Pregledi Novice: 2 september 2025

December 7, 2025, 6:52 AM EST. Google's Pixel Watch gets a refined always-on display with Wear OS 6, now keeping media controls and the timer visible without blurring. Previously these quick tools faded away after a short moment, but the update extends the on-screen time and tweaks the display. Spotted by 9to5Google, the change makes it easier to control music or time workouts and cooking without waking the screen. The improvement follows praise for the Pixel Watch, which Mashable previously named among the best Android smartwatches of 2025. In short, owners get a more practical, glanceable experience on the wrist with fewer taps.

December 7, 2025, 6:50 AM EST. Researchers have unveiled an acid-free approach to EV battery recycling that replaces corrosive acids with a water-based reaction. Rather than shredding and applying successive acid treatments, the method uses charging-induced lithium migration from cathode to anode, with water substituting for an anode and forming lithium hydroxide. The result is almost 10x greater energy efficiency than traditional acid leaching and lithium extracted at >99% purity. The team pairs this chemistry with a compact electrochemical reactor to separate lithium cleanly and return it as the exact salts manufacturers need, shortening the path back into new batteries. This breakthrough could lower costs, reduce waste, and bolster the battery supply chain as EV adoption grows.

December 7, 2025, 6:48 AM EST. I tested Apple's App of the Year and found it surprisingly versatile beyond boosting focus for ADHD users. The app pairs clean, intuitive design with privacy-conscious defaults and robust task management features that feel useful for students, professionals, and families. Beyond simple reminders, it offers flexible habits tracking, calendar integrations, and smart prompts that adapt to your pace. The accessibility options and VoiceOver support make it usable for a wide range of abilities. While it shines as a productivity aid, I also considered potential downsides: a learning curve for new users, occasional subscription fatigue, and how data is synced across devices. Overall, the award-worthy experience redefines what a single app can accomplish on iPhone and iPad.

December 7, 2025, 6:46 AM EST. A McKinsey-backed employment nonprofit CEO shares four practical routes for leaders to implement AI responsibly and effectively. The four approaches cover: (1) aligning AI initiatives with organizational strategy and measurable outcomes; (2) establishing strong data governance and ethics frameworks to address bias and privacy; (3) prioritizing change management and transparent communication to build trust; and (4) investing in upskilling the workforce and reskilling programs to enable sustainable adoption. The piece emphasizes pilots, governance, metrics, and continuous learning to ensure AI delivers value without compromising people or governance.

December 7, 2025, 6:30 AM EST. Amazon's Trainium3 UltraServer racks resemble Nvidia's GB200 NVL72 and AMD's Helios in both form and fabric. AWS has deployed Nvidia's GB200/GB300 racks; with Trainium4, blades can slide into the same MGX chassis, signaling a move toward a single modular rack architecture for hyperscalers. This aligns with how standards bodies like OCP were founded, and Nvidia's contribution of MGX designs; AMD and Meta also pushed a double-wide OpenRack-based approach with Helios. At Re:Invent, AWS described a Trainium3 blade that pairs a Graviton CPU with four Trainium accelerators and a pair of Nitro DPUs, another sign of converging compute. The 36 blades across two MGX-like racks use NeuronSwitch interconnects to couple 144 accelerators.