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Wired is out with a review of the Della Optima TP Series mini-split air conditioner, and the headline tells you most of what you need to know — cheap, smart, and mostly reliable. The unit brings app control and scheduling to budget home cooling, but the smart features come with connectivity hiccups that remind us how uneven the smart home experience still is for everyday buyers.
Shifting from your living room to the cabinet room, Singapore's Foreign Minister has built what he's calling an AI second brain using a tool called NanoClaw. He says it can answer virtually every question a diplomat might face. It's a striking signal that senior government officials are no longer just talking about AI — they're personally integrating it into high-stakes professional work.
And on the lighter side of the web, a developer has launched PadlessBox, a project that lets you play games on your television using mobile phones as controllers. It's a clever workaround for households without dedicated hardware, and it surfaces a familiar idea — that the devices already in your pocket might be all the gaming gear you actually need.
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