Google launches Nano Banana 2 model with faster image generation Google today announced the latest version of its popular image generation model, Nano Banana 2. The new model, which is technically Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, can create more realistic images than its predecessor. The model will also now become the default in the Gemini app for its Fast, Thinking, and Pro modes. The company first...

Tesla dodges 30-day suspension in California after removing Autopilot The California Department of Motor Vehicles will not suspend Tesla’s sales and manufacturing licenses for 30 days because the EV maker has stopped using the term “Autopilot” in the marketing of its vehicles in the state. The decision, issued late Tuesday, means Tesla can continue selling its EVs in California without...

Spanish ‘soonicorn’ Multiverse Computing releases free compressed AI model Large language models have a problem: they are large. Multiverse Computing, a Spanish startup, is addressing this issue with compressed models that aim to close the gap between what frontier models can do and what companies can actually afford to deploy.  The secret sauce is CompactifAI, a compression technology...

Kyiv's elderly endure blackouts and bombardment, clinging to warmth and hope Nelia Stepanivna Thomashevska, an 80-year-old resident of Kyiv, Ukraine, waves from her kitchen window. Eleanor Beardsley/NPR...

Senegal arrests 14 members of alleged paedophile gang linked to FranceAFP via Getty ImagesSenegalese police have pledged to pursue and dismantle such crime networksSenegalese police say they have arrested 14 people and broken up a paedophile gang operating between the country and France.Those arrested, who are all Senegalese, were part of a "transnational" criminal group that has been in...