Posts by Liam Redmond
How one Emmy category could produce five winners under new rule — ‘It feels like a participation trophy’
Could one Emmy category produce a whopping five winners this year? Somehow, yes! “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “The Daily Show,” “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” “Saturday Night Live” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” are up for the newly-created Best Variety Series category, and due to a rule overhaul, they could all take home…
Read MoreIs ChatGPT Plus Really Giving You GPT-5.6 Sol? Here’s What OpenAI Says
If you’re paying for ChatGPT Plus, there’s a reasonable question behind all the recent model-name changes: are you actually getting the flagship model OpenAI says Plus includes? Based on OpenAI’s current documentation, yes. Plus users get GPT-5.6 Sol, while Free and Go users get GPT-5.6 Luna. The confusion is real, though, because OpenAI has changed…
Read MoreIndia Asks Google to Remove 57 Firebase Accounts Used in Banking Scams
India has ordered Google to take down hundreds of accounts and links on its Firebase platform after authorities found that cybercriminals were allegedly using the service to impersonate major banks, distribute malware and steal financial information from victims. The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) directed Google to remove at least 57 websites and databases…
Read MoreChinese Humanoid Robots Are Now Faster Than Usain Bolt, But That’s Not the Real Story
A Chinese humanoid robot has beaten Usain Bolt’s 100-meter world record, delivering a startling demonstration of how quickly machines are learning to move like athletes. Honor’s humanoid robot Lightning completed 100 meters in 9.32 seconds during a preparatory test for the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, according to Chinese state media and Reuters. That…
Read MoreMicrosoft 365 Search Broke Across Outlook, OneDrive and SharePoint
For a stretch last week, Microsoft 365 users could open their emails, files and SharePoint sites normally. What they couldn’t reliably do was find anything through search. Microsoft confirmed on August 17 that search had failed across SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Outlook on the web and Outlook desktop. The company tracked the incident as MO1456424 and…
Read MoreModern Warfare 4 Beta Faces Login Issues as Infinity Ward Fixes Audio
Modern Warfare 4‘s Early Access Beta is already exposing the usual launch-day problems but Infinity Ward is moving quickly on the complaints. Some players have been unable to get past the “Checking for update” screen or have encountered the “Networking Failed to Start: HUENEME – NEGEV” error. Others who made it into the beta are…
Read MoreNintendo Switch 2’s $499 Bundle Ends Aug. 31 Before Price Hike
If you’re planning to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 this year, August 31 is the date that matters. Nintendo’s “Choose Your Game” bundle currently gets you the console and one full game for $499.99. On September 1, that same $499.99 will buy the console alone. The bundle ends August 31, while Nintendo’s standalone Switch 2…
Read MoreEagles’ Ja’Quinden Jackson leaves field in ambulance after opening kickoff in scary scene
Ja’Quinden Jackson, the running back for the Eagles who left a preseason game Saturday night in an ambulance, did have movement and strength in all of his extremities, his team announced Saturday. His agent, Damien Butler, said a CT scan came back negative and the 24-year-old was “awake and alert.” He accompanied the Eagles back…
Read MorePortuguese soccer star Quévin Castro dead at 25 after mid-game collapse
Portuguese soccer star Quévin Castro died after collapsing in the middle of a friendly in Portugal on Saturday. He was 25. The midfielder collapsed during a match between his club, third-tier Portuguese side Real Sport Clube, and Estrela da Amadora at the Estádio das Seixas stadium in the city of Malveira and was transported to a…
Read MoreYoung pilot makes dramatic emergency sea landing in front of Florida beachgoers — and is quickly rescued uninjured
A young female pilot stunned onlookers by deliberately crash-landing her twin-engine plane in the sea just off a busy Florida beach — and then emerging seemingly unscathed. Faith Tenkley, 23, skillfully dodged buildings and visitors to land the small aircraft in the Atlantic Ocean close to Boca Raton on Saturday after her landing gear broke,…
Read MoreNancy Kassebaum Baker, Trailblazing Kansas Senator, Dies at 94
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor’s daughter who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without following a spouse into office, died Friday at her home in Topeka. She was 94. Kassebaum Baker died of natural causes, her son Bill Kassebaum told The Associated Press. “She loved Kansas. She loved people from Kansas…
Read MoreMexican Cartels Turn to TikTok-Style Videos and Emojis to Recruit Young People
Cartel recruitment of young Mexicans through social media has become a documented, government-tracked crisis. According to Mexico’s Ministry of the Interior, nearly 7,000 minors and young adults up to age 29 disappeared in less than a year, and 505 people in that age range were found dead over the same period. Officials and researchers caution…
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