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Google is giving users more control over the news they see in search results with a new “Preferred Sources” feature, now available in the U.S. and India. The update allows people to prioritize stories from their favorite sites directly in Google Search. How preferred sources works The feature appears as a star icon next to the Top Stories section in Google Search. Clicking the star lets users search for and add their favorite news sites or blogs. Once selected, these sources will appear more often in Top Stories results. For some searches, Google will also display a separate “From your…

OpenAI’s latest flagship model, GPT-5, was supposed to simplify ChatGPT by removing the need for users to choose between multiple AI models. Instead, it has revived the very feature it aimed to kill — the model picker — and added even more complexity. GPT-5’s big promise falls short When GPT-5 launched last week, OpenAI touted it as an all-in-one AI system equipped with a built-in “router” that would automatically decide how best to answer user questions. The plan was to retire the model picker — a feature CEO Sam Altman has openly criticized. But after just a few days, the…

Many people unknowingly sleep with their mouths open — a habit often brushed aside as harmless. But health experts say it can sometimes be a sign of underlying medical issues that should not be ignored. According to medical specialists, sleeping with your mouth open is not always linked to disease. In most cases, it happens when the nose is blocked due to a severe cold, allergies, or enlarged tonsils. Children are more prone to this, especially if enlarged adenoids or tonsils partially block their nasal passages. The problem often improves as they grow older. Possible medical causes A bent or…

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok was briefly suspended from X on Monday after it posted that Israel and the United States were committing genocide in Gaza, citing findings from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and human rights groups. The xAI-owned account was replaced by a standard X notice stating it had violated platform rules. Upon reinstatement, Grok told users its suspension followed a statement referencing genocide allegations supported by the ICJ, UN experts, Amnesty International, and Israeli rights group B’Tselem. The chatbot also claimed U.S. complicity through arms sales. “Counterarguments deny intent, but facts substantiate the claim,” Grok wrote…

As Russian forces push deeper into eastern Ukraine, fears are growing in Kyiv and across Europe that the upcoming Trump-Putin summit could pressure Ukraine into making painful territorial concessions. On Tuesday, small bands of Russian soldiers advanced near Dobropillia in Donetsk, marking one of the most significant incursions of the year. Ukraine’s military deployed reserve forces, calling the fighting “difficult” but insisting that defensive lines remain intact. Former Kremlin adviser Sergei Markov called the advance “a gift to Putin and Trump” ahead of their meeting in Anchorage, Alaska — the first U.S.-Russia summit since 2021. Kyiv fears being sidelined Ukrainian…

Pakistan and the United States have reaffirmed their resolve to eliminate terrorism in all its forms, following bilateral talks on counter-terrorism cooperation. According to a joint statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both countries underscored the need for an effective strategy to counter threats posed by groups such as the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), ISIS-Khorasan and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The United States acknowledged Pakistan’s efforts and achievements in containing terrorist elements and extended condolences over the loss of lives in recent attacks, including the Jaffar Express bombing and the Khuzdar school bus explosion. Both sides agreed on…

A Chinese envoy emphasized the need to safeguard Red Sea shipping lanes and promote a political resolution to the Yemen issue at the UN on Tuesday, calling for a joint effort from the international community to de-escalate the situation in the Middle East. China’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Geng Shuang made the remarks at the UN Security Council’s open meeting on the Yemen issue, noting that Yemen currently faces a persistent political deadlock, a fragile security situation and a severe humanitarian crisis. Strikes between Israel and Yemen’s Houthi forces have kept tensions high in the Red Sea,…

Chinese scientists have recently developed the world’s first robot capable of conducting full-process breeding, highlighting deep integration of biotechnology and AI technologies in the agricultural intelligent breeding sector. GEAIR, the name of this new AI-based robot model, is expected to facilitate a breeding shift from experience-driven to precision agriculture. The study was published on Monday in the journal Cell, said the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). A scene once limited to science fiction movies has now become a reality in a greenhouse, where GEAIR accurately identified a flower and extended its…

China supports all efforts conducive to the peaceful settlement of the Ukraine issue and is glad to see Russia and the United States keep in contact, improve their relations and advance the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday. Spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks when asked to comment on a report saying that U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, plan to meet on August 15 to discuss the Ukraine issue. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the European Union’s representatives have not been invited to the negotiation. “We hope…

China’s Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday announced preliminary rulings on its anti-dumping investigations into halogenated butyl rubber from Canada, Japan and India. According to a statement, the ministry has decided to terminate its probes into halogenated butyl rubber imports from India due to their low market share, while confirming anti-dumping violations in such products from Canada and Japan. Under China’s anti-dumping regulations, importers of Canadian and Japanese halogenated butyl rubber must pay security deposits of up to 40.5 percent to Chinese customs, starting August 14, the statement said. China launched the investigations on September 14, 2024. Halogenated butyl rubber is…