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Google is quietly rolling out a new tracking parameter called google dot com slash goto, embedded in search result links. It's a small technical change with real implications — every click you make from a Google results page may now carry a richer trail of data back to the company, adding another layer to an already substantial surveillance picture.
Shifting to the infrastructure side of AI, the LAION project has released a massive open video dataset aimed at training next-generation generative models. At the same time, researchers at Linum are publishing findings on smarter data filtering techniques that help video models learn more efficiently. Together, these moves suggest the next wave of AI video tools could arrive faster than most expected.
And a story that sits squarely at the intersection of physics and infrastructure — researchers publishing in Nature have found that water droplets can spontaneously develop electrical charges, and that those charges actively drive corrosion in metal surfaces. It's a fundamental discovery that could reshape how engineers think about material degradation in everything from pipelines to aircraft.
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