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Surprise, Google Workspace is adding more AI tools to Docs, Sheets, Chat and other apps
In an incredibly shocking turn of events, more generative AI features are coming to the Google Workspace suite of productivity apps by way of Gemini. Docs, Sheets, Chat, Meet and newcomer Vids are among the tools that are getting new AI capabilities that perhaps some folks will find useful. Google is taking a cue from audio overviews in NotebookLM to bring new Gemini-powered audio features to Docs. You'll soon have the...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:
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ASEAN-CGIAR Regional Programme Can Encourage South-South Collaboration
NAIROBI, Apr 09 (IPS) - The ASEAN-CGIAR program "unlocks opportunities to look at commodities in the region, interest, markets, and capacity building, Director General of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Dr. Yvonne Pinto said during a plenary that focused on fostering regional integration, scaling innovation, and amplifying the impact of CGIAR's research in addressing agricultural challenges.Read the...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Pet dogs have ‘extensive and multifarious’ impact on environment, new research finds
Scale of environmental damage attributed to huge number of dogs globally as well as ‘lax or uninformed behaviour of dog owners’Dogs have “extensive and multifarious” environmental impacts, disturbing wildlife, polluting waterways and contributing to carbon emissions, new research has found.An Australian review of existing studies has argued that “the environmental impact of owned dogs is far greater, more insidious,...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:The best drone for 2025
Drones have become an important tool in a creator’s bag of tricks, allowing them to capture aerial footage that elevates their videos. And nowadays, they’ve become more accessible as video quality and features have dramatically improved while prices have dropped.Recent budget-friendly models include DJI’s Neo and Flip drones, along with the HoverAir X1 Pro lineup, all under $500. If you’ve got more to spend, the...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:DOGE ditches magnetic tape, but experts defend the legacy tech
DOGE recently announced that it has replaced 14,000 magnetic storage tapes used by the US General Services Administration (USGSA) with unspecified "modern" digital formats. The move, which the department says will save $1 million per year, drew sharp criticism from experts who defended the ancient but still useful technology.Read Entire Article
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:The best gaming headsets for 2025
Much of the time, the best “gaming headset” isn’t a headset at all. While many people look at gaming headsets as their own niche, they’re ultimately just headphones with a boom mic, some fancy branding and (usually) an inflated price tag attached. While the general quality of those headsets has improved over time, a good pair of traditional wired headphones — which, yes, still exist — still tend to deliver richer, more...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Australia election 2025 live: Dutton says his father will ‘be fine’ after Tuesday heart attack and reveals he considered pulling out of debate
Follow today’s news liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastHealth minister grilled on Labor’s $1bn mental health packageThe health minister, Mark Butler,...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Bitcoin price could rally even as global trade war rages on — Here is why
Crypto and equities traders were hopeful for a last-minute solution that would prevent the US from enacting 104% tariffs on Chinese goods entering the United States, but in a press conference, the White House confirmed that the tariffs would start on April 9. Markets deteriorated when Peter Navarro, trade adviser to US President Donald Trump, stated that tariffs were “not a negotiation.”As a result, the S&P 500...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:DOJ to disband its cryptocurrency enforcement unit
The US Department of Justice has disbanded its unit focused on prosecuting cryptocurrency scams. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the end of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team in a memo sent on Monday, Reuters reported. When the NCET launched, its focus was prosecuting cryptocurrency used in money laundering, fraud and theft. In recent years, the Department of Justice secured several...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:British Steel could be nationalised as PM and chancellor consider ‘all options’
Whitehall sources say Starmer and Reeves aligned in seeing steel as of ‘huge strategic importance’ Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are actively considering nationalising British Steel in an escalation of plans first revealed in the Guardian last year.The prime minister said all options were on the table to secure the future of the Scunthorpe plant, which is owned by the Chinese firm Jingye and employs about 3,500...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Hades II will launch on Switch 2 and Switch before PlayStation and Xbox
When Hades II moves out of Early Access and into v1.0 later this year, Nintendo will have a prime seat at the table. A "Creator's Voice" promo video published on Tuesday (via Kotaku) echoed what developer Supergiant Games posted in a FAQ last week: Switch 2 and Switch will be the only consoles to play the roguelike on out of the gates. The video's mention of Hades II "launching first for consoles on Nintendo Switch 2"...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Found means fixed: Reduce security debt at scale with GitHub security campaigns
Starting today, security campaigns are generally available for all GitHub Advanced Security and GitHub Code Security customers—helping organizations take control of their security debt and manage risk by unlocking collaboration between developers and security teams. The post Found means fixed: Reduce security debt at scale with GitHub security campaigns appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Ripple acquisition of Hidden Road a ‘defining moment’ for XRPL — Ripple CTO
Ripple’s $1.25 billion acquisition of prime broker Hidden Road is a “defining moment” for the blockchain payments company, potentially unlocking more use cases for the XRP Ledger among institutions, said David Schwartz, Ripple’s chief technology officer.“Ripple’s acquisition of Hidden Road is a defining moment for the XRP Ledger and XRP,” Schwartz said on social media on April 8.Hidden Road is a prime brokerage and...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Bracket City could be your latest word game obsession
Millions of us got into Wordleover the last few years and while there have been many clones of that game, other developers went in a slightly different direction and found success, as The New York Times did with the excellent Connections. Another game that has been doing the rounds for a couple of months has a new home, as The Atlantic becomes the latest publisher to get in on the daily puzzle trend. Starting Tuesday,...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:DOJ Axes Crypto Unit as Trump’s Regulatory Pullback Continues
“The Department of Justice is not a digital assets regulator,” U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in the Monday night memo.
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Scaling the EVM requires an L1, not an L2
Opinion by: Jay Jog, co-founder of Sei LabsWhen CryptoKitties crashed the Ethereum network in 2017, the industry learned a hard lesson about blockchain scalability. Today, with over $100 billion locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) and millions of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) being traded, that lesson is more relevant than ever. The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) — the engine that powers this activity — is reaching its...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Trump administration reportedly shutters DOJ’s crypto enforcement team
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly disbanding the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET).NCET’s disbandment was noted in a four-page memo by United States Deputy General Todd Blanche, according to a Fortune journalist who claims to have seen the document in an April 8 report. The official is quoted saying in the note:“The Department of Justice is not a digital assets regulator....
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Building and Scaling an AI Company in 2025: What Top VCs Really Want to See with Zetta, Glasswing and B Capital
A deep dive with three leading AI investors who collectively manage billions in venture capital and have backed some of the most innovative companies in artificial intelligence. The Expert Panel Karen Paige, General Partner at B Capital Karen brings deep operational and investment expertise to B Capital, where she focuses on enterprise software and AI... Continue Reading
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:The Morning After: Trump's tariffs are disrupting Nintendo’s Switch 2 plans
Timing is everything. Hours after I published our Friday newsletter, debating the price of Nintendo’s new console, the company announced it would delay US pre-orders for the Switch 2 as it wrestled with a new set of tariffs introduced by President Trump. “Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the US will not start April 9, 2025, in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions,” Nintendo...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:The best AirPods for 2025
You don’t need a set of AirPods to get wireless audio from your iPhone, iPad or Mac, but Apple’s earbuds and headphones offer a lot of convenient integrations with its other products that you won’t find anywhere else. After helping popularize true wireless earbuds with its original AirPods, the company has expanded its lineup to include noise-canceling models and a set of over-ear headphones. Here’s what you need to...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:The gold standard is back — Stablecoins need to rethink what ‘backing’ really means
Opinion by: William Campbell, advisory lead at USDKGStablecoins were heralded as a breakthrough in the cryptocurrency space as a way to marry the lightning-fast, borderless nature of digital assets with the stability of traditional currencies. They achieve this by pegging their value to reserves like fiat currencies or commodities. Stablecoins are engineered to maintain a fixed exchange rate, typically one-to-one, with...
Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source:Ethereum price falls to 2-year low, but pro traders still have hope
Ether (ETH) price dropped to $1,410 on April 7, marking its lowest level since March 2023. This sharp decline triggered liquidations of leveraged ETH futures worth over $370 million in 2 days, according to CoinGlass data. However, the altcoin managed to recover above the $1,500 mark as the S&P 500 index reclaimed its psychological 5,000 support level.Ether/USD (blue) vs. total crypto market capitalization...
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Jackbox is back with new party games, including one based on sound effects
Jackbox has been making fun party games for well over a decade at this point, but it just held its first-ever direct livestream event. The company had plenty of news to share, including the pending release of both a new minigame collection and a standalone trivia title. The Jackbox Party Pack 11 includes "five brand-new game concepts to bring the party game experience to the next level." These include an audio-based...
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Nintendo Switch 2: Release date, price, new games and everything else you need to know
With Nintendo's April 2 Direct showcase over and done, we now know more about the Switch 2 than ever before, including its release date (June 5) and price ($450!). Thanks to Nintendo's January 16 teaser trailer, we've long known what the Switch 2 will look like, and that it will arrive in 2025 — over eight years after its predecessor. The Nintendo Switch 2 looks very similar to the original system, albeit with a larger...
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Was Bitcoin price drop to $75K the bottom? — Data suggests BTC to stocks decoupling will continue
Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $75,000 on April 6, pressured by traditional markets as S&P 500 futures hit their lowest levels since January 2024. The initial panic also caused WTI oil futures to drop below $60 for the first time in four years. However, markets later recovered some losses, allowing Bitcoin to reclaim the $78,000 level.Bitcoin's high correlation with traditional markets tends to be short-livedWhile some...
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:A decade-old debate is back as self-custody gets smarter
Opinion by: Alvin Kan, chief operating officer of Bitget WalletHere we go again: A top centralized crypto exchange (CEX) was hacked, this time likely for the largest sum in humanity’s history. We were lucky to avoid the worst — platform collapse and devastating consequences for the industry. The incident reminded us again that even the strongest market players are not invincible.CEXs’ freedom to manage customer funds...
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Even Realities G1 review: Limited but effective smart glasses
I appreciate devices that don’t try to do too much. There are too many products throwing too many features at the consumer in the hope one or two sticks. I’m reminded of the recently revived Pebble, which offers a pared down way to check your phone’s notifications from your wrist, and little else. That’s the best way to describe Even Realities’ G1 smart glasses, which puts a second screen for your smartphone on your...
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Eufy’s new robot mowers use smart vision to trim your grass
Anker’s lifestyle brand Eufy has already swallowed a big chunk of the robot vacuum market and now it’s got its sights on your yard. The company has been sharing details of its first two robot mowers since the start of the year, and now they’re ready to start selling them. Eufy’s E15 and E18 are designed to automate one of the most tedious jobs around the home — if you’re able to pay. I’ve been testing an E15 for the...
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:DIRNSA Fired
In “Secrets and Lies” (2000), I wrote: It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state. It’s something a bunch of us were saying at the time, in reference to the vast NSA’s surveillance capabilities. I have been thinking of that quote a lot as I read news stories of President Trump firing the Director of the National Security Agency. General Timothy Haugh. A couple of weeks...
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:Black Monday 2.0? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) is turning back the clock this week as tariff mayhem drags BTC price action toward 2021.Bitcoin is giving up bull market support lines left and right as a new “death cross” completes on the BTC/USD daily chart.CPI week is firmly overshadowed by US trade tariffs and their increasingly global impact on stock markets.Both crypto and TradFi market participants are drawing comparisons to “Black Monday” 1987...
Published on: April 07, 2025 | Source:US attorney general says Trump likely ‘going to be finished’ after second term
Pam Bondi, Trump loyalist and top law enforcement official, expresses skepticism about recent third-term talkPam Bondi, the US attorney general, has expressed skepticism about the idea of Donald Trump serving a third term in the White House, saying that when her boss’s current presidency ends on 20 January 2029, he is probably “going to be finished”.Bondi’s comments come just a week after Trump gave his most blunt...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:As gaming giants crumble, onchain gaming promises remain unfulfilled
Opinion by: Daryl Xu, co-founder and CEO, NPC LabsWhile gaming has been on a steady decline since the end of COVID-19 lockdowns, 2024 hit the industry especially hard, with layoffs and studio closures hitting even the most prominent studios.While unsustainable development costs and an innovation crisis seem to be the main culprits behind the collapse, Web3 gaming emerged as a potential solution promising to return...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Meta introduces Llama 4 with two new AI models available now, and two more on the way
Meta has released the first two models from its multimodal Llama 4 suite: Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick. Maverick is “the workhorse” of the two and excels at image and text understanding for “general assistant and chat use cases,” the company said in a blog post, while the smaller model Scout could tackle things like “multi-document summarization, parsing extensive user activity for personalized tasks, and...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Labour MP Dan Norris arrested over rape and child abuse allegations
Party suspends North East Somerset MP after he is taken into custody following police raid on his constituency home Labour have suspended Dan Norris, the MP for North East Somerset and Hanham, after he was arrested on suspicion of rape and child sex offences.Norris, a former Labour minister who defeated Jacob Rees-Mogg as MP at last year’s general election, was taken into custody after police raided his constituency...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Solana TVL hits new high in SOL terms, DEX volumes show strength — Will SOL price react?
Solana’s native token SOL (SOL) dropped by 9% between March 28 and April 4, but several key metrics grew during the same period. Despite SOL’s price downturn, the Solana network continues to outpace competitors, maintaining its second-place position in deposits and trading volume. Traders now wonder how long it will take for SOL’s price to reflect this onchain strength.Solana outperforms rivals in TVL deposits and DEX...
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