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Google’s Gemini AI just shattered the rules of visual processing — here’s what that means for you
Google's Gemini AI achieves a milestone with simultaneous video and image processing, unlocking possibilities through AnyChat.VentureBeat - 11h -
Google faces first major probe under UK's tough new antitrust rules
Britain's competition watchdog said Tuesday that it's opening a formal antitrust investigation into Google's search and search advertising business.CNBC - 19h -
Google Joins the AI Shopping Revolution With Agent Tools for Retailers
The next stage of AI development, which lets the technology act with more autonomy and performs some customer service actions, is being applied to an industry that must constantly embrace change.Inc. - 1d -
IRS delays after ID thefts 'unconscionable,' watchdog says. Here are 3 ways to protect yourself
A new tax season is nearly here, and with it an opportunity for identity thieves to take advantage of taxpayers. So what can taxpayers do to protect themselves in 2025?The Hill - 2d -
More UK mines needed to secure critical minerals, warns watchdog
Concerns grow about Britain’s vulnerability to global supply chain shocksFinancial Times - 3d -
UK should consider letting IS members return, terror watchdog says
Jonathan Hall KC says those who return could be prosecuted here over what they did for the jihadist group.BBC News - 4d -
Google DeepMind researchers introduce new benchmark to improve LLM factuality, reduce hallucinations
Based on a new benchmark, Google DeepMind found Gemini 2.0 Flash to be the most factual LLM, with a score of 83.6%.VentureBeat - 4d -
Australia violated rights of asylum seekers on Nauru, UN watchdog rules
United Nations human rights committee says decision should serve as warning to other nations considering outsourcing asylum processing. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates ...The Guardian - 5d -
Boeing and Google each give $1m for Trump inauguration
The US companies join other major firms donating funds for the ceremony on 20 January.BBC News - 5d -
Rumble Among 15 Targets of Texas Attorney General’s Child Privacy Probe
Texas has become a leading enforcer of internet rules. Its latest probe includes some platforms that privacy experts describe as unusual suspects.Wired - 5d -
Google and Microsoft donate $1m each to Trump’s inaugural fund
Tech giants follow footsteps of other major companies, including Amazon, Meta, OpenAI and Uber. Google and Microsoft have donated $1m each to Donald Trump ’s inauguration fund, following in ...The Guardian - 5d -
Google donates $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund, joining other tech giants
Google becomes the latest tech company to donate to Trump's inauguration fundCNBC - 5d -
Fake Aldi on Google Maps wreaks 'havoc' on village
Shoppers end up empty handed after driving to a rural village hoping to buy their bread and milk.BBC News - 5d -
The key question underlying Badenoch’s call for grooming gangs probe
Tory leader says there was a failure to ‘join dots’, taking a different view to police on how to address issueFinancial Times - 6d -
Dem-aligned watchdog group accuses RFK Jr. of voter fraud
A Democratic-aligned watchdog group is accusing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), of violating election law last year. ...The Hill - 6d -
Top DOJ officials may have tried to sway 2020 election to Trump: Watchdog
Justice Department officials who served under President-elect Trump's first administration may have influenced the 2020 presidential election through intentional media leaks targeted at Democratic ...The Hill - 6d -
Google, Warren Buffett, and Science Agree: These 3 Words Are the Best Path to Remarkable Success
Google, Warren Buffett, and science on the fundamental algorithm of lifelong success and happiness.Inc. - Jan. 8 -
UK watchdog bans adverts featuring burning dollars
Posters from Islamic finance start-up Wahed Invest likely to cause ‘serious offence’, rules ASAFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
US probing Teslas over driverless feature
The U.S. government is probing Tesla over a driverless feature in its electric vehicles, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA cited Tesla's "Smart ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
As Trump Praises Meta Decision, Tech Watchdogs Warn of Surge in Disinformation
While Republicans praised the move, some groups cautioned that effectively ending Meta’s fact-checking program would also lead to more conspiracy theories.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
Internal watchdog found Trump DOJ officials may have tried to influence 2020 election
DOJ officials during the first Trump administration may have leaked private information to media outlets in a bid to influence the 2020 election, a watchdog report says.ABC News - Jan. 7 -
Labor Board Says Google Should Have to Bargain With Contractors’ Union
A National Labor Relations Board complaint says that as a joint employer of workers from IT staffing firm Accenture Flex, the tech giant should be obliged to negotiate with its union.Inc. - Jan. 7 -
Bangladesh requests UK minister’s bank account details in corruption probe
UK City minister Tulip Siddiq under scrutiny for links to ousted regime of her aunt Sheikh HasinaFinancial Times - Jan. 7 -
Watch live: Louisiana AG provides update on probe into New Orleans attack
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill will hold a press conference Tuesday afternoon to provide an update on the investigation of the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans that killed at least 14 ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Minneapolis agrees to police reform deal following George Floyd probe
The city of Minneapolis has agreed to a series of police reforms after a probe from the Justice Department in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. A court-enforceable agreement known as a ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
UK officials recommend probe into Houchen’s Teesworks project
Regeneration scheme should be investigated over value-for-money concerns, deputy prime minister Angela Rayner toldFinancial Times - Jan. 7 -
U.K. Competition Watchdog Prepares to Investigate Tech Giants Under New Rulebook
The regulator said it would open investigations into at least three types of tech platforms at the start of this year to work out which tech giants need to obey a new law governing the digital ...The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7 -
U.K.'s anti-corruption minister refers herself to ethics watchdog over links to ousted Bangladeshi PM
A British Treasury minister has referred herself to the U.K. government’s ethics watchdog over links to ousted Bangladeshi PMNBC News - Jan. 7 -
Google maps the future of AI agents: Five lessons for businesses
Google's groundbreaking white paper reveals how AI agents leverage advanced reasoning, real-time data access and autonomous decision-making.VentureBeat - Jan. 6 -
Siddiq refers herself for probe by standards adviser
It follows controversy over the Treasury minister's links to her aunt's political movement in Bangladesh.BBC News - Jan. 6 -
FBI probing Bourbon Street attacker's past trips to New Orleans and Cairo
Federal agents investigating the deadly attack say the perpetrator recorded himself riding through the French Quarter on a bicycling using Meta glasses.CBS News - Jan. 5 -
New Orleans attack latest: Authorities probe attacker's 'radicalization' process
The suspect in the truck attack that killed 14 and injured dozens on New Orleans' Bourbon street on New Year's had traveled to Egypt in 2023 for about a month.ABC News - Jan. 5 -
NASA probe beams home update after record-breaking flyby of sun
NASA said scientists began receiving more detailed telemetry — or "housekeeping data" — from the spacecraft on New Year's Day.CBS News - Jan. 3 -
Google’s antitrust woes spark analyst downgrade of Alphabet’s stock
JMP Securities cited “the risk of antitrust penalties that could significantly impact Google’s U.S. distribution of search and search revenue.”MarketWatch - Jan. 3 -
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Tories seek UK probe into rape gangs as Musk spat with Starmer escalates
Tech billionaire claims PM failed to tackle grooming scandal when he was head of prosecution serviceFinancial Times - Jan. 2 -
Investigators probe for motive, possible accomplices in New Orleans attack
FBI says New Orleans suspect was not acting aloneNBC News - Jan. 2 -
Experts from U.S. join South Korea plane crash probe
Experts from the National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing joined the probe into the South Korea plane crash that killed all but two of the 181 people on ...CBS News - Dec. 31