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Even as a minor, the singer fended off questions about her body and orientation. A look at the media's obsession

Measurements of how fast the universe is expanding differ depending on how you measure the rate. Could a huge under-density of galaxies, including the Milky Way, be to blame?

Newsweek Unconventional host Naveed Jamali takes flight on a Cold War-era aircraft still at the core of U.S. strategic deterrence.

1. Google launches its largest and 'most capable' AI model, Gemini  CNBC
2. Google’s Gemini AI model now powers the Bard chatbot  The Verge
3. We could see Google's true ChatGPT competitor as soon as this week  Android Authority
4. Meet Gemini AI, Google's ChatGPT Killer  Gizmodo
5. Google launches Gemini, the AI model it hopes will take down GPT-4  The Verge

God showed me that if he could change me, he could also change a broken border town.

Discussions surrounding the state budget for 2024 are scheduled to kick off in the coming week during plenary sessions, with amendments to tax laws set for review tomorrow, as confirmed by Finance Minister Assen Vassilev and National Assembly’s Budget and Finance Committee Chair, Yordan Tsonev. The decision for these discussions follows a meeting between Vassilev and Tsonev, occurring shortly after GERB’s threat to boycott government-proposed bills due to the dismissal of Pirogov hospital's director... Читать дальше...

Hallmark's latest holiday film drops Thursday, December 7, on Hallmark Movies Now, reminding us to be cautious of what we wish for.

Google’s new AI model Gemini launched today inside the Bard chatbot. It could go on to advance robotics and other projects, says Demis Hassabis, the AI executive leading the project.

Google says Gemini, launching today inside the Bard chatbot, is its “most capable” AI model ever. It was trained on video, images, and audio as well as text.

Hype about Gemini, Google DeepMind’s long-rumored response to OpenAI’s GPT-4, has been building for months. Today the company finally revealed what it has been working on in secret all this time. Was the hype justified? Yes—and no.  Gemini is Google’s biggest AI launch yet—its push to take on competitors OpenAI and Microsoft in the race…

Grant Thornton Invitational odds: Preview and picks, plus player prop and long shot bets.

Approached by a friend who represents a Minimal-window producer from Portugal, called PANORAMAH. We, were given the task of developing a sort of case study home, in the Murud region amidst a coconut grove. The windows being super high-tech and modern in their presence were meant to disappear against the verdant view. 

Slow Horses stands head and shoulders above the competition, and its third season is its best to date.

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This Convair 440 started life in 1956 with Belgian airline Sabena, the first of many airlines this airframe saw until retirement in 1999 and conversion to firefighting duties by Conair Aviation. In 1968 this aircraft was updated to the CV-580 configuration with turboprop engines, enlarged tailfin and other structural mods. The Conair airtanker conversion allowed the CV-580 to carry 2,100 gallons of retardant in a belly tank. Her last flight was... Читать дальше...

A report by the Roosevelt Institute argues that risks posed by imitation banks, online shadow banks mimicking traditional institutions can only be fully mitigated by an act of Congress.

Too few lenders are underwriting unsecured consumer debt, which could help borrowers pay down credit card balances with little risk to lenders.

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The Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring (CO2M) mission will be the first satellite mission to measure how much carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere through human activity.

AI can enhance all aspects of your SEO efforts. Here are 10 applications of generative AI for SEO using ChatGPT, Bing Chat and Claude.

OPEC’s crude oil production dropped in November for the first monthly decline since July as Nigeria and Iraq saw lower shipments, the monthly Reuters survey found on Wednesday.   OPEC produced 27.81 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude last month, a drop of 90,000 bpd compared to October, the Reuters survey of OPEC sources, consultants, and vessel-tracking companies showed. In the three months before November, OPEC’s oil output was either flat or rising as growing supply from African members and... Читать дальше...

Gemini Nano is Google’s most efficient model aimed at on-device tasks and its debuting on the Pixel 8 Pro today with the December 2023 Feature Drop. 

After being teased at I/O 2023 in May, Google today detailed Gemini 1.0, its next-generation foundation model, and is making it available through Bard.

Google unveiled its new AI model Gemini on Wednesday, giving the public a first look at a technology that’s had the tech press mired in rumors. Gemini, the company’s most powerful AI to date, comes to Bard and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones starting today, and will soon integrate with other products across Google’s services…

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The third major AI update in less than a year arrives now in Google's Pixel 8 phone and Bard AI chatbot.