A nearly blind Rohingya refugee was found dead in Buffalo, New York, days after his release from U.S. Border Patrol custody and after agents dropped him off alone at a coffee shop, according to officials and multiple published reports. The man was identified as Shah Alam. He was described in the reports as nearly blind…

Netflix has released a trailer for “Dynasty: The Murdochs,” a documentary series that centers on the Murdoch family and a fight over control of Fox News. The preview frames the dispute as a real-world battle for power inside one of the most influential media empires in the United States. The trailer, highlighted by The Hollywood…

Google has launched Nano Banana 2, a new image generation model the company says delivers faster performance, and is beginning to roll it out across its services. The release was announced in a post on blog.google and has been covered by multiple outlets including TechCrunch, CNBC, Engadget, VentureBeat, Thurrott.com, and The Tech Buzz. Those reports…

Palestinian residents reported that homes and vehicles were set on fire in an apparent settler attack in the West Bank, with witnesses shouting that children were still inside as flames spread. The reported incident involved multiple Palestinian properties, including houses and cars, that were set ablaze. Accounts cited in recent coverage described settlers arriving in…

Columbia University said federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security detained a student after gaining access to a university-owned residential building by making “misrepresentations,” according to accounts reported by multiple news outlets. The detention occurred at a Columbia residential facility in New York City, the university said. Columbia’s president, Shipman, described the incident as…

Google has launched Nano Banana 2, a new AI image-generation model billed as a faster successor to its earlier Nano Banana lineup, according to multiple published reports. The release is being described as an update focused on speed, with outlets including TechCrunch and Engadget characterizing Nano Banana 2 as a quicker iteration of Nano Banana…

C3 AI shares tumbled after the enterprise artificial intelligence software company announced it is cutting 26% of its global workforce and reported a quarterly loss that was wider than analysts expected. The company disclosed the job reductions as part of a restructuring effort under its new CEO, according to published reports. The workforce cut applies…

Hungary’s opposition Tisza party has widened its lead over Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s governing Fidesz, according to recent reporting on new polling that shows the race shifting ahead of the country’s next national election. The latest snapshot of public support indicates Tisza is running in front of Fidesz, a notable development in a political landscape…

Google has brought back an edit history view in Google Messages, restoring a feature that had been absent for months. The change appears on the app’s message Details page and is tied to edited messages sent using RCS. The returning feature surfaces information about edits made to a message, allowing users to view the record…

Instagram will begin sending alerts to parents when teenage users search for information related to suicide or self-harm, according to recent reports as Meta faces continuing trials. The alerts will apply to searches conducted by teens on Instagram. The new approach is designed to notify parents or guardians when a teen looks up terms or…

An accountant has won a large jackpot on the prediction market Kalshi after placing a bet against DOGE, according to reports published by TechCrunch and Yahoo Finance. The reports describe the winner as an accountant and say the payout came from a position that wagered DOGE would not meet a particular outcome specified by the…

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is expected to visit the White House for talks related to Netflix’s potential deal involving Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a report. The planned visit was reported by CNBC, citing Politico. Reuters also reported the planned White House visit, describing it as a meeting to discuss a Warner Bros. bid. The…