Rescue teams managed to evacuate 213 people, two of whom died while undergoing treatment at a hospital. Another 26 people who were previously reported missing have been confirmed dead. …read more
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About two weeks after OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 was caught up in regulatory drama – rolled out only to government-approved organizations during a “limited preview” period – the company has received the Trump administration’s green light for a public rollout of the model. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called it “the best model we have ever produced.”
To celebrate, OpenAI also unveiled a new AI agent on the same day: ChatGPT Work. It’s billed as a combination of ChatGPT and Codex, allowing the everyday non-technical user to take advantage of Codex’s capabilities for non-coding tasks, and it’s powered by the GPT-5.6 model suite (Sol, Terra, and Luna). “It can …
Windows 11 updates could soon include fixes for more security issues at once. Microsoft said in a blog post on Thursday that it’s now using AI to “identify potential issues earlier,” which means “customers will see a higher volume of security updates included in each security release.”
Hackers, even amateurs, have increasingly been using AI to quickly exploit security weaknesses over the past several months. Security researchers are also using AI to find issues faster, leading to more frequent high-severity vulnerabilities, like the “Copy Fail” exploit that impacted nearly every Linux distribution in May. Similarly, when Anthropic announce …
Widely regarded as Vijay’s final cinematic outing before his full-time pivot to politics, Jana Nayagan is produced by Bengaluru-based KVN Productions. The film’s journey to certification was marred by significant delays, legal interventions and piracy issues. …read more
Sunny Deol-led Aamir Khan’s production Batwara 1947 will clash at the box office with Emraan Hashmi’s much-awaited spiritual sequel Awarapan 2 on August 14. …read more
R Ashwin had fans in splits after hilariously mimicking Sanju Samson’s famous “India lost to Zimbabwe in the 1999 World Cup, I want revenge” remark. The veteran spinner’s comic impersonation quickly went viral, delighting cricket fans across social media. …read more
Rajesh Sharma is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kolkata after being bitten by an insect, suspected to be a bug or a poisonous spider, while filming Prabhas-starrer Fauzi at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. Akshay Kumar wished for his speedy recovery on Thursday. …read more
The Schlage Sense Pro is a beautiful smart lock. Sleek, discreet, and simple to use, it’s Schlage’s smartest lock to date. Thanks to ultra-wideband (UWB), it unlocks as I walk up to my front door; I don’t need to enter a code or tap my phone or press my finger against it. I’ve tested several hands-free unlocking systems that rely on geofencing and other radio technologies, and UWB is faster and more reliable. It’s the first one I actually trust.
The $399 Sense Pro is Schlage’s first smart lock with ultra-wideband auto-unlock, its first to support Matter-over-Thread, and its first without a physical keyhole. It works with Apple Home Key for …
If you’re looking for a discount on a great pair of active noise-canceling headphones for your summer adventures (even if they’re indoors), you’re in luck. The Sonos Ace headphones in black are currently on sale for $279 (usually $399) at a variety of retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and directly from Sonos. Weirdly, the white version is discounted at all.
The Ace are as comfortable as they are attractive, with an expansive soundstage and balanced sound profile that’s less bass-forward than some competitors released around the same time like the Sony WH-1000XM5. Some people might like that. Their active noise cancellation effect is one of the best we’ve tested yet, with an impressive transparency mode to match, and they can run for up to 30 hours on a single charge.
Personal digital assistants like the iconic Palm Pilot were one of many devices we thought went extinct with the arrival of the smartphone. But similar to Canon resurrecting a nearly decade-old digital camera to appeal to point-and-shoot fans, Talisman Design is crowdfunding a clamshell PDA called the PocketMage that combines a tactile keyboard with both e-paper and OLED displays in a pocketable device.
There are two different preorder options for the PocketMage on Crowd Supply, plus you get your choice of parchment (gray) or royal purple accent colors. The $235 version comes fully assembled, while the cheaper $185 version requires you to b …
