Author: Rahul M

When I ask the new Truth Social AI chatbot about navigating bias in the media ecosystem, it gives what I view as pretty reasonable advice.“Diversify your sources,” it responds. “Rely on news outlets across the political spectrum, including those from both left-leaning and right-leaning perspectives.”This is advice that the AI itself may not be taking to heart. For instance, to come to the above answer it cites five sources, four of which are Fox News articles. The fifth, inexplicably, is a 400-page report from US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s Health and Human Services Department titled “Treatment for Pediatric…

Michael Calore: OK.Lauren Goode: All right. Actually not. But last fall I went to an event for Worldcoin, which is Sam Altman’s other company. It was a super weird vibey crypto eye scanning thing at a warehouse in the Mission District of San Francisco.Michael Calore: The orb?Lauren Goode: This party had everything. Yeah. But there was swag there and there was a really nice sweatshirt that had World emblazoned on it, and I looked at the label and it’s by a company called Original Favorites, and so I ordered one. So I have the Sam Altman Worldcoin sweatshirt without the…

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s decision to take over Gaza City was met with resignation and defiance by Palestinians who have survived two years of war and repeated raids. Many Israelis responded with fear and anger, worried it could be a death sentence for hostages held in Gaza.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Friday that Israel would intensify its 22-month war with Hamas by taking over Gaza City, large parts of which have been destroyed by past bombardment and ground incursions. A major ground operation is almost sure to cause more mass displacement and worsen an already catastrophic…

Former England spinner Moeen Ali has reacted to ex-Australia opener David Warner’s comments on Joe Root’s batting technique ahead of the upcoming Ashes series  Down Under.  Recently, Warner had said that Root needs to “take the surfboard off his front leg” to succeed in the upcoming Ashes series, while adding that with the kind of technique he has, Josh Hazlewood would dismiss England star easily.  “The way that he brings down his bat playing on Australian wickets, it can bring him undone and I’ve seen it in the past,” Warner said recently, on the sidelines of The Hundred. “I think…

Few recent software releases have been as hyped as OpenAI’s launch of its GPT-5 model. “GPT-5 is the first time that it really feels like talking to an expert in any topic, like a PhD level expert,” said CEO Sam Altman in a recent press briefing.Is this new release as big of an upgrade as OpenAI claims? What do these changes actually mean for ChatGPT users? WIRED reporters are currently testing this newest drop from OpenAI, and seeing how GPT-5’s ability to write, code, and perform other tasks compares to past releases.At our next subscriber-only livestream, we’ll be answering your…

Colby D Crossland/Getty Images From his classic collaborations with director John Carpenter in “The Thing” and “Escape from New York” to his starring roles in crowd-pleasing hits like “Backdraft,” “Tombstone,” and “Miracle,” Kurt Russell has given audiences many iconic performances over his decades-long career. But surprisingly, the only movie in which Kurt Russell has participated that has a 100% “certified fresh” critical score on Rotten Tomatoes is actually a 2014 documentary called “The Battered Bastards of Baseball.”  It’s ironic that a famous actor like Kurt Russell — who infuses many of his…

New Zealand’s right-arm fast bowler Matt Henry has been signed up by Welsh Fire as a replacement for the injured England seam-bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes in the ongoing edition of The Hundred men’s competition. Henry, 33, will link up with the Fire squad following the conclusion of New Zealand’s ongoing second Test against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo and is expected to be available for selection from their match against Manchester Originals on August 13. Henry has previously represented Fire in eight matches in the last two seasons, where he picked up 11 wickets. The fast bowler,…

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has questioned India’s decision to bench Kuldeep Yadav for the entire Test series against England. Clarke feels that India missed a trick by not playing with Kuldeep Yadav in the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in England. The 30-year-old Kuldeep was part of the India’s squad in the recently concluded England tour but he didn’t feature in any of the five matches as Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill-led management preferred  Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja in the XI. While Clarke feels Kuldeep could have helped India take 20 wickets, he also praised the spin duo of…

Jannik Sinner has qualified for the 2025 ATP Finals, joining his rival Carlos Alcaraz in the season-ending event in Turin. The world No. 1 Sinner will return to his home country to defend the year-end championship title he claimed in 2024 without losing a set. This year’s ATP Finals will be held at the Inalpi Arena from November 9-16.  Notably, Sinner will compete in the event for the third consecutive season and the fourth time overall. According to the ATP Win/Loss Index, he holds a 10-2 record at the event, with his only defeat in the past two editions coming…

The pitch used for the first Test between England and India at Headingley, Leeds, has received a ‘very good’ rating, while the surfaces prepared for the subsequent three Tests have been rated ‘satisfactory’, as per the pitch and outfield ratings put out by ICC. The ratings come after a dramatic Test series played for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy between England and India ended in a 2-2 draw, with the Shubman Gill-led side winning the thrilling fifth Test by six runs at The Oval. Interestingly, all matches in the series lasted for all five days, with the drawn Test at Manchester being…