A Potent Threat in Strait of Hormuz: Iran’s “Mosquito Fleet”
Separate from the regular Iranian Navy, with boats that often go more than 115 miles per hour, it’s what a retired U.S. official calls a “disruptive force.” Source link
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'My partner died a hero saving our daughter's life'
Chris Tuczemskyi says his daughter Autumn is still alive because of her late mother’s heroics. Source link
Deepening AI Safety Research with UK AI Security Institute (AISI) — Google DeepMind
Today, we’re announcing an expanded partnership with the UK AI Security Institute (AISI) through a new Memorandum of Understanding focused on foundational security and safety research, to help ensure artificial intelligence is developed safely and benefits everyone. The research partnership with AISI is an important part of our broader collaboration with the UK government on…
Can reforms save the European Convention on Human Rights?
Right-wing parties in Britain see it as a barrier to deporting illegal migrants and plan to pull out Source link
Duncan Scott powers to impressive medley win in London
Double Olympic champion Duncan Scott won the men’s 200m individual medley title in style as the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships continued in London. Scott, 28, has won silver medals in the event at the last two Olympics and showed he remains a class act, winning in a time of 1:56.08 to qualify for this summer’s…
Sabrina Carpenter Goes ‘Thelma & Louise’ at Coachella With Geena Davis
Sabrina Carpenter leaned into a “Thelma & Louise” theme with her weekend-two Coachella appearance Friday by featuring Geena Davis reading the mid-show monologue as an older “Aunt Sabrina,” succeeding last weekend’s guest Susan Sarandon. The monologue was half the length of Sarandon’s uncomfortably overlong version last weekend, lending credence to rumors that Sarandon had been…
Ramp Network Launches Multichain Wallet to Cut Third-Party Handoffs
Fintech company Ramp Network said Friday it launched a multichain self-custodial wallet designed to tackle a common friction point in crypto of needing to rely on outside providers for core actions such as buying, swapping and cashing out. The company said the wallet allows users to buy, sell, trade and cash out digital assets inside…
Fuel truck leaves trail of fire on road in Syria
Eyewitnesses captured the moment a burning fuel tanker drove through the centre of Hasakah, Syria, leaving a trail of fire behind it. The fuel truck reportedly caught fire at a gas station. The tanker driver then attempted to drive the burning vehicle towards a fire station to contain the blaze, according to Syria’s state news…
What people in power think the impact of the Iran war will be
I have been chatting with some of the world’s most powerful people about the conflict and the economy. Here’s what they said. Source link
Gemini 2.5 Native Audio upgrade, plus text-to-speech model updates
What customers are saying Google Cloud customers are already using Gemini’s native audio capabilities to drive real business results, from mortgage processing to customer calls. “Users often forget they’re talking to AI within a minute of using Sidekick, and in some cases have thanked the bot after a long chat…New Live API AI capabilities offered…