New Audio Overviews experiment in Search coming to Labs

Today, we’re launching a new Search experiment in Labs – Audio Overviews, which uses our latest Gemini models to generate quick, conversational audio overviews for certain search queries. Searching for a topic you’re not familiar with? An audio overview can help you get a lay of the land, offering a convenient, hands-free way to absorb…

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Row over Labour minister’s small boat comments

A row has erupted after a senior minister said the majority of people crossing the English Channel in small boats he had seen were “children, babies and women”. Treasury minister Darren Jones and Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf clashed on the BBC’s Question Time over the age and sex of people making the journey. Conservative leader…

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Lectra names Maximilien Abadie as deputy managing director

Translated by Nicola Mira Published June 13, 2025 Lectra, the French specialist in digital solutions and cutting equipment for the soft materials industry, has appointed Maximilien Abadie, a member of its executive committee, as deputy managing director. Maximilien Abadie – Lectra Abadie has been working at Lectra for nearly 14 years. He was named head…

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The camera tech propelling shows like Adolescence

Chris Baraniuk Technology Reporter Netflix In Netflix’s Adolescence the camera had to be attached to a drone while filming Three strong knocks from the police battering ram and the front door bursts open. There’s a lot of shouting. We follow heavily-armed officers as they stream into the house, a woman drops to the floor as…

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