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Sick of AI Overviews? The old Google is still hiding in plain sight
Google Search used to feel like a clean list of links. Now half the screen is taken up by AI summaries and sponsored results that try to answer your question before you can even reach a real website. If you’re tired of fighting through all of that, try udm14.com. The site...

Your dusty USB stick deserves a second life as a PC rescue kit
Portable apps are applications and tools that can be started directly upon clicking them, with no prior installation needed. The advantage of this is that the programs are immediately ready for use and can be started from any storage drive — including a USB flash drive. These useful tools are then...

When dogs fly: Re-homed greyhounds could be flown to Australia
Greyhound Racing NZ was floating the idea of taking up to 70 dogs on a charter flight to Queensland - where racing was still legal.

German interior minister sceptical of social media ban for children

Greek swimmer wins $2.5m as Enhanced Games organisers narrowly avoid complete embarrassment
Kristian Gkolomeev’s time will carry no legitimacy in elite swimming circles, but his teammates celebrated as though it were a genuine world record.

Pay once for Microsoft Office 2024 — $130 only through May 31
TL;DR: Microsoft Office 2024 Home and Business is $129.97 (MSRP $249.99) through May 31 at 11:59 PM. Microsoft 365 Personal runs $99.99 a year. Over five years, that is nearly $500 for software you never actually own. Microsoft Office 2024 Home and Business is $129.97 once, no monthly fee, no annual renewal, no subscription required. The...

Surfing: Carissa Moore and Italo Ferreira win New Zealand Pro at Raglan
Champion Carrisa Moore has a full-circle win at the New Zealand Pro and Italo Ferreira enjoys left-hand break in 11th tour win.

Students sell personal alarms in tiny crocheted animals
Students say the idea for the alarms came from their own experiences with unwanted attention in public.

EY, Microsoft launch AI push with USD $1 billion plan
Organisations will get a single team to deploy AI across core functions, as EY and Microsoft commit more than USD $1 billion over five years.

Thousands of chickens die in a fire in western Germany

Kenya police shake up president's protection team after security breach

Kiryat Ono gymnastics coach arrested on suspicion of years-long sexual crimes against minor

Ukraine says Russia is using a new jet-powered attack drone in response to its interceptors

Senegal's leadership row mounts as parliament speaker resigns

Sun, superstars and other takeaways from Radio 1's Big Weekend
Olivia Dean, Zara Larsson and Fatboy Slim topped the bill - but it wasn't all about the music.

Pope Leo urges world to 'slow down' on AI in fervent first manifesto

Anthropic's Olah says AI must be guided from outside Big Tech

How collecting DNA samples in the wild could transform conservation

Nearly 2,000 children listed as missing in Germany, police say

China criticizes German lawmakers’ Taiwan visit

Iran carries out another execution linked to anti-government protests

When dogs fly: Re-homed greyhounds could be flown to Australia
Greyhound Racing NZ was floating the idea of taking up to 70 dogs on a charter flight to Queensland - where racing was still legal.

Informatica adds Snowflake governance tools for AI
The new controls aim to help enterprises scale AI and analytics on Snowflake without compromising data governance, access or traceability.

8x8 sees surging AI demand as usage revenue jumps 70%
Businesses are shifting to AI-led customer service, lifting 8x8's usage-based revenue by more than 70% in the quarter.

Proxmox 9.2 adds dynamic load balancer & networking
Cluster operators gain automated workload balancing and broader networking controls in the latest release, reducing manual intervention during maintenance.

Coupa buys Tonkean to boost autonomous spend management
Customers could see faster procurement workflows as Coupa adds Tonkean's intake and orchestration tools to its autonomous spend push.