Cybersecurity researchers have documented what they describe as the first fully autonomous, end-to-end ransomware attack executed entirely by an artificial intelligence agent, linked to a threat group dubbed JadePuffer. In reports released by cloud security firm Sysdig and Check Point Research, experts say the AI system independently carried out all...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Brazilian model and social media influencer Kauana Bilhar, 27, died after falling from the 27th-floor balcony of her apartment in a high-rise building in Dubai earlier this week. Bilhar, who had been living in the country for the past two years, reportedly fell directly from...
Uncertainty over Senator Mitch McConnell’s health has intensified as Congress prepares to return from recess next week and his office continues to release only limited information. The 84-year-old Republican leader from Kentucky has not appeared in public since he was admitted to a Washington-area hospital on 14 June. His staff...
United States – FIFA is selling small sections of the pitch from East Rutherford Stadium in New Jersey, where the upcoming World Cup final will be played, as official collector’s items for fans. The governing body is marketing the turf pieces as exclusive memorabilia from one of the world’s biggest...
In New York, a coalition of major U.S. newspaper publishers has asked a federal judge to impose severe sanctions on OpenAI, accusing the company of deception and evidence destruction in a high‑profile copyright lawsuit. In a motion filed Saturday, July 11, 2026, in the Southern District of New York, The...
A federal judge in Washington, DC, on Friday dismissed the remaining seditious conspiracy case against four Proud Boys members involved in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack, after the Justice Department under President Donald Trump requested that their convictions be vacated. US District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee,...
Mumbai hosted the India premiere of Christopher Nolan’s new epic film “The Odyssey” on July 11, 2026, drawing thousands of fans to the city’s main premiere theater. Director Christopher Nolan and lead actor Tom Holland attended, with Holland interacting extensively with crowds as fans cheered and chanted. Nolan praised the...
United States – The U.S. Department of Commerce has officially eased export restrictions on advanced artificial intelligence semiconductors to the United Arab Emirates, effective immediately. A notice issued on Friday grants the UAE accelerated treatment under U.S. export control laws, allowing it to purchase cutting-edge AI chips, including high-end processors...
WAIKOLOA, Hawaiʻi. Fire crews contained a wildland brush fire that burned about 200 acres south of Waikoloa Village Friday evening into the night, prompting temporary evacuations and road closures; two apartment buildings were evacuated and a temporary shelter opened before evacuation orders were later rescinded. By Saturday morning officials reported roads...
LAS VEGAS — Caleb Wilson scored 35 points in his Las Vegas Summer League debut Friday, marking the highest-scoring Summer League debut since at least 2004. The Chicago Bulls' No. 4 pick shot 7-of-11 from three, added rebounds, blocks and steals, and played 33 minutes in a 97-96 game against...
