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Don't need to give Uncle Sam any more reason to think kill switches are a good idea
Nvidia may have the Trump administration's blessing to resume shipments of its H20 AI accelerators to China, but in Beijing, government officials are now pressuring companies to use what they describe as less-advanced semiconductors.…
Tobias Mann
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Google is rolling out a new feature called "Preferred Sources" in the U.S. and India, which allows users to select their preferred choice of news sites and blogs to be shown in the Top Stories section of Google's search results. From a report: Enabling this feature means you will see more content from the sites you like, the company says. When users search for a particular topic, they will see a "star" icon next to the Top Stories section. They can tap on that icon and start adding sources by searching for them. Once you select the sources, you can refresh the results to see more content from your selected sources. Google said that for some queries, users will also see a separate "From your sources" section below the Top Stories section.
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Jennifer Clifford worked for the airline for almost 40 years before the Covid-19 pandemic, an employment tribunal heard.
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Last year's attempt failed, but increased concern over the state of the BIS might make the second time the charm
The US government agency in charge of keeping advanced technology out of the hands of America's enemies desperately needs an IT modernization to accomplish its mission. So a group of elected officials is trying (again) to get the funds it needs to do so. …
Brandon Vigliarolo
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The gains came just days before US President Donald Trump was to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska for talks on the war.
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An anonymous reader shares a report: Microsoft is starting to roll out lightweight taskbar apps for Microsoft 365 users on Windows 11. These taskbar apps will automatically launch at startup and provide quick access to contacts, file search, and calendar straight from the Windows taskbar.
The Microsoft 365 companion apps, as Microsoft calls them, are starting to roll out to business users of Microsoft 365 this month. The People companion provides a browsable org chart, as well as the ability to look up anyone in your company. You can also quickly start a Teams message or call with a contact, or email them directly.
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They have unveiled new plans after allegedly being told they can no longer use the site
Matt Lee
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Brooklyn and Nicola said 'I do' for the second time in Westchester County, three years after their multi-million pound wedding bash in 2022. But Posh and Becks did it first in 2006.
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The footballer, 22, appeared to keep a low profile dressed in a black hoodie and a pair of matching jogging bottoms.
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The former British tennis pro, Naomi Broady, was subjected to a relentless barrage of Facebook messages between January and December 2023.
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Deal could give legislative and judicial agencies access to AI that hallucinated legal citations in a court filing
Anthropic has become the latest company to benefit from the US government's frenetic AI adoption pace, inking a deal to get its software into the hands of federal agencies at a deep discount.…
Brandon Vigliarolo
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Enter a prompt and get back a copyright infringement
More and more US companies are using generative AI as a way to save money they might otherwise pay creative professionals. But they're not thinking about the legal bills.…
Avram Piltch
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The superstar DJ, 41, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share the sad news, posting a photo of himself holding the bird before the incident took place.
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From a Russian supermodel to a Hollyoaks star and Hollywood A-listers, Cristiano Ronaldo has an extensive dating history.
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Microsoft has compiled a spreadsheet of Meta AI employees by name, location and position as part of an aggressive recruiting push to sustain its AI-driven march toward a $4 trillion market valuation, according to internal documents viewed by Business Insider. The company created a "critical AI talent" designation enabling top offers within 24 hours and mandated matching Meta's compensation packages, which OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says reach $100 million signing bonuses and recently hit $250 million total packages.
Microsoft AI under Mustafa Suleyman and CoreAI under ex-Meta engineering boss Jay Parikh have deployed special recruiting teams making multimillion-dollar offers with multimillion-dollar on-hire bonuses, while the company maintains flat headcount after cutting thousands of employees this year.
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Jack Grealish has moved one step closer to a move that would have been unthinkable 12 months ago: a season-long loan to middle-table, at best, Everton .
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The 52-year-old man - named locality as James - was attempting to steal food and alcohol from the Co-Op in Torpoint, Cornwall on August 6 when workers tried to intervene.
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A Braintree man is facing drugs charges following an investigation.
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The 51-year-old, who won nine grand Slam titles throughout her career on the court, said that she had been diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease three years ago.
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Wantaway Newcastle star Alexander Isak has moved out of a luxury £7,000-per-month home, but Daily Mail Sport understands the move is unconnected to his desire to join Liverpool.