Google announced its new Android software update and smartphone series that utilize its Gemini AI assistant. The company announced a Pixel 9 series that has updated features as it tries to get its artificial intelligence products in front of more consumers. “We’ve completely rebuilt the assistant experience with Gemini,” the company said Tuesday. Google announced its first smartphone fully powered by its AI “Gemini” system. Google on Tuesday announced new artificial intelligence features that are coming to Android devices. The move to bring its Gemini AI assistant to supported devices shows again how Google aims to put its AI in…
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By Monique Pryce GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – According to the latest statistics from the Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office (CIIPO), more businesses and corporate entities are protecting their brands in the Cayman Islands than ever before. CIIPO has received 329 trademark registration applications between January and June 2024, which is more than half of the total number of registrations for all of 2023. The revenue for the period was CI$1.31 million. To date, CIIPO has 7,900 entries in its intellectual property (IP) register, including patents and designs, with 3,773 applications being submitted since the commencement of direct trade mark registration in…
The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has congratulated the Government and People of the Republic of India on the occasion commemorating the 77th Anniversary of that country on August 15, 2024. “On the occasion commemorating the 77th independence anniversary of the Republic of India, I extend to you, and through your Excellency, to the Government and people of India, warmest felicitations and best wishes,” President Boakai said. In his message to H.E. Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, President Boakai stated that as the people of Liberia join their Indian counterparts…
Manchester United Football Club have released an update on the injury situation of Luke Shaw ahead of the 2024/25 season.The club confirmed the news on its official website on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. According to the statement by the Red Devils, Luke Shaw will miss the opening games of the new Premier League season which begins on Friday, August 16, 2024.The statement read thus,”Luke Shaw will miss the opening games of the Premier League season due to a calf injury sustained at the start of pre-season training. He is working hard on his rehabilitation with a view to being available…
Manchester City’s Premier League dynasty will be under scrutiny shortly after the 2024-25 season kicks off. ESPN’s James Olley reported Tuesday, citing multiple sources, that the hearing for the eight-time league champions’ alleged rule breaches has been officially set to start Sept. 16.The report also detailed that the independent panel hearing will last approximately two months — with a verdict anticipated to be reached by early 2025. Sky Sports provided more details about the timeline on X. Manchester City was hit with 115 charges of financial-regulation breaches by the Premier League in February 2023.The charges, dating from 2009-2018, include 14…
EXPLAINERConventions are where US political parties officially choose their presidential candidates. But how do they work?One by one, states across the United States hold primaries and caucuses in the lead-up to a presidential election, allowing voters to weigh in on their favourite major-party candidates. But those state-level votes ultimately culminate in a single event: the party convention. It is at those conventions that the Democratic and Republican parties generally confirm their respective nominee for the presidency, based on the outcome of the primaries and caucuses. Last month, Donald Trump was officially named the Republican nominee at a convention in Milwaukee,…
An Ohio police officer was indicted Tuesday on murder and other charges in the shooting of Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old pregnant Black mother who was killed after being accused of shoplifting last August. Young was suspected of stealing bottles of alcohol when Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb and a fellow officer approached her car. The other officer ordered her out. Instead, she rolled forward toward Grubb, who fired a single bullet through her windshield into her chest. The daughter she was expecting three months later also died. A Franklin County grand jury indicted Grubb on charges of murder, involuntary manslaughter and…
HAVANA, Cuba, (ACN-Special Service) – SANTIAGO DE CUBA, the first city Fidel Castro came to know at the age of six, had a definitive impact on his patriotic feelings and has become nowadays a symbol of the rebelliousness, resistance and perseverance of the Commander-in-Chief. The arrival in the territory in 1932 from Biran to the popular neighborhood of El Tivoli, in order to start schooling at the prestigious La Salle School, was the beginning of a relationship that, even after the physical death of the revolutionary leader, continues with the replication of a legacy of unity and solidarity. According to…
When Yohannes Negash lost half of his wheat harvest to a crop disease known locally as wag, he asked himself, “how will I have the courage to plant again?” “I am a farmer, son of a farmer, grandson of a farmer and I could go on,” he recalls jokingly today, but with a sense of pride in his voice. For millions of Ethiopians, farming is not merely a profession; it is a way of life woven into their identity and passed through generations. But farming is a risky business in this East African country, where climate shocks, conflict and unpredictable market…
Reports indicate that a player who won the Euro 2024 with Spain has rejected a possible move to Liverpool.According to numerous reports, Euro 2024 winner with Spain, Martín Zubimendi has turned down an offer to complete a move to Liverpool in the summer 2024 transfer window.Despite being linked to moves to elite European teams like Barcelona and Liverpool, Zubimendi has demonstrated his commitment to Real Sociedad, most notably by turning down a move to Liverpool in the summer of 2024.Who is Martin Zubimendi?A defensive midfielder for Real Sociedad and the Spanish national team, Martín Zubimendi is a professional football player…