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Netflix tests out new AI search engine for movies and TV shows powered by OpenAI

Mashable Tech

The streaming company utilizes AI to power its recommendation algorithm, to help subscribers discover content based on their viewing history. The AI search engine is currently in the testing phase. Netflix expects to expand the test out to other countries, including the U.S., in the near future.

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Live demos test effectiveness of Revolutionary War weapons

Ars Technica

A team of military weapons experts and re-enactors set about testing some of those questions in a new NOVA documentary, Revolutionary War Weapons. But just how accurate is an 18th-century musket when it comes to hitting a target? Did the rifle really determine the outcome of the war? And just how much damage did cannon inflict?

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NASA Signs Contract for Elon Musk's Starship, Even Though It's Never Launched Without Exploding

Futurism

NASA has officially added SpaceX's enormous Starship rocket to its roster despite the vehicle never having completed a single successful test flight, let alone a mission. Even Jared Isaacman, who's expected to be sworn in as NASA's next administrator soon, has a long history with SpaceX.

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[Free Webinar] 5 Lessons from the Generational Giving Report to Incorporate in Your 2025 Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

We’re on the edge of the largest transfer of wealth in North American history–an estimated $84 trillion will move from Baby Boomers to their younger counterparts over the next 30 years. The good news is this is an open book test! Is your nonprofit ready?

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AI for good: How you can help Candid Labs empower nonprofits 

Candid

Now, we’re inviting the public to test drive the tool on Candid Labs. There are more prototypes in the works, and you can continue to help us by testing them as they’re released. These difficulties stem from factors such as grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure.

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WhatsApp tests encrypted cloud backups on Android

The Verge

Opting in should keep your chat history and media securely backed up, with the significant caveat that if you forget your passcode / lose the 64-digit recovery key, then they’ll be locked away permanently — even WhatsApp can’t help you get in. WABetaInfo Yes, Got it.

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Microsofts record-everything Recall feature is rolling out now

Mashable Tech

Recall is like hitting CTRL + H or Command Y, but instead of just getting a history of your browser activity, you're getting insight into everything you've ever seen on your Surface PC." When we first learned about Recall , Mashable's former Tech Editor Kimberly Gedeon likened it to a piece of technology from a Black Mirror episode.

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