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If you haven’t yet upgraded to Apple’s AirPods Pro 3, you can pick up the company’s latest model at a discount through a deal on Amazon right now. The AirPods Pro 3, which came out in September, are currently $20 off, bringing their price down to $230. With the new AirPods Pro, Apple made some big improvements, including better battery life and sound quality, and introduced useful new features, such as Live Translation.AppleThe AirPods Pro 3 are the best AirPods available today, with Apple’s H2 chip, and earned a score of 90 out of 100 in Engadget’s review this fall.…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has reportedly filed hundreds of criminal complaints against members of the public for insulting him during his tenure as a politician. According to research conducted by the Welt am Sonntag newspaper, Merz is “one of the most sensitive politicians in the history” of the German republic. Die Welt’s Sunday paper reported that during his time as a member of parliament, Merz filed criminal complaints against citizens for calling him names such as “little Nazi”, “asshole,” and “filthy drunk”, among others. The paper said that documents from a law firm commissioned by Merz to file such complaints…
One does not simply spend more than 11 hours watching The Lord of the Rings trilogy in a single weekend at home when the opportunity to do so in theaters arises. As The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring turns 25, Fathom Entertainment and Warner Bros. announced theatrical screenings of the Peter Jackson trilogy in their extended editions, according to an exclusive report from Variety.The re-releases will be available in DBOX presentations from January 16 to 19, complete with movements and vibrations to make you feel like you’re making the journey to Mordor with Frodo and his…
Just four days before the National Games basketball event was set to tip-off, the Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) was told the venue was gone. With teams arriving and no court to play on, the event itself was in jeopardy. “We arranged everything in almost two days,” PBBF secretary Yaqoob Qadri told Dawn, revealing a significant off-court challenge. “There were some people who don’t want the event to happen.” Yet, on Sunday, the roar of a packed crowd for the Army-Sindh clash at the North Nazimabad Gymkhana in Karachi was the definitive answer. Against a backdrop of administrative hurdles, the players…
Those might not exactly be ads you’re seeing on ChatGPT, at least according to OpenAI. Nick Turley, OpenAI’s head of ChatGPT, clarified the confusion around potential ads appearing with the AI chatbot. In a post on X, Turley said “there are no live tests for ads” and that “any screenshots you’ve seen are either not real or not ads.” The OpenAI exec’s explanation comes after another post from former xAI employee Benjamin De Kraker on X that has gained traction, which featured a screenshot showing an option to shop at Target within a ChatGPT conversation.OpenAI’s Daniel McAuley responded to the…
Pakistan Army served a powerful reminder of their sporting prowess, seizing 12 gold medals across multiple disciplines as the National Games charged through a pulsating day of action. Their goldrush on Sunday was spearheaded by utter dominance in taekwondo and sharp shooting on the ranges. The clearest demonstration of authority came in the taekwondo Poomsae events, where Army fighters ruled the roost, clinching eight gold medals across age categories. Their women set the tone: Sana Sabir (Under-50), Naila (U-30), Mehar-Un-Nisa (U-40) and Zeena Sheraz (Under-20) all stood atop the podium. The men followed suit with Adil Hussain (U-30), Mohammad Mumtaz (U-40),…
AI may soon reach beyond Earth as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman looks to the stars for a solution to the growing energy demands of data centers. Altman is reportedly considering an investment in a rocket company to take on bitter rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has been in talks with Seattle-based rocket startup Stoke Space to potentially invest billions and gain a controlling stake in the company. The discussions, which took place over the summer and intensified in the fall, revolve around Altman’s vision of deploying…
Dogecoin has just celebrated its 12th anniversary, a milestone that arrives during a period of shaky price action. The meme coin has spent the majority of recent days trading with a bearish tone, but its anniversary places into perspective how much the crypto environment has changed since the token’s joke-related launch in 2013. The celebration comes as analysts continue to debate whether Dogecoin’s long accumulation structure is nearing a turning point, and its next breakout might define its 13th year. Related Reading A Milestone That Shows How Far Dogecoin Has Come Dogecoin began as a lighthearted project by developer Billy…
Just a day after receiving a roughly $140 million fine, X has terminated the ad account of the European Commission. Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, accused the European Commission of using an exploit to artificially boost the reach of its post announcing the major fine.In the post, Bier said that the commission “logged into [their] dormant ad account to take advantage of an exploit in our Ad Composer” and posted “a link that deceives users into thinking it’s a video and to artificially increase its reach.” Bier explained in a separate post that the exploit has “never been abused…
With national gold on the line, the tension had given way to aggression, physical altercations to verbal spats and obscene gestures. The Sindh women’s netball team, however, rose beyond it to secure glory at the end of it all with a domineering 20-12 victory over Wapda in a fiesty final at the National Games on Sunday. It was a statement triumph; the provincial side overcoming their departmental opponents who have access to training all year round. “And yet, we beat them to win gold which makes this even better,” Sindh skipper Quratulain told Dawn. Teammates Kareema and Huma echoed Quratulain’s…