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Google has just unveiled Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking, an AI model that combines the speed of its Flash technology with the same kind of chain of thought reasoning of OpenAI’s o1 model. The new model is available to everyone right now on Google’s AI Studio platform, free of charge. This free version comes with a token limit of 32,767 tokens, so it’s somewhat limited compared to other Gemini models, but what’s remarkable is how fast it deals with complicated problems that typically stump conventional AI models. The launch demos include riddles, probability problems and other examples needing complex thought. It’s not perfect, some of the examples from members of the public show it can still make mistakes, and miss key aspects of some problem prompts. However considering that this release is no more than a few hours old, it’s once again an impressive demonstration of what the DeepMind AI architecture can deliver. What is Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking One of the key differences with OpenAI ’s approach is the fact that Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking displays its reasoning as it goes, while o1 is much more bashful and hides its thoughts away. This is an important distinction for those who need to follow along to ensure no hallucinations are happening in very long thought chains. The new model already leapt to the number one spot in the Lmarena Chatbot Arena . That is a spectacular result for a model this new, in such a short period of time. I tested Flash Thinking with a riddle cheekily lifted from the OpenAI community 50 Really Hard Riddles web page, and it managed to nail the answer in 9.2 seconds. While this is not the kind of test that will prove anything meaningful, it's a fairly decent example of how competent this model seems to be. The other main difference between Google’s new reasoning model and OpenAI is the fact that Google AI Studio allows you to adjust safety settings to check for different responses. So for instance you can tweak harassment, hate, dangerous and explicit content and see how those changes affect the model’s reasoning abilities. It’s still too early to definitively state an opinion one way or the other on this new model. However first indications are that Google has once again stepped up to the plate and delivered a smashing vindication of its core AI technology and abilities. Those interested in trying out the new model for free can sign up on Google’s AI Studio platform, and select it from the model box in the right-hand sidebar. More from Tom's Guide

The Houston Texans suffered a scary loss this past weekend when Tank Dell went down awkwardly on a touchdown reception. He suffered a dislocated kneecap, among other injuries to the leg. Accordingly, Houston has added a former Baltimore Ravens wide receiver off waivers. Texans claim Diontae Johnson The Ravens placed Johnson on waivers last week after multiple weeks of simply no production from the veteran wideout. There was plenty of drama involved. The Ravens suspended Johnson for one game after he refused to play against the Philadelphia Eagles earlier this year. Then, his release followed. On the flip-side, Baltimore claimed former Texans WR and returner Steven Sims. It was basically a swap of the two targets. Sims averaged 27.9 yards on seven kickoff returns so far this season. Receiver swap: Not only did the #Texans claim Diontae Johnson, the #Ravens claimed Steven Sims, who was waived by ... Houston. pic.twitter.com/kZngKeA4D4 Johnson and Sims will both get shots at revenge extremely quickly. If both are active this week, they'll take on their former teams. The Ravens and Texans are set for a Christmas Day matchup in the AFC. This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.PHOENIX — Arizona will resume executions — perhaps as soon as early 2025, officials say. The decision by Attorney General Kris Mayes comes after Gov. Katie Hobbs dismissed, on Tuesday, the retired federal magistrate she had hired in early 2023 to review the process the state uses to put condemned people to death. Mayes said she was waiting on that report before seeking any death warrants from the Arizona Supreme Court. David Duncan has not finished his work, for which he was authorized to charge $175 an hour, up to $100,000. But Hobbs, in a letter to him obtained by Capitol Media Services, told Duncan she no longer has confidence in him, saying his reports to her show he has gone far afield of her request to review the protocols and procedures used to put inmates to death that in the past have sometimes resulted in "botched'' executions. In fact, the governor noted, Duncan at one point suggested the Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry should consider using a firing squad saying that it "does overcome the impediments to lethal injection from unavailability of material and skilled personnel.'' That, however, is not even an option under Arizona law. So Duncan will get just $36,000 for the work he has done. But Hobbs said Duncan's failing to do what she asked is just part of the reason she has concluded the state is now ready to resume executions for the first time in two years. She said Ryan Thornell, her choice as director of the corrections department, has now completed his own review of the execution process. That report, obtained by Capitol Media Services, lays out a series of changes, from revised training requirements to extensive documentation of all aspects of the process. "With these changes in place, ADCRR is prepared to conduct an execution that complies with the legal requirements if an execution warrant is issued,'' the Democratic governor said. Mayes, also a Democrat, said Tuesday she now will seek a warrant to execute Aaron Gunches within the next two weeks. He was on schedule to be put to death last year when Hobbs asked Duncan to study the issue; Mayes agreed to pause the process until that was complete. Aaron Gunches Gunches pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and kidnapping in the 2002 death of Ted Price, his girlfriend's ex-husband, in the Phoenix area. He waived his right to post-conviction review and in November 2022 filed a motion on his own behalf seeking an execution warrant. But Gunches withdrew that request in January 2023 after Hobbs took office. The Supreme Court refused to reconsider. But the warrant, which had a fixed time limit, expired before the execution was carried out. And until now Mayes had refused to seek a new one. 25 on death row have exhausted appeals Gunches would be just the first: Mayes said of the 111 inmates on death row, 25 have exhausted their appeals. Arizona, under Republican former Attorney General Mark Brnovich, resumed executions in 2022 after an eight-year pause following the botched procedure when Joseph Wood was given 15 doses of a two-drug combination over two hours. Three inmates were put to death in 2022. But Hobbs, in appointing Duncan shortly after she took office, said the process remained plagued by questions. "Recent executions have been embroiled in controversy,'' she said at the time. There were reports that prison employees repeatedly encountered problems in placing the intravenous line into the veins of the condemned men. "The death penalty is a controversial issue to begin with,'' the governor said then. "We just want to make sure the practices are sound and that we don't end up with botched executions like we've seen recently.'' Under Arizona law, however, the governor plays no role in executions. It is solely up to the attorney general to ask the Arizona Supreme Court for the necessary warrant to execute someone once all appeals are exhausted. And unlike in some states, the governor here cannot unilaterally pardon someone or commute a sentence without first getting a recommendation to do so from the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes But Mayes, in legal filings with the Supreme Court last year, agreed with Hobbs that the delay was justified. "There is a heightened need to ensure any capital sentence is carried out constitutionally, legally, humanely, and with transparency,'' she told the justices. And now? "Given the review that has now been completed by the Department of Corrections, I feel confident that the state is prepared to conduct an execution,'' Mayes told Capitol Media Services. "And so I will be issuing a request for an execution warrant to the Supreme Court in the next two weeks.'' Process improved, Mayes says Mayes said her office has been working with the agency on its review for more than six months. There have been "several improvements'' made, she said. One of the big issues has been the inability of agency staff to properly place the intravenous line into the inmate to administer the lethal chemicals, something Thornell said led to "executions lasting longer than expected.'' He also said some executions involved a procedure that was "extensive and intrusive.'' The director said a new medical team has been assembled, including a phlebotomist — a specialist who draws blood — "providing a level of expertise to the team related to IV placement procedures.'' Thornell said there has been "inconsistency'' in the record about the decisions about executions made by prior agency directors and the communication with the medical team. "I will not make decisions without the advice of the trained and qualified medical/IV team,'' he said. The report also says there are procedures in place so that the lethal chemicals will not be "compounded'' until a warrant is issued. There is a 90-day limit in which the compounds remain viable. The department will comply with federal regulations to acquire the pentobarbital necessary for executions, Thornell said. That is not an academic question. In 2015 Arizona ordered 1,000 vials of sodium thiopental, a muscle relaxant used in the execution process, from a supplier in India. That came after a domestic manufacturer refused to sell it for executions. That decision came despite warning from the federal Food and Drug Administration that buying the drugs from India-based Harris Pharma would be illegal. It ended up with U.S. Customs and Border Protection seizing the drugs at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. Mayes said the delay in awaiting for the Duncan report — the one that now won't happen — hasn't been a waste. She said that, if nothing else, it gave Thornell time to complete his own review, including corrections' officials visiting other states where executions have been ongoing, to see how they do it. One other change Thornell is implementing is "more humane/therapeutic restraints''' on the execution table, calling what had been used before "improper.'' Thornell's report goes beyond the actual administration of the death sentence. For example, the protocol was to place inmates on a 35-day "death watch,'' moving them to an isolation cell. "This period of time is unnecessarily long, isolating, and also unnecessarily staff intensive and burdensome,'' he wrote, and he has changed it to seven days. "This allows the inmates to remain around other inmates and staff in the time leading up to an execution,'' Thornell said. The agency has also agreed to allow for an inmate's last meal to be closer to the time of the actual execution and allow the person to continue to have certain personal items. Sparring prosecutors The decision by Mayes to restart the execution process likely short-circuits a case now before the Arizona Supreme Court about who has the right to seek a warrant to put an inmate to death. When Mayes paused executions last year, Republican Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell asked the justices to rule that she has as much authority as the attorney general to seek the necessary warrant. She points to the Victims' Bill of Rights, a set of statutory and constitutional provisions, including "a prompt and final conclusion of the case after the conviction and sentencing.'' Mitchell said the surviving victims in the Gunches case — Karen Price, who was Ted Price's sister, and Brittney Kay, his daughter — have asserted their rights and asked her to help enforce them, something state law legally requires her to do. Mitchell told the court that gives her "not only the authority but the duty to do so.'' Mayes does not dispute the authority of any county attorney to prosecute murder cases and seek the death penalty. She contends, however, the Legislature designated the attorney general the "chief legal officer'' of the state. She said that includes the "sole responsibility to prosecute and defend in the Supreme Court all proceedings in which this state or an officer of the state is a party.'' None of this, including the study and the decision to restart executions, deals with a separate underlying question of whether the death penalty is fairly administered in Arizona. That issue was raised by Pima County Attorney Laura Conover, a Democrat, when Hobbs first announced the study. Conover, who said she will never seek the death penalty, said there is clear data that race and class play "an absolutely unacceptable role'' in how it's been applied. '' Mayes said that's a different question. She has no problem, she said, in resuming executions for those now on death row who have exhausted their appeals. "There are 25 families out there who have an expectation that the killer of their loved ones will be executed,'' Mayes said. Still, she said, there is at least one question that needs to be answered going forward: Whether the odds of facing a death penalty depend on where the crime was committed. Statistics show about 60% of Arizonans live in Maricopa County, versus close to 73% of death row inmates sentenced from courts there. Mayes said the counties that have more resources for what can be an expensive procedure, both for prosecutors and often county-paid public defenders, are more likely to pursue the death penalty. "And that's something I think the Legislature needs to address,'' the attorney general said. Howard Fischer is a veteran journalist who has been reporting since 1970 and covering state politics and the Legislature since 1982. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, Bluesky , and Threads at @azcapmedia or email azcapmedia@gmail.com . Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! 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NoneWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — First it was Canada , then the Panama Canal . Now, Donald Trump again wants Greenland . The president-elect is renewing unsuccessful calls he made during his first term for the U.S. to buy Greenland from Denmark, adding to the list of allied countries with which he's picking fights even before taking office on Jan. 20. In a Sunday announcement naming his ambassador to Denmark, Trump wrote that, “For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity." Trump again having designs on Greenland comes after the president-elect suggested over the weekend that the U.S. could retake control of the Panama Canal if something isn't done to ease rising shipping costs required for using the waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. He's also been suggesting that Canada become the 51st U.S. state and referred to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as “governor” of the “Great State of Canada.” Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, said Trump tweaking friendly countries harkens back to an aggressive style he used during his days in business. “You ask something unreasonable and it’s more likely you can get something less unreasonable,” said Farnsworth, who is also author of the book “Presidential Communication and Character.” Greenland, the world’s largest island, sits between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. It is 80% covered by an ice sheet and is home to a large U.S. military base. It gained home rule from Denmark in 1979 and its head of government, Múte Bourup Egede, suggested that Trump’s latest calls for U.S. control would be as meaningless as those made in his first term. “Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale,” he said in a statement. “We must not lose our years-long fight for freedom.” The Danish Prime Minister’s Office said in its own statement that the government is “looking forward to welcoming the new American ambassador. And the Government is looking forward to working with the new administration.” “In a complex security political situation as the one we currently experience, transatlantic cooperation is crucial,” the statement said. It noted that it had no comment on Greenland except for it “not being for sale, but open for cooperation.” Trump canceled a 2019 visit to Denmark after his offer to buy Greenland was rejected by Copenhagen, and ultimately came to nothing . He also suggested Sunday that the U.S. is getting “ripped off” at the Panama Canal. Story continues below video “If the principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed, then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to the United States of America, in full, quickly and without question,” he said. Panama President José Raúl Mulino responded in a video that “every square meter of the canal belongs to Panama and will continue to,” but Trump fired back on his social media site, “We’ll see about that!” The president-elect also posted a picture of a U.S. flag planted in the canal zone under the phrase, “Welcome to the United States Canal!” The United States built the canal in the early 1900s but relinquished control to Panama on Dec. 31, 1999, under a treaty signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter . The canal depends on reservoirs that were hit by 2023 droughts that forced it to substantially reduce the number of daily slots for crossing ships. With fewer ships, administrators also increased the fees that shippers are charged to reserve slots to use the canal. The Greenland and Panama flareups followed Trump recently posting that “Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State" and offering an image of himself superimposed on a mountaintop surveying surrounding territory next to a Canadian flag. Trudeau suggested that Trump was joking about annexing his country, but the pair met recently at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida to discuss Trump's threats to impose a 25% tariff on all Canadian goods. “Canada is not going to become part of the United States, but Trump’s comments are more about leveraging what he says to get concessions from Canada by putting Canada off balance, particularly given the precarious current political environment in Canada,” Farnsworth said. “Maybe claim a win on trade concessions, a tighter border or other things.” He said the situation is similar with Greenland. “What Trump wants is a win," Farnsworth said. "And even if the American flag doesn’t raise over Greenland, Europeans may be more willing to say yes to something else because of the pressure.” Associated Press writers Gary Fields in Washington and Geir Moulson in Berlin contributed to this report.LOS ANGELES — He’d been battered for weeks, lingering on the turf in pain at various points in previous wins over Nebraska and UCLA, always game enough to return a few players later after gingerly limping off. But running back Woody Marks, long USC’s Iron Man at running back, couldn’t return after another blow Saturday against Notre Dame. After a first-quarter handoff for nine yards, Marks laid on the turf for a few beats before stumbling to his feet, appearing slightly disoriented as he entered a medical tent on USC’s sideline. He eventually returned to the sideline as redshirt freshman Quinten Joyner took his place, but walked off into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum tunnel at the two-minute mark of the first half as the CBS broadcast reported he’d be out for the rest of the afternoon . It was a massive loss for USC’s offense, and could’ve served as the end of Marks’ time in a Trojans jersey depending on his bowl-game decision. If so, what a run it has been for the Mississippi State transfer: finishing with 1,133 yards on the ground in 12 games, putting together one of the more complete seasons by any USC running back in recent memory. They came marching one by one down the barrel of the Coliseum, adorned with wreaths of honor, USC’s Easton Mascarenas-Arnold and Jaylin Smith and Woody Marks all exchanging hugs with Lincoln Riley as an early crowd erupted in claps for its program pillars. It was a moment of levity, USC honoring beloved seniors Saturday afternoon on the final day of its regular season. It was also, however, a sobering reality. With Mascarenas-Arnold, Smith and Marks went 138 combined tackles and four interceptions and 1,421 yards from scrimmage; with left guard Emmanuel Pregnon and center Jonah Monheim went two crucial pieces of a much-improved Trojans offensive line. Walking out from the tunnel on Senior Day, certainly, doesn’t provide an end-all, be-all on players’ futures. But it gave a hint, certainly, that several names who still carried eligibility – Mascarenas-Arnold, Smith, wide receiver Kyron Hudson – could be moving on come the winter. “We’ll have a few guys, obviously, who will have some decisions to make on if they go pro or if they stay and play another year,” Riley said Tuesday, when asked how he might adjust USC’s offensive personnel in the offseason. “Not a ton, but we’ve got a couple guys that have those decisions. We’ll just see. We’re going to try to get the right talent in here.” USC will be hard-pressed to add that talent, certainly, as eyes turn ahead to a bowl-game slot and the 2025 season. If every player honored on USC’s announced Senior Day graphic moves on , either via the NFL draft or the transfer portal, USC stands to lose 17 players from its offense, defense and special teams who started Saturday against Notre Dame. Here’s the breakdown: Offense: WR Kyle Ford, TE Lake McRee, RB Woody Marks, C Jonah Monheim, LG Emmanuel Pregnon, RT Mason Murphy, WR Kyron Hudson Defense: S Akili Arnold, LB Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, LB Mason Cobb, CB Jacobe Covington, DT Nate Clifton, DT Gavin Meyer, CB Jaylin Smith, CB Greedy Vance Jr. Special teams: P Eddie Czaplicki, K Michael Lantz It’s still probable, as Riley mentioned, that a few of those names elect to stay at USC for another season. McRee, Murphy and Hudson, in particular, are redshirt juniors and would likely see their draft stock elevated by a return for a prominent senior year at USC. Still, the Trojans will have major work to do in the transfer portal and with depth development this offseason, particularly at center, replacing Monheim, and cornerback. Related Articles Not a day after the NFL’s Chicago Bears canned head coach Matt Eberflus following a 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions , former star quarterback and No. 1 overall draft pick Caleb Williams was back at the Coliseum on for his USC jersey-retirement ceremony in a palate cleanser of a Saturday afternoon. Williams, the Heisman Trophy winner who conquered opposing defenses and NIL riches in his time at USC, took a moment to thank the Coliseum crowd upon leading the Trojans out of the tunnel Saturday. “Number 13 is back,” Williams announced over the PA, speaking in a microphone to wide cheers. “And not only – is in the rafters now, because of all of you.”

Westchester Soccer Club Debuts New Home Kit to Kick Off Upcoming SeasonGiants' 10th straight loss showed once again that they need a young QBKhloé Kardashian breaks silence on being ‘single for about three years’ Khloé Kardashian opens up about her ‘dating’ life, ‘not been a focus for me’ Khloé Kardashian got candid on her dating life. In an interview with Bustle , the 40-year-old Kardashians star shared her thoughts on why she’s chosen to remain "single" for the past three years. "Dating has not been a focus for me, and I’ve been single for about three years and love it," Kardashian revealed. "But I’m not single and dating. I’m just single. I have such power and strength in that. I’m not lonely." She explained that her decision comes as she prioritizes her personal growth and happiness. “I feel like I’m working on myself so much and am getting to such a good place that I just don’t want something to disrupt it,” she said, adding that dating today feels “very scary.” Kardashian also expressed her discomfort with how dating is done these days, including meeting people through social media. Despite receiving messages from potential suitors, she admitted, “I’m not checking my DMs for any dates.” And finding the right circumstances for dating has also been a challenge. “I just can’t imagine I would bring a man that I’m dating around my kids,” she said. “So then where do I go to date you? I’m not going to a restaurant where there’s paparazzi... I’m not going to your home because what if you kill me? You’re not coming to my home — I have kids! And I’m not going to a hotel — that’s presumptuous. So I’m like, ‘What do you do?’” Despite her mother Kris Jenner’s concerns, Khloe feels the best focusing on her children, work, and personal growth. “My mom is like, ‘Are you OK?’ She probably thinks I’m going to die like this. But I honestly feel like right now is not the time,” she said. “I actually don’t want to share my TV remote with someone. I love my time when I have it.” Timothée Chalamet gushes about playing Bob Dylan during Gotham Awards honour Gilmore Girls' Lauren Graham and Scott Patterson return to Stars Hollow: Watch Ralph Fiennes on Cillian Murphy taking over Voldemort in ‘Harry Potter’ TV series Keiran Culkin had 'no idea' what 'Home Alone' was about despite being in it