Google Translate now uses Gemini AI to decode idioms like "raining cats and dogs," offering alternative phrases and explanations on Android and iOS in the US and India.

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Lyria 3 in the Gemini app lets users create AI-generated 30-second music tracks. Google shares six tips for better prompting and creative control.

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As the year comes to a close, Natalie Haynes joins Armando to discuss and dissect the words of 2025. Looking at official lists, and conjuring up some of their own, they set about breaking down the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...