OpenAI GPT-6 Astra Debuts With Advanced Coding and Computer Skills.
OpenAI debuts GPT-6 Astra, making significant strides in reasoning, computer science, and cybersecurity. Yet, concerns over AGI claims, premium pricing, and oversight persist.
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ED Raids Parimatch Betting Network Across Five States in ₹3,000 Crore Case.
The Enforcement Directorate has carried out searches across five states in connection with the Parimatch betting network. Investigators say mule accounts, travel operators, hawala channels and crypto routes were used to transfer the money.
Crime
FATF Warns Digital Hawala Networks Are Fueling Global Money Laundering.
A new report by the Financial Action Task Force warns that new technologies are reshaping illicit financial activity around the world, noting the increasing use of digital hawala, underground banking and cross-border money laundering networks.
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Kharg Island Explosions Reported as Iran-US Gulf Fighting Intensifies.
IRAN: Multiple explosions were reported near Iran's strategic Kharg Island oil hub, with an Iranian media outlet saying a tanker was targeted as tensions with the United States escalated.
Crime
Retired IAF Officer Dara Singh Convicted in Money Laundering Case.
A special court here has found former Indian Air Force (IAF) Junior Warrant Officer Dara Singh and his associate Gurdarshan Singh guilty in a money laundering case about a 2008 seizure of cocaine, and sentenced them to three years in jail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
World
Trump Administration Launches Video Games Promoting Deportation Agenda.
The White House has released online arcade-style games promoting President Donald Trump’s immigration and border policies, drawing criticism from rights groups about how migrants are portrayed.
Hyderabad Ganja Network: ED Searches Three Sites Linked to Neetu Bai.
The Enforcement Directorate has conducted searches at several places in Hyderabad connected with Neetu Bai in a money laundering probe related to narcotics cases registered by Telangana's Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement.
Andhra University Announces To Set Up Centres for Quantum, AI and Semiconductor Research Hubs.
Andhra University has announced plans to set up Centers of Excellence in quantum technology, artificial intelligence and semiconductors. Visakhapatnam is set to become a hub for emerging technologies and advanced research.
Education
NHAI Toll Fraud Probe Widens as ED Searches 14 Locations Across India.
The Enforcement Directorate has intensified its investigation into a purported toll collection scam involving National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plazas, carrying out searches in various states to trace suspected financial irregularities.
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Trump Signs Stopgap Funding Bill to Keep US Government Open Until Dec. 11.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a temporary government funding bill into law on Friday, averting a shutdown with federal agencies remaining open through Dec. 11 just ahead of the November midterm elections.
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Trump Birthright Citizenship Order Faces New Setback in Federal Court.
U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang on Friday put a partial hold on President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on birthright citizenship, ruling that children already protected by a Supreme Court decision are still U.S. citizens at birth.
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Chennai to Get Motor Sports City and New ₹1,200-Crore Secretariat.
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu C Joseph Vijay has announced a Motor Sports City, a new Legislative Assembly and Secretariat complex costing Rs 1,200 crore in Chennai, and a resolution for more use of Tamil in the Madras High Court.