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WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States has issued a warning to countries, including those in the Caribbean, that plan to vote later this month in support of measures being pushed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for a Net-Zero Shipping Framework (NZF) aimed at reducing reducing emissions in the maritime sector. “The United States will be moving to levy these …

Google announced on Wednesday that its AI feature that lets users virtually try on clothes is expanding to Australia, Canada, and Japan. The tech giant also announced the feature now lets users virtually try on shoes. The feature works by asking users to upload a photo to see how real clothes might look on them. Now, users can visualize how …

Just under a month after the announcement, Google AI Plus is coming to 36 more emerging markets for a total of 77 countries. It’s meant to be cheaper than AI Pro. In the Gemini app, you get access to 2.5 Pro and Deep Research with a 128K token context window. Across Google Workspace, there is access to Gemini in Gmail, …

Microsoft has delayed its controversial Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price increase in some countries — but not the U.S. or UK. Last week, Microsoft sparked a backlash with its decision to raise the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from $19.99 a month to $29.99 a month (a 50% increase that amounts to an extra $120 a year). To justify …

AltStore PAL, which launched as one of the first alternative iOS app stores in the EU last year, is coming to more countries, developer Riley Testut announced today. “Specifically, we plan to launch in Japan, Brazil, and Australia before the end of the year, with the UK to follow in 2026,” Testut says. Launching in more countries is “by far …

Gemini for Home is the umbrella term for Google’s renewed smart home effort with several distinct aspects: app, camera, and voice assistant. From what the company has shared so far, here’s when Gemini for Home is rolling out. Updated 10/6 Rolling out now (October 1+) The redesigned Google Home app with three tabs in the bottom bar is rolling out …

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday that it would pay migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to their home countries, dangling a new incentive in efforts to persuade people to self-deport. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn’t say how much migrants would get or when the offer would take effect, but The Associated Press obtained an email …

Gemini for Home is the umbrella term for Google’s renewed smart home effort with several distinct aspects: app, camera, and voice assistant. From what the company has shared so far, here’s when Gemini for Home is rolling out. Rolling out now (October 1+) The redesigned Google Home app with three tabs in the bottom bar is rolling out globally right …

QUICK FACTS Where is it? Grand Erg Oriental, Sahara [30.13306820, 9.306920931] What’s in the photo? The stark contrast where a field of “star dunes” meets rocky hills Which satellite took the photo? EarthKAM camera, on board the International Space Station When was it taken? Oct. 31, 2017 This striking satellite image shows the stark difference between a giant field of …

Swift to add blockchain-based ledger to its infrastructure stack in groundbreaking move to accelerate and scale benefits of digital finance across more than 200 countries and territories worldwide  Homepage | Swift Swift To Build a Blockchain-Based Ledger For Financial Firms  Bloomberg.com Swift experiments with onchain migration using Ethereum Layer 2 Linea: report  theblock.co Ripple’s XRP Poised to Revolutionize Global Payments Amidst Regulatory Clarity …