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OpenAI pauses $200 ChatGPT Pro sign-ups as Astra demand strains its systems

OpenAI has stopped selling the $200 tier of ChatGPT Pro, saying demand for its Astra model is straining its systems. European organisations face a second constraint the pause does not touch, because Astra still has no EU data zone…

María Fernanda Benítez Killer Receives Eight-Year Maximum Sentence in Paraguay

PARAGUAY · JUSTICE Key Facts —The verdict A Coronel Oviedo sentencing tribunal imposed eight years — the maximum under juvenile law — on the young man convicted of the femicide and abortion of María Fernanda Benítez, his 17-year-old…

Jet-powered Russian drones hit Kyiv petrol stations, killing 2

New images show a detailed view of Meta's upcoming mixed reality headset

The device known as Project Phoenix is a new form factor for Meta.

Samsung is reportedly making Apple’s first foldable phone & will get $250 per device

Samsung Display is reportedly manufacturing Apple's foldable iPhone screens. The company has signed a three-year exclusive supply agreement for these panels. Each inner folding panel is reportedly priced at approximately $250. This makes…

Kingdom seeks to attract AI companies with computing capacity, capital, market access

SAN FRANCISCO: Saudi Arabia is building an integrated model to attract leading artificial intelligence companies and help them expand globally, Communications and Information Technology Minister Abdullah Al-Swaha said in Silicon Valley on…

Lawyer cites fake witnesses in murder case and blames ChatGPT

A defense lawyer in New Mexico used ChatGPT to create fake witnesses and fabricated police testimony in a murder case brief. The court identified the issue as an AI-related error.

Matt Mullenweg reportedly returns as Automattic CEO two days after getting booted

Two days after being placed on a paid leave of absence, Matt Mullenweg says he has been reinstated as CEO of Automattic, according to a Slack message seen by TechCrunch. As 404 Media reported on Wednesday, Mullenweg had told staff in Slack…

Trinidad and Tobago Frees 31 Emergency Detainees as Wage Deadline Looms

Trinidad and Tobago released 31 preventive-detention detainees on Thursday as the state of emergency winds down — and gave the PSA union a final two weeks to accept its wage offer. The post Trinidad and Tobago Frees 31 Emergency Detainees…

ElevenLabs lists five services on the UK government’s GBP 14B cloud framework

Five ElevenLabs services are listed on the software lot of G-Cloud 15, the UK government’s cloud buying framework, according to the Digital Marketplace. They cover conversational agents, transcription, dubbing and text-to-speech. Three…

The ultimate guide to contemporary Mexican restaurants in Guadalajara

Mexican Independence Day celebrations this month offer a great opportunity to celebrate and rediscover Mexican food, and what better way to do it than through five restaurants that are putting a contemporary spin on traditional Mexican…

The JBL Live 680NC may sound good, but the battery life and plethora of top features are the star of the show

JBL Live 680NC: Two-minute review The JBL Live 680NC are a strong pair of headphones for the price. They have a lot to offer, such as a whole litany of features including well-implemented active noise cancellation (ANC) and Ambient Aware…