than they create. Notably, "AI pessimism" is most pronounced in English-speaking Western countries. On the other hand, 49% of people in Spain believe the benefits of implementing AI will outweigh the downsides.

Pew Research shows that residents of wealthier nations are much more aware of AI capabilities, yet anxiety levels remain high. For instance, half the US population is concerned about AI development—a sentiment shared by countries often considered outsiders in the "AI race," such as Italy, Australia, and Brazil.

In South Korea, only 16% express similar concerns, compared to 19% in India, 24% in Nigeria, and 30% in South Africa.

However, even in relatively wealthy nations like Sweden, Germany, and France, about a third of the population is worried about the technology's growth. The median percentage of "AI optimists" across countries is just 16%.

How do you feel about the rise of AI?

❤️ — Positive, I'm an AI optimist!
🔥 — Negative, I'm a skeptic!
🤔 — The main thing is that AI brings value...

© The First "Avengers: Doomsday" Teaser

We'll see the return of the original Captain America now revealed to have a child with Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell, also back), following the time-displaced romance they sealed with a kiss at the end of Endgame.

How this shapes the plot remains unclear, but given the subnoscript, it's unlikely the Rogers family's future will be a happy one.

"Avengers: Doomsday" hits theaters on December 18, 2026, followed by "Avengers: Secret Wars" on December 17, 2027.

☃️ Disney's AI Olaf Robot Now Greets Guests in Paris

The AI robot Olaf from Frozen now greets guests at Disneyland Paris. Its smooth, realistic movements are the result of reinforcement learning and Nvidia technologies.

The robot is trained in a simulation, where it learns to accurately reproduce movements crafted by animators.

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✈️ Durov Offers Free IVF Using His Sperm

Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced he will pay for in vitro fertilization (IVF) for unmarried women aged 37 or younger who use his sperm. The 41‑year‑old billionaire, who has already fathered over 100 children, calls the offer a way to help solve the global fertility crisis.

The program is managed by Moscow's Altravita Clinic, which promotes it as a unique chance to use donor material from a famous entrepreneur. Durov is covering the full cost of the treatments, which usually run around $5,000.

What do you think?

❤️ — Marketing
🔥 — He's just... being Pavel!

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❤️ World Record for Longest Remote Robotic Surgery Set

A surgeon in Kuwait successfully operated on a patient in Brazil, connecting two rooms across 12,035 km in near real‑time.

This achievement sets a new world record for the most significant distance between a doctor and a patient during a robotic operation.

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😷 Up to 400 Million Face Long-COVID Brain Symptoms

A review published Monday in Nature Reviews Disease Primers highlights the massive global impact of long COVID on the brain. It estimates that 80 to 400 million people worldwide suffer from lasting neurological issues months or years after infection.

The study notes that symptoms often continue for at least three months. Common problems include memory loss, anxiety, depression, headaches, and sleep disturbances. The condition affects 5–20% of general cases and up to 50% of hospitalized patients.

Have you experienced Long-COVID yourself?

🔥 — Yes
❤️ — No

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🔍 Samsung to Upgrade Bixby with Perplexity for Galaxy S26

Samsung is preparing a major update for Bixby ahead of next year's Galaxy S26 launch. While Galaxy AI is powerful, the Bixby assistant has lagged, currently leaving complex questions to Google Gemini while it handles only basic tasks.

Reports suggest Samsung will partner with Perplexity to solve this. Under the new plan, Bixby would still manage system settings. At the same time, Perplexity would handle complex, web‑based queries with citations, similar to Apple's integration with ChatGPT.

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🐈 Rediscovery Of Flat-Headed Cat In Thailand

Researchers from Thailand have confirmed the rediscovery of the endangered flat-headed cat in Princess Sirindhorn Wildlife Sanctuary using camera traps that captured 29 detections in 2024–2025, including a mother with a kitten, proving that a small but breeding population has survived in the country after almost 30 years without confirmed records.

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🦮 Gamify Dog Walking with AR

Wabisabi's Doggo Quest turns dog walks into a game using SnapML for dog recognition and AR visual effects. The app tracks your routes and steps, rewarding you with virtual items like bones as you walk.

Available for Spectacles: AR glasses by Snap Inc.

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🦣 Comet Explosion May Have Triggered Mammoth Extinction

Scientists say they've found their strongest evidence yet that a fragmented comet exploded over Earth nearly 13,000 years ago, possibly contributing to the extinction of mammoths, mastodons, and other Ice Age megafauna.

Researchers identified shocked quartz—one of the clearest markers of cosmic impacts—at three Clovis-era sites: Murray Springs (Arizona), Blackwater Draw (New Mexico), and Arlington Canyon (California).

Electron microscopy revealed fractures filled with melted silica, formed under extreme heat and pressure far beyond what volcanoes or human fires could produce, supporting the comet-impact hypothesis.

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💊 AI-Designed Drug Nears Phase 3 Trials

Insilico Medicine says its drug Rentosertib—the first medicine fully discovered and designed using artificial intelligence—could enter Phase 3 clinical trials within the next 18 months, marking the final stage before regulatory approval.

The drug targets idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a deadly lung disease that kills around 40,000 people in the US each year. In a Phase 2 trial involving 71 patients in China, Rentosertib improved lung function with few side effects.

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🥇 Lego Unveils Smart Bricks At CES

Lego has introduced new Smart Bricks with built‑in microchips at CES, calling them the company's biggest evolution in decades. A classic 2x4 brick can detect NFC tags in special tiles and minifigures, track the movement and position of other Smart Bricks, and add light and sound effects to physical builds.
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In Lego Star Wars sets, the system can, for example, play "The Imperial March" when Emperor Palpatine is seated on his throne, let ships "battle" each other, and make cars register who crosses the finish line first or trigger an alert when they flip over. The new bricks form a Bluetooth mesh network and are set to debut in Star Wars kits starting March 1, 2026.

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