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China and Taiwan were bracing for Typhoon Bavi as the storm approached, with officials warning it could be the most powerful to affect the area in years. The typhoon was expected to bring dangerous winds and heavy rain to Taiwan and to parts of China’s southeastern coast. According to The Hindu, the storm was likely…

Former President Donald Trump said he plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear a case involving birthright citizenship, a move legal observers have widely described as unlikely to succeed. Trump’s comments, reported by multiple outlets including The New York Times, the BBC, CNBC, Al Jazeera and The Seattle Times, focus on revisiting the…

Google Search set a record for queries per second as World Cup knockout-stage drama drew a global audience, according to a report published by CNBC. The milestone came during a period of intense match action that prompted fans to turn to Search in unusually high volumes. The CNBC report said the World Cup drove Google…

A second person in four days has been fatally shot in Memphis by a member of a federal task force, according to officials, raising new questions about the use of force during federal operations in the city. Officials said the latest shooting involved a federal task force member and resulted in a death. The incident…

Meta’s latest AI image feature is drawing criticism after reports said it can be used to create manipulated images, including deepfakes, from public photos posted on Instagram without the subject’s explicit consent. The concern centers on a new Meta AI tool that allows users to alter images drawn from public Instagram accounts. The feature has…

The Food and Drug Administration has concluded that metal levels found in tampons are too low to harm users, according to recent reports on the agency’s findings. The conclusions cover metals including arsenic and lead, as well as other metals detected in testing. The FDA’s work was described as a bench study, a type of…

Graham Platner has suspended his campaign for the U.S. Senate in Maine following a sexual assault allegation, a move that immediately reshapes the state’s high-profile race and intensifies pressure on Democrats to settle on a path forward. Platner, a Democratic candidate, announced he was halting campaign activity after the allegation became public and calls grew…

OpenAI has launched GPT-Live, a new set of voice models designed to let AI systems listen and speak at the same time, enabling more natural, real-time conversations. The launch introduces what OpenAI describes as “full-duplex” voice capabilities, meaning the system can process incoming audio while it is generating spoken responses. In practical terms, GPT-Live is…

The United States said it launched new strikes on Iran, marking a fresh escalation in fighting tied to recent attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. The announcement came as multiple outlets reported renewed U.S. military action following earlier retaliatory operations. The latest strikes were reported by Reuters as coming after the U.S. reinstated oil sanctions…

Tyler Robinson returned to court for another hearing in the murder case of Charlie Kirk, as attorneys again confronted disputed DNA evidence and a note prosecutors say ties Robinson to the killing. The proceedings are part of a continuing series of court appearances in a case that has drawn national attention and intense scrutiny of…

Former President Donald Trump announced a long-shot effort to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear a birthright citizenship case, signaling a renewed push to revisit one of the most consequential constitutional questions in immigration law. Trump made the announcement publicly, framing the move as an attempt to bring the issue back before the nation’s…

OpenAI has pulled back its recommendation of the SWE-Bench Pro coding benchmark, a change that is now reflected in recent reporting about the company’s evaluation guidance for software engineering models. The development centers on SWE-Bench Pro, a benchmark used to assess how well AI systems can handle software engineering tasks. OpenAI is no longer endorsing…