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At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Panasonic unveiled its upcoming digital assistant, Umi, which offers families a personalized, AI-powered wellness coach. Created in partnership with Anthropic, Umi uses the Claude AI model to help families “care, coordinate and connect” with each other, the company said. More specifically, this includes an AI assistant that focuses on helping families create goals, such as spending more time together or being more active, through an interactive interface that also allows users to have a voice conversation with Umi. . In a demonstration of Umi during the company’s CES keynote on Tuesday, Umi was available…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US was committed to “holding those responsible for these atrocities accountable.”The United States has determined that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias have committed genocide in Sudan and announced sanctions against the group’s leader. In a statement on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the RSF had carried out direct attacks on civilians and systematically murdered men and boys based on their ethnicity. He also accused the group of raping women and girls based on their ethnicity and using other forms of sexual violence. “The United States is…

England Test captain Ben Stokes has dubbed himself the “Bionic Man” after undergoing his latest hamstring operation.Stokes tore his left hamstring during England’s final Test in New Zealand in December and will miss at least three months of cricket, ruling him out of the spotlight for February’s ICC Champions Trophy. The 33-year-old sat out four consecutive Test matches, three at home to Sri Lanka and one in Pakistan, after tearing the same hamstring playing in The Hundred last August. Instagram This content is provided by Instagramwhich may use cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your…

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Adrien Brody is clearing up speculation that he is banned Saturday Night Live. of Brutalist star hosted a May 2003 episode of the NBC sketch show, during which he controversially wore a dreadlocked wig and spoke with a Jamaican accent to introduce the musical guest Sean Paul. Ever since there has been speculation that he has been banned from the show, which aired again on Sunday, January 5, after he won best actor at the Golden Globes. But in an interview with vulture published last month, Brody, 51, denied the rumours, although he did add: “But I’ve also…

Shop Amazon’s Winter Sale and get serious discounts on all your electronics. (iStock) Amazon is running its annual winter sale, which runs now through January 17. If you missed any Black Friday sales, don’t worry, you can get up to 40% off everything from laptops to Amazon devices, headphones and more. So spend your gift cards and get huge discounts on all those electronics you didn’t pick up during the holiday season.Make sure your items are delivered as soon as you sign up for a Prime membership. Benefits include fast and free delivery, access to invitation-only offers and the option…

Stay informed with free updatesJust log in Global Economy myFT Digest — delivered straight to your inbox.US government bonds fell on Tuesday after gauges of services activity and the labor market came in above forecasts, adding to investor expectations that the Federal Reserve will delay its next interest rate cut.The benchmark 10-year yield was 0.07 percentage point higher at 4.68 percent, its highest level since May last year, while the policy-sensitive two-year Treasury yield rose 0.03 percentage point in 4.3 percent. Yields rise as prices fall. The moves came after a reading of 54.1 for the ISM non-manufacturing purchasing managers’…

As Peacock continues to chase major players in the entertainment industry like Netflix, TikTok and YouTube, the streaming service is adopting similar strategies to its rivals with two new initiatives: mini-games and a vertical short-form video feed. The company presented these experiments at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Monday. Starting this month, Peacock will begin piloting the new features on its iOS and Android apps ahead of a wider rollout later this spring. During the initial testing phase, a company spokesperson told TechCrunch that some users will see both games and vertical video playlists, while some will…

Co-founder of the National Front, he led the party for decades and was known for his heated anti-immigration rhetoric.Jean-Marie Le Pen, co-founder of the far-right French National Front party, has died aged 96. His death was confirmed on Tuesday by his daughter Marine Le Pen’s political party Rassemblement National. Jean-Marie Le Pen was known for his fiery anti-immigration rhetoric, which won him both staunch supporters and widespread condemnation. A polarizing figure in French politics, Le Pen made statements – including Holocaust denial and a 1987 proposal to forcibly isolate AIDS sufferers – that led to multiple convictions and strained his…

Former England scrum-half Danny Care has revealed he will end his 20th season at Harlequins by staying at the club for another year.Care, 38, who joined the Gallagher Premiership club from Leeds in 2006, retired from international rugby in March last year but said he was not ready to hang up his boots just yet. He told the BBC: “I’m going to be at Harlequins next season, I’m not leaving – I love it so much, I can’t give up yet.”Hopefully some Quins fans will be happy with that.” Image: Care joined Quins from Leeds in 2006 and has gone…

Blake Lively. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Blake LivelyHis lawyers are denouncing “more attacks” from Justin Baldoni and his team. New York Times gave the news on Dec. 21 that Lively had sued Baldoni — her co-star and director on the film It ends with Us – for sexual harassment. Baldoni denied all the allegations against him made in the lawsuit, which was taken from Us Weeklyand days later, was among 10 plaintiffs who launched a $250 million lawsuit ANTI New York Times for covering Lively’s allegations. On New Year’s Eve, Lively, 37, filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, 40, in a New…