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Month: August 2025

Spotify introduces Mix

Spotify has introduced a new feature that lets users create more personalised playlists. Exclusive to Premium subscribers, the custom transition feature allows them to adjust preset options such as fade, blend, and rise.To make it easy for new audio mixers, Spotify will automatically display the key and beats per minute for each track. With roughly

Weaponising the outer space

As Russia held its Victory Day parade this year, hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite that provides television service to Ukraine. Instead of normal programing, Ukrainian viewers saw parade footage beamed in from Moscow: waves of tanks, soldiers and weaponry. The message was meant to intimidate, and it was also an illustration that

The use of GPT-5 in business environment

The introduction of the GPT-5, the recent breakthrough in the field of the large language models (LLMs) signals the beginning of the new age of the entrepreneurs all over the world, now anyone, anywhere, can launch and operate a truly full-fledged start-up more efficiently than ever before.GPT-5 has much more potential than what we can

Use ChatGPT with caution

Large language models like GPT-5 are trained to predict words and patterns from massive datasets. While this allows them to generate incredibly natural and human-like responses, it also leaves them prone to providing false information on unfamiliar or complex topics. To combat this, OpenAI has connected ChatGPT to search, enabling users to verify its answers

The Ex-Twitter CEO launches AI startup Parallel

Parag Agrawal abruptly stepped down from his position as CEO and left the company to pursue something new. Three years later, Agrawal is back with a new venture that is unsurprisingly focused on AI. Called Parallel Web Systems, Agrawal’s new startup intends to build tools and infrastructure that enables AI systems to interact with the

Israel Manpower shortage against Hamas

Israel now seeks young Jewish recruits abroad, mainly from the U.S. and France. As the Gaza war intensifies, Netanyahu insists on occupying Gaza City to enforce Hamas disarmament, despite global opposition. Hamas vows resistance while pushing for a ceasefire-hostage deal, with Qatar mediating talks in Egypt.The IDF is now battling a severe manpower shortage, with

OpenAI’s Perplexity Comet to use ChatGpt

OpenAI is preparing to expand its agentic ecosystem with a Chromium-based browser that integrates ChatGPT Agent for automation.the browser—internally linked with the codenames “Perplexity Comet” and OpenAI’s Chrome alternative—will allow deeper control of web activity compared to the current cloud-based Agent mode.ChatGPT Agent already exists as a mode that runs inside a virtual machine hosted

China Lunar Mission

China has completed a critical test for its moon rocket, moving a step closer to landing astronauts and building a base on the lunar surface. A full-size first stage of the Long March-10 was fired for about 30 seconds at around 3pm on Friday at the Wenchang spaceport on Hainan Island, according to the China

Focus on Nebius Group for AI products

Nebius Group, formerly Yandex, is a Netherlands-based technology company focused on constructing full-stack infrastructure for AI. Unlike Nvidia , which dominates AI chip production, Nebius specializes in large-scale GPU clusters, cloud platforms, and developer tools, positioning itself as a critical enabler of AI innovation.The company’s rebranding from Yandex to Nebius a year ago reflects its

Use of Microsoft Cloud by Israel for Surveillance in Palestine

Microsoft has been dogged by accusations—both within and outside the company—that its technology is aiding the Israeli war effort. Microsoft’s own employees have protested the firm’s contracts with Israel, and protesters have disrupted the company’s various talks and conferences. Now, the company claims it’s launched an “urgent” probe into whether its cloud business is being