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Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI

Google is pushing back on viral social media posts and articles like this one by Malwarebytes, claiming Google has changed its policy to use your Gmail messages and attachments to train AI models, and the only way to opt out is by disabling “smart features” like spell checking. But Google spokesperson Jenny Thomson tells The […]

Analyzing Gemini 3's model card and safety framework report: the model is excellent but the safety report withholds or makes it difficult to understand key info (Zvi Mowshowitz/Don't Worry About the Vase)

Zvi Mowshowitz / Don't Worry About the Vase:
Analyzing Gemini 3's model card and safety framework report: the model is excellent but the safety report withholds or makes it difficult to understand key info  —  Gemini 3 Pro is an excellent model, sir.  —  This is a frontier model release, so we start by analyzing the model card and safety framework report.

The Conjuring: Last Rites, Blue Beetle, and the best movies on streaming this week

The Bad Guys 2 break into Peacock, a family-friendly spin on Frankenstein is available to rent, and the dog horror film Good Boy comes home to Shudder

Judge wants to fix Google’s ad tech monopoly before it’s too late

Google and the Justice Department had their last chance to make their case before Judge Leonie Brinkema Friday before she decides whether Google needs to be broken up to remedy its ad tech monopoly. Brinkema expects to issue her ruling next year, but understands that “time is of the essence,” as Reuters reported. While the […]

You can save up to $1,300 on robovacs from Roborock and Eufy ahead of Black Friday

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but it can also be the most exhausting. Between hunting for gifts and getting the house ready for guests, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Thankfully, we’re already seeing steep discounts on robot vacuums ahead of Black Friday, which can at least make the cleaning part feel a […]