Thu 02 October 2025: The U.S. labor union for actors and media professionals is opposing the introduction of “Tilly Norwood,” an AI-generated character seeking industry representation, arguing it endangers the jobs of human performers. Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), in a statement on Tuesday, said creativity “should remain human-centered” and […]
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Thu 02 October 2025: International credit rating agency S&P Global reported Wednesday that the government shutdown will slightly hit gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the US and will raise the uncertainty in the economy. S&P estimated in a report that every week the federal government stays closed, the economic growth could be reduced by […]
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Thu 02 October 2025: Researchers have helped uncover evidence of a mysterious giant asteroid impact, hidden not in a crater but in tiny pieces of glass found only in Australia. The discovery centers on rare tektites, which are natural glasses created when a space rock slams into Earth, melting surface material and hurling it hundreds […]
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Wed 01 October 2025: On Tuesday, Elon Musk revealed that his AI company, xAI, is working on “Grokipedia,” a new platform to compete with Wikipedia. Musk, who owns the social media platform X, said the new service would be a “massive improvement” over the long-established online encyclopedia, whose entries are created and edited by volunteers. […]
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Wed 01 October 2025: Scientists estimated Wednesday that rising temperatures from human-caused climate change were responsible for roughly 16,500 deaths in European cities this summer, using modelling to project the toll before official data is released. The rapidly-produced study is the latest effort by climate and health researchers to quickly link the death toll during […]
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Wed 01 October 2025: Battlefield and Madden NFL developer agrees to sell itself in a deal that would be the largest leveraged buyout in history. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, an investment company run by the son-in-law of the United States president, and a California-based private equity firm have bought gaming industry giant Electronic Arts […]
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Wed 01 October 2025: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is giving Hamas three to four days to respond to his 20-point Gaza peace plan, warning of dire consequences if the group rejects it. “We’re going to do about three or four days. We’ll see how it is,” Trump told reporters when asked about […]
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Wed 01 October 2025: Ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla sailing toward the Gaza Strip are preparing for a possible interception by Israel as they approach a designated high-risk zone in the eastern Mediterranean, Italy’s La Stampa reported Tuesday. Two of the flotilla’s vessels, Jeannot III and Estrella, are continuing their courses with an expected […]
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Wed 01 October 2025: Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) Spokesperson Monde Mkalipi warns against paying through suspicious links or unauthorised platforms as the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) system rolls out nationally. He cautioned that fraudulent “ghost fines” are already targeting motorists ahead of the implementation. The RTIA has raised concerns about fraudsters […]
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Tue 30 September 2025: The immediate flashpoint this weekend was Bareilly, where a post-Friday prayer protest turned violent, prompting police action, detentions, arrests and an internet shutdown. Lucknow: What began as a seemingly routine decoration in Kanpur on the eve of Eid Milad-un-Nabi has spiraled for over three weeks into one of the most volatile religious controversies in […]
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