Apple in talks with Google to integrate Gemini’s AI service into the iPhone, reports
If a deal happens, it could provide a major boost to Gemini, as it battles with rival AI services from the likes of OpenAI, Meta and Anthropic.
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Meet the man behind one of the world’s most successful restaurant empires
If you’re even remotely interested in quality cuisine, you’re well aware of Daniel Boulud. The chef has amassed a whopping 11 James Beard awards during his legendary career. He currently holds four Michelin stars. But far less familiar to these same gourmands is the name Sebastien Silvestri. As CEO of The Dinex Group (founded by Boulud back in 1992), he is instrumental in the day-to-day operation of a restaurant empire that now includes 18 venues—including nine in New York, alone.
‘Not if, but when’: Rate cuts could be delayed until 2025, experts predict
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is unlikely to lower interest rates until at least 2025, despite the easing inflation, according to the Finder RBA Cash Rate Survey.
Putin likely wins another six-year term: Here’s why the landslide results are criticised as a sham
Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have won reelection, Russian officials announced Sunday, reelecting him for another six-year term as democracy experts describe the victory as a sham and elections in the country are neither free nor fair.
From a Netflix prison to the Australian coal coast: Meet Yael Stone
Sydney-born Yael Stone spent 7-years starring in Netflix’s Orange is the New Black. When she returned home in 2019, Stone settled on the NSW Coal Coast and began a new role – training Aussies for the jobs of the future.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX developing $1.8 billion spy satellite network for the US, reports
A contract between SpaceX and the U.S. is worth $1.8 billion, Reuters reported.
TikTok is facing a ban in the US. What does it mean for Australia?
They say that when the US sneezes, Australia catches a cold. But when it comes to ByteDance-owned social media platform TikTok, Australia is blazing its own trail.
‘Not just the sellers’: eBay profiteering from AI nudes of celebs like Margot Robbie and Selena Gomez
“Top-rated sellers” on eBay are selling thousands of AI-generated and photoshopped pornographic images of at least 40 celebrities including Taylor Swift and Jenna Ortega.
‘This industry needs to change’: Volvo, TGE roll out Australia’s largest logistics EV fleet
TGE purchased 60 medium-duty electric trucks, the largest order Volvo has received to date anywhere in the world. The green trucks replace one-third of TGE’s fleet and will be used to deliver packages to customers around Sydney.
The AI election – why the 2024 US election will once again redefine truth
Pundits have long ago called what seems like a foregone conclusion – that the upcoming 2024 American general election will once again be a matchup between the 45th President Donald Trump and 46th President Joe Biden. And people are not happy with the same old – with about 2/3rds of Americans ‘tired of seeing the same candidates’ as demonstrated by an early January Reuters/Ipsos poll.