Google Search can now help verify an image’s origins

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The tool is accessible from the three-dot menu on image search results. | Image: Google

Google is starting to roll out its new “About this image” tool, which aims to provide essential background information and context about images in Google Search. The feature was first announced at Google’s I/O developer conference in May, and now it’s rolling out to English users

The messy story of the Bleach voice acting controversy, explained

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Screenshot from Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War featuring Yoruichi, a dark skinned purple haired woman wearing a white cloak draped over an orange shirt.
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As Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, a continuation of the popular Bleach anime — one of the “Big Three” of shonen anime series — continues its run, viewers were excited to see fan-favorite character Yoruichi make her first appearance in the show. But that excitement soured as fans and voice actors argued on social media over who has the “right” to voice a

'Christmas comes early with Prime Big Deals Days': Here's what Wall Street expects from Amazon's 3rd-quarter earnings report

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Amazon reports results for the third quarter after the closing bell on Thursday.

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  • Amazon is set to report its earnings for the third quarter after the closing bell on Thursday.
  • Investors are eyeing the results of Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days event.
  • AWS revenue will also be in focus after investors have tempered their expectations for revenue growth.

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An under-the-radar market signal suggests industrial stocks are about to surge

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Employees work on an engine production line at a Ford factory on January 13, 2015 in Dagenham, England.
Employees work on an engine production line at a Ford factory on January 13, 2015 in Dagenham, England.

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  • There's an under-the-radar market signal that suggests industrial stocks are about to soar.
  • Fundstrat highlighted that credit default swaps tied to the sector have been outperforming the broader market.
  • "This is a sign that credit investors see relatively decreasing risks in

GOP Rep. Tom Emmer voted for a gay marriage bill in 2022. It may have cost him his bid for speaker.

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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer reacts as Rep. Elise Stefanik tallies votes as the House of Representatives votes for a third time on whether to elevate Rep. Jim Jordan to Speaker of the House in the US Capitol on October 20, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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  • On Tuesday, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer dropped out of the speaker race.
  • Two representatives publicly said they wouldn't
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Republicans shouted down a reporter and told her 'shut up' for asking their potential next House speaker about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election

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A group of House Republicans, including Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina (far right), surround Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana (center).

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  • A reporter was shouted down for trying to ask the next potential speaker of the House a question.
  • An ABC News reporter tried to ask GOP Rep. Mike Johnson about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
  • Another House Republican told the
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Lexus shows off LF-ZC electric vehicle concept that will launch in 2026

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Lexus LF-ZC concept. | Image: Lexus

Lexus announced new concept electric vehicles for Japan’s Mobility Show, including the new LF-ZC, which is a four-door luxury car that the company plans to use as a basis for a real one that will launch in 2026. The luxury Toyota brand also presented a second concept called the LF-ZL which the company says is for a “guilt-free luxury