Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to become Skydance

The roughly $110 billion deal is expected to close October 6.
Redefining enterprise intelligence with autonomous AI

Enterprise AI is no longer a future ambition. It is in full operational flight. Model capabilities are advancing faster than most organizations can absorb, while the cost of performance continues to fall. Globally, AI in…
Pope Leo XIV is not a fan of AI-generated art

“There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others,” the pope wrote. “Algorithms l…
Laytr’s new app lets you save anything you find online, not just articles to read

Laytr lets you save articles, recipes, screenshots, videos, PDFs, and more for later, while keeping your archive private and synced across your Apple devices.
Trump’s Crazy AI Rebrand Was a Loyalty Test for Tech Execs—and It Worked

For years these billionaires gushed obsessively about AI. But they meekly went along when Trump cancelled the term.
The Download: a biological de-aging contest and why LLMs don’t reason

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A new contest pits competitors against each other in a race to biologi…
‘I was not going to let others die’: Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar’s desperate push to open cockpit door

‘I was not going to let others die’: Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar’s desperate push to open cockpit door
Hundreds detained by Delhi police from near Jantar Mantar during protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar; protestors gather at Mumbai's Shivaji Park | LIVE

Political parties and members of AISA, SFI, NSUI and other student bodies are protesting to demand CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
‘Avaraachan and Sons’ movie review: Biju Menon makes this old-fashioned family entertainer watchable

An old-fashioned family drama dressed up as a new-age entertainer, ‘Avaraachan and Sons’ relies heavily on Biju Menon’s charm to compensate for its flat writing
CSIR-CCMB develops India-specific tool to predict sickle cell severity

The new tool could improve treatment decisions and disease management as existing international scoring systems do not accurately reflect the clinical profile of Indian patients with SCA