Google rolls out Nano Banana 2 as default AI image tool

Google has launched Nano Banana 2, an image generation model rolling out across consumer and business products, including the Gemini app, Google Search and Google Ads. The model is part of the Gemini family. It carries the product name Nano Banana 2 and the technical label Gemini 3.1 Flash Image. Google positions it as faster … Read more

Ashwini Vaishnaw flags deepfakes, misinformation, disinformation ‘barrage’ as major threat to public trust

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Thursday, speaking at the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) Conclave 2026, flagged the escalating threat of deepfakes and coordinated disinformation campaigns. He stressed that public trust worldwide is at risk and said digital platforms must take responsibility for the content they host. Vaishnaw highlighted that rapid … Read more

Consumers embrace AI as daily assistant & companion

Consumers are using generative AI more often and for a wider range of everyday tasks. A growing share now treats these tools as a primary source of answers, despite ongoing concerns about misinformation and privacy, according to new Forrester research. One in five online adults who have used generative AI now uses it daily. Globally, … Read more

Safari users at heightened risk from new fullscreen BitM attack

SquareX has released new threat research detailing an advanced Browser-in-the-Middle (BitM) attack that specifically targets users of the Safari browser. The research, conducted as part of the Year of Browser Bugs (YOBB) project, outlines the method by which BitM attacks deceive individuals into providing sensitive credentials by presenting fake login pages in the victim’s browser … Read more

The Role of Clinicians in Combatting Misinformation on Vaccines, with Arthur Reingold, MD

At the 2025 American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference, Arthur L. Reingold, MD, professor of epidemiology at UC Berkeley Public Health and expert in the prevention and control of infectious diseases, spoke with HCPLive on addressing public concerns over immunizations and combatting misinformation on the topic. This interview segment was a part of a larger … Read more

Notion that refugees get ‘special treatment’ in healthcare is wrong, specialist says

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MCGUIRK: Oh, to have a neck thick enough to work at RTE

One of my favourite trends in marketing is where companies that produce a harmful product seek credit from politicians and society for railing against the dangers of that harmful product. You know the stuff of which I speak: “Drink Aware” ads paid for by the alcohol industry; “Gambling aware” ads published with money donated by … Read more

Health Experts Debunk Measles Misinformation

Measles rash getty Concerned health professionals are speaking out about the wave of measles myths that has helped fuel an outbreak of the disease in the US. Cases have been reported in more than a dozen states, with the worst-affected Texas, where 223 have been identified since late January and one death has been reported. … Read more