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OpenAI, the organization behind ChatGPT, has unveiled its latest innovation, Sora, an AI-driven application that transforms textual inputs into video content. Launched on a recent Thursday, Sora is capable of creating up to one-minute videos from the prompts it receives, marking a significant step forward in AI’s ability to interpret and animate the physical world in motion, as detailed in …

Jurgen Klinsmann was dismissed as the coach of the South Korean national football team on Friday after a loss to Jordan in the Asian Cup semi-finals, coupled with issues involving key team members. The decision comes less than a year into his tenure, during which Klinsmann, a celebrated former German international and World Cup winner, struggled to gain the support …

At 24 years old, the player transitioned to tennis after previously embodying a pirate during summer for his grandfather’s tourist business in Brazil. Alcaraz, the Spanish sensation and defending champion, confidently won the first set, but the match intensified as Carabelli, hailing from Argentina and ranked 134th, fought back with an early break in the second set to take the …

Kylian Mbappe, the celebrated forward for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team, has made it clear that he plans to depart from the club after the 2023-24 season concludes, coinciding with the end of his contract. This development has been widely reported as of Thursday (Feb 15), with Mbappe reportedly set to join Real Madrid, a club that has …

In a groundbreaking achievement, surgeons have, for the first time, remotely operated a compact robot on the International Space Station (ISS) to perform a surgical procedure in orbit. This pioneering operation, conducted over the recent weekend and reported by AFP, was performed on rubber bands instead of live tissue. The experiment is hailed as a monumental leap forward in the …

Alexei Navalny, a prominent figure in Russian opposition and a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin, passed away in custody, according to an announcement from the Federal Penitentiary Service. At 47, Navalny, who was facing a 19-year term on charges deemed by many as politically motivated, reportedly fell ill and collapsed following an outdoor walk, though confirmation from his associates …

During a Security Conference in Munich, Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz urged the international community to exert pressure on Iran and Hezbollah to vacate South Lebanon, highlighting the necessity to enforce U.N. resolution 1701. Katz emphasized the possibility of Israel taking action to displace Hezbollah from the border region if diplomatic efforts to diminish tensions prove unsuccessful. In response, Lebanon’s …

Samir Geagea, the leader of the Lebanese Forces, has criticized Hezbollah for endangering Lebanon and its citizens by attacking northern Israel in solidarity with Gaza. During a discussion with the Russian Ambassador to Beirut on Friday, Geagea questioned the benefit of Hezbollah’s actions for the Palestinians in Gaza, given the already dire situation there. He expressed concern that Hezbollah’s offensive …