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Google is partnering with the U.K. nonprofit StopNCII to bolster its efforts at combating the spread of nonconsensual intimate images, also known as revenge porn. The search giant will begin using StopNCII’s hashes, which are digital fingerprints of images and videos, to proactively identify and remove nonconsensual intimate imagery on Search. StopNCII helps adults prevent their private images from being shared online by creating a unique identifier, or hash, representing their intimate imagery. These hashes are then provided to partner platforms like Facebook, allowing them to identify and remove matching content from their platforms or services automatically. It’s worth noting that…
Google announced Thursday that it’s rolling out Gemini in Chrome to all Mac and Windows desktop users in the U.S. after previously limiting the capability to Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra subscribers. The tech giant also announced that it’s bringing agentic capabilities to Chrome in the future, adding its AI Mode search feature to the address bar, launching new Gemini features, using AI to combat AI-generated scams, rolling out automatic password resets, and more. U.S. users who have their language set to English can now ask Gemini to clarify complex information on any web page they’re reading using…
If you can’t resist the urge to check your phone over and over, even if you’re out with friends, Meta has a solution: check your glasses instead. “The promise of glasses is to preserve this sense of presence that you have with other people,” said CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the Meta Connect 2025 keynote. “I think that we’ve lost it a little bit with phones, and we have the opportunity to get it back with glasses.” In reality, Meta wants its own hardware to eat into the marketshare of Apple and Google so that it doesn’t have to keep siphoning…
Google is making it possible to now share your Gemini Gems — custom AI assistants and experts designed for specific tasks — the company announced on Thursday. The feature launched last year, initially as part of the Gemini Advanced paid subscription, allowing users to write instructions to create an AI chatbot for different scenarios. For instance, Google launched with premade Gems like a learning coach, a brainstorming assistant, a career guide, a writing editor, and a coding partner. Now Google says you’ll be able to share your Gems with friends, family, or co-workers as easily as you can share a…
The Trump administration escalated its fight with Harvard University on Friday, placing the Ivy League school under extra financial oversight and threatening sanctions if it does not provide additional data on its admissions practices. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the department was placing Harvard under “heightened cash monitoring,” forcing the school to use its own money to pay out financial aid for students and then seek reimbursement from the government. She also threatened “further enforcement action” if the school does not turn over records to prove it no longer is considering race in admissions.Harvard did not respond to a request…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The last two remaining dates in singer d4vd’s U.S. tour and multiple stops in his upcoming European tour have been removed from ticketing websites, as authorities continue to investigate the discovery of the decomposed body of a teenage girl in Los Angeles. Police have not said d4vd (pronounced “David”) is implicated in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was found inside an impounded Tesla earlier this month. Celeste, 15, was reported missing last year. Several news outlets have reported that the vehicle was registered to d4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, 20.…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 2:40 PM ET, Thu September 18, 2025 Quark Expeditions is launching a new groups and charters training for travel advisors.A new specialization module has been added to its advisor learning platform, PolarPRO, to help travel advisors unlock new revenue opportunities. The new offering gives travel advisors the tools to “deliver extraordinary polar experiences for their clients—whether they’re planning a family reunion, corporate retreat or fully customized private voyage,” says David Marathakis, senior director of the Americas for groups and charters at Quark Expeditions. “By combining expert knowledge, flexible booking terms, and personalized support, we’re making…
Uber will test using drones for Uber Eats deliveries in some U.S. markets by the end of this year, part of a new partnership with Israeli startup Flytrex. The partnership will also include a small investment in Flytrex, though Uber told Bloomberg News the investment amount was not material. The deal comes at a time when Uber has been re-engaging with some technologies that it used to develop in-house. Uber has been partnering with autonomous vehicle companies like Waymo to offer self-driving rides in cities such as Atlanta, and it’s aiming to bring electric air taxis to its service in…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The 14 former N.C. State male athletes who filed a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse under the guise of treatment by the Wolfpack’s former director of sports medicine are also suing the school for negligence.The group filed a second lawsuit this week with the North Carolina Industrial Commission against the school as a public entity.On Wednesday, those athletes, most as “John Doe” plaintiffs to protect anonymity, sued in Wake County Superior Court alleging conduct such as improper touching of the genitals during massage treatments by Robert Murphy Jr. That lawsuit was against Murphy along with eight current…
NEW YORK (AP) — The decision about whether to keep Jimmy Kimmel on his late-night ABC show depends on far more than his jokes. The choice is complicated by a web of business and regulatory considerations involving ABC’s parent company, other media companies and the Trump administration.It’s the inevitable result of industry consolidation that over years has built giant corporations with wide-ranging interests.ABC owner Walt Disney Co., a massive organization with far-flung operations, frequently seeks federal regulatory approval to expand, buy or sell businesses or acquire licenses. And the Trump administration has not spared the company from investigations, opening multiple…