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📘 Complete Guide to Model Context Protocol
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💡 AI Tutorial:How to transcribe audio for free with Google Gemini
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In this article, you will learn what the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is, why it exists, and how it standardizes connecting language models to external data and tools. Language models can generate text and reason impressively, yet they remain isolated by default. Out of the box, they can’t access your files, query databases, or call APIs without additional integration work.
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Optimize repositories for AI by increasing static analysis, using 'just' for repeated agent commands, and organizing documents in a folder and referencing them in agent instructions.
GitHub is giving developers access to third-party AI coding agents with the launch of a new “Agent HQ.” Instead of just using GitHub Copilot, developers will get to try OpenAI’s Codex, Anthropic’s Claude, Google’s Jules, xAI, and Cognition’s Devin within GitHub in the coming months.
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OpenAI just completed its controversial transition to a public benefit corporation, while also simultaneously renegotiating its Microsoft arrangement to address tensions surrounding AGI rights and ownership stakes. The original nonprofit, rebranded as OpenAI Foundation, now holds $130B of equity and will direct $25B to health research and “AI resilience infrastructure.”
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Adobe introduced a wave of AI updates across its platforms at the its MAX conference, including conversational assistants, a new Firefly Image Model with upgraded features, broader access to third-party models, new video tools, and more. AI assistants come to Photoshop and Express for image creation and editing, with Adobe also previewing an agentic assistant called “Project Moonlight.”
PayPal has become the first payments platform to embed its digital wallet directly into ChatGPT, allowing users to complete purchases without leaving the chat interface. The move connects PayPal’s 400M+ users with ChatGPT’s global audience, creating a shared marketplace where shoppers can pay using their PayPal balance or cards, all with built-in buyer and seller protections.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang just outlined projections for $500B in revenue from its Blackwell and Rubin chips through 2026, while also announcing new partnerships, models, investments, and more at the company's Washington D.C. event. The U.S. Dept. of Energy is deploying seven supercomputers using over 100k Blackwell GPUs, all being manufactured domestically.
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AI Tutorial
How to transcribe audio for free with Google Gemini
Transcribing audio into text has become much easier thanks to AI tools, Google Gemini now offers a free option for files up to 10 minutes long.
Here’s how:
Make sure you are using the latest version of Google Gemini or visit the Google Gemini website.
Select the "+" button and choose "Upload files" in the browser or "Files" in the app version.
Browse your device and select the audio file you want to transcribe. Gemini supports MP3, AAC, and WAV formats. Once selected, the file will load into Gemini.
Enter a prompt such as "transcribe this speech" and let Gemini start working. If you receive an error, try entering "try again" and it should process the file successfully.
Once the transcription is ready, you’ll notice it may include filler words like "uhms" and "ahs". To clean it up, prompt Gemini with phrases like "can you clean it up?" or "remove the ums," and it will provide a polished version of the transcript.
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