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Google on Sunday unveiled a new iteration of its professional Gemini AI suite geared toward online retail, seeking to create seamless interactions for shoppers from product searches to customer service. Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience (CX) will "use complex reasoning to understand intent and execute multi-step tasks on behalf of a customer taking into account their preferences and consent," Google said in a statement. It will also enable users to shop and interact with customer service without leaving the Google application. As consumers continue using the tool, they will be offered products reflecting their preferences from companies that have adopted Google's new protocols. The online search giant said it has already signed agreements with prominent US franchises such as Papa John's pizzerias, Lowe's home improvement stores, and supermarket mega-chains Walmart and Krogers. "We're working together to personalize every interaction, simpli...

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was considering potential military action against Iran, amid mounting mass anti-government protests in the country. "They're starting to, it looks like," Trump said, when asked by reporters aboard Air Force One if Iran had crossed his previously stated red line of protesters being killed. "We're looking at it very seriously. The military is looking at it, and we're looking at some very strong options. We'll make a determination," he said. He also said that Iran's leadership had called seeking "to negotiate" after his threats of military action. "The leaders of Iran called" yesterday, Trump said, adding that "a meeting is being set up... They want to negotiate." However, Trump added that "we may have to act before a meeting." Trump to meet senior advisers Trump was to meet with senior advisers on Tuesday to discuss options for Iran, a US official told Reut...

Donald Trump has ordered special forces commanders to prepare plans for an invasion of Greenland, but the proposal is facing resistance from senior military figures, The Mail on Sunday understands.Sources said policy hawks around the US President, led by political adviser Stephen Miller, feel emboldened by the reported success of the operation to detain Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro. They are said to want swift action to secure the island before Russia or China takes steps of its own. British diplomats believe Trump is also driven by a wish to divert voters’ attention from the state of the US economy ahead of the mid-term elections later this year, after which he could lose control of Congress to the Democrats. Such a move would place him in direct conflict with Sir Keir Starmer and would, in effect, bring about the collapse of Nato. Sources divulged that the president asked the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) to prepare an invasion plan. The proposal has met oppositi...

Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk's Grok chatbot on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool. The move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned and some have opened inquiries into sexualised content on the app. xAI, the startup behind Grok, said on Thursday it was restricting image generation and editing to paying subscribers as it tried to fix safeguard lapses that had allowed sexualised outputs including depictions of scantily clad children. "The government views the practice of non-consensual sexual deepfakes as a serious violation of human rights, dignity, and the security of citizens in the digital space," Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid said in a statement. The ministry has also summoned X officials to discuss the matter. Musk said on X that anyone using Grok to make illegal content would suffer the same consequences as if th...

Amid US President Donald Trump’s persistent threats to annex Greenland, the country’s defence ministry said that soldiers will be required to shoot first and ask questions later if the United States invades Greenland. The ministry told Danish outlet Berlingske that soldiers would be required to counter any foreign invasion without awaiting orders under the military’s rules of engagement. The 1952 rule states that in the event of an invasion, forces should respond “without waiting for or seeking orders, even if the commanders in question are not aware of the declaration of war or state of war". The remark from Danish Defence Ministry came after US President Donald Trump reiterated his push to take over Greenland, after attacking Venezuela. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States, and it’s vital to deter our adversaries in the Arctic region." “...

The U.S. Senate advanced a resolution on Thursday that would bar President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorisation, paving the way for further consideration in the 100-member chamber. The vote on a procedural measure to advance the war powers resolution was 52 to 47, as five of Trump’s fellow Republicans voted with every Democrat in favour of moving ahead. One Republican senator did not vote. The vote took place days after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a dramatic military raid in Caracas on Saturday, and marked a shift in the 100-member chamber. Trump’s Republicans had blocked two previous attempts to advance similar resolutions in the Senate last year, as the administration ramped up military pressure on Venezuela with attacks on boats in the southern Caribbean and eastern Pacific. However, the vote blocking the last resolution in November was only 51-49, just after top Trump advisors to...

Samsung Electronics on Thursday projected a threefold jump in fourth-quarter operating profit from a year earlier to a record high as tight supply and a surge in artificial intelligence-driven demand stoked prices for conventional memory chips. The results highlight how chip prices have rocketed as chipmakers scramble to keep up with demand for memory chips used in servers, personal computers and mobile devices to meet AI needs. The world’s largest memory chipmaker estimated an operating profit of 20 trillion won ($13.82 billion) for the October-December period, beating an LSEG Smart Estimate of 18 trillion won and up from 6.49 trillion won a year earlier, a regulatory filing showed. The operating profit is a new quarterly record, topping its previous high of 17.6 trillion won in the third quarter of 2018. Samsung shares closed down 1.6% after rising as much as 2.5% to a record high earlier in the session, with investors reaping profits from a 155% jump over the past year. The t...