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Brave Search adds AI chat for follow-up questions after your initial query
Brave announced on Thursday that it’s introducing an AI chat mode for follow-up questions based on initial queries on Brave Search. Earlier this year, the company launched “Answer with AI” summaries that appear above search results after you submit a query to give you an easy-to-read answer in response to a question. Now the Answer…
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A look at Trump's new top team… in 85 seconds
Ahead of his White House return in 2025, Donald Trump has made several contentious hires in his new administration. Among his picks for Cabinet positions are Florida Senator Marco Rubio and former presidential rival and vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr, who will require approval from the Senate. Here’s a quick look at some of…
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Are K-pop stars workers? South Korea says no
Getty Images NewJeans is one of the biggest K-pop acts currently They have sold more albums than any other K-pop girl band last year, gained tens of millions of fans worldwide and are arguably one of South Korea’s hottest acts. What the members of NewJeans are not, however, are workers, according to the government. The…
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Texas offers Trump land for migrant 'deportation facilities'
Getty Images The land is in Texas’ Starr County in the Rio Grande Valley, on the border with the Mexican state of Tamaulipas Texas authorities say they are prepared to offer President-elect Donald Trump 1,400-acres (567 hectares) of land along the US-Mexico border to build detention facilities for undocumented migrants. In a letter, the Texas…
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UK war tech sent to Russia by Insta model's firm, documents seen by BBC show
Instagram Part-time model Valeria Baigascina appears to have a jet-set lifestyle High-tech equipment made by a UK firm worth $2.1m (£1.6m) has been sold to companies in Russia connected to the military, customs documents seen by BBC News suggest. The documents indicate the British-made camera lenses were shipped by a company registered in Kyrgyzstan, apparently…
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Australia wants to ban kids from social media. Will it work?
Getty Images The Australian government is billing its proposed ban as “world-leading” “I felt really scared to be honest,” says James, describing an incident on Snapchat that left him questioning whether it was safe to go to school. The Australian boy, 12, had had a disagreement with a friend, and one night before bed the…
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House speaker backs transgender bathroom restrictions on Capitol Hill
Getty Images Johnson said the rule would be enforceable in the US Capitol and in House office buildings US House Speaker Mike Johnson has backed plans to ban transgender women from using female bathrooms on Capitol Hill. “Women deserve women’s only spaces,” Johnson said in a statement on Wednesday. He said the new rule would…
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Putin gifts lion and brown bears to North Korea zoo
Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Putin has gifted North Korea with over 70 zoo animals Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea’s main zoo more than 70 animals, including a lion and two brown bears, in yet another display of burgeoning relations between Moscow and Pyongyang. Putin’s environment minister, Alexander Kozlov, brought…
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Duct-taped banana artwork sells for $6.2m in NYC
Maurizio Cattelan’s provocative artwork of a banana duct-taped to a wall has fetched $6.2m (£4.9m) at Sotheby’s in New York – four times higher than pre-sale estimates. The auction house says Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun outbid six other rivals to get the “Comedian” installation of the Italian visual artist on Wednesday. “In the coming…
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Moment world's tallest woman and shortest woman meet
The world’s tallest woman and shortest woman enjoyed afternoon tea together in London, meeting in celebration at The Guinness World Record Day 2024. Footage shows Rumeysa Gelgi, a researcher from Turkey, towering over Jyoti Amge, an actor from India, who stand at 2 metres and 15.16cm (7ft 0.7), and 62.8cm (24.7in), respectively. Source: www.bbc.com…