Chuck Lorre took a spin in the spotlight Saturday to accept a founder’s award from Project Angel Food during the organization’s Angel Awards in Los Angeles. It was a momentous occasion for both parties as Lorre isn’t the kind of attention-seeking philanthropist who speeds toward congratulatory celebrations in his honor, and Project Angel Food has only presented the honor twice in its history, with the last going to actual founder Marianne Williamson.
Matthew VanDyke and six Ukrainians were accused of smuggling weapons and drones to armed ethnic groups fighting India.
Matthew VanDyke, a United States citizen held in India for more than six months and accused of supporting ethnic separatist groups, has been temporarily released on bail and returned to the US.
Russia's foreign minister has questioned the future of the UK, suggesting it looks uncertain with "the Celts" looking to hold independence referendums.
Sergey Lavrov made the comments at a youth conference where he said he did "not know what will become of the country called Great Britain", according to The Times, external.
Milan Records has released a five-track EP of new original music from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's upcoming Songs of the Past expansion. Titled The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past (Original Soundtrack Gamescom 2026 EP), the first taste of the DLC's soundtrack includes compositions from Magda Urbanska, Marcin Pryzbylowicz, and Daniel Elms.
Meta wants to sell its AI products and services to other companies.
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In case there was any doubt, Meta no longer wants its business to rely solely on advertising. Meta is officially starting a new enterprise business to sell its AI products and services to other companies.
Three decades ago, it took the deaths of three Roman Catholic children – the Quinn brothers, Jason, nine, Mark, 10, and 11-year-old Richard – in a petrol bomb attack to bring an end to the Drumcree dispute. “No road is worth a life, let alone the lives of three little boys,” the Orange Order’s County Armagh chaplain said at the time.
As the debate rages over whether the recent spate of rogue AI agents is a step toward AGI or a more conventional engineering problem, Nvidia is offering its own answer to the problem.
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Jacob Andreou, Microsoft's executive vice president of Copilot.
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As the technology industry debates the existential risks of artificial intelligence, Microsoft's Copilot boss says the biggest concern is making sure the technology's benefits spread broadly rather than consolidating into a handful of companies.
