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  3 days ago

  Google launches Gemini, upping the stakes in the global AI race

  Associated Press - By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MATT O’BRIEN

  Google took its next leap in artificial intelligence Wednesday with the launch of project Gemini, an AI model trained to behave in human-like ways that’s likely to intensify the debate about the technology’s potential promise and perils. The rollout will unfold in phases, with less sophisticated …

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  6 days ago

  One dead, two injured in Paris 'terrorist attack' near the Eiffel Tower

  channelnewsasia.com

  PARIS: One German tourist died and two others were injured after a man attacked tourists in central Paris near the Eiffel Tower on Saturday (Dec 2) …

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  Wounded Israeli tattoo artist held hostage by Hamas was operated on by a vet in Gaza, her family says

  Business Insider - Alia Shoaib

  The aunt of released Israeli hostage Mia Schem said that a vet performed surgery on her while Hamas held her in Gaza. "Finally, she is with us," Vivian Hadar, Schem's aunt, told The Jerusalem Post. "She was traumatized. She is thin and weak. A vet operated on her hand. She did physical therapy for …

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  'Ruthless' landlords who crammed 22 men into a 2-bedroom apartment raking in more than $10,000 a month plead guilty after fire death

  Business Insider - Nathan Rennolds

  The landlords of an overcrowded London apartment that suffered a fire have pleaded guilty to criminal charges. The fire, which occurred in an east London property and was caused by a faulty lithium-ion e-bike battery, led to the death of Mizanur Rahman, 41, a father-of-two who had arrived 10 days …

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  On the eve of Tesla's next major release, Elon Musk gave a bizarre, long-winded interview about everything but the Cybertruck

  Business Insider - Analysis by Madeline Berg and Grace Kay

  Tesla has its biggest product launch in four years on Thursday — the Cybertruck delivery event — and you'd never guess that if you listened to Elon Musk's hour-and-a-half-long interview at the DealBook Summit on Wednesday evening. The interview, which was at times philosophical, confrontational, and …

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  What we know so far about surging cases of respiratory illnesses in China

  straitstimes.com

  Experts say there is little to suggest the cases were caused by a new virus.