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ChatGPT’s ability to search brings AI to the brink of intelligent agent status, providing real-time insights and positioning AI in business, research, and personal tasks. Search is integrated into ChatGPT, a significant step toward the future of artificial intelligence with new possibilities for more specific, contextual information by advanced AI agents. In short, with this…
The new console from Nintendo should support Switch games, which means the library of games would be huge, and it would make the experience of both long-time and new players more valuable. Backward compatibility: Nintendo confirmed that games developed for the popular Nintendo Switch console would be compatible with its upcoming successor. The company says…
Observe how sports betting affects the poor and also low-income families, intensifying the vulnerability in financial and social distress. Appeals for stricter controls to protect the affected communities intensify. As sports betting continues to blow up around the United States, experts warn the boom may be disproportionately weighing on financially vulnerable households. Betting apps and…
With a vision of self-sufficiency and tech-driven manufacturing to support its economy, Australia has a new plan to invest in innovation and jobs. In a bold move to revive its economy and promote its domestic industries, the Australian government initiated an ambitious investment program into innovation and job creation that would potentially form a solid,…
Scientists recently discovered that certain strains of bacteria can suppress the population of mosquitoes in significant ways, promising a new direction for global public health. It opens a new avenue of preventing dengue, Zika, and malaria, diseases killing hundreds of thousands each year. Scientists are hoping that this bacterial method is more sustainable and not…
Astronomers have detected a black hole in the early universe that appears to be devouring matter at rates over 40 times bigger than any known theoretical limits. Dubbed LID-568, this object is approximately 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, and its unexpected feeding frenzy shocked researchers. That immediately opens up a whole series of…
In a lighthearted Hollywood riposte, Hugh Jackman recently teamed up with lifestyle guru Martha Stewart to take a jab at Ryan Reynolds after Stewart said the actor is “not so funny” in real life. The unlikely trio has certainly made waves, with Jackman and Reynolds’s long-standing “faux feud” reigniting in response to Stewart’s unexpected take…
In October 2024, model and TV show personality Heidi Klum went public with a campaign shoot for Italian lingerie brand Intimissimi alongside her 20-year-old daughter Leni and 80-year-old mother, Erna. The ad, telling the story of fashion and feminity across generations, one that the model so much personifies, quickly caught public imagination and had people…
The New Orleans Saints have fired head coach Dennis Allen after a disappointing stretch of seven straight losses, dealing a crushing blow to their once-promising hopes for a playoff push this season. Looking more pitiful than potent with each passing day, the Saints now must regroup and start over with Allen gone. As head coach…
As the 2025 NBA Mock Draft approaches, one Duke freshman is gearing up for what promises to be a much-anticipated college debut. Cooper Flagg, the Maine forward who is versatile, has made himself the likely number-one pick, but this newcomer at Duke is intent on making an impact to help himself in the draft. This…
