M.A.C Cosmetics taps Doja Cat as new global brand ambassador
Published September 8, 2025 M.A.C Cosmetics announced on Monday the appointment of Doja Cat as its…
Google AI announcements from November
We released Gemini 3, AI for a new era of intelligence. Gemini 3 is built to bring any idea to life. It represents the next step in our work to push the frontiers of intelligence, agentic experiences and personalization — so that AI is truly helpful for everyone. Gemini 3 is the best model in…
Litigation Challenging the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Law’s Provision Blocking Federal Medicaid Payments to Planned Parenthood
Introduction One of the immediate impacts of the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Law is a provision, Section 71113, that blocks certain reproductive health care providers (who also provide abortions) from receiving federal Medicaid reimbursement for one year. The law impacts three organizations: (1) Planned Parenthood; (2) Maine Family Planning, a network of clinics in Maine, (3) and Health Imperatives, a network of specialized reproductive health clinics based in Massachusetts. Shortly after President…
Google helps University of Toronto create Hinton Chair
Today, we are celebrating the extraordinary impact of Nobel Prize-winner Geoffrey Hinton by investing in the future of the field he helped build. Google is proud to support the University of Toronto with $10 million CAD to establish the Hinton Chair in Artificial Intelligence. Geoff’s work on neural networks — spanning his time in academia…
Here’s What You Should Know About Launching an AI Startup
Julie Bornstein thought it would be a cinch to implement her idea for an AI startup. Her résumé in digital commerce is impeccable: VP of ecommerce at Nordstrom, COO of the startup Stitch Fix, and founder of a personalized shopping platform acquired by Pinterest. Fashion has been her obsession since she was a Syracuse high…
Google Workspace and the Harris Poll survey young workers on AI
Google Workspace has released findings from our second survey that looks at how people aged 22-39 are using AI at work. Commissioned by Workspace in partnership with the Harris Poll, the findings reveal three key themes: Young leaders want AI that offers more personalized responses — think outputs that aren’t just generic, but use your…
Gemini 3 Pro: the frontier of vision AI
Build with Gemini 3 Pro, the best model in the world for multimodal capabilities. Source link
What to Expect from Rapid7’s Predictions Webinar
Every year, Rapid7 brings together some of the most experienced minds in cybersecurity to pause, zoom out, and take stock of where the threat landscape is heading. Last year’s predictions webinar sparked lively debate among practitioners, leaders, and researchers alike, and many of those early warnings were proven accurate. We talked about expanding attack surfaces,…
KFF Health Tracking Poll: Knowledge and Views of Medication Abortion
Key Takeaways In September, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announced in a letter to Republican lawmakers that the FDA would conduct a safety review of mifepristone, the abortion pill, twenty-five years after it was first approved for use. Public awareness of the pill and its longstanding safety record is…
Huge Trove of Nude Images Leaked by AI Image Generator Startup’s Exposed Database
An AI image generator startup left more than 1 million images and videos created with its systems exposed and accessible to anyone online, according to new research reviewed by WIRED. The “overwhelming majority” of the images involved nudity and were “depicted adult content,” according to the researcher who uncovered the exposed trove of data, with…
AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone
A Reddit post about a bride who demands a wedding guest wear a specific, unflattering shade is sure to provoke rage, let alone one about a bridesmaid or mother of the groom who wants to wear white. A scenario where a parent asks someone on an airplane to switch seats so they can sit next…
