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UK conference on Sudan fails to set up contact group for ceasefire talks
Major setback for diplomatic efforts to end two years of civil war as Arab states refuse to sign joint communiqueA British-led attempt to establish a contact group to facilitate ceasefire talks in Sudan fell apart on Tuesday when Arab states refused to sign a joint communique after a conference in London.The daylong argument between Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over the communique represents a big...
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METS, the Middle English Texts Series
Article URL: https://metseditions.org Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43696544 Points: 46 # Comments: 2
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Anthropic's Claude can now read your emails
Anthropic announced that its Claude AI can integrate with Google Workspace. This tie-in allows the AI assistant to access any information in Gmail, Google Documents and Google Calendar. Enterprise-level customers even get a special cataloguing option for Documents that aims to offer even better speed and accuracy when retrieving information. This update could make Claude more helpful when it comes to using the chatbot...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:UK trade secretary to visit China with aim of reviving key joint trade commission
Jonathan Reynold’s trip suggests government will continue its rapprochement with Beijing despite security concernsThe trade secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, will travel to Beijing to revive a key trade dialogue with China despite saying it had been naive to allow Chinese investment in sensitive sectors, the Guardian has learned.Reynolds is scheduled to travel to China later this year for high-level talks in an effort to...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:France expels 12 Algerian officials as row over alleged kidnapping escalates
Move follows Algiers’ expulsion of diplomats, after France’s arrest of man linked to abduction of influencer Amir DZFrance has expelled 12 Algerian consular and diplomatic officials and recalled its ambassador in Algiers, the French presidency said on Tuesday, in a retaliatory measure as a spat escalates between the two countries.“The Algerian authorities are responsible for the sudden degradation of our bilateral...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Conan O'Brien May Have Convinced Me to Get a Flip Phone
Commentary: On his podcast Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend, the comedian describes how getting a "dumb" phone was life changing. I'm enticed.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Google bets on geothermal to power data centers in Taiwan
Swedish company Baseload Capital is developing the project.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Champions League Soccer: Livestream Aston Villa vs. PSG From Anywhere
Can the hosts overturn a two-goal deficit at Villa Park?
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:OpenAI is apparently making a social network
It looks like OpenAI is building its own X-like social media network, according to a report by The Verge. We don’t have many specifics, but we do know there’s an internal prototype that adds a social feed to ChatGPT’s image generation tool. It remains unclear if OpenAI will launch this social network as a standalone app or if it will be integrated within the ChatGPT app, which is what the prototype indicates. The...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Lucid Gravity 2026 Review: Prices, Specs, Availability
A 450-mile range, prodigious space, 200 miles added in 11 minutes, and zero to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds—this seven-seater is one hell of an SUV, even if it looks like a minivan.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Android phones get new security feature that iPhone owners already have
Google is adopting an iOS security feature that makes Android phones restart after three days of inactivity.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Wealthiest English private schools spend below 6% on means-tested bursaries, research finds
Data shows 200 independent schools devote fraction of fee income to support disadvantaged pupils based on family incomeEngland’s wealthiest private schools devote only a fraction of their income towards means-tested bursaries, according to research that undermines claims that adding VAT to school fees would decimate support for poorer pupils.The Private Education Policy Forum (PEPF), a thinktank campaigning for greater...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Beats debuts colorful USB-C and Lightning charging cables
The new cables are designed to prevent fraying and can be used for data and audio too.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Trump envoy demands Iran eliminate nuclear programme in apparent U-turn
Steve Witkoff’s switch from saying low-level production could continue seen as example of chaotic US foreign policyDonald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has announced Iran must totally eliminate its nuclear programme, seeming to reverse the policy he had articulated on Fox News only 12 hours earlier that would have allowed Iran to enrich uranium at a low level for civilian use.The switch to a more hardline...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:OpenAI to launch AI models that can think up their own experiments, says report
Dubbed o3 and o4-mini, the new models could arrive as early as this week - at a rather staggering cost.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Anthropic forms a new team to grow its AWS business
In a sign of Anthropic’s increasingly cozy relationship with Amazon, Anthropic has formed a new team to recruit AWS customers to use its AI products. The team, which Anthropic appears to have begun hiring several months ago, aims to “accelerate” the adoption of Anthropic’s AI among AWS accounts by “building programs that […] scale across […]
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:I tried the new Gemini button in Google Photos - and classic search is officially history
The new Gemini integration is seriously impressive. Here's what it can do.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:New Asus smartwatch first to measure both blood pressure and ECG
The VivioWatch 6 Aero advances wearable health monitoring capabilities ahead of September's expected Apple Watch Series 11 launch.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Today Is Tax Day. Watch Out for Scammers
Hey, procrastinators, it's crunch time. Here's how to get your taxes done while keeping your money and personal information safe.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Take a peek at what AMD's next generation Venice Zen 6 EPYC CPU CCD looks like as CEO shows its die
AMD unveils its next-gen Zen 6 EPYC Venice CPU die, the first HPC chip built on TSMC’s 2nm process node.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Tax Day scam warning - experts say scammers are using AI-generated voices to impersonate IRS, tax officials
With Tax Day in full swing across the US, users are being warned about AI-generated IRS scams.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:The Long Goodbye: The Rise of Dementia
PORTLAND, USA, Apr 15 (IPS) - As the world’s population of 8.2 billion people increases in size and becomes older due to demographic ageing, the number of people experiencing the long goodbye, or dementia, is rapidly rising.Read the full story, “The Long Goodbye: The Rise of Dementia”, on globalissues.org
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez Came Back to Earth — Then Came the Memes
The celebrity passengers landed safely but then Jeff Bezos nearly face-planted and Wendy's tweeted jokes at Perry.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Best Mattress for Your Guest Rooms in 2025
Your guests deserve luxurious, restorative sleep, even if it's just for the night. Here's CNET's picks for premium hybrid or traditional innerspring mattresses that accommodate various sleep preferences.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Here’s how a satellite ended up as a ghostly apparition on Google Earth
Zoom in over rural North Texas for a spacey surprise.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:The Life of Chuck trailer: Tom Hiddleston leads sincere Stephen King adaptation
Neon has released the official trailer for The Life of Chuck.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Publishing platform Medium says it’s sticking with DEI
Publishing platform Medium says it’s still committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), even as many other U.S. tech companies have scaled back their efforts in this space to appease the Trump administration. In a blog post published on Monday, Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine backed the company’s diverse community, saying that businesses shouldn’t have to […]
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:New to Max? Save up to 20% on a yearly plan with or without ads.
For a limited time, new subscribers can get an annual Max streaming subscription for up to 20% off.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Google brings Veo 2 video generation to Gemini Advanced
Following a limited, four-month preview, Google is making its Veo 2 video generation model available to more people. The company has begun rolling out the tool to Gemini Advanced users, who can use it to create 720p clips that are up to eight seconds long. "The more detailed your description, the more control you have over the final video," Google says of the model. For the time being, Gemini will only generate footage...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Reform a ‘racist and far-right’ party, says teaching union after Farage attack – as it happened
NEU leader says union is ‘living rent free’ in Farage’s head after the politician accused him of ‘poisoning the minds of our kids’Alison McGovern, minister at the Department for Work and Pensions, has commented on those latest job statistics, which showed that the number of payrolled workers in UK fell by 78,000.The Labour MP for Birkenhead said:We’re determined to get Britain working again as part of our plan for...
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Gemini Advanced can make videos now, and they’re amazing
Using its Veo 2 video creation tool, Google's Gemini Advanced can now bring your words to life in short video clips.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Anthropic’s Claude can now read your Gmail
Anthropic announced on Tuesday that its AI chatbot, Claude, now integrates with Google Workspace, allowing it to search and reference your emails in Gmail, scheduled events in Google Calendar, and documents in Google Docs. The integration is rolling out in beta first to subscribers to Anthropic’s Max, Team, Enterprise, and Pro plans. Administrators managing multi-user […]
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Google's Veo 2 AI text-to-video generator is now available - how to try it
This alternative to Sora is finally live in Gemini, and it's the same price.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Google’s Veo 2 video generating model comes to Gemini
Google is bringing its Veo 2 video-generating AI model to users who pay for Gemini Advanced, the company’s premium AI plan. The expansion comes as Google looks to deliver an answer to OpenAI’s Sora video generation platform, and as competition in the space grows fiercer. Two weeks ago, one of the more formidable synthetic media […]
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:5 shows to stream if you like The Handmaid’s Tale
Praise be! Check out these five shows to stream if you like The Handmaid's Tale, which is wrapping up its sixth and final season.
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