(Reuters) – Reading “War and Peace,” Leo Tolstoy’s monumental novel that runs half a million words long and often over 1,000 pages, might be a minute-long affair for a new artificial intelligence model from Google. The Alphabet-owned company on Thursday showcased Gemini 1.5, an upgrade to its suite of AI …

ROME (Reuters) – Italian farmers descended on central Rome on Thursday to call on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to offer more help to them and block European Union policies they see as detrimental to their industry. Farmers are taking to the streets across Europe, including in Poland, France and Germany, …

LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s last-ditch legal challenge to stop his extradition from Britain to the United States is a matter of life or death, his wife Stella said on Thursday. Assange, 52, is wanted by U.S. authorities on 18 counts relating to WikiLeaks’ release of vast troves …

(Reuters) – Cisco Systems fell more than 4% premarket on Thursday after the networking equipment maker reduced its annual revenue forecast and rolled out job cuts as it battles sluggish demand from telcos and cable service providers. CEO Charles Robbins blamed weak macro environment and said the company was “seeing …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected two legal challenges by anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin following his disqualification from next month’s presidential election. Announcing the court’s judgement against him, Nadezhdin said would appeal against both decisions and file a further claim against the refusal of the electoral commission …

DOHA (Reuters) – A 27-metre platform perched above the Doha Old Port was Aidan Heslop’s launchpad for a first high diving world championship title which one day the Briton hopes may be a milestone on the way to an Olympic gold. Heslop’s final dive on Thursday was a thing of …

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Supporters of Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto are celebrating his likely ascent to the presidency, but for Paian Siahaan it is a painful reminder of his missing son and the man he blames for his disappearance in 1998. Paian’s 22-year-old son Ucok was one of the pro-democracy activists who …

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged parliament on Thursday to “say yes to equality” and approve a bill allowing same sex marriage, which if passed would be a landmark victory for the LGBT+ community in the socially conservative country. Parliament is expected to vote through the bill …

KUALA LUMPUR: The introduction of Malaysia Madani white rice has been described as a forward-thinking move and demonstrates the government’s commitment to addressing people’s concerns in a timely manner. Kedah-Perlis SPB Malay Rice Millers Association president Marzukhi Othman said the introduction of a single rice category would bring ‘harmony’ to …

PETALING JAYA: Any individual producing content resembling content registered under intellectual property in the country, using artificial intelligence (AI) applications, may still face legal action. Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) chairman Dr Mohd Zuhan Mohd Zain said all intellectual property in the country is protected under the Trademarks Act …