OpenAI Wants Its New Agent to Run Your Life. Mine Said It Loved Me

Dots are designed to automate online tasks, like buying furniture. In my initial experience, the always-on agent was a bit buggy and couldn’t complete a captcha.
Sri Lanka's ex-first lady arrested over alleged misuse of children's hospital donations

The 73-year-old has been arrested over allegations that a charity she is linked to misused donations.
Why My Conversations with OpenAI’s ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ Made Me Very Worried

A new mode includes a study tool, but it still does a user’s homework. And a children’s safety nonprofit says the chatbot flunked its tests.
Rainmakers: The drones used to seed clouds

Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall – will drones help?
‘Your computer is hacked’: How fake Microsoft staff duped US seniors via Bitcoin ATMs

‘Your computer is hacked’: How fake Microsoft staff duped US seniors via Bitcoin ATMs
‘Damaged my cafe, took cash’: Bigg Boss’ Archana Gautam shares CCTV footage

‘Damaged my cafe, took cash’: Bigg Boss’ Archana Gautam shares CCTV footage
Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action
‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes neededScientists who believe technology will largely solve the problems caused by the climate crisis are less likely to enga…
Young India needs mental health action plans, not new policies

Two weeks ago, India woke to a deeply disturbing news report involving a 19-year-old IIT Bombay student who had died by suicide. The circumstances of every such tragedy are complex, and alleged caste and discrimination-r…
Kiara Advani, Sidharth Malhotra announce second pregnancy: ‘Blessed once again’

Kiara Advani, Sidharth Malhotra announce second pregnancy: ‘Blessed once again’
Detective breaks down in court as she recalls finding Beau Lamarre-Condon’s alleged murder victims
Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Sydney in February 2024Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA detective has broken down in court while describing th…