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Last week Google rolled out a beta feature called Personal Intelligence for Gemini that, when enabled, lets the model reference past conversations and pull data from Google services such as Gmail, Calendar, Photos and Search without an explicit per-prompt request. The capability is opt-in and currently limited to users on AI Pro and Ultra subscription … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 23, 2026, Google began rolling out a feature called Personal Intelligence inside AI Mode in Search and its Gemini chatbot that links a user’s Google account data—Gmail, Photos, Search, YouTube and more—to produce assistant-style answers. In hands-on demos at Google I/O in San Francisco and in a Business Insider test, the system … Read more

Lead Attempts to view a WSBTv list of districts cancelling classes or switching to virtual instruction for Monday were blocked for users outside the United States. The page returned an “Error 451” notice saying access cannot be granted from the user’s location. Because the page is geo-restricted, the specific district list could not be verified … Read more

Lead: In Melbourne on Jan. 24, 2026, Jannik Sinner fought through severe cramping and an extreme-heat stoppage to beat Eliot Spizzirri 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 at Rod Laver Arena. Temperatures approached 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) and the Australian Open’s Heat Stress Scale hit the threshold that forces a suspension of play, prompting a roof … Read more

Lead NASA and international partners will hold two news conferences on Friday, Jan. 30, at Johnson Space Center in Houston to outline final preparations for the SpaceX Crew-12 rotation to the International Space Station. Mission leadership will present a launch and readiness overview at 11 a.m. Eastern, followed by a virtual crew news conference at … Read more

Lead Jarrett Stidham, who has not attempted a regular-season pass since 2023, was thrust into the Denver Broncos’ starting role after Bo Nix fractured a bone in his right ankle following the overtime playoff win over the Buffalo Bills. The injury ended Nix’s season and left the No. 1 AFC-seeded Broncos with roughly a week … Read more

Lead Naomi Osaka, a two-time Australian Open champion, withdrew from her scheduled third-round match at Melbourne Park on Saturday after reporting a left abdominal problem. The 28-year-old pulled out roughly two hours before she was due to face home qualifier Maddison Inglis at Rod Laver Arena, saying the issue had recurred and that she could … Read more

Lead: Samsung’s Galaxy S26 lineup is widely expected to arrive in late February running One UI 8.5, and a stream of leaks points to several features that could persuade an iPhone user to swap platforms. Rumored highlights include a Privacy Display, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, deeper Google Gemini integration, and a possible Galaxy … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 24, 2026, Emma Dibdin highlighted six podcasts that help listeners make sense of U.S. medicine and health care amid rising insurance costs, shifting policy debates and rampant medical misinformation. These shows blend reporting, expert interviews and patient stories to explain disease, treatment and the systems that shape outcomes. Together they offer listeners … Read more

Lead Over the past year Britain has been pulled into repeated clashes with President Donald J. Trump, culminating in a public standoff over Greenland that underscored how little an allied government could alter the president’s impulses. Prime Minister Keir Starmer kept a conciliatory line during Mr. Trump’s September state visit to Chequers but still faced … Read more

China’s vice chair of the Central Military Commission, General Zhang Youxia, was placed under formal investigation on Jan. 24, 2026, accused of “grave violations of discipline and the law,” the Defense Ministry said, marking a dramatic escalation of President Xi Jinping’s long-running purge of the People’s Liberation Army leadership. The announcement also named General Liu … Read more

Lead Dozens of Washington restaurants, bars and chefs were named semifinalists for the 2026 James Beard Awards, the foundation’s annual recognition of U.S. culinary achievement. The list, announced this spring, includes nominees from across the Seattle region and Southwest Washington. Finalists will be revealed on March 31, and the awards ceremony is scheduled for June … Read more

Early on Saturday, Kyiv endured one of its heaviest missile assaults in months as air-raid sirens and explosions ripped through the capital just hours after Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. delegations opened trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi. Reporters sheltering overnight described the barrage as “very, very massive,” while city residents faced renewed power outages and disruptions … Read more

Lead Speculation intensified on Jan. 23–24, 2026 that Japanese authorities might prepare to buy yen to stop its recent slide, potentially with rare U.S. coordination. On Friday, the yen jumped as much as 1.75% to 155.63 per dollar, its strongest intraday level of the year. The move marked the largest one-day rally since August and … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 24, 2026, Delta Air Lines announced additional schedule changes tied to Winter Storm Fern that will affect Atlanta and parts of the U.S. Northeast this weekend. The carrier warned of cancellations and encouraged customers traveling in affected areas to move flights before or after the storm; ice is expected in Atlanta on … Read more