In a Workspace Updates blog post, Google announced a new button that adds events to Google Calendar directly from Gmail based on email details. The new button will only be added if Gemini thinks the email describes an event.When you click the button, a sidebar opens, letting you know that Gemini has added the event. However, it also tells you it couldnt invite attendees yet. It tells you to invite them yourself by modifying the events in Google Calendar. Additionally, Gmail shows you a Show me whats on my calendar that day button so you know what else is on your to-do list. When you view the event in Calendar, it says an external source created it.Recommended VideosAccording to the screenshot from Google, the feature also provides an edit button if changes are needed. However, I did not see such an option or a confirmation message before adding the event while testing the feature. The Add to Calendar button will help you save some valuable time since you can add any event with the click of a button. So, even if youre in a hurry, you can still get it done. Google says the feature is only available in English and on the web at this time. It starts rolling out today and is expected to be completed by mid-April 2025. Google says the feature is coming to Google One AI Premium subscribers and Workspace for business, education, and enterprise users.Gemini helps you complete other tasks, such as writing an email. For example, it can write an email wishing a friend a speedy recovery, a thank you letter for your job interview, a glowing review for your team member, etc.Editors Recommendations

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Danger! Danger! What the EPAs endangerment finding is and why its being challenged Getting rid of the justification for greenhouse gas regulations won't be easy. John Timmer Mar 10, 2025 6:11 pm | 6 Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images Story textSizeSmallStandardLargeWidth *StandardWideLinksStandardOrange* Subscribers only Learn moreA document that was first issued in 2009 would seem an unlikely candidate for making news in 2025. Yet the past few weeks have seen a steady stream of articles about an analysis first issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the early years of Obama's first term: the endangerment finding on greenhouse gasses.The basics of the document are almost mundane: greenhouse gases are warming the climate, and this will have negative consequences for US citizens. But it took a Supreme Court decision to get written in the first place, and it has played a role in every attempt by the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions across multiple administrations. And, while the first Trump administration left it in place, the press reports we're seeing suggest that an attempt will be made to eliminate it in the near future.The only problem: The science in which the endangerment finding is based on is so solid that any ensuing court case will likely leave its opponents worse off in the long run, which is likely why the earlier Trump administration didn't challenge it.Get comfortable, because the story dates all the way back to the first Bush administration.A bit of historyOne of the goals of the US's Clean Air Act, first passed in 1963, is to "address the public health and welfare risks posed by certain widespread air pollutants." By the end of the last century, it was becoming increasingly clear that greenhouse gases fit that definition. While they weren't necessarily directly harmful to the people inhaling themare lungs are constantly being filled with carbon dioxide, after allthe downstream effects of the warming they caused could certainly impact human health and welfare. But, with the federal government taking no actions during George W. Bush's time in office, a group of states and cities sued to force the EPA's hand.That suit eventually reached the Supreme Court in the form of Massachusetts v. EPA, which led to a ruling in 2007 determining that the Clean Air Act required the EPA perform an analysis of the dangers posed by greenhouse gasses. That analysis was done by late 2007, but the Bush administration simply ignored it for the remaining year it had in office. (It was eventually released after Bush left office.)That left the Obama-era EPA to reach essentially the same conclusions that the Bush administration had: greenhouse gasses are warming the planet. And that will have various impactssea level rise, dangerous heat, damage to agriculture and forestry, and more.That conclusion compelled the EPA to formulate regulations to limit the emission of greenhouse gasses from power plants. Obama's EPA did just that, but came late enough to still be tied up in courts by the time his term ended. They were also formulated before the plunge in the cost of renewable power sources, which have since led to a drop in carbon emissions that have far outpaced what the EPA's rules intended to accomplish.The first Trump administration formulated alternative rules that also ended up in court for being an insufficient response to the conclusions of the endangerment finding. Which ultimately led the Biden administration to start formulating a new set of rules. And at that point, the Supreme Court decided to step in and rule on the Obama rules, even though everyone knew they would never go into effect.The court indicated that the EPA needed to regulate each power plant individually, rather than regulating the wider grid, which sent the Biden administration back to the drawing board. Its attempts at crafting regulations were also in court when Trump returned to office.There were a couple of notable aspects to that last case, West Virginia v. EPA, which hinged on the fact that Congress had never explicitly indicated that it wanted to see greenhouse gasses regulated. Congress responded by ensuring that the Inflation Reduction Act's energy-focused components specifically mentioned that these were intended to limit carbon emissions, eliminating one potential roadblock. The other thing is that, in this and other court cases, the Supreme Court could have simply overturned Massachusetts v. EPA, the case that put greenhouse gasses within the regulatory framework of the Clean Air Act. Yet a court that has shown a great enthusiasm for overturning precedent didn't do so.Nothing dangerous?So, in the 15 years since the EPA initially released its endangerment findings, they've resulted in no regulations whatsoever. But, as long as they existed, the EPA is required to at least attempt to regulate them. So, getting rid of the endangerment findings would seem like the obvious thing for an administration led by a president who repeatedly calls climate change a hoax. And there were figures within the first Trump administration who argued in favor of that.So why didn't it happen?That was never clear, but I'd suggest at least some members of the first Trump administration were realistic about the likely results. The effort to contest the endangerment finding was pushed by people who largely reject the vast body of scientific evidence that indicates that greenhouse gases are warming the climate. And, if anything, the evidence had gotten more decisive in the years between the initial endangerment finding and Trump's inauguration. I expect that their effort was blocked by people who knew that it would fail in the courts, and likely leave behind precedents that made future regulatory efforts easier.This interpretation is supported by the fact that the Trump-era EPA received a number of formal petitions to revisit the endangerment finding. Having read a few (something you should not do), they are uniformly awful. References to supposed peer-reviewed "papers" turn out to be little more than PDFs hosted on a WordPress site. Other arguments are based on information contained in the proceedings of a conference organized by an anti-science think tank. The Trump administration rejected them all with minimal comment the day before Biden's inauguration.Biden's EPA went back and made detailed criticisms of each of them if you want to see just how laughable the arguments against mainstream science were at the time. And, since then, we've experienced a few years of temperatures that are so high they've surprised many climate scientists.UnrealisticBut the new head of the EPA is apparently anything but a realist, and multiple reports have indicated he's asking to be given the opportunity to go ahead and redo the endangerment finding. A more recent report suggests two possibilities. One is to recruit scientists from the fringes to produce a misleading report and roll the dice on getting a sympathetic judge who will overlook the obvious flaws. The other would be to argue that any climate change that happens will have net benefits to the US.That latter approach would run into the problem that we've gotten increasingly sophisticated at doing analyses that attribute the impact of climate change on the individual weather disasters that do harm the welfare of citizens of the US. While it might have been possible to make a case for uncertainty here a decade ago, that window has been largely closed by the scientific community.Even if all of these efforts fail, it will be entirely possible for the EPA to construct greenhouse gas regulations that accomplish nothing and get tied up in court for the remainder of Trump's term. But a court case could show just how laughably bad the positions staked out by climate contrarians are (and, by extension, the position of the president himself). There's a small chance that the resulting court cases will result in a legal record that will make it that much harder to accept the sorts of minimalist regulations that Trump proposed in his first term.Which is probably why this approach was rejected the first time around.John TimmerSenior Science EditorJohn TimmerSenior Science Editor John is Ars Technica's science editor. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley. When physically separated from his keyboard, he tends to seek out a bicycle, or a scenic location for communing with his hiking boots. 6 Comments

First do no harm Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is the new leader of Relativity Space "I think were seeing some tension on how we would optimize Terran R." Eric Berger Mar 10, 2025 5:05 pm | 12 Terran R pressure domes that the company has acquired from a European supplier. Credit: Relativity Space Terran R pressure domes that the company has acquired from a European supplier. Credit: Relativity Space Story textSizeSmallStandardLargeWidth *StandardWideLinksStandardOrange* Subscribers only Learn moreAnother Silicon Valley investor is getting into the rocket business.Former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has taken a controlling interest in the Long Beach, California-based Relativity Space. The New York Times first reported the change becoming official, after Schmidt told employees in an all-hands meeting on Monday.Schmidt's involvement with Relativity has been quietly discussed among space industry insiders for a few months. Multiple sources told Ars that he has largely been bankrolling the company since the end of October, when the company's previous fundraising dried up.It is not immediately clear why Schmidt is taking a hands-on approach at Relativity. However, it is one of the few US-based companies with a credible path toward developing a medium-lift rocket that could potentially challenge the dominance of SpaceX and its Falcon 9 rocket. If the Terran R booster becomes commercially successful, it could play a big role in launching megaconstellations.Schmidt's ascension also means that Tim Ellis, the company's co-founder, chief executive, and almost sole public persona for nearly a decade, is now out of a leadership position."Today marks a powerful new chapter as Eric Schmidt becomes Relativitys CEO, while also providing substantial financial backing," Ellis wrote on the social media site X. "I know theres no one more tenacious or passionate to propel this dream forward. We have been working together to ensure a smooth transition, and Ill proudly continue to support the team as Co-founder and Board member."Terran Rs road to launchOn Monday, Relativity also released a nearly 45-minute video that outlines the development of the Terran R rocket to date and the lengths it must go to reach the launch pad. Tellingly, Ellis appears only briefly in the video, which features several other senior officials who presumably will remain with the company, including Chief Operating Officer Zach Dunn."Theres no doubt about it, we have a long way to go," Dunn says in the video. "But I do believe we have all the foundational elements necessary to succeed. We have an outstanding, dedicated team. We have solid financial footing. We have flight hardware thats coming together. Flight software thats coming together. We have the infrastructure necessary to build the first, and then many more rockets."Critically, Schmidt will bring financial stability to a company that appears to have struggled to raise the level of funding it did before the launch of its Terran 1 rocket in early 2023. Before then, Relativity stood out in the launch industry for seeking to 3D-print most of each rocket. The first Terran 1 reached space as a majority-printed vehicle, but failed to reach orbit after a second stage issue.After this largely successful launch, Ellis announced that the company was pivoting to the much larger Terran R vehicle, which is advertised as being capable of launching 33.5 metric tons to low-Earth orbit in expendable mode, and 23.5 tons with a reusable first stage. However, in doing so Relativity lost some of its mystique among investors, because the larger rocket would move away from 3D printing.The company's chief technology officer, Kevin Wu, explains this decision in the video."We reviewed that decision for the Terran R program, and coming out of that trade we felt that for the Terran R program right now, and right today, friction stir welded aluminum alloy tanks are the best choice for us right now," Wu said. "At Relativity Space were not afraid of changing and pivoting where we need to."Explaining their decisions to outsourceThe new video is notable because the company has been mostly silent for the last six months. The radio silence began after Ars reported that not only was the Terran R likely to be manufactured more traditionally, but that the company was sourcing key elements of the boosterincluding its payload fairing and pressure domesfrom European suppliers.Wu explains in the video that printing the domes was "more challenging" than initially believed. As for the payload fairing, company officials said it became a decision as to whether to pursue printing technology, or build a rocket that could reach the launch pad as quickly as possible. So they opted to outsource key components of the rocket.I think were seeing some tension on how we would optimize Terran R from an engineering perspective, from a technology perspective, and how we would optimize it from a business perspective," Zack Rubin, senior vice president of manufacturing & supply chain, says in the video. "It's not uncommon that a company such as ourselves needs to strike a balance between those things."The company will build the first "flight" version of the Terran R rocket this year, according to the video. It will eventually launch from a pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, possibly sometime in 2026. The company aims to soft land the first stage of the first launch in the Atlantic Ocean. However, the "Block 1" version of the rocket will not fly again.Full reuse of the first stage will be delayed to future upgrades. Eventually, the Relativity officials said, they intend to reach a flight rate of 50 to 100 rockets a year with the Terran R when the vehicle is fully developed.Eric BergerSenior Space EditorEric BergerSenior Space Editor Eric Berger is the senior space editor at Ars Technica, covering everything from astronomy to private space to NASA policy, and author of two books: Liftoff, about the rise of SpaceX; and Reentry, on the development of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon. A certified meteorologist, Eric lives in Houston. 12 Comments

A male blue-lined octopus mounts a female during mating and injects venom into her bodyWEN-SUNG CHUNGDuring mating, some male octopuses inject females with their potent venom to paralyse them and avoid being eaten by their mates.Typically, animals use venom to kill prey or defend themselves from predators. Some species of pufferfish, for example, produce one of natures most potent venoms, tetrodotoxin, as a defence mechanism. Several blue-ringed octopus species use tetrodotoxin as a powerful weapon to quickly immobilise and kill their prey.Now, in a

The simplest shape traced out by a spinning needle (orange) is a circle, butshapes with a smaller area are possible, such as the deltoid (right), createdbyspinning a needle while its central point traces out a circleMathematicians have solved a decades-old problem related to spinning a needle, in what has been hailed as one of the most important mathematical results in recent times. Once seen as impossible, the solution should now unlock answers to a slew of other difficult problems that had seemed completely out of reach. The paper is perhaps the biggest breakthrough in mathematics of

2025-03-10T22:32:22Z Read in app Elon Musk said it hasn't been easy to run his businesses while working closely with the White House on government efficiency efforts. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.Have an account? Elon Musk said running his businesses while working closely with the White House hasn't been easy.Tesla's stock declined 15% on Monday, with some investors concerned.Musk said he wants to make the goverment "more efficient" and "eliminate waste and fraud."Elon Musk said Monday running his businesses, like Tesla and SpaceX, while also taking on a major government overhaul effort has not been easy.During an interview with Fox Business that aired Monday, Musk was asked by host Larry Kudlow how he's running his other businesses while also working closely with the Trump White House."With great difficulty," Musk said, followed by a long pause and a sigh but not much more explanation."I'm just here trying to make government more efficient, eliminate waste and fraud, and so far we're making good progress, actually," Musk added.His comment came as Tesla stock declined 15% on Monday, its largest single-day drop since 2020. The stock is down 55% from a high in December, causing concern among investors.Musk is working closely with the DOGE office, which has pushed spending cuts and mass firings at various government agencies. President Donald Trump has credited Musk with leading the office, though other White House officials have denied it.Musk said in the Fox interview his team is now made up of more than 100 people and that he expects it to reach 200. He also said they have taken action at virtually every government agency when asked by Kudlow if they were now working in all departments."We're trying to make the government more efficient across the board, so yeah," Musk said.When asked about the recent attacks on Tesla facilities, including gun shots fired at a dealership in Oregon and other acts of vandalism, Musk said it has been "tough" but that he thinks "we're doing the right thing here."Musk has been known for investing long hours at his companies, but some investors are worried he's no longer giving Tesla enough of this focus."We think shareholders have legitimate concerns about Elon Musk being spread too thin," Garrett Nelson, a senior equity analyst at CFRA Research, told Business Insider's Matthew Fox, "and it's become clear he's now spending more time on DOGE than anything else."

2025-03-10T21:32:02Z Read in app Ukraine showed off its new Shahed-like drones, which it said are already being used in combat. 12th Special Operations Brigade "Azov" of the National Guard of Ukraine This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.Have an account? Ukraine has fielded a new homemade Shahed-like drone.The Azov brigade says it is easy to operate and already hunting Russian targets.Russia's Shahed drones, both Iranian and domestically produced, have been incredibly lethal.Ukraine has a new combat drone that resembles one Russia has been relying on throughout the war. Its soldiers say the homemade Shahed-like aircraft is easy to use and already giving them an edge in striking front-line Russian targets.On Monday, Ukraine's 12th Special Operations Brigade, known as the Azov Brigade, shared photos of its newest weapon. The veteran Ukrainian unit released a video of the drone striking a Russian truck.The brigade said that this new drone, identified as UAS SETH, allows operators to conduct drone operations more efficiently against Russian troops and equipment. The unit said that the new drone is entirely produced in Ukraine. The foundation Come Back Alive provided the first batch of these new drones, which are being used in the Toretsk sector.Ukraine has heavily prioritized drones, seeing them as an invaluable tool that will save lives by reducing the human cost of war. The country is planning to spend over $2.6 billion on roughly 4.5 million first-person-view drones this year.Ukrainian manufacturers have been working on new drone models, as well as software and other technologies to resist Russian signal jamming and other electronic warfare. Another priority is autonomous capabilities, which would make it easier to find and hit targets accurately and effectively.Ukrainian companies and units have said drone developers are working closely with operators on what assets are most needed on the battlefield and on how Ukraine can continue to increase its domestic drone production. Azov said the drones will help operators strike Russian targets. 12th Special Operations Brigade "Azov" of the National Guard of Ukraine Details on the new Ukrainian drone are few, but it notably resembles the Shahed drone series. Originally developed by Iran, the Shaheds have been a lethal strike option for Russia in the war. Russia has also produced a version of these aircraft.The one-way attack drones, technically loitering munitions, are powered by gas engines with a pusher propeller. The new Ukrainian drone looks a lot like the Shahed-136, a popular delta-wing drone, that has been used to attack Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure.United24, a Ukrainian government-affiliated platform, reported that the Ukrainian drones appear to have an electric engine and may require a catapult launcher. It said that the design indicates it may be able to deliver a 6-11 pound payload over 30 miles.It also said there are indications it may be resistant to certain types of electronic warfare.The Shaheds Russia uses as a supplement to its precision-guided munitions have a much farther range, making them less applicable as a tactical solution.Ukraine has had success shooting down Russian systems like the Shahed-136 with cheap, mobile air-defense solutions like truck-mounted guns. But some variations, like a newer Shahed-238, are faster and fly higher, creating new challenges. The Shahed-like loitering munitions are domestically made. 12th Special Operations Brigade "Azov" of the National Guard of Ukraine Azov said that the new Ukrainian UAS is automated, indicating that it can loiter overhead and then engage targets with the support of an automated targeting system.Last December, during a meeting with German leadership in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy inspected different drones in development. One of the weapons on display at the time looked similar to the new system now in use with Azov.Drones have been at the forefront of the Ukraine war, as has been the development of countermeasures to stop them.The majority of UAVs rely on radio frequencies to maintain connections with operators, but these can be scrambled or jammed by electronic warfare capabilities. In response, both sides have worked on ways to avoid signal jamming or use drones that don't rely on radio frequencies altogether, such as fiber-optic ones.AI drones are a potentially game-changing area of emerging technology that is rapidly coming online.forced Ukrainian drone operators to constantly adapt, as well as figure out new capabilities.

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here.Welcome to The Logoff. Today Im focusing on the Trump administrations arrest of a pro-Palestinian activist, a chilling development for defenders of free speech and the First Amendment.Whats the latest? Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Saturday arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate student who was born in the Palestinian territories. Khalil is a legal permanent resident of the US. His arrest comes after he played a prominent role in anti-Israel protests on campus.Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested yesterday that Khalils green card would be revoked and that the administration planned to deport him. But a judge this afternoon blocked the administration from deporting Khalil while legal proceedings over his case go forward.Why was Mahmoud Khalil arrested? Khalil has not been charged with a crime, the Associated Press reports. The administration said the arrest was in accordance with Donald Trumps order prohibiting anti-Semitism. Rubios post made clear the arrest was due to Khalils involvement with Columbias pro-Palestine protests, calling the former student a supporter of Hamas. (The government has not produced any evidence that Khalil was coordinating with Hamas or providing material support.)Whats the big picture? Not everyone will agree with Khalils position on Palestine and Israel, but thats beside the point. The Trump administration is explicitly taking punitive action against Khalil on the basis of his political expression, effectively criminalizing an act of political speech in a troubling sign for all of our civil liberties. Trump in a White House statement today said: This is the first arrest of many to come.And with that, its time to log off...A quick reminder that doomscrolling doesnt help anyone. Instead, might I suggest todays episode of Voxs The Gray Area podcast? Its about the value of silence, and I found it really helpful to hear about the benefits of quiet in a world where its hard to find. The podcast is available for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and elsewhere, and I hope you get to enjoy it. Have a good night, and Ill see you back here tomorrow.See More:

Wow, its so edgy and shocking to see childrens characters used for cash grab entertainment thanks to the public domain. The tired gimmick is back in the dark domain, which is one production companys twist on getting their grubby hands on Disney or other cartoon IP (Popeye was another recent one) to exploit stupidly and violently for the sake of getting to do it first, over any sort of sincere, genuine, and/or creative substance. So naturally heres Winnie the Pooh versus Steamboat Willie(different from the one starring Terrifiers David Howard Thorton). Ho-humby all means, jump the clip-art shark and try to evoke the excitement horror titans built up with real franchises and legendary lore that led up to Freddy vs. Jason and Alien vs. Predator. Now see this artless abomination thats been excreted out from bottom of the gas station shop barrel of DVDs that came before, like Blood and Honeywhich inspired The Dark Domain: MVW: Mickey vs Winnie, but isnt even from the same universe it appears. [60 second fart noise] Okay, I tried saving you a minute of your time but if you still want to waste it and watch the trailer from Untouchables Entertainment here ya go: Chicken tastes better than this drivel looks.Plot from the description: A century ago, two convicts disappeared into Hell Forest, a place feared for its dark legends and whispers of a malevolent curse. Their mysterious vanishing marked the beginning of tales about a sinister force lurking within the forest, feeding on those who dared to enter. In the present day, a group of childhood friends, each haunted by their own unresolved traumas and fears, feels an inexplicable pull to return to the reform school they once attended. Nestled in the center of the forests dark heart, the abandoned hell-camp stands as a decaying monument to their lost innocence. Its walls echoing with secrets and forgotten horrors. Each of them is drawn by a force they cannot understand, as if the forest itself is calling them to confront the darkness of their anxieties, regrets, and unhealed wounds.The forest takes shape in the grotesque forms of twisted versions of two beloved childhood figures: Dark Mickey and Dark Winnie. These monstrous entities, born from the darkest corners of the groups psyche, embody their worst fears and regretsDark Mickey, a sinister manipulator and bloodthirsty force of chaos, and Dark Winnie, a feral predator who thrives on destruction. As the two clash in a violent, unrelenting battle, their fight becomes more than just a physical confrontation. These twisted incarnations, born from the groups own inner demons, force them to face not only the nightmarish creatures but also the darkness within themselves.The Dark Domain: MVWMickey-Vs-Winniedoes not yet have a release date. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, whats next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.