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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI-powered Google Maps, Rishi Sunak on AI risk, more

Another day has gone by and more AI developments have come to the surface. In the last 24 hours, some major updates have emerged from both tech firms and governments. Firstly, Google Maps is getting an AI-powered makeover, with features such as Immersive View, and upgrades to driving directions. The new features also make the app more like Google Search, as the platform will soon answer basic queries as well. In other news, UK PM Rishi Sunak gave a speech today, October 26, where he highlighted the capabilities and potential risks posed by AI including cyber-attacks, fraud, and child sexual abuse. This comes following the publication of a government report that highlighted how AI was used to de-age celebrities and create sexualized images of children. This and more in today's AI roundu...
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UK Prime Minister Liz Truss To Accompany King Charles On Tour Of Britain To Lead Mourning

Liz Truss will accompany King Charles on a tour of Britain's four nations. (File)London: Prime Minister Liz Truss will accompany King Charles on a tour of Britain's four nations to lead days of national mourning for his mother, Queen Elizabeth, her spokesman said on Saturday.Truss, who was appointed prime minister by Elizabeth on Tuesday in her last public act, was one of several senior lawmakers who swore a new oath of allegiance to the new king in a special session in parliament earlier on Saturday following the queen's death.She was also present, along with six former prime ministers, senior bishops and several politicians, when Charles, 73, was officially proclaimed Britain's new king in a colourful ceremony laden with pageantry and tradition.She later met Charles along with other s...
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UK PM Liz Truss Freezes Energy Bills For 2 Years To Tackle Cost-Of-Living Crisis

Energy bills for an average British household would be capped at $2,872 a year.London: New British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday said domestic fuel bills would be frozen for two years, marking her first week in office with a costly plan to tackle a worsening cost-of-living crisis.Two days after taking over, Truss unveiled emergency measures that include authorising more oil and gas drilling in the North Sea and lifting a ban on fracking, a controversial method to dig for fossil fuels.The government said it would also review progress towards its legally enshrined target to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, to ensure no "undue burdens on businesses or consumers", but stressed it remained committed to the goal.Households are facing an 80-per cent hike in gas and electricity...
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UK PM Mourns ‘Second Elizabethan Age’ After Queen Elizabeth II’s Death

"We are all devastated by the news we have just heard from Balmoral," UK PM Liz Truss saidLondon: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, only two days into the job, addressed the nation Thursday from the steps of 10 Downing Street shortly after news of Queen Elizabeth II's death was announced.Here is her statement in full:"We are all devastated by the news we have just heard from Balmoral."The death of Her Majesty the Queen is a huge shock to the nation and to the world."Queen Elizabeth II was the rock on which modern Britain was built."Our country has grown and flourished under her reign."Britain is the great country it is today because of her."She ascended the throne just after the Second World War."She championed the development of the Commonwealth -- from a small group of seven countries to a...
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In Queen’s Last Official Act, Appointing PM, A Departure From Tradition

Queen Elizabeth was shaking hands with Liz Truss two days ago.London: Just two days before her death, Queen Elizabeth II had appointed Liz Truss as Britain's new Prime Minister after the resignation of Boris Johnson.Former Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, 47, was seen in an official photograph shaking hands with the monarch to accept her offer to form a new government and become the 15th Prime Minister of her 70-year reign.The symbolic ceremony took place at the sovereign's remote Balmoral retreat in the Scottish Highlands, as the queen, 96, was deemed unfit to return to London due to ill health."The queen received in audience the right honourable Elizabeth Truss MP today and requested her to form a new administration," Buckingham Palace had said in a statement on Monday."Ms Truss accepted ...
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New UK PM Liz Truss Promises Imminent Action On Energy Crisis

Liz Truss assumed the office of UK's PM on September 6. (File)London: At her first parliamentary grilling as British prime minister, Liz Truss on Wednesday confirmed plans to stem huge rises in the cost of energy that threaten to plunge her new government into a winter of discontent.Jousting with opposition Labour chief Keir Starmer for the first time since she succeeded Boris Johnson, Truss also revelled in her status as the UK government's third female prime minister, noting Labour has still to elect a woman leader.Truss ruled out a windfall tax on energy firms' gargantuan profits, but said details of her plan would be released on Thursday to ensure consumers and businesses can still afford heating in the coming months.Whereas Johnson used the weekly session of "Prime Minister's Quest...
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“Didn’t Get The Job?” UK Job Firm Takes A Dig At Rishi Sunak Who Lost To Liz Truss

Rishi Sunak mocked by a UK based recruitment firmPolitics is a brutal business. On Monday, UK foreign secretary Liz Truss defeated Indian-origin former chancellor Rishi Sunak in race to become the next British Prime Minister. Soon after, a UK recruitment company, CV Library, began advertising at Mr Sunak's expense. The job-based site took a jibe at the candidate in their new billboards. The former Chancellor of the Exchequer's face was seen across mobile billboards in the streets of UK.His face appeared next to slogan: "Didn't get the job?" in bold letters. Underneath the tagline, it was written, "We've got jobs for everyone. Find one that works for you."Check out the post here: Mr Sunak, 42, soon after his defeat, took to twitter to thank everyone who voted for him. "I've said througho...
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2 Indian Origin Ministers In UK PM Liz Truss’ New Cabinet. Details Here

Alok Sharma is the President of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26.London: Britain's Indian-origin ministers in the new Cabinet, Suella Braverman and Alok Sharma, will attend their first meeting at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday under the leadership of British Prime Minister Liz Truss.For Suella Braverman, 47, it's a case of a fresh start as she moved Cabinet offices from that of the Attorney General to take on her new role as Home Secretary.The London-born barrister and member of Parliament for Fareham in south-east England, of Tamil and Goan heritage, took charge at the Home Office soon after her appointment by Liz Truss on Tuesday evening."Great to be at the UK Home Office this evening to meet the team as we begin our work: making our streets safer, supporting our sec...
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Liz Truss, Joe Biden Discuss Russia’s War In Ukraine In First Phone Call

Liz Truss told Joe Biden that she also looked forward to "working closely" with Washington.London: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss and US President Joe Biden "agreed on the importance of protecting" peace in Northern Ireland, in a phone call Tuesday hours after Truss became Britain's new leader.Truss, who replaces Boris Johnson, told Biden that she also looked forward to "working closely" with Washington "as leaders of free democracies to tackle shared challenges," a Downing Street spokeswoman said.They include "the extreme economic problems unleashed by (Russian President) Putin's war," she added in a readout of their call.It comes amid reported concerns in the United States over Truss, after her one-year tenure as foreign secretary saw post-Brexit tensions in Northern Ireland surface and ...
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UK’s Liz Truss Dials Ukraine’s Zelensky In 1st Call With Foreign Leader

Britain has been a staunch ally of Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion on February 24.London: Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss on Tuesday pledged her full backing to Ukraine in a call to President Volodymyr Zelensky, shortly after taking office."In her first call with a counterpart since becoming Prime Minister, she reiterated to the Ukrainian leader that he had her full backing, and Ukraine could depend on the UK's assistance for the long term," a spokeswoman said.They also discussed "the need to strengthen global security and the measures necessary to cut off the funds fuelling (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's war machine," the spokeswoman said."The leaders deplored Putin's attempts to weaponise energy, and the Prime Minister said it was vital Russia's blackmail did n...