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Google has added Gemini features to Chrome for all desktop users in the US browsing in English following a limited release to paying subscribers in May. The update introduces a Gemini button in the browser that launches a chatbot capable of answering questions about page content and synthesizing information from multiple tabs. Users can remove the Gemini sparkle icon from Chrome's interface. Google will add its AI Mode search feature to Chrome's address bar before September ends. The feature will suggest prompts based on webpage content but won't replace standard search functionality. Chrome on Android already includes Gemini features. The company plans to add agentic capabilities in coming months that would allow Gemini to perform tasks like adding items to online shopping carts by controlling the browser cursor.

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The daughter of President Donald Trump is synonymous with her long, blonde hair - but some people think the 43-year-old's luscious locks may not actually be hers at all.

Hollywood icon Robert Redford's death has reignited interest in a 40-year-old case involving his daughter Shauna and the mystery of how the suspect vanished.

The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from seven states filed an 84-page lawsuit Thursday in federal court in California against Live Nation Entertainment and its Ticketmaster subsidiary. The suit alleges the companies knowingly allow ticket brokers to use multiple accounts to circumvent purchase limits and acquire thousands of tickets per event for resale at higher prices. The FTC claims this practice violates the Better Online Ticket Sales Act and generates hundreds of millions in revenue through a "triple dip" fee structure -- collecting fees on initial broker purchases, then from both brokers and consumers on secondary market sales. FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson cited President Trump's March executive order requiring federal protection against ticketing practices. The lawsuit arrives one month after the FTC sued Maryland broker Key Investment Group over Taylor Swift tour price-gouging and follows the Department of Justice's 2024 monopoly suit against Live Nation.

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The US President took a swipe at the Prime Minister's Net Zero goals as he suggested ramping up the production of fossil fuels would cut Brits' energy bills.

Oh cruellest of cuts! Towards the end of the Trump-Starmer press conference, Sky News's Beth Rigby mentioned Peter Mandelson. Called him 'the elephant in the room'.

EXCLUSIVE: The school, already under fire for controversial rule changes introduced at the start of term, now faces growing pressure from parents and pupils who say the new regime is 'barbaric'.

EXCLUSIVE: Ms Raye, 67, had been enjoying her home in Eastleigh, Hampshire, for well over three decades before her dreams of residential bliss were dashed.

A trove of stunning artifacts has been pulled from the wreck of the Titanic's forgotten sister ship, which was designed as a luxury cruise liner but was requisitioned as a hospital ship during the war.

Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin. In which case you might care to pour yourself a large VAT.

Lionel Messi has been MLS's biggest star since his signing was announced by Inter Miami in July 2023, as his arrival has given the sport a boost in the US ahead of next year's World Cup.

Labour's 'one in, one out' migrant policy is to face a fresh legal challenge in the High Court this afternoon.

Glenn Close is baring it all - literally - at age 78.  The legendary actress opened up about filming a nude scene for her 2024 movie The Summer Book, giving audiences a rare peek at her birthday suit.

Adna Rovčanin-Omerbegović (pictured) tied the knot with her partner Faris on Saturday at the Hollywood Hotel in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

An anonymous reader shares a report: A software update rolling out to Samsung's Family Hub refrigerators in the US is putting ads on the fridges for the first time. The "promotions and curated advertisements" are coming despite Samsung insisting to The Verge in April that it had "no plans" to do so. Samsung is calling it a pilot program for now, which -- I kid you not -- is meant to "strengthen the value" of owning a Samsung smart fridge.

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Jimmy Kimmel was blindsided on Wednesday when he learned in a last-minute phone call that his late night show was pulled 'indefinitely' by ABC.

Decisive action comes nearly a year after the attack and first arrest took place

Two teenagers are set to appear in court today after being charged with offences related to the cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL) in August 2024.…

A Eritrean man is set to be deported to France tomorrow after losing a High Court bid to have his removal under the Government's 'one-in, one-out' scheme temporarily blocked.

One man wearing a long club-issue coat with slick dark hair pretended to move away before racing back in and spitting in the direction of the Liverpool fans.

Passengers are facing travel chaos at one of London's busiest railway stations - with dozens of services affected by delays and cancellations.