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The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has strongly condemned the introduction of Tilly Norwood, a fully AI-generated “actress,” asserting that her creation threatens human artistry and performer rights. Tilly was unveiled by London’s Particle6 studio (via its AI division Xicoia), during a film industry event in Zurich. The AI character…
New York — A team of Microsoft scientists has revealed a major security flaw in artificial intelligence safeguards meant to prevent the creation of dangerous biological agents. According to a report published Thursday in Science, researchers discovered that AI tools could generate thousands of synthetic toxins capable of slipping past existing biosecurity screening systems. In…
SAN FRANCISCO — Security footage of a tech CEO shoplifting, Ronald McDonald in a police chase, and even a selfie-style clip of Jesus joking about “last supper vibes.” None of it was real. Instead, these AI-generated clips were among the most popular posts Wednesday on Sora, a new TikTok-style app from OpenAI that allows anyone…
Apple’s latest AirPods lineup debuts a game-changing feature: real-time language translation powered by Apple Intelligence. The company unveiled the AirPods Pro 3 alongside its new iOS 26 update, enabling in-person conversations to be translated directly through the earbuds. At launch, the Live Translation feature supports English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish, with plans to add…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said the company might discontinue its Sora app if it fails to deliver meaningful value to users’ lives — not just endless scrolling. He called attention to the risk of the platform becoming a “junk feed” driven by engagement optimization. Altman emphasized that Sora is designed to help users achieve…
Google is rolling out command-line interface (CLI) and API access for its AI coding agent Jules, opening the tool to deeper integration into developer workflows. With the CLI, developers can start, stop, and monitor tasks directly from their terminal, sidestepping the chat interface when they prefer automation. The API launch lets teams trigger Jules programs…
YouTube TV and NBCUniversal have reached a multi-year carriage agreement that restores NBC’s full slate of channels on the streaming service, relaunches NBC Sports Network (NBCSN), and introduces Peacock through YouTube Primetime Channels. Under the deal, YouTube TV will carry networks like NBC, CNBC, Bravo, Syfy, Universal and more. The partnership also allows full episodes,…
HP has introduced a massive 49-inch curved ultrawide monitor aimed at professionals who want more screen space without multiple displays. The new model features a dual QHD resolution (5120 x 1440), HDR support, and a 165Hz refresh rate, making it suitable for both productivity and light gaming. One standout addition is a built-in pop-up 4K…
Google DeepMind has unveiled Gemini Robotics 1.5, a new model that integrates its Gemini 1.5 AI system with robotics, enabling machines to understand instructions and interact with the physical world more naturally. The model allows robots to process complex language prompts, plan step-by-step actions, and carry them out in real time. Demonstrations showed robots using…
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Pakistan has imposed a 40% regulatory duty on commercial imports of old and used vehicles, according to a new notification issued Thursday. The levy, applied under S.R.O. 1898(I)/2025, is in addition to the duty already in place under an earlier order. It covers used vehicles under PCT headings 8702,…
