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Punjab Times August 2026 edition
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Sylvan Esso think you should splurge on good-quality yogurt
Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, better known as Sylvan Esso, have been bringing their low-key electro-pop to the masses since 2014, bursting onto the scene with their self-titled debut album and the single “Hey Mami.” Over the years, they’ve put out a number of excellent records, dabbling in dustier, more fragile textures on Free Love, going dancier and glitchier on No Rules Sandy. The two are constantly pushing at the edges of their sound while retaining the core of what makes a Sylvan Esso record sound like a Sylvan Esso record.
Their new album Ow ∞, released this past Friday, represents perhaps the boldest reinvention of their sound, how …
How to share your iPhone’s location for just as long as you need
For some time, Find My sharing was limited to an hour, a day, or indefinitely. That’s changing in iOS 27, thanks to more flexible timelines.
Anthropic CEO says it’s time to pump the brakes on AI
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the time has come to slow down AI development and will give third-party evaluators like METR access to its models to help ensure its “adherence to safety practices and commitments.” In a winding essay, Amodei proposed a three-step plan to “pace the frontier” – jargon that simply means to slow the pace of training and development to give companies time to build safeguards and regulators to evaluate models.
Amodei says that giving external evaluators wide-ranging access is just the first step, and one it is taking now unilaterally. Step two would involve the industry coming together as a whole, likely with gove …
Is a free VPN worth using? Here’s why it could be risky
A free VPN might seem like a great deal, but they’re not all created equal. While you can expect some compromises, you shouldn’t use any old service.
PM Modi, Xi Jinping commit to resolution of border issues: ‘Differences should not become disputes’
This comes as the two leaders held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi and welcomed the steady progress in India-China relations since their last meeting in August 2025. …read more
How to know it’s time to replace your EV battery
EV batteries usually fade gradually, so the real warning signs are often changes in behavior rather than age alone.
LG responds to TV spying allegations
Earlier this week, Gamers Nexus, Level1Techs, and independent security researchers detailed some alarming findings about how LG’s TVs are logging and uploading data on its users. Now the company is pushing back against those allegations, saying that “Some recent media coverage may have contributed to misconceptions about how LG smart TVs work.”
LG released a statement in which it claims that its “TVs do not continuously record or transmit users’ conversations,” and that wake-word detection is all processed locally. However, the word “continuously” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here as Gamers Nexus demonstrated an LG TV keeping extensive l …
India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I Live Streaming: When and where to watch IND vs AFG match live on TV and online?
India will face Afghanistan in the first T20I of the series on September 13 in Delhi. Here’s everything you need to know about the IND vs AFG match including the start time, TV broadcast, live-streaming details and where to watch the action online. …read more
Are you using the right Ethernet port on your router? Here’s how to know
The various Ethernet ports on your router can serve different purposes, depending on the model. Thankfully, it’s not hard to discern what they’re for.
Trump is giving data centers a pass to pollute
President Donald Trump is weakening environmental regulations in the name of speeding up the construction of AI data centers, raising health risks for Americans, a cadre of former EPA officials said this week in a briefing and new report. They are urging – perhaps futilely – the president to adopt a “Data Center Health Protection Pledge” to signal that the administration is taking the environmental threat seriously.
At the start of his term, Trump’s EPA administrator, Lee Zeldin, proclaimed his goal of making America “the AI capital of the world” through deregulation. Since then, Zeldin and the White House have rolled back dozens of rules …
