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Smart Devices Given Personalities, Chatted in Discord Experiment
A writer gave smart home devices personalities and let them chat in Discord, using n8n and hosted LLMs. The experiment pulled anonymized data from an ESP32 soil sensor, a smart doorbell and an LG smart TV.
Anthropic Merges Claude Chat and Cowork Into Single AI Assistant
Anthropic is consolidating its Claude products into one unified interface, joining rivals like OpenAI in building AI 'superapps' designed to handle writing, coding, and task execution without users switching between tools.
Samsung Preps Flagship Tablet Push Amid S27 Ultra Rumors
Samsung's next flagship tablet remains unconfirmed, but leaks and market gaps suggest a high-performance device is in development. Here's what rumors point to.
iPhone 18 Pro Brings Variable Aperture Camera, A20 Chip
Apple's latest flagship brings a variable aperture and digital authenticity features, but the design stays nearly identical to last year's model—making it a tough sell for existing iPhone 17 Pro owners.
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim sings Kishore Kumar classic at BRICS gala dinner in New Delhi
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim broke into a Kishore Kumar favourite at a BRICS gala dinner in New Delhi on Saturday, turning a formal summit
NSW to cap classroom screen time and push daily pen-and-paper learning
New South Wales will impose strict new limits on screen use in public school classrooms from 2028, a move that puts tablets and laptops on
South Africa’s IEC pushes back on ANC claim of online glitch in ballot-list dispute
The African National Congress is fighting to get candidates back onto the ballot in six South African municipalities after missing the August 28 deadline. The
Osborne says UK must rejoin EU customs union to reverse Brexit damage
George Osborne has said Britain’s economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and argued the clearest way to repair the damage is to rejoin
Springboks overpower All Blacks in Baltimore to seal Greatest Rivalry series
The Springboks left no doubt in Baltimore. South Africa beat New Zealand 43-28 on Saturday to clinch Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series 3-1, finishing the final
Atma Jaya Rector: AI Must Respect Human Dignity, Not Replace Agency
Prof. Yuda Turana of Atika Atma Jaya University urges that AI development must prioritize human dignity over automation to avoid losing critical autonomy.
Forensic Report Finds Dozens of Adult Videos on Smuggled Phone in Prajwal Revanna’s Jail Cell
A forensic examination has found dozens of adult videos on a smartphone smuggled into the jail cell of former Indian MP Prajwal Revanna, a rape
South African Inmate Recaptured Within 72 Hours After Cutting Through Prison Cell Door
A convicted inmate serving two decades behind bars walked free for just three days before authorities tracked him down and returned him to lockup. Edward
Shouts of ‘he should be shot’ erupt at GOP convention during Ted Cruz speech
Shouts calling for Democrats to be shot broke through Ted Cruz’s speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday night, jolting a party
Historic Bassendean fire station listed for sale as council voices disappointment
Bassendean’s historic fire station has been put on the market, prompting disappointment from the local council and fresh attention on how old civic buildings...
Battery trains set to cut northern rail times and support thousands of UK jobs
Thirty battery-powered trains will soon be rolling out of Derby with a promise that matters to commuters: quicker, steadier journeys across northern England....
UK rejects emergency AI ‘kill switch’ as lawmakers weigh new safeguards
The UK government has pushed back against calls for an emergency “kill switch” to shut down dangerous artificial intelligence. The move leaves Parliament fre...
Ohio Lawyer’s Point-Blank Gun Attempt Thwarted by Single Oversight: Safety Still On
A Toledo attorney's attempt to kill his ex-wife at a crowded Italian restaurant collapsed in seconds due to one critical mistake — he never disengaged
Why 9/11 Still Shapes the Modern World, and Why We Keep Understating It
September 11, 2001 began as a bright, clear morning on the U.S. East Coast. By the time the dust settled, millions of people had watched
ActionSA lodges ethics complaint over Majodina’s foul-mouthed clash with Eastern Cape resident
ActionSA has filed an ethics complaint against South African Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina after a profanity-laced exchange with a community m...
South Africa Braces for Massive Reed Dance as 30,000 AmaZulu Maidens Converge on Royal Palace
Thousands of young women from across South Africa are making final travel arrangements this week for one of the country's most significant cultural celebrati...
MI5 chief urges whole of society to treat security as a shared duty in rare public appeal
The head of Britain’s domestic intelligence service has made a rare public intervention, urging people across society to see national security as a shared re...
Man denies role in R200 million cocaine theft from KwaZulu-Natal Hawks facility
A 49-year-old man accused of stealing 541 kilograms of cocaine from a Hawks facility in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, has denied any role in the heist.
Severe storms, hail and brief tornado risk as Friday heat gives way across parts of U.S. Midwest and East
Thunderstorms are set to break the heat Friday in parts of the United States, but the relief comes with a price: severe weather watches, large
Durban anti-migrant protesters bring sleeping mats to road blockade
Protesters in Durban raised the stakes on Thursday by turning up with sleeping mats and saying they would spend the night on the road if