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Bill Gates cancels keynote speech in India amid questions over Epstein ties

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Billionaire Microsoft co-founder pulls out of India’s AI Impact Summit to ‘ensure the focus’ remains on event’s ‘key priorities’Bill Gates has pulled out of a keynote address at the AI Impact Summit in India as he continues to face questions over his relationship with the deceased child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The billionaire Microsoft co-founder travelled […]

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Retailers in UK plan to cut staff hours and jobs amid rising employment costs

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BRC survey finds finance bosses expect technology to improve productivity, with 69% pessimistic about the economyUK retailers are planning to cut staff hours and jobs amid rising employment costs and pessimism about the economy.Almost two-thirds (61%) of finance bosses at retail companies said they planned to reduce working hours or cut overtime, according to the

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[Tutorial] Building a Visual Document Retrieval Pipeline with ColPali and Late Interaction Scoring

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In this tutorial, we build an end-to-end visual document retrieval pipeline using ColPali. We focus on making the setup robust by resolving common dependency conflicts and ensuring the environment stays stable. We render PDF pages as images, embed them using ColPali’s multi-vector representations, and rely on late-interaction scoring to retrieve the most relevant pages for

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Tavus Launches Phoenix-4: A Gaussian-Diffusion Model Bringing Real-Time Emotional Intelligence And Sub-600ms Latency To Generative Video AI

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The ‘uncanny valley’ is the final frontier for generative video. We have seen AI avatars that can talk, but they often lack the soul of human interaction. They suffer from stiff movements and a lack of emotional context. Tavus aims to fix this with the launch of Phoenix-4, a new generative AI model designed for

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Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer

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PM says measure, also applied to deepfake nudes, is needed owing to a ‘national emergency’ of online misogynyDeepfake nudes and “revenge porn” must be removed from the internet within 48 hours or technology firms risk being blocked in the UK, Keir Starmer has said, calling it a “national emergency” that the government must confront.Companies could

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Illinois governor proposes cancelling tax breaks for datacenters

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Pritzker’s move reflects increasing public pushback against resource-hungry facilities used to power the AI boomThe Illinois governor JB Pritzker proposed a two-year break from offering tax incentives for datacenters, a reflection of increasing public pushback against the massive, resource-hungry facilities used to power the modern AI boom.Pritzker made the proposal, which will need the backing

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Google DeepMind Releases Lyria 3: An Advanced Music Generation AI Model that Turns Photos and Text into Custom Tracks with Included Lyrics and Vocals

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Google DeepMind is pushing the boundaries of generative AI again. This time, the focus is not on text or images. It is on music. The Google team recently introduced Lyria 3, their most advanced music generation model to date. Lyria 3 represents a significant shift in how machines handle complex audio waveforms and creative intent.

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Countries that do not embrace AI could be left behind, says OpenAI’s George Osborne

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Without AI you will be a ‘weaker and poorer nation’, says former UK chancellor two months into job at US firmThe former chancellor George Osborne has said countries that do not embrace the kind of powerful AI systems made by his new employer, OpenAI, risk “Fomo” and could be left weaker and poorer.Osborne, who is

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The best kettles in the UK to save energy and speed up your cuppa, tested

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We boiled litres of water to find the best electric kettles, from hard-water heroes to vintage-style, repairable and wifi-connected models• The best air fryers, tried and tested for crisp and crunchDespite the march of progress, the humble kettle remains a kitchen staple. It’s what we turn to in times of strife, when spirits are flagging,

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Is it smarter to have a dumb home? ‘We’ve seen clients unable to flush toilets’

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Australia experienced a boom in smart-home technology at the start of the 2020s. Years on, some early adopters are experiencing buyer’s remorseGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhen the smart home devices Elly Bailey was expecting in the post never showed up at her Gold Coast home, she was frustrated. As a technology reviewer, these

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