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Red Dwarf co-creator Rob Grant has died, his family have confirmed.

Google has launched Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image), a faster, more realistic image generation model that becomes the default across Gemini, Search, Lens, and Flow. TechCrunch reports: The new Nano Banana 2 retains some of the high-fidelity characteristics of the Pro model but produces images faster. The company says you can create images with a resolution ranging from 512px to 4K, in different aspect ratios. Nano Banana 2 can maintain character consistency for up to five characters and fidelity of up to 14 objects in one workflow for better storytelling. Users can also issue complex requests with detailed nuances for image generation, Google says. In addition, users can create media with more vibrant lighting, richer textures, and sharper detail. [...] On Google's higher-end plans, Google AI Pro and Ultra, subscribers can continue to use Nano Banana Pro for specialized tasks by regenerating images via the three-dot menu. [...] The company said that all images created through the new model will have a SynthID watermark, which is Google's mark to denote AI-generated images. The images are also interoperable with C2PA Content Credentials, created by an industry body consisting of companies like Adobe, Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, and Meta. Google said that since launching the SynthID verification in the Gemini app in November, people have used it over 20 million times.

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The 24-year-old, who is the youngest daughter of former president Barack Obama and wife Michelle Obama, opted for an all-black athleisure ensemble for her workout.

The actor, 64, has spent three years trying to stop neighbours Theo Langton and Ruth McGill turning a temporary woodland encampment into a permanent travellers' site.

The actor, 52, was supported by his partner, 55, who he has been married to for 26 years, on the red carpet at Cineworld Leicester Square.

To the House of Lords to hear the old stiffs debate the Starmerite 're-set' with the European Union. A thicket of grey, bushy eyebrow here, a tremulous claw there. And barely a mention of democracy.

Agents will move to a new command post more than 100 miles away in Phoenix, sources with knowledge of the investigation said Thursday.

Spanish authorities will have the power to block the entry of travellers from outside the EU if they are deemed to pose a risk to security, public health or international relations.

New submitter sabbede shares a report from CNN Politics: A sprawling Chinese influence operation -- accidentally revealed by a Chinese law enforcement official's use of ChatGPT -- focused on intimidating Chinese dissidents abroad, including by impersonating US immigration officials, according to a new report from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. The Chinese law enforcement official used ChatGPT like a diary to document the alleged covert campaign of suppression, OpenAI said. In one instance, Chinese operators allegedly disguised themselves as US immigration officials to warn a US-based Chinese dissident that their public statements had supposedly broken the law, according to the ChatGPT user. In another case, they describe an effort to use forged documents from a US county court to try to get a Chinese dissident's social media account taken down. "This is what Chinese modern transnational repression looks like," Ben Nimmo, principal investigator at OpenAI, told reporters ahead of the report's release. "It's not just digital. It's not just about trolling. It's industrialized. It's about trying to hit critics of the CCP [Chinese Communist Party] with everything, everywhere, all at once." Michael Horowitz, a former Pentagon official focused on emerging technologies, said the report from OpenAI "clearly demonstrates the way that China is actively employing AI tools to enhance information operations. US-China AI competition is continuing to intensify. This competition is not just taking place at the frontier, but in how China's government is planning and implementing the day-to-day of their surveillance and information apparatus."

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Senior members of the Cabinet all braved pouring rain in the North West to knock on doors and hand out leaflets with the result on a knife edge.

Like every mother of a teenage girl, Sara Trunchion worried about the amount of time her 15-year-old daughter Eloise spent online.

Because nothing says hospitality like a bot counting your pleases

The bot’s nagging will continue until morale improves. Burger King is rolling out a new employee-facing AI that, among other things, will listen to employees’ customer interactions to ensure they’re being friendly enough - as if working in fast food weren’t hard enough already.…

Mike Tindall has been criticised for wearing a 'Make England Great Again' hat in the aftermath of England's pasting by Ireland in the Six Nations.

Emergency services swarmed a local secondary school today after a massive brawl broke out between students, leaving two teachers hospitalised with injuries. 

His lawyer shot back to the Daily Mail: 'Mr. Glover denies these baseless allegations in the strongest possible terms.'

Piers Morgan has weighed in on the BAFTAs controvery surrounding Tourette's sufferer John Davidson - hitting out at critic Jamie Foxx. 

Apple's iPhone and iPad running iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 have become the first consumer mobile devices cleared for NATO-restricted classified data. No special software or settings are required. MacRumors reports: Apple's devices are the first and only consumer mobile products that have reached this government certification level after security testing and evaluation by the German government. iPhones and iPads running iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 are now certified for use with classified data in all NATO nations. In an announcement of the security clearance, Apple touted its security features: "Apple designs security into all of its products from the start, ensuring the most sophisticated protections are built in across hardware, software, and Apple silicon. This unique approach allows Apple users to benefit from industry-leading security protections such as best-in-class encryption, biometric authentication with Face ID, and groundbreaking features like Memory Integrity Enforcement. These same protections are now recognized as meeting stringent government and international security requirements, even for restricted data."

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An astrologer has revealed that the next three weeks could be the most chaotic of your entire year, impacting communication, travel and relationships.

The arrival of new Chinese brands has opened the door to cheaper new cars for UK drivers. But there is a hidden cost that's making them far less affordable to own.