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Google Chrome is testing a new AI tool that scans for scams to help save you from online trickery
Google Chrome is testing a new AI-powered scam detection feature It seemingly uses an on-device Large Language Model (LLM) to maintain user privacy AI-driven safety tools, including scam detection, help to fight the rise of AI-powered threats online The world’s most popular browser, Google Chrome, is experimenting with a new… Read Details ⇢
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John Steenhuisen – The Mail & Guardian
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) Taking a scythe to the department of agriculture, rural development and land reform was a clever way for President Cyril Ramaphosa to offer Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen a cabinet position while making it clear to him who still rules the South African roost.… Read Details ⇢
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‘When it comes to making AI available to Europeans, EU regulators are still moving at a snail’s pace’
In recent months, the political focus in European capitals has shifted sharply to Europe’s competitiveness crisis. A report by Mario Draghi in September underlined the “existential challenge” facing the continent: sluggish productivity, a growing gap between the living standards of Europeans and Americans, a tech sector dwarfed by its competitors, and… Read Details ⇢
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Erasmus programme, consumer protection, online safety: What the EU gets right
Things may look bleak for the European Union in the depths of winter, with challenges across the board: the threat of a trade war with the US, weakened political figures in Germany and France, European farmers menacing protests about the Mercosur deal, an uncertain outcome for the conflict in Ukraine,… Read Details ⇢
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House Republicans reach new plan to avoid government shutdown after back-to-back defeats: Sources
House Republican negotiators have tentatively reached an agreement on averting a government shutdown at the end of Friday, sources told Fox News Digital. Two people familiar with discussions told Fox News Digital that the deal would include a short-term extension of this year’s federal funding levels, disaster aid funding, and… Read Details ⇢
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Aston Villa vs Man City: EPL preview, team news, how to follow, stream | Football News
Who: Aston Villa vs Manchester CityWhat: English Premier LeagueWhere: Villa Park, Birmingham, United KingdomWhen: 12:30pm (12:30 GMT) on SaturdayFollow Al Jazeera’s live text and photo build-up and commentary stream. Manchester City will not seek to address their current crisis of form with new recruits in January, according to manager Pep… Read Details ⇢
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Stranger Things season 5 has wrapped filming as Netflix doubles down on the hugely popular show’s return in 2025, and now I’m even more excited for its return
Netflix has confirmed Stranger Things season 5 has wrapped production Filming on the hugely popular show’s final chapter has taken a whole year Netflix has also announced it’ll arrive sometime in 2025 It’s official: Stranger Things season 5’s mammoth year-long shooting schedule has ended. In even bigger celebratory news, Netflix… Read Details ⇢
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Kgosientsho Ramokgopa – The Mail & Guardian
Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has made notable progress in addressing power cuts and keeping load-shedding at bay for more than six months. His ability to do this was initially doubted by many, who argued that it would be impossible to stabilise Eskom which had made a… Read Details ⇢
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The plight of survivors in Mayotte’s devastated shantytowns
“This was a beautiful neighborhood. Now it’s a catastrophe.” Amid all the debris and surviving furniture, 42-year-old Mounira Ahmed pointed to the apocalyptic landscape with a circular gesture. Perched atop one of the hills in the Karidjavendza district, her family’s nine tin houses dominated all the shantytowns of Kawéni, the… Read Details ⇢
