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Australia has been at the forefront of global efforts to curb internet harm, especially that targeted at children [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Australia said Tuesday it will oblige tech giants to prevent online tools being used to create AI-generated nude images or stalk people without detection.The government will work with industry on developing new legislation against the “abhorrent technologies”, it said in a statement, without providing a timeline.”There is no place for apps and technologies that are used solely to abuse, humiliate and harm people, especially our children,” Communications Minister Anika Wells said.”Nudify” apps, artificial intelligence tools that digitally…

The northern lights are a bucket-list item that appears on virtually every travelers’ wishlist—but if you’re really lucky, you won’t even need to catch a flight to see them. The dazzling light show is one of nature’s most impressive spectacles, most commonly visible in destinations like Alaska, Iceland, and Norway. While it’s true that the best places to see the northern lights are these far-northern locales, US-based aurora hunters in the Lower 48 can get quite lucky at home, too.The northern lights occur when charged particles ejected from the sun bombard the Earth, interact with the atmosphere, and glow. While…

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he plans to send U.S. National Guard troops to fight crime in Chicago, but declined to offer a specific timing of the deployment. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said over the weekend that Chicago police will not collaborate with any National Guard troops or federal agents if Trump deploys them to the city in coming days as he has threatened in the past. “We’re going in. I didn’t say when, but we’re going in,” Trump told reporters gathered in the Oval Office. Story continues below this ad But Trump, at one point, suggested he…

A man walks past a Google logo at the Google Campus in Warsaw on Feb. 13, 2025. Sergi Gapon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sergi Gapon/AFP via Getty Images In a ruling aimed at restoring competition in the search engine market, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta refrained from ordering Google to sell off Chrome, the world’s most popular browser, but ordered the tech company to end exclusive deals that make it the default search engine on phones and other devices. The company will not, however, be barred from paying device makers to preload its products, including Google Search…

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, who is gearing up for the release of The Bengal Files, recently recalled working with Irrfan Khan and Anil Kapoor on the 2005 film Chocolate, sharing that Irrfan could be a challenging co-actor as he would do something different in every take. In an interaction with Mashable India, Vivek was asked about what he remembered about working with Irrfan, and the director had nothing but praise for the late actor. He said, “Irrfan was a splendid actor and artiste. When I made a film with him, I could never understand what he was about to do in…

Afghanistan beat Pakistan by 18 runs in the United Arab Emirates during the tri-series warm-up for the Asia Cup.Published On 2 Sep 20252 Sep 2025Ibrahim Zadran and Sediqullah Atal smashed successive half-centuries before Afghanistan spinners strangled Pakistan’s deep batting lineup to notch an 18-run win in the opening T20 of their tri-series.The spin trio of captain Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and left-arm spinner Noor Ahmad, playing his first game of the tournament, snared six wickets between them to limit Pakistan to 151-9.Zadran (65) and Atal (64) followed their half-centuries against the United Arab Emirates a day ago with an impressive…

Alexander Isak expressed his gratitude to Newcastle United and the club’s supporters on Tuesday after his British-record transfer to Liverpool, despite a trail of criticism and a frosty farewell from St James’ Park. Newcastle fans were left with a bitter taste on Monday as the English champions secured the 25-year-old for 125 million pounds ($168.86 million) after the Sweden striker’s standoff with the club ended with burned bridges and frayed loyalties. “I want to express my gratitude to my teammates, the staff, and above all, the city of Newcastle and all the amazing supporters for the three unforgettable years we…

Battlefield 6, one of the most anticipated games of the year, will be coming to the PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on October 10 this year. While most modern AAA titles now come with ray-tracing support, players who had access to Battlefield 6’s open beta noted that the game did not support ray-tracing. And while there were several references to it in the game’s command console on PC in the beta, gamers were disappointed to see a lack of ray-tracing options in the game’s graphic settings. In a statement to Comicbook, Christian Buhl, the Studio Technical Director at…

Pakistani Army soldiers secure the area, following a militant attack on the Frontier Constabulary (FC) headquarters in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan on September 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Six security personnel and six militants were killed on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) during an assault on the base of a paramilitary force in northwest Pakistan that began with a suicide bomber ramming the compound and led to a 12-hour gun battle, police said.The suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into the boundary wall of the base in the town of Bannu early on Tuesday (September 2, 2025), causing…

The GST council has proposed steep increases in consumer levies on luxury electric cars priced above $46,000, a government document showed, a move that could impact sales of carmakers such as Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and BYD.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is aiming to reform India’s tax system and is pushing Indian customers to buy more domestic goods, just when relations with the United States have soured due to high tariffs. His government has recommended hefty cuts in the goods and services tax (GST) that could make everything from shampoos to electronics cheaper.The key panel tasked with making rate suggestions to India’s…