Google packs more artificial intelligence into new Pixel smartphones, raises device price by $100
Google announced its next-generation Pixel smartphone lineup on Wednesday. The lineup will include more artificial intelligence tools that can write captions about photos that can be changed by the technology. Bringing more artificial intelligence (AI) into Google’s products marks another step in the company’s attempt to bring more technology into the mainstream. The company’s next move involves the seven-year-old Google Assistant leveraging the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Bard, to scan photos taken on phones running Google’s Android software and give them the appropriate meaning. This includes being able to perform tasks such as generating certain captions. Post on social media.
$1.2 billion Powerball looms after 11 weeks with no winner
After 11 weeks without a big winner, the $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot will be up for grabs again, but no matter how big the prize gets, the odds remain the same, and the odds are terrible. Odds of 1 in 292.2 million make the jackpot extremely difficult to win, resulting in huge prizes for the player or players lucky enough to pick his six winning numbers in the game. It will be brought to you. The Powerball jackpot wagered Wednesday night is the world’s seventh-largest lottery prize. In most states, a Powerball ticket costs his $2, and the purchaser can choose his numbers and her one Powerball, or let the computer do that task.
The British Prime Minister wants to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes in the UK so that eventually no one will be able to buy them.
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has proposed raising the legal age at which people can buy cigarettes to apply to the entire population. Mr. Sunak said Wednesday that the annual price increases “will mean that today’s 14-year-olds will never be able to legally sell cigarettes.” He said gradual changes could almost completely phase out smoking among young people as early as 2040. The Prime Minister said, “I want to stop teenagers from smoking in the first place.” New Zealand passed similar legislation last year.
‘Tiger King’ animal trainer ‘Doc’ Antle receives suspended sentence for wildlife trafficking in Virginia
WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) – Virginia’s attorney general says an animal trainer who starred in the hit Netflix series “Tiger King” has been found guilty of wildlife trafficking and sentenced to two years’ probation. . Attorney General Jason Miyares on Tuesday announced a five-year ban on Bhagavan “Doc” Antle from owning or trading exotic wild animals in the state. A jury convicted Antle in June of two felonies each of wildlife trafficking and conspiracy to commit wildlife trafficking. Antle is the owner of His Safari in Myrtle Beach and was featured in the Netflix documentary “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness.” Prosecutors said the lucrative Myrtle Beach Safari petting zoo motivated Mr. Antle to maintain a steady supply of juvenile lion cubs.
Bus carrying tourists falls off Venice overpass, killing 21 people; Italy launches investigation
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Italy has launched an investigation after an all-electric bus carrying foreign tourists veered off a busy overpass in mainland Venice during rush hour. 21 people died. On Tuesday night, a bus carrying 35 tourists crashed through a guardrail and rusted fence, falling more than 10 meters and landing upside down. The driver was among the dead, and 15 people were injured. This bus was just one year old. The 40-year-old driver had a clean record and had just started work. Venice’s mayor called the accident “inexplicable” and the regional governor suggested the driver may have fallen ill.
Are there any returns? Please call Uber.Ride-hailing service starts returning packages for a fee
Uber is adding a new service to its list of services: mailing consumer returned packages. The ride-hailing and delivery company announced Wednesday that its drivers will pick up up to five prepaid, sealed packages and deliver them to local post offices, UPS and FedEx stores. Uber charges a flat fee of $5 for the service and Uber One members a flat fee of $3. The San Francisco-based company said the service will launch in about 5,000 U.S. cities. Customers can select a drop-off location for their luggage within her Uber app, and the driver will visually confirm when the package has been dropped off.
What you need to know about the emergency alert test that hits your phone and TV
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group that works with abuse victims who have secret cellphones is recommending that cellphones be turned off before the federal government tests a nationwide emergency alert system. This is to prevent her abuser from disclosing the fact that she has a concealed cell phone. The exam will be held on Wednesday at 2:20pm ET. Mobile customers whose phones are turned on will hear an alert, their phones will vibrate, and a message about the test will flash on their screen. Anyone who watches television or listens to the radio will see and hear that message. This type of warning is often used in targeted areas to warn people about things like tornadoes. Wednesday’s test will last 30 minutes. The last test was in 2021.
Scandinavian Airlines’ stock plummets to near worthless after rescue deal announced
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Shares in Scandinavian Airlines are down 90% after the troubled airline announced new shareholders in a restructuring plan that would see the airline delisted and existing ownership wiped out. It fell more than that. The rescue deal, which involves airline alliance Air France-KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and private equity firms Castle Lake and Lind Invest, which are investors along with the Danish state, was presented late on Tuesday. Under the deal, SAS will receive $475 million in new stock and $700 million in convertible debt. Scandinavian Airlines is scheduled to be delisted from the stock market in the second quarter of 2024. SAS stock fell 96% in early trading on Wednesday.
Haitian students play drums and guitars to escape hunger and gang violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Children across Haiti’s capital are playing drums, bass guitar and piano to drown out the troubles that erupt around them every day. This violent and impoverished country, where gangs control much territory, can feel hopeless to many. But the young musicians refuse to let their futures be dictated by worsening circumstances. U.S.-sponsored music shows are one of the few outlets for entertainment in a country where children are mostly kept indoors for safety reasons. The program by Music Heals International started with her 60 children and has grown to her group of 400 enrolled in eight schools. Many performed in churches and local concerts, and some founded their own bands.
Volcanic tremors occur one after another in Italy, raising concerns about mass evacuations
ROME (AP) — Hundreds of small tremors have rocked the densely populated volcanic region west of the Italian city of Naples in recent weeks, even though experts see no immediate risk of an eruption. The government is under pressure to quickly formulate a mass evacuation plan. A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck the area on Monday. This region contains a caldera, a cauldron-shaped depression left by a very large volcanic eruption. The Campi Flegri explosion was the largest in Europe, and another explosion would put half a million residents at risk. Experts at the Italian Institute of Volcanology say that while the shaking could become more intense, this does not mean there is an increased risk of a new eruption.
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