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Every Sunday roundup, kept on the shelf. Browse by issue number and date — each edition holds ten trail markers worth noticing.

  1. No. 06

    Top 10 trail markers · Covering September 20–26

    Ten trail markers on voice-cloning scams, Texas data centers, new AI models, mental-health safety, breast-cancer screening, home robots, senior care, small business, and scientific discovery.

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  2. No. 05

    Top 10 trail markers · Covering September 13–19

    Eight trail markers on scam protection, Alzheimer's research, practical new AI tools, data-center power costs, home-care robots, and small business — plus a Special Report on dementia and the sense of self.

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  3. No. 04

    Top 10 trail markers · Covering September 6 – 12

    AI voice-cloning scams hit families, a new breast cancer drug, a free AI eye scan for dementia risk, GPT-6 arrives with a beginner prompt, Google's 'Remember This' for daily life, AI's hunger for power, a robot helping a couple stay home, farmers leading on AI — plus a Special Feature on TSA's Gateside program at DFW.

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  4. No. 03

    Top 10 trail markers · Covering August 30 – September 5

    The five AI scams retirees keep falling for, a new pancreatic cancer drug, the first mRNA flu shot for 50+, robots working inside data centers, and a prompt that checks a suspicious message for you.

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  5. No. 02

    Top 10 trail markers · Covering August 23–29

    Watermarks on AI writing, robotaxis crossing the Atlantic, AI helping crack medical mysteries, a robot phone, and a state saying no to AI therapy.

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  6. No. 01

    Top 10 trail markers · Covering August 16–22

    Voice-cloning scams, a $7.7 billion fraud toll, credit freezes, AI that books appointments, and how to tell a trending story from an important one.

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