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OpenAI announced on Thursday its boldest move yet against major Big Tech competitors: a search engine that integrates artificial intelligence from the ground up. The company is currently testing SearchGPT, which merges its AI technology with real-time web information, enabling users to search for information similarly to how they interact with ChatGPT. Although this search engine is in an early …

“I Am Legend 2” is officially in the works after much anticipation. Initially announced in March 2022, there haven’t been many updates on the film until now, but we finally have some news about the project. The original movie, starring Will Smith, was a huge success as it depicted a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a zombie virus that wipes out …

Scientists have discovered a novel link between dark matter particles and supermassive black holes (SMBHs), potentially solving the long-standing “final parsec problem” in astronomy. The study, published in Physical Review Letters, indicates that previously overlooked behaviors of dark matter particles facilitated the merger of SMBH pairs into larger black holes. In 2023, astrophysicists detected a pervasive “hum” of gravitational waves …

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has arrived in Paris to represent Lebanon at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, which will be attended by leaders and representatives from 120 countries. According to al-Joumhouria newspaper, Mikati is scheduled to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron and several other Arab and foreign leaders on the sidelines of the event. The primary …

On Friday morning, Basel-Mulhouse Airport, jointly operated by France and Switzerland, was evacuated and closed for “safety reasons,” according to an official statement from the airport. It remains unclear if this closure is connected to the disruptions in the train network occurring elsewhere in France. The statement read, “The terminal had to be evacuated and is currently closed. Flight operations …

On Friday, Hezbollah launched attacks on Ramia and Hadb Yaroun in northern Israel and fired anti-aircraft missiles at Israeli warplanes in southern Lebanon, forcing them to retreat. The group claimed to have targeted technical equipment at the Ramia post and soldiers at the Hadb Yaroun post in solidarity with Gaza. Israeli warplanes responded by raiding a house on the outskirts …

As president, Donald Trump went above and beyond to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top requests from the United States. Despite this, their relationship soured when Netanyahu quickly congratulated Joe Biden on his 2020 presidential victory, leading to a fallout by the time Trump left office. On Friday, they will reunite face-to-face for the first time in nearly four …

The Commander of the Israeli Air Force, Major General Tomer Bar, met with local authority heads at the Ramat David air base yesterday. This meeting included other Air Force commanders and representatives from the Northern Command, the Israeli army reported on Thursday. “We are prepared for war. The Air Force has the full responsibility to execute all operational plans. We …