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Google's Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash stretches AI video clips to 15 seconds and cuts pricing by 30 percent
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Google Deepmind is making Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash generally available. The video-generation model now creates clips up to 15 seconds long, can be edited step by step via conversation, and costs just $0.07 per second at 720p, 30 percent less than its predecessor. Users who draft in low resolution and…
A store worker has walked away with only minor injuries after being hit by a vehicle used in an attempt to break into the premises in Auckland overnight. Officers were called to a store on Levonia Street in Morningside after a group of people armed with tools were reportedly seen attempting to break…
Up to 100 teams from 13 associations across Fiji will gather at the National Netball Centre in Suva next week to compete in the 2026 NIVEA National Interclub Volleyball Championships. Fiji Volleyball Federation president Myron Williams says the championships mark the start of Fiji Volleyball’s…
Hundreds of thousands of striking workers protested across France on Thursday against the rising cost of living following weeks of youth-led demonstrations, with police firing tear gas as clashes broke out in some cities. The marches come as the euro zone’s second-largest economy battles to redress…
Rinky Hijikata has backed up his statement win over Novak Djokovic with another impressive victory in Paris, downing Alex de Minaur's conqueror, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, to reach his first ATP Masters quarterfinal.
The tax brackets at the heart of Americans’ income-tax bills will be adjusting at a steeper level in 2027 compared to this year, underscoring inflation’s rekindled presence.
The expansion of police powers under the new law has raised questions about how officers will be held accountable for abusing their authority. While the Police Bill 2026 introduces a new disciplinary tribunal and formal complaints procedures, MPs have questioned whether the proposed safeguards will…
The midterm elections ended in a "blue tsunami" that swept the Democrats to control in Congress, and now political focus has shifted to the 2028 race for the White House. A Democratic victory in 2028 is far from assured, however, as the party will need to show voters that it has policies that extend…
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