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News18
13-06-2025
- Business
- News18
Google Gemini Can Now Help You Schedule Tasks But Only For These Users
Last Updated: Google AI tools are getting better and Gemini is close to becoming an Assistant for all your tasks and queries but for a fee. Gemini AI is getting a new useful paid feature Google is giving you more reasons to get the paid version of Gemini AI for your devices. The latest update on Gemini comes in the form of scheduled tasks that allows you to use the AI chatbot like an assistant to set up reminders for special days and events. Being a paid version means you will need the Gemini AI Pro or the new AI ultra subscription to trigger the AI assistant and ask it to perform tasks with time in focus. Google says the new feature means you can just ask Gemini AI what you need and it will make sure to give you the answer/summary. There is a scheduled actions page coming to the Gemini app with this update where you can manage all the tasks assigned to the assistant. These features are helpful not only for the users but even Google that will be looking to convert more free users into subscribers for its advanced Google Gemini AI plans. We first heard about scheduled tasks via a report earlier in April and now Google has made it official, even though it is limited to select users for now. Having said that, don't be surprised if the early tepid response forces Google to open the floodgates and allow users to try out the Assistant support. Google released the AI-powered Ask Photos feature that works within the Photos app and for multiple reasons it has decided to pause the roll out for its users. Google's product manager Jamie Aspinall claims the Ask AI feature was facing issues related to latency, quality and the overall experience of how the AI tool offered results. Basically Aspinall says, Ask Photos is not where it needs to be, which seems like a fair call to make rather than let it become an issue in the public. First Published:
The Province
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Province
Connor McDavid's wife seemingly shades Florida Panthers: 'Why is Alberta rat-free?'
Lauren Kyle McDavid chimed in as the Florida Panthers were beating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final Lauren Kyle McDavid, wife of Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid, posted a thinly veiled taunt at the Florida Panthers via Instagram after their convincing win in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Photo by Nick Kozak As the final fists were thrown and players were being ejected from Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final Monday night, the wife of the game's biggest star, the Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid, subtly chirped the Florida Panthers team on their way to a convincing 6-1 win. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. 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Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors In a departure from her typically aesthetically curated and polished Instagram account, clothing and interior designer Lauren Kyle McDavid posted a screenshot of a Google Gemini AI response to her query: 'Why is Alberta rat-free?' The screenshot goes on to explain that a provincial program to monitor the Saskatchewan border, combined with strict enforcement and trapping, has led to the province being 'essentially rat-free' for 75 years. Rats are not even permitted as pets in Alberta, but are permitted at zoos, universities or for research purposes. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. However, for those unfamiliar, the rat has been an unofficial Panthers' mascot for 30 years, and, more recently, the term has been one of the many less savoury monikers applied to the Panthers' Brad Marchand, regarded by peers and critics as one of the most antagonistic and bothersome players in the NHL. He picked it up early in his career when drawing comparisons to Ken 'The Rat' Linesman, who played a similar style of hockey and famously bit the nose of Edmonton's Lee Fogolin in 1984. Opposing fans will insist the nickname also alludes to Marchand's nose, which also inspired another early sobriquet: Nose Face Killah, a play on Ghost Face Killah, a member of the rap group Wu-Tang Clan. Early in his career, Brad Marchand was dubbed the Nose Face Killah. Photo by Bruce Bennett / Getty Images The Nova Scotia native might be one of the few NHL players to have a nickname bestowed upon him by a sitting U.S. President. After the Boston Bruins won the 2011 Stanley Cup in Marchand's rookie year, Barack Obama referred to him as 'a little ball of hate' during the team's subsequent visit to the White House. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. As for how the club and its fan base embraced the rat as one of its symbols, you have to go back to the 1995 season when Panthers' forward Scott Mellanby used a slapshot to kill a rat found in the club's dressing room before a game. He went on to score two goals with the same stick that night, leading goalie John Vanbiesbrouck to later joke that his teammate had scored a 'rat trick' — a play on the hockey term for hat trick, when a player nets three goals in a game. The next time Mellanby scored on home ice, someone tossed a fake rat on the ice, and it soon became a practice that became entrenched in the team's run to the Stanley Cup Final in the spring of 1996, the year of the rat, on the Chinese zodiac. The NHL eventually instituted a rule against it, but some fans continue to do it after victories. According to the league, some fans are known to stock up on rubber or plastic rats at Halloween or order them in bulk online. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The tradition continued Monday night as dozens of plastic rats, along with refuse from the stands, rained down on the ice following a fight-filled Game 3. Fans throw rats onto the ice after the Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 in Game Three of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday in Sunrise, Fla. Photo by Bruce Bennett / Getty Images Appropriately, the Panthers' original mascot is Stanley C. Panther, but in 2014, the club introduced Viktor E. Ratt as a secondary mascot in homage to the unintentional rat legacy. Merchandise stores at Amerant Bank Arena sell t-shirts, hats and large gold chains with rats dangling from them. Kyle McDavid wasn't in Sunrise, Fla., to see the ice showered with debris. She, along with the wives and girlfriends of several other Oilers, were attending a bachelorette party in Greece for Celeste Desjardins, fiancée to Edmonton forward Leon Draisaitl, per Daily Hive Vancouver. But she has attended several playoff home games at Rogers Place. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'The energy is just unreal. Everyone's on edge, the fans are fully dialled in, and you can feel how much it means to people,' she told ELLE Canada during the Western Conference final against the Dallas Stars in late May. 'I love being part of that. It's emotional, exciting and a little chaotic in the best way.' Game 4 in the best-of-seven final is Thursday night, 8 p.m. ET, back at the Panthers' barn. Florida leads the series 2-1. Game 5 returns to Edmonton on Saturday night. Edmonton Oilers fans cheer against the Florida Panthers during the third period in Game One of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place on June 04, 2025 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Photo by Steph Chambers / Getty Images Read More Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Whitecaps News News News
Vancouver Sun
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Vancouver Sun
Connor McDavid's wife seemingly shades Florida Panthers: 'Why is Alberta rat-free?'
As the final fists were thrown and players were being ejected from Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final Monday night, the wife of the game's biggest star, the Edmonton Oilers ' Connor McDavid, subtly chirped the Florida Panthers team on their way to a convincing 6-1 win. In a departure from her typically aesthetically curated and polished Instagram account, clothing and interior designer Lauren Kyle McDavid posted a screenshot of a Google Gemini AI response to her query: 'Why is Alberta rat-free?' The screenshot goes on to explain that a provincial program to monitor the Saskatchewan border, combined with strict enforcement and trapping, has led to the province being 'essentially rat-free' for 75 years. Rats are not even permitted as pets in Alberta, but are permitted at zoos, universities or for research purposes. Lauren Kyle weighs in 😂 However, for those unfamiliar, the rat has been an unofficial Panthers' mascot for 30 years, and, more recently, the term has been one of the many less savoury monikers applied to the Panthers' Brad Marchand, regarded by peers and critics as one of the antagonistic and bothersome players in the NHL. He picked it up early in his career when drawing comparisons to Ken 'The Rat' Linesman, who played a similar style of hockey and famously bit the nose of Edmonton's Lee Fogolin in 1984. Opposing fans will insist the nickname also alludes to Marchand's nose, which also inspired another early sobriquet: Nose Face Killah, a play on Ghost Face Killah, a member of the rap group Wu-Tang Clan. The Nova Scotia native might be one of the few NHL players to have a nickname bestowed upon him by a sitting U.S. President. After the Boston Bruins won the 2011 Stanley Cup in Marchand's rookie year, Barack Obama referred to him as 'a little ball of hate' during the team's subsequent visit to the White House. As for how the club and its fan base embraced the rat as one of its symbols, you have to go back to the 1995 season when Panthers' forward Scott Mellanby used a slapshot to kill a rat found in the club's dressing room before a game. He went on to score two goals with the same stick that night, leading goalie John Vanbiesbrouck to later joke that his teammate had scored a 'rat trick' — a play on the hockey term for hat trick, when a player nets three goals in a game. The next time Mellanby scored on home ice, someone tossed a fake rat on the ice, and it soon became a practice that became entrenched in the team's run to the Stanley Cup Final in the spring of 1996, the year of the rat, on the Chinese zodiac. The NHL eventually instituted a rule against it, but some fans continue to do it after victories. According to the league , some fans are known to stock up on rubber or plastic rats at Halloween or order them in bulk online. The tradition continued Monday night as dozens of plastic rats, along with refuse from the stands, rained down on the ice following a fight-filled Game 3. Appropriately, the Panthers' original mascot is Stanley C. Panther, but in 2014, the club introduced Viktor E. Ratt as a secondary mascot in homage to the unintentional rat legacy. Merchandise stores at Amerant Bank Arena sell t-shirts, hats and large gold chains with rats dangling from them. Kyle McDavid wasn't in Sunrise, Fla., to see the ice showered with debris. She, along with the wives and girlfriends of several other Oilers, were attending a bachelorette party in Greece for Celeste Desjardins, fiancée to Edmonton forward Leon Draisaitl, per Daily Hive Vancouver . But she has attended several playoff home games at Rogers Place. 'The energy is just unreal. Everyone's on edge, the fans are fully dialled in, and you can feel how much it means to people,' she told ELLE Canada during the Western Conference final against the Dallas Stars in late May. 'I love being part of that. It's emotional, exciting and a little chaotic in the best way.' Game 4 in the best-of-seven final is Thursday night, 8 p.m. ET, back at the Panthers' barn. Florida leads the series 2-1. Game 5 returns to Edmonton on Saturday night.
USA Today
03-06-2025
- Business
- USA Today
NBA mock draft 2025: Grok AI predictions for the entire first round
NBA mock draft 2025: Grok AI predictions for the entire first round Show Caption Hide Caption Dwyane Wade shares thoughts on Dallas Mavericks getting first pick NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade shares his thoughts on the NBA and whether or not the Mavericks getting the first pick in the draft is a "coincidence." Sports Seriously The humans churning out NBA mock drafts and artificial intelligence are in agreement about Cooper Flagg. The Dallas Mavericks are going to take advantage of their lottery luck by making Flagg the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft on June 25. Everything after that, however, remains uncertain based on the latest projections. USA TODAY Sports asked Grok AI to run a simulation of every first-round pick during the 2025 NBA draft and it returned results by "synthesizing current mock draft trends, team needs, and prospect evaluations from various sources." There were a large number of expected picks, but also a few surprises that differed from the expert mock drafts, as well as previous NBA draft first-round simulations conducted using Google Gemini AI and Meta AI. Grok AI, for instance, has a different top-five than most and projects Duke to have another top-five pick in addition to Flagg. It also did not predict Jase Richardson to be chosen in the first round, despite a good chunk of human-made mock drafts that suggest otherwise. There were six international prospects among the top 30 picks by Grok AI, as well as college stars like Auburn's Johnni Broome and Florida's Walter Clayton Jr. Here's a breakdown of the 2025 NBA draft first-round picks made by a Grok AI simulation, as well as how to watch next month when the league's teams gather in Brooklyn to make their actual selections: NBA DRAFT 2025: Winners and losers after landscape-shifting college withdrawal deadline NBA draft 2025: AI predictions for every first round pick First-rounds picks and comments were generated by a Grok AI simulation of the 2025 NBA draft based on "synthesizing current mock draft trends, team needs, and prospect evaluations from various sources." Watch the NBA draft with Fubo When is the 2025 NBA draft? The 2025 NBA draft is scheduled to take place over two days, with the first round scheduled for Wednesday, June 25, beginning at 8 p.m. ET, and the second round slated to happen on Thursday, June 26, starting at 8 p.m. ET. Thursday's first round will be televised by ABC and ESPN. Friday's second round will be broadcast nationally by ESPN. You can also stream both days of the 2025 NBA draft with Fubo.
9 News
03-06-2025
- 9 News
Venomous snakes found hidden in bag of traveller at airport
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here Indian customs officers have arrested a man for attempting to smuggle venomous snakes and other reptiles into the country. He was stopped by officials at Mumbai airport on Sunday after flying from Thailand, the BBC reports. The Indian citizen's checked-in luggage was found to have 47 hidden reptiles, including venomous pythons. Indian customs officers found these venomous snakes hidden in the luggage of a man entering the country. (Mumbai Customs III/X) They were seized under Indian wildlife protection laws. The man remains in custody and has not been identified. Photographs of the colourful snakes were released on X by customs officers. In the post, officials said they'd confiscated 44 Indonesian pit vipers, three spider-tailed horned vipers and five Asian leaf turtles from the passenger. The source of the reptiles remains unclear. Under Indian law, licences and permits are required to import wildlife into the country. snakes India news animals Smuggling Airport CONTACT US Auto news: Google Gemini AI assistant coming to new cars in 2025.
