Google Renaming Gemini Extensions to ‘Apps’, Powers It With Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
Google Renaming Gemini Extensions to ‘Apps’, Powers It With Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
Google is making a couple of changes to Gemini. Announced on Friday, one of the changes is focused on the lexicon of Gemini tools, while the other improves the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot’s capability of connecting with different apps. The company is currently rolling out this update to all Google Workspace accounts, although the renaming effort applies to all users. The Mountain View-based tech giant is now calling Gemini extensions “apps,” likely to make it a more unified experience for users.
Google Making a Couple of Changes to Gemini
In a blog post, the tech giant announced the two changes. First, Gemini extensions will now be called “apps”. Notably, the extensions themselves are not being renamed, instead, the company is removing the mention of extensions altogether. The term is being removed from everywhere on the app and the Gemini web client.
The extensions menu is now called Apps. The description on the page now mentions, “Bring it all together with Gemini and your favourite apps” instead of “Gemini Extensions help you bring it all together.” The mention of “Turn Gemini Extensions on or off anytime” is also changed to “Manage which apps Gemini connects to.”
What Google seems to be doing here is making users believe that Gemini AI is intrinsically connecting with apps now, instead of using a separate extension for the same. This makes Gemini’s offerings more unified, and will also make users less apprehensive when they give the chatbot access to one of the apps. In the post, the tech giant notes, “there are no changes to functionality.”
The second feature is more interesting. These “apps” (formerly known as extensions) will now be powered by the Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking (experimental). Google says this will allow the AI to deliver “improved performance and better advanced reasoning capabilities with efficiency and speed.”
In real-world experience, this should translate to Gemini assistant completing more complex app-based tasks and understanding vaguely worded commands. These improved capabilities will be powered by the 2.0 Flash Thinking, which is a reasoning-focused AI model. However, since reasoning models increase the time spent on a problem to enhance performance, it is unclear whether app-based tasks will be slower or not.
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Russia expels *** diplomats over espionage claims
Russia expels *** diplomats over espionage claims
Russia is expelling two British diplomats based at the embassy in Moscow over spying allegations that the *** calls “malicious and baseless”.
Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, said the two diplomats had provided false personal data while seeking permission to enter the country and had engaged in alleged intelligence and subversive activities that threatened Russia’s security.
It did not offer any evidence.
In an FSB statement quoted by the state news agency RIA Novosti, a decision had been made to revoke the diplomats’ accreditations and they had been ordered to leave Russia within two weeks.
The Russian foreign ministry said in a separate statement that it summoned a British embassy official.
“Moscow will not tolerate the activities of undeclared British intelligence officers on Russian territory,” it said.
The Foreign Office in London said: “This is not the first time that Russia has made malicious and baseless accusations against our staff.”
It did not say whether the *** planned any retaliatory moves.
The FSB in 2024 accused seven British diplomats of spying.
Six expulsions were announced in September and one more in November.
The *** called the moves at the time “baseless”.
The expulsions came amid soaring tensions over the war in Ukraine and after London decided to revoke the credentials of an attache at the Russian embassy and limit Moscow’s diplomatic activities in Britain.
In February, London expelled a Russian diplomat in response to the November expulsion.
In May 2024, the *** expelled Russia’s defence attache in London, alleging he was an undeclared intelligence officer, and it closed several Russian diplomatic properties in Britain that it said were being used for spying.
Days later, Russia reciprocated and expelled Britain’s defence attache.
Expulsions of diplomats – both Western envoys working in Russia and Russians in the West – have become increasingly common since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
In 2023, the Russian news outlet RBC said Western countries and Japan had expelled a total of 670 Russian diplomats between the start of 2022 and October 2023, while Moscow responded by expelling 346 diplomats.
According to RBC, that was more than in the previous 20 years combined.
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Russia’s glide bombs were unstoppable – but Ukraine has made them useless
Russia’s glide bombs were unstoppable – but Ukraine has made them useless
In a single week in September 2024, Russia dropped more than 900 glide bombs along its 800-mile front line with Ukraine, according to Ukrainian estimates.
Ukraine was almost powerless to stop the long-range weapons – and the consequences were devastating.
Known as Russia’s “miracle weapon”, glide bombs would routinely be used to wipe out key Ukrainian targets, from logistics bases to army headquarters. Fitted with wings and satellite-aided navigation, each weighed as much as three tons.
However, 12 months later, Russia’s glide bombs are effectively useless, owing to the sudden success of Ukrainian radio jammers.
Fighterbomber, a Telegram channel run by an anonymous Russian pilot, said Ukrainian jammers had “saturated the front line”, blocking the glide bombs’ internal navigation systems.
“All satellite-guided correction systems have left the chat,” the pilot said.
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That does not mean Russia has stopped dropping glide bombs. But they are often turned into duds, landing in fields far from their intended targets, rather than smashing into Ukrainian reserve forces or an army division’s headquarters.
Jammers – which can take the form of individual decoys or form part of a jet’s wider defence system, as with western-made F16s – block enemy systems by emitting interfering signals.
According to Fighterbomber, it now often takes as many as 16 glide bombs to hit a single target.
Just months ago, Kyiv appeared helpless to stop the bombs. Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s former foreign minister, told the Financial Times at the end of 2024 that “you cannot jam [glide bombs], you cannot hide from them”.
Mr Withington told The Telegraph the Russian glide bombs “should have been designed and outfitted with a robust global navigation system, which receives an encrypted signal and should be resistant to jamming”.
“To put it bluntly, Russian glide bombs should not be getting jammed,” Tom Withington, a weapons expert at the Royal United Services Institute think tank, explained.
This means that either the Russian glide bombs were so poorly designed that they are susceptible to jamming, or Ukraine has found ways to overcome protections built into the weapons.
Given that Russia had been successfully using glide bombs for several months, it is more likely to be the latter.
It is a significant development, given the devastation the bombs were causing as recently as November, helping Russian troops make their fastest advance since the war began. Their new ineffectiveness may have contributed towards the fact that Russian advances slowed for the third month in a row in February.
The news will challenge Donald Trump and JD Vance’s belief that Kyiv has no chance of pushing Russia back or maintaining its current positions.
And the impact on the front line could be significant, degrading Russia’s ability to attack Ukraine at its rear, which has been a key part of the Kremlin’s strategy of attrition.
Before sending in hordes of soldiers, Russian forces are known for launching intense bombardments to weaken Ukrainian positions, creating confusion and inflicting initial casualties along the front line.
“Now, Ukraine is preventing Russia from being able to hit targets reliably behind the front line. [Moscow] can’t affect Ukrainian command and control, or disrupt logistics, meaning their forces can’t move at pace and manoeuvre in a way they desire along the battlefield,” Mr Withington explained.
There is concern that Ukraine’s progress with jamming, and across the battlefield, may be undermined by Mr Trump’s recent decision to pause all military aid and intelligence for Kyiv.
Europe has vowed to fill the void where necessary but experts have said it will be difficult for Ukraine to carry on fighting effectively beyond this summer, without US support.
But a source told The Telegraph that Ukraine’s European allies have already engaged with electronic warfare companies about whether they might ensure Kyiv’s jamming capabilities are maintained.
The pause in US aid and intelligence came amid reports that Ukraine has recently found success along the eastern front, reclaiming key positions and inflicting “unsustainable losses” on Russia.
On March 1 alone, Russia is thought to have lost 1,340 soldiers to death or injury, according to Ukrainian military estimates.
Ukrainian forces have advanced against Russian troops close to the major eastern cities of Pokrovsk and Toretsk, reclaiming some crucial positions, according to war bloggers.
However, the jamming of glide bombs is not a silver bullet, nor is it necessarily the primary reason for Russia’s slowing advances or Ukraine’s increasing success.
“Any tactical advantage is a culmination of a number of factors… All technological advances like these are usually temporary,” Mr Withington said.
And it is not only Ukraine that has had success with weapons-jamming. Ruslan Leviev, a military analyst at Conflict Intelligence Team, told The Telegraph that Russian jamming had forced Ukraine to stop using a number of weapons.
Mr Leviev said: “The impact of Russian jamming systems has been noted multiple times in this war. Because of them, the supply of high-precision Excalibur artillery shells was halted.” The Excalibur is a US-supplied GPS-guided artillery shell.
Ukraine’s increasing success in jamming, a form of electronic warfare (EW), is not limited to glide bombs but also applies to drones.
Ukraine is increasingly able to intercept Shahed drones and turn them back into Russian or Belarusian airspace.
Innovations in Ukraine’s EW interference mean that the majority of Russian drones are intercepted, lost, or turned astray, according to the Institute for the Study of War, a US-based think tank.
Some 38 Russian Shahed drones entered Belarusian airspace on Nov 25, forcing Minsk to scramble several fighter jets in response.
Of the 110 Shahed drones and decoys launched at Ukraine on Dec 1 and Dec 2, 50 were lost due to EW interference and 52 more were shot down, according to Petro Chernyk, a Ukrainian military expert.
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GTA 6 to Reportedly Have an “Unheard of price point” by Doing Exactly How Activision Butchered Call of Duty
GTA 6 to Reportedly Have an “Unheard of price point” by Doing Exactly How Activision Butchered Call of Duty
Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) will easily be the biggest game release of 2025 if it actually comes out this year. But the recent speculation in the industry is that it might also come with an equally massive price tag. We’ve all heard the $100 rumors, and a new report from an industry analyst suggests that Take Two might take a page out of Activision’s book.
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The report suggests that GTA 6 could charge $100 if it bundles some online currency for GTA Online. But Call of Duty’s recent decline raises a critical question: is Rockstar about to repeat the same mistake? If history is any indication, this decision could backfire in a major way. We don’t need GTA to focus on the live service side of GTA 6.
Do we really need GTA 6 to take inspiration from Activision?
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Take-Two’s decision to price GTA 6 at $100 would be a historic shift in the gaming industry. The company was also one of the first to push standard game prices from $60 to $70 with NBA 2K21 in 2020. And as we very well know, the entire industry has followed suit. Industry analyst Michael Pachter from Wedbush Securities has suggested that Take-Two is planning to sell GTA 6 at a premium price of $100 or more.
According to a recent research note by Pachter (via VGC), Take Two could potentially justify this new pricing by bundling in-game currency for GTA Online with GTA 6. This would be very similar to how Activision integrates Warzone with its yearly Call of Duty releases. But we don’t even know if the upcoming game will feature a new online mode yet.
We think the company has plans to sell the game at a previously unheard of price point, and suspect that management can offer consumers an incentive to pay $100 or more per unit by rewarding them with a large amount of in-game currency to be spent in GTA Online
Activision has spent years pushing the limits of monetization in Call of Duty, and recent player trends suggest it has gone too far. ****** Ops 6 initially saw strong engagement, but the franchise recently hit record-low player counts on Steam.
Call of Duty is now full of microtransactions, controversial in-game purchases, and even AI-generated content now after ****** Ops 6. These recent developments have even gotten a lot of fans calling for the franchise to go free-to-play. Rockstar isn’t a company that focuses on the live service aspect of its games, and it shouldn’t.
We barely have the patience for mid $70 games, $100 is a stretch
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If GTA 6 actually comes out at a $100 price point, it could change the entire gaming industry. Other publishers have already been waiting for an opportunity to justify higher prices, and a successful $100 game could give them the green light. Like how NBA 2K21 paved the way for $70 games, GTA 6 could normalize $100 games. We don’t need that when developers aren’t even delivering quality products at full price.
Unlike Call of Duty, which releases a new game annually, GTA is a once-in-a-decade event. Rockstar has built an unparalleled reputation, and the hype for GTA 6 will make people ignore any concerns about pricing. We’ve already heard reports that other developers are adjusting their game release dates to avoid competition.
Grand Theft Auto is one of the most respected franchises in gaming, with a legacy built on quality, innovation, and player freedom. Rockstar has already tested our patience by making us wait a decade for GTA 6. We’re more than glad to wait for a quality game. But those are few and far between in the current state of the industry, and that’s where we have no patience.
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Commonwealth Games: Dame Laura Kenny ‘worry’ over future of Games
Commonwealth Games: Dame Laura Kenny ‘worry’ over future of Games
Dame Laura Kenny says “there is a worry” over the future of the Commonwealth Games but hopes next year’s event in Glasgow proves it is still “viable”.
Glasgow stepped in to host a scaled-down version of the 2026 Games after the *********** state of Victoria withdrew last year because of rising costs.
“There is a worry,” said Kenny, who was this week appointed Commonwealth Games England (CGE) president. “You have to worry and be a bit concerned.
“I’m just hoping that all the research they are putting into how to make it better and what they can do to attract hosts will actually work.
“I hope that everything they put in will validate that it is still a key event.”
Bids from Kuala Lumpur, Cardiff, Calgary, Edmonton and Adelaide to host the 2026 Games were withdrawn because of concerns over costs, leaving it without a host until Victoria stepped in in 2023.
Five-time Olympic track cycling champion Kenny told Radio 4’s Today programme: “I feel so grateful to Glasgow for putting their hands up and saying they will have it.
“It’s gutting for some sports because it is a slimmed-down version. Initially when there was no host, I was a bit nervous and I was a bit worried that it might not be a thing any more.
“The Commonwealth Games are now looking into the structure of it, how they can improve it, how they can make it more accessible, make it ******* and better so that hosts step forward.
“I really hope it goes was well as it went when Glasgow had it before (in 2014) and then they can see it is still viable and a really good sporting event that everyone loves.”
The Commonwealth Games was first staged in 1930, when it was known as the British Empire Games.
The 2030 Games will be held in Hamilton in Canada.
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Former AFL champion Nick Riewoldt wants West Coast Eagles to be aggressive as rivals circle stars
Former AFL champion Nick Riewoldt wants West Coast Eagles to be aggressive as rivals circle stars
Former AFL champion Nick Riewoldt has suggested West Coast needs to go on the attack as rival clubs circle stars such as Oscar Allen and says forward Jamarra Ugle-Hagan could be the perfect target.
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Deleted tweets show top State Department official spread false rumor about Rubio’s sexuality, called him ‘low IQ’
Deleted tweets show top State Department official spread false rumor about Rubio’s sexuality, called him ‘low IQ’
A top acting State Department official deleted at least half a dozen tweets that ridiculed his now boss, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, including ones calling him “low IQ” and repeating a false rumor about Rubio’s sexuality.
The deleted tweets from Darren Beattie, the acting under secretary of state for public diplomacy, were uncovered as part of a CNN review of his social media and include a mixture of insults and harsh attacks against Rubio.
Beattie, who was fired from his role as a speechwriter during the first Trump administration after CNN’s KFile revealed he attended a conference featuring White nationalists, made a series of attacks over the years against other Republicans, including a number of offensive, homophobic and racist comments.
Though Beattie left up several of his most inflammatory posts, he does appear to have purged criticism of Rubio from his feed. Beattie deleted tweets suggesting a deep hostility toward Rubio — particularly after the then-senator voted to certify the 2020 election results and condemned the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. One deleted tweet also attacked Rubio for criticizing possible Russian actions in Ukraine.
After being ousted from the Trump White House in 2018, Beattie launched Revolver News, a far-right media outlet that has spread conspiracies regarding the January 6 attack. The website has boosted false claims that federal agencies orchestrated aspects of the attack and that extremist groups involved were under government control.
In a tweet that was removed for violating Twitter’s terms of service, on the day Roe v. Wade was overturned, Revolver News posted about shooting women who get abortions.
“BREAKING: It’s now legal to shoot women having abortions in New York City with your Supreme Court-issued concealed handgun,” read the post.
Beattie’s appointment fueled outrage, with Democrats calling for his removal over his history of racist and misogynistic tweets and posts that denied the Uyghur genocide in China — most of which are still on his public X account.
In response to a series of questions from CNN, Beattie responded, “Secretary Rubio is 100 percent America First and it’s a tremendous honor to work for him in advancing President Trump’s world historical agenda.”
Rubio has declined to comment on Beattie’s past offensive statements and said that Beattie’s role would focus on perceived online censorship. He has also said Beattie will not be nominated for the full-time position, which requires Senate confirmation. Acting officials can serve for 300 days.
Beattie’s position ranks as one of the most important at the State Department, serving as the secretary of state’s top adviser on public affairs and public diplomacy. Beattie also oversees the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which implements educational, professional and cultural exchanges to advance US interests, such as foreign exchange programs and Fulbright scholarships.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives before President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4. – Alex Brandon/AP
Beattie’s position at the State Department highlights Rubio’s unique role in the administration. Once a fierce Trump critic and a hawkish internationalist, Rubio now finds himself working with people who have openly ridiculed him.
In a now-deleted tweet on January 7, 2021, Beattie invoked far-right conspiracy theories about Rubio’s past, referencing “Wainwright Park” — a curfew violation from Rubio’s teenage years that was later twisted into baseless speculation that Rubio is gay — and “foam,” a reference to similarly unfounded claims about Rubio attending foam parties at gay nightclubs.
“Forget Wainwright park, forget the foam, forget the war promotion and the neocon sugar daddies, forget the low IQ, forget the 2016 primary, Rubio is TOUGH ON CHINA (and good for military industrial complex) So be a good DOG and vote for him!!!” Beattie wrote.
A follow-up tweet about Rubio said, “What happens in the Cabana stays in the Cabana #Rubio.”
Beattie followed up his tweet with one that mocked what he perceived as Rubio’s attempt to rebrand himself as a nationalist, while sarcastically saying he supported tax credits for ****** Lives Matter and criticizing his hawkish rhetoric on China.
“If a bunch of DC wonks try to reinvent Marco Rubio as a nationalist, but a ‘respectable’ one who promises tax credits to BLM supporters and is “TOUGH ON CHINA” will you be a good dog and vote for him?” the tweet said.
“Does Marco Rubio have a future in politics?” Beattie asked in another deleted tweet.
Beattie deleted three other tweets from July 23, 2020, that called efforts to rebrand Rubio a nationalist a “scam,” “nonsense” and “fake.”
“The idea behind the Hawley/Rubio scam is this. They are smart enough to know the rebranded neoconservatism of Nikki Haley and Crenshaw has no legs. Also smart enough to know free-market libertarianism has no legs,” Beattie wrote.
In a deleted March 7, 2022, tweet, Beattie cast doubt that then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons during the country’s civil war in a tweet attacking Rubio’s warning that any chemical, biological or nuclear attacks in Ukraine would be attributable to Russia.
“I bet Rubio still thinks Assad gassed his own people,” Beattie wrote, responding to Rubio.
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Zelensky Is Set to Meet With Saudi Crown Prince Before U.S. Talks – The New York Times
Zelensky Is Set to Meet With Saudi Crown Prince Before U.S. Talks – The New York Times
Zelensky Is Set to Meet With Saudi Crown Prince Before U.S. Talks The New York TimesZelenskiy heads to Saudi Arabia ahead of crunch US talks Reuters.comTrump says pause on sharing US intelligence with Ukraine ‘just about lifted’ as Zelenskyy heads to Riyadh before key talks – Europe live The GuardianAmerica and Ukraine prepare for brutal negotiations The EconomistUkraine seeks to persuade US to resume aid in high-stakes talks Financial Times
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Home Secretary rejects Sir David Amess inquiry appeal
Home Secretary rejects Sir David Amess inquiry appeal
The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has rejected calls from the family of MP Sir David Amess for a public inquiry into his *******,
In a letter addressed to Lady Julia Amess and Katie Amess, Yvette Cooper said it was “hard to see how an inquiry would be able to go beyond” terrorist killer Ali Harbi Ali’s trial and recently published Prevent learning review.
Katie Amess, daughter of Sir David, said Cooper’s words were “adding salt on to an open wound”, branding them “unacceptable” and “insulting”.
Sir David, the Conservative MP for Southend West, was stabbed to death by Ali, a so-called Islamic State fanatic, at a constituency surgery on 15 October 2021.
His widow, Lady Amess, said Sir Keir Starmer should “go away and reconsider the government’s position” ahead of the family’s meeting with the prime minister and the home secretary on Wednesday.
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Toyota has a dirt-cheap new electric SUV, but not in Australia
Toyota has a dirt-cheap new electric SUV, but not in Australia
Toyota is gunning for BYD on its home turf with its latest electric SUV, developed with another ******** carmaker.
The bZ3X, revealed last year and developed by the GAC Toyota joint venture, has been priced and opens at just 109,800 yuan (~A$24,000).
That makes it 10,000 yuan (~A$2200) cheaper than even the most affordable BYD Yuan Plus (Atto 3) available in China.
Closely related to GAC’s Aion V electric SUV, the bZ3X measures 4600mm long, 1850mm wide and 1600mm tall on a 2765mm wheelbase.
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It’s therefore 145mm longer, 25mm narrower and 15mm lower than an Atto 3 on a 45mm longer wheelbase.
The bZ3X is powered by a single front-mounted electric motor, producing either 150kW of power and 200Nm of torque or 165kW and 210Nm.
There’s also a choice of 50.03kWh, 58.37kWh or 67.92kWh lithium iron phosphate batteries, with range of 430km, 520km and 610km respectively – all on the more lenient CLTC cycle.
The bZ3X rides on MacPherson strut front and torsion-beam rear suspension.
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Even the base model comes equipped with an 8.8-inch instrument cluster screen, 14.6-inch touchscreen infotainment system, six-way power driver’s seat, dual-zone climate control, 18-inch alloy wheels and a nine-speaker sound system.
However, to get a suite of active safety technology that includes adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitoring, lane-centring, rear cross-traffic alert, and safe exit warning, you need to step up to the 520 Pro+.
This wears a price tag of 139,800 yuan, which still works out to only around A$30,000.
A further Intelligent Driving Package offered on the bZ3X brings features like lane-level navigation, automated lane changes and semi-autonomous parking assist with remote functionality.
All this tech is powered not just by traditional sensors, camera and radar, but also a LiDAR unit.
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For reference, the cheapest bZ4X in China – where it’s also built – is priced at 179,800 yuan (~A$39,400), whereas the mid-sized electric SUV range opens at $66,000 in Australia.
Toyota Australia sources the bZ4X from Japan.
The bZ3X’s sharp pricing comes after Toyota sales fell 6.9 per cent last year in China to 1,775,995 units.
“Despite a successful sales promotion strategy linked to the government’s vehicle purchase subsidy policy in the second half of the year, sales were down year-on-year as the shift to new energy vehicles and severe market conditions such as intensifying price competition continued,” the company said in its global sales release earlier this year.
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Toyota has joint ventures with both GAC and FAW in China, and has also worked closely with BYD. The bZ3 sedan, for example, features batteries and electric motors sourced from BYD.
While the bZ3X has been confirmed as a China-only model for now, GAC has confirmed it plans to enter the *********** market this year, with the Aion V among the vehicles likely to launch here.
Toyota sells just one EV in Australia, the bZ4X, while in China it has the bZ3, bZ3X, bZ4X and, soon, the bZ3C coupe SUV.
It has previously confirmed it plans to sell three EVs in Australia, however, by 2026.
One of those could be a production version of the bZ Compact SUV concept, which will be revealed on March 12.
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Why AI is needed in the energy sector
Why AI is needed in the energy sector
The artificial intelligence (AI) race is intensifying as companies push to develop high-performance models, with Alibaba (BABA) unveiling a new AI model that may rival DeepSeek. This surge in competition is influencing various industries, including energy.
Amir Orad, CEO of Kraken, a company that provides AI-powered operating systems for energy utilities, joins Catalysts hosts Madison Mills and Seana Smith to discuss the impact on energy systems.
“We’re seeing an arms race in the AI market, which may be actually good for consumers at the end because we get better and better technologies,” Orad says.
He notes that AI has “two roles to play” when it comes to energy: creating “more capacity in the networks” and optimizing the energy grid to enhance and streamline consumer experience.
Orad emphasizes the importance of these roles by highlighting the US’s increasing energy demands. “For the last 20 years, the US energy capacity was more or less flat. Now it’s spiking up,” he adds.
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Pope had quiet night, continues to rest at Gemelli hospital – ******** News
Pope had quiet night, continues to rest at Gemelli hospital – ******** News
Pope had quiet night, continues to rest at Gemelli hospital ******** NewsThe Agonizing Familiarity of the Pope’s Condition The New York TimesPope following ********’s spiritual retreat from afar as he recovers from pneumonia in hospital ABC NewsPope Francis health update: Questions are raised over the future of his papacy as the pontiff remains in hospi Daily Mail
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Trump's renewed interest in Greenland lacks respect: PM
Trump's renewed interest in Greenland lacks respect: PM
Greenlanders deserve to be treated with respect, which is something Donald Trump isn’t doing, their leader says, as the US president pushes to acquire island.
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Tesla’s stock defied gravity for years. Is Elon Musk’s EV party over?
Tesla’s stock defied gravity for years. Is Elon Musk’s EV party over?
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(Reuters) – Tesla’s stock has dropped by nearly half in three months. Even so, investors are still debating whether Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle maker remains overpriced.
The company’s market capitalization has dropped 45% since hitting an all-time high of $1.5 trillion on December 17, erasing most of the gains the stock made after CEO Musk helped finance the election victory of U.S. President Donald Trump.
And yet Tesla continues to fetch a valuation far above those of the world’s biggest automotive and technology firms, judging by standard financial metrics. That’s because most investors and analysts have bought Musk’s pitch that the world’s most-valuable automaker isn’t really a car company at all, but rather an artificial-intelligence pioneer that will soon unleash a revolution in robotaxis and humanoid robots.
Tesla’s electric-vehicle business accounts for almost all of its revenue but less than a quarter of its stock-market value, according to a Reuters review of more than a dozen analyses by banks and investment firms. The bulk of its worth rests on hopes for autonomous vehicles Tesla hasn’t yet delivered, despite Musk’s promises in every year since 2016 that driverless Teslas would arrive no later than the following year.
The stock’s decline since December stems from falling vehicle sales and profits; protests of Musk’s political activity, including his mass firings of U.S. government workers as a senior Trump advisor; and investor worries that politics are distracting the world’s richest man from tending to his cash cow. Still, Tesla’s market capitalization remains up about $65 billion since the election – an amount higher than the entire value of General Motors.
Tesla’s total worth of $845 billion still tops the next nine most-valuable major automakers combined, which collectively sold about 44 million cars last year, compared to Tesla’s 1.8 million.
Investors have long bet on Musk’s visions of Tesla’s tomorrow rather than its profits today. But the widening gap between its real-world performance and analysts’ earnings estimates for unborn products has prompted some to warn of irrational exuberance.
“For how much longer can the stock remain divorced from the fundamentals?” JP Morgan analyst Ryan Brinkman wrote in January, after Tesla reported poor earnings and its first-ever annual vehicle-sales decline.
Tesla and Musk did not respond to requests for comment. In July, Musk said investors who don’t believe Tesla would “solve vehicle autonomy” should “sell their Tesla stock.”
ROBOTAXI PIVOT
Tesla’s previous peak value of more than $1.2 trillion came in 2021, in response to concrete achievements. Soaring sales of its ground-breaking Model 3 and Model Y had proved that EVs could sell profitably in mass volumes. Musk vowed then that Tesla would produce even cheaper EVs and sell 20 million vehicles annually by 2030, nearly double what the world’s largest automaker, Toyota, sells now.
Musk, however, shifted from the mass-volume goal last year. In April, Reuters reported Tesla had killed a long-awaited, all-new $25,000 “Model 2” that investors had counted on to drive growth. Since then, Musk has pitched investors on Tesla’s robotaxi focus.
The pivot was persuasive: Tesla shares jumped 71% from last year’s low in April through the November election, even as its EV sales stalled and profits fell.
Then the stock nearly doubled in the weeks after Trump’s election. Musk spent more than $250 million supporting Trump and now serves as his top advisor on slashing government staff and regulations.
Musk’s political clout has convinced bullish analysts that Trump will clear regulatory roadblocks to deploying a vast fleet of Tesla robotaxis. Tesla, however, already faces little oversight from many U.S. states, which control most autonomous-vehicle regulation. Texas, where Musk promises to launch fare-collecting robotaxis by June, has barred cities from regulating them.
“There’s absolutely nothing stopping him from releasing this self-driving technology right now,” said Gordon Johnson, chief executive of investment-advisory firm GLJ Research, which recommends shorting Tesla’s stock. The tech isn’t road-ready, Johnson argues: “If he released it tomorrow, the jig would be up. These things would be wrecking across America.”
Tesla has faced lawsuits and federal investigations into accidents, including fatalities, involving the driver-assistance systems it has marketed as Autopilot and Full Self-Driving. The company warns consumers the systems don’t make its cars autonomous and require drivers to pay strict attention. Musk has long said Tesla’s technology will soon be safer than a human driver.
FALLING SALES, RISING COMPETITION
The automaker’s core EV business is struggling. The only vehicle Tesla has launched since the 2020 Model Y is the Cybertruck. The triangular pickup had sales of 38,965 units last year, Cox Automotive estimates, well below the 250,000 that Musk initially predicted Tesla would produce by 2025. Tesla has also cut prices on the now-aging models 3 and Y amid slowing electric-vehicle demand globally and rising competition, especially in China, where EVs start below $10,000.
New data also show sharp Tesla-sales declines this year in European markets following Musk’s embrace of far-right political movements there.
Tesla now faces headwinds from the president Musk helped elect. Trump, a frequent EV critic, has called for scrapping EV subsidies and policies that have added billions of dollars to Tesla’s bottom line. Musk has dismissed the impact on Tesla of losing subsidies, saying rivals would suffer more.
When Tesla reported a 20% drop in annual operating profit in January, analysts on the earnings call asked no questions about Tesla’s financials or falling EV sales. They focused instead on Musk’s promises of “autonomous ride-hailing” in Austin, Texas, by June and a wider driverless-vehicle launch by year-end. Tesla shares rose 3% the next day.
Tesla still trades at huge premiums, as measured by forward price-to-earnings ratios. The measure is used by investors to judge whether stocks are fairly valued. A high ratio suggests shares might be overpriced.
Tesla’s forward PE ratio is more than nine times the average of the next 25 most-valuable automakers. It’s quadruple that of BYD, the ******** automaker that passed Tesla last year as the world’s top EV seller.
Unlike Tesla, BYD also has a booming business in gas-electric hybrids, driving total 2024 sales to about 4.2 million units, more than double Tesla’s deliveries. Yet BYD’s market capitalization is less than a sixth of Tesla’s.
Tesla’s forward PE ratio also is more than double or triple those of tech giants Nvidia, Apple, Meta Platforms, Alphabet, Amazon.com and Microsoft — the other six high-flying stocks, along with Tesla, known as the Magnificent Seven.
OPTIMISTIC MODELS
Bulls discount standard financial metrics for judging Tesla’s potential, arguing Musk is singularly capable of leading a transportation revolution. He has said robotaxis and robots will make Tesla the “most valuable company in the world by far.”
Brian Mulberry, client-portfolio manager at Tesla investor Zacks Investment Management, said Musk “always pulls off the technology,” despite long-running concerns about his “mad-scientist personality.”
Most analyst models reviewed by Reuters remain bullish.
Such models typically justify Tesla’s market value by breaking it into several categories: Its auto business, including services such as EV charging (now 90% of revenue); its energy-generation and storage business (10% of revenue); and three embryonic businesses: robotaxis; licensing or subscriptions for self-driving technology; and Optimus humanoid robots. Three such models in January rated EV sales as a relatively minor factor in Tesla’s expected growth.
Truist Securities attributed just 9% of Tesla’s value to car sales, 21% to driverless-tech services, 17% to robotaxis and 34% to robots.
Bank of America’s model attributes about half of Tesla’s value to robotaxis and 28% to self-driving software subscriptions.
Morgan Stanley attributes 21% to robotaxis and 39% to subscriptions for autonomous-tech and other services.
Tesla investor Ark Investment Management projects the stock will hit $2,600 by 2029, with robotaxis accounting for 88% of the company’s value. Ark forecasts Tesla could produce millions of robotaxis by then, generating about $760 billion in annual revenue. That would be more than Walmart, the world’s largest company by revenue.
Tasha Keeney, Ark’s director of investment analysis and institutional strategies, said she believes Tesla will achieve such growth by slashing the cost-per-mile of ride-hailing, making human drivers obsolete.
“It’s cheaper than driving your personal car,” she said. “Maybe people will stop even driving.”
TESLA TECH ‘DOES NOT WORK SAFELY’
Trump could potentially clear the path for driverless cars with no steering wheels or pedals because the federal government regulates the safety of vehicle designs. Musk last October unveiled a concept car with such a configuration, the two-door Cybercab, saying it would go into production in 2026.
But individual states govern autonomous-vehicle travel on public roads, limiting Trump’s influence. Some states, including Texas, have few rules. Tesla’s largest U.S. market, California, requires extensive driverless testing under state oversight before granting robotaxi permits.
A Trump move to loosen robotaxi regulation could benefit all competitors, not just Tesla. The tiny U.S. robotaxi industry, for now, is dominated by Alphabet’s Waymo, which operates hundreds of driverless taxis in cities including Los Angeles and Phoenix.
Waymo and most other autonomous-tech developers seek to ensure safety with many overlapping technologies, including artificial intelligence, radar and lidar. Tesla aims to develop much cheaper robotaxis by relying solely on cameras and AI.
Some investors doubt Tesla has found a unique path to cut-rate robotaxis. Mark Spiegel, an investment manager at Stanphyl Capital Partners, is shorting Tesla’s stock, an investment that pays off if shares fall.
Tesla’s approach to robotaxis “does not work safely and never will without radar and lidar,” Spiegel said.
And China’s BYD said last month it would offer — for free, as a standard feature — a driver-assistance technology similar to the Full Self-Driving system that Tesla sells in China for more than $8,000.
“BYD is telling you there’s no value in self-driving,” said Johnson, the GLJ Research analyst. “In fact, it’s so valueless that we’ll give it away.”
(Reporting by Chris Kirkham. Additional reporting by Abhirup Roy, Noel Randewich and Geert De Clercq. Editing by Brian Thevenot and Michael Williams.)
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Study reveals bleak thoughts of unhappy citizens with little belief in Government as *********** election looms
Study reveals bleak thoughts of unhappy citizens with little belief in Government as *********** election looms
Most Australians are stressed, depressed, fear the future and don’t believe any government can fix their problems, a new study has revealed.
More than 50 per cent believe life will be worse in 50 years, with more than a third still reporting financial stress despite more jobs, an multiple cost-of-living relief measures.
The results of a new election monitoring survey by the *********** National University on Monday will be unsettling news for the nation’s politicians on the eve of the Federal election and come at a time when Labor says the worst of the inflation challenge is behind us.
While the Government has rolled out pledges on Medicare, tax relief and cheaper childcare and the Coalition has promised to boost productivity, a pall of gloom appears to have settled on the public’s expectations for future living standards.
“As an incumbent government at a time of economic and geopolitical uncertainty, the Albanese government faces a similar challenge to the Biden/Harris Democratic campaign in the US,” concludes the report.
Camera IconJoe Biden and Kamala Harris faced a similar battle. Credit: AAP
It references 2024 election defeats for Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government in the ***, and Emmanuel Macron’s centre-right party in France, and suggests the “precarious position” of the Albanese Government may not be based on its record in office.
“One explanation is that elections aren’t ultimately decided on retrospective assessments of government performance, but rather on prospective views of which party is best placed to deliver improved outcomes into the future,” it states.
Among the starkest findings, 50.3 per cent of Australians believe life will be worse in 50 years, while only 16.3 per cent believe it will improve.
“For the first time in our tracking data, which goes back to the start of the pandemic, more Australians think that the lives of Australia’s children are going to be worse than the current generation,” said the report’s author, Professor Nicholas Biddle, Head of the ANU School of Politics and International Relations.
He attributed this in part to dissatisfaction with housing policies and the ongoing impact of inflation and rising prices, as well as the real struggle of younger Australians to get their foot into the property market.
For many, it was hard to believe that any of the major parties had a suitable long-term solution to the housing crisis, he said.
“You can have two options — you can either reduce the value of what is the single biggest source of wealth, or you can make it easier for first-time owners to buy, but it’s very hard to see how you can do both at the same time,” he said.
Fears about Australia’s inadequate progress to tackle climate change were also feeding negative perceptions, Professor Biddle added. “The 42 per cent of Australians that think Australia isn’t doing enough are particularly pessimistic about the lives of Australia’s children.”
The “erosion of hope” for the future is leading to a lack of trust in government institutions and implies less satisfaction with democracy among those with a pessimistic outlook, concludes the survey of 3514 Australians in January and February.
Professor Biddle told The Nightly the study and other data collected by ANU researchers reflected “an anti-establishment mood” within the electorate that was not good news for any of the major parties, including the Greens.
People were even less positive towards established parties than they were three or four months ago.
Camera IconProfessor Nicholas Biddle. Credit: Jamie Kidston/ANU
It revealed a general disillusionment with “both politics as well as the ability of government to solve the problems which people are facing,” he said.
While it was to be expected that people had found the last couple of years challenging, Professor Biddle said he had been most taken aback by the long-term pessimism that shone through the report’s findings.
Nostalgia for the past — reflecting broader global trends—- is widespread.
Some 51.8 per cent take the romantic view that life was better 50 years ago, despite major improvements in real income, education levels and life expectancy, which in 1975 was 69.6 years for men and and 76.6 years for women compared to 81.1 and 85.1 today.
In another bleak revelation, people report their life satisfaction has dropped to its lowest level since the COVID-19 lockdowns, with mean satisfaction falling substantially to 6.45 out of 10 compared to 6.78 in early 2023.
It marks a significant turn for the worse compared to a 7.05 score for life satisfaction prior to the 2020 ****** Summer bushfires and the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Financial stress remains high, with 33.1 per cent of Australians finding it difficult or very difficult to meet household expenses on their current income, a rise from 29.9 per cent in October 2024,” the report concludes.
It’s not all bad news as younger Australians, aged 18 to 24, are far more optimistic about the present relative to the past, and the future relative to the present.
But the sting in the tail is that they are significantly less interested in politics than those aged 45 years and over.
The report will be grim reading for the Government as it makes a final push to convince voters it is the best steward of the economy when it delivers a Federal budget on March 25.
After an April election was ruled out at the weekend, speculation rose that a new round of energy bill relief could be the centrepiece of the budget.
It would add to a raft of recently announced cost-of-living measures that include an $8.5 billion boost to bulk-billing through Medicare and more than $7 billion for public schools.
On Monday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese would not be drawn on whether more energy bill relief was on the way but touted his Government’s consistent delivery of “cost-of-living support”.
The budget would show “the same responsible economic management that we’ve seen making a difference in getting that inflation down, whilst providing support for people who really needed it during what are globally difficult economic times,” he said.
But surveys like the ANU’s indicate the Government’s economic message is not landing with voters.
“The kind of perceptions of how the economy is going is a little disconnected from what you might call the more objective measures,” said Prof. Biddle.
Indicators like unemployment and inflation data were only capturing one aspect of views on the economy while GDP had decreased in per capita terms and household incomes gone down.
“Certainly, people don’t see their circumstances as having improved in the same way that the national economy has been able to at least tick along,” he said.
The report reveals that trust in core institutions continues to decline, with only 33.7 per cent expressing confidence in the Federal government, down from 52.9 per cent just after the last Federal election.
Major parties were struggling to provide a coherent explanation as to how they will improve economic conditions, said Zareh Ghazarian, head of politics at Monash School of Social Sciences.
“It seems that nobody believes politicians, nobody believes political leaders that they can improve the situation.”
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Students from the Western *********** College of Agriculture Narrogin brought a touch of country charm to Burswood on Swan where they celebrated their senior school ball.
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ADCA 2024-25: Railways pound wounded Royals to book grand final spot as three teams finish locked on 58 points
ADCA 2024-25: Railways pound wounded Royals to book grand final spot as three teams finish locked on 58 points
A clinical bowling performance from Railways has helped secure a grand final berth, as the Tigers snared the bonus point victory required in the final round of the regular season on Saturday.
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Trump says US economy in 'transition' as trade war escalates – BBC.com
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How to Level up Quickly in Fortnite: XP Farming Guide
How to Level up Quickly in Fortnite: XP Farming Guide
Leveling up in Fortnite is essential if players want to unlock exciting rewards, cosmetics, V-Bucks, and, of course, Battle Pass tiers. With the XP bar taking forever to fill, the grind can feel a little excruciating, especially when you are aiming for the next skin or looking to complete your BP.
Players have various ways to farm XP. | Image Credit: Epic Games
However, don’t worry as the game offers plenty of ways to earn XP, and with the right strategy, you can level up faster than ever and unlock all the goodies you want. The key is to understand what are the best ways to earn XP in each mode and maximize your time.
In this guide, we’ll show you the best ways to farm XP in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2, helping you level up quickly while having fun in the process.
Best XP farming steps in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2
From completing daily and weekly quests to participating in different game modes, Fortnite offers players numerous methods to have an enjoyable experience while also boosting their XP.
Whether a player prefers the classic Battle Royale or wants to explore creative modes, there’s always a mode that will not only fulfill your gaming desire but also provide you with a good XP.
The thing to remember: Each mode below has a daily XP cap, and they all provide a different amount of XP based on playtime and completion of tasks.
Battle Royale and Zero Build: Arguably the most popular modes, both offer a wide range of opportunities for players to earn XP. Each season introduces new weekly story quests. Completing all five quests every week is an efficient way to level up. Also, keep an eye on your Accolades progress (in-game achievement) during every match.
Fortnite OG: This mode brings back the OG island from Chapter 1, allowing players to relive nostalgia while farming XP. While not the most efficient mode for leveling up, it still provides solid opportunities.
LEGO Fortnite Odyssey: LEGO mode is an exciting open-world sandbox mode that rewards you heavily for your playtime. In this mode, players get different weekly quests each season. These quests are simple to finish and can boost your XP substantially.
Fortnite Festival: This is a more relaxed mode, where players can enjoy music and complete challenges for XP. In this mode, there are also Kickstart and Prestige Quests, which can give a decent amount of XP, upon completion.
Fortnite Reload mode: This is a fast-paced variant of Battle Royale, featuring smaller maps and frequent respawns. Due to frequent respawns and fast-paced action, you can earn a lot of XP from opening various chests and eliminating opponents.
Ballistic Mode: This is a 5v5 hero-shooter mode. While it’s not the most efficient for farming XP, it is one of the options, if players want a change of pace.
Rocket Racing: This is a turbo-charged mode where players race through tracks for rewards. Completing each race provides XP. Even if players don’t win the race, they’ll still earn decent XP just by finishing the race. Additionally, there are Speedrun matches, which can provide 10,000 XP per match.
Creative Mode: This is perfect for players, who are looking to farm XP while trying out community maps or making their creations.
Save the World mode: If players have this PvE mode, it offers a steady and farmable XP. Not a huge amount but it has no daily cap (only a weekly cap).
As you can see, there are various ways to farm XP in Fortnite, each suited to different playstyles and preferences. Players are not bogged down by repeating the same task again and again to earn XP and level up fast.
In the end, by mixing up your activities across multiple modes, you can quickly rack up XP and unlock all the rewards that the game has to offer.
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‘Your work and life are meaningful’: Leading ******* doctor reveals return of brain *******
‘Your work and life are meaningful’: Leading ******* doctor reveals return of brain *******
Leading melanoma researcher and *********** of the Year recipient has revealed he has months to live following the return of his brain *******.
Diagnosed with incurable brain ******* two years ago, Richard Scolyer put his hand up for experimental treatment, and following the treatment, he defied the six-month prognosis.
In November, he was told he was *******-free.
Analysis of the immunotherapy treatment was published in late February, but an operation last week found the tumours had returned to his brain.
“Unfortunately there is a larger volume of quickly growing brain ******* (glioblastoma, IDH WT, unmethylated etc) in my left brain,” Professor Scolyer posted on social media on Monday.
Camera IconRichard Scolyer has been given a grim prognosis. Supplied Credit: Supplied
“The prognosis is poor. Whilst some of my recurrent tumour was removed last week, some of it couldn’t be because of its site.”
More testing is needed to discover if the experimental treatment prolonged his life. However, he and his friend and colleague, Georgina Long, were named 2024 Australians of the Year for developing the treatment, which is based on their expertise in melanomas.
On Monday, Professor Scolyer said he hoped the treatment he volunteered for would help other people.
Camera IconThere are hopes further trials of the immunotherapy treatment Richard Scolyer volunteered for, could help ******* patients in the future. Supplied Credit: Supplied
“I greatly appreciate the support of all my family, friends and colleagues who have been looking after me so well and the incredible research that has been performed,” he said.
“I hope the latter will change the field and patient outcomes in the not too distant future.”
In an emotional interview with Ally Langdon on A Current Affair on Monday, the father-of-three said this time he could try experimental drug treatments, but instead wanted to spend his last days with family.
“It could help, but my heart’s not in the same place as what it was before,” he said of the drug treatments.
“It’s not fair, but there’s a lesson for everyone … make the most of every day because you don’t know what’s around the corner.”
Camera IconA Current Affair host Allison Langdon interviews Dr Richard Scolyer, who has helped save thousands with melanoma, has revealed his brain ******* has returned. ACA Credit: SuppliedCamera IconRichard Scolyer is hopeful the experimental treatment he volunteered for could help people. ACA Credit: Supplied
“I’m not ready to go yet. I love my life.
“I guess I feel lucky that I’ve been able to go for so long without a recurrence of it.”
Professor Scolyer has been sharing his journey on a social media blog, which is followed by 28,000 people.
“I’m so sorry to hear this Richard,” one commenter said under the latest, dire update.
“Know that you have made such an impact in your work – for those with melanoma and opening new possible doors of immunotherapy and other treatments for those with other cancers for whom it may aid in the future,” she said.
“Others will build upon the work you’ve done for decades to come. Your work and life are meaningful, and your personal story has reached people far and wide.”
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