Yash’s Toxic is heading for a massive box-office disaster, earning just Rs 3.81 crore on day 8. Despite crossing Rs 234 crore net in India and Rs 315 crore worldwide, its reported Rs 500 crore budget leaves the film facing a staggering shortfall, making it a major theatrical flop. …read more
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Nexus Mods said the community-led SteamDB site will operate as it always has, while becoming stronger and better resourced.
A judge previously determined that Google illegally monopolized a pair of ad tech markets.
I think automakers are finally getting the memo. Rather than try to reinvent the wheel with its new electric vehicle, Range Rover just made one that looks nearly identical to its lineup of gas-powered SUVs. They didn’t try to pass off some sleek, spaceship-looking pod as a Range Rover. Sometimes familiar designs are the way to go.
Of course, under the surface the Range Rover Electric is nothing like its internal combustion engine sporting brethren. Twin permanent magnet 260kW electric motors are powered by a double-stacked 118.5 kWh lithium-ion battery, with an estimated range of 330 real-world miles.
The all-wheel drive system puts out …
Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 is not postponed. The makers have confirmed that Nelson Dilipkumar’s action entertainer will release in theatres on October 15, 2026, during Dussehra. A new poster featuring Rajinikanth was unveiled to put an end to the postponement rumours. …read more
The doors to Europe’s largest consumer tech show haven’t opened to the public yet, but there’s already plenty of news coming out of IFA 2026 in Berlin, Germany. If you’re already struggling to keep up with what has been announced, here are some of the best new gadgets and upgrades from the show – including more competition for Apple’s MacBook Neo, an excellent portable controller for gaming-on-the-go, and a concept handheld designed to balance work and play.
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Flipping the gaming laptop script, Acer’s l …
OpenAI is on the cusp of releasing its most powerful AI model yet, Astra, following weeks of delays to shore up safety protocols after its agents attacked real targets during testing. As details about the model trickle out, researchers are warning it “may be the single worst development for AI security/safety to date.”
Shortly after OpenAI said on Tuesday that it had delayed Astra’s release to work on safety issues, The Information reported that Astra shows far less of its “thinking” than other frontier AI models, sparking concern it could be dangerously hard to monitor.
Most top AI systems today are built using a technology known as a tra …
India has strongly condemned the demolition of a century-old Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Narowal, calling it ‘reprehensible vandalism’. Check out MEA’s statement on the incident. …read more
The Trump administration has intervened in The New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, making an argument in favor of the AI lab.
The landmark lawsuit, filed in December 2023, alleging that OpenAI unlawfully trained its AI systems on articles from The New York Times and seeks to recoup “billions of dollars” in damages from both Microsoft and OpenAI. This week, the Trump administration filed a statement of interest in the case, supporting OpenAI’s argument that it’s fair use to train an AI model on copyrighted text.
“The New York Times seeks to narrow fair-use doctrine to exclude the training of OpenAl’s large language models (L …
MrBeast will feature Gemini, Google Health, and the Fitbit Air in upcoming videos as part of a multi-year partnership with Google. The deal will kick off with a video featuring Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson turning to Gemini for wilderness survival advice:
First up on September 5 is a new MrBeast video following Jimmy and his crew as they attempt to survive some of the most extreme and treacherous climates on Earth. Teams will race to navigate three of the planet’s most unforgiving landscapes – the jungle, the desert, and the Arctic – using Gemini to help them identify dangers, survive brutal weather changes, and stay one step ahead.
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