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HackerRank's Chakra AI agent enters general availability after 500,000 beta interviews, assessing candidates' critical thinking, judgment, and AI fluency while streamlining the traditional hiring pipeline.
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PearX’s latest demo day in San Francisco featured 16 startups, with five capturing major VC attention for their breakthroughs in AI chips, 3D foundational models, secure assistants, trust planning, and industrial design automation.
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Two sisters launch Hot Girl Hotline, an AI relationship advice app for young women that offers behaviorally grounded guidance and prioritizes safety over general chatbot risks.
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At 19, Zain Javaid unveils Ghost Core, a $3,499 personal computer built to run AI agents locally, backed by $11 million in funding and designed to keep user data encrypted and private.
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TikTok introduces an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout, letting users discover and purchase products directly from the For You feed without leaving the app.
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Scientists transform discarded garlic peel into a self-powered triboelectric sensor that detects door movements, enabling affordable, eco-friendly home security monitoring.
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Boston Dynamics redefines the Atlas robot hand, trading humanlike aesthetics for rugged reliability, modular design, and mass-producible engineering that could finally bring humanoids into real-world use.
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Business
Delhi transformed its power grid from daily outages and 50% losses to under 6% in 25 years, offering a replicable model for cities worldwide facing unreliable electricity.
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AI inference now outpaces training as the primary AI workload, compelling hardware innovators to redesign chips for memory-bound performance. New architectures from startups and giants alike promise faster, more efficient model deployment.
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Generative AI is reshaping spacecraft autonomy, from NASA's Mars drive tests to orbital robotics. New experiments push nondeterministic systems beyond Earth, but risk and physics pose serious hurdles.
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Nigerian consumer goods firms held N587 billion in cash by mid-2026, a 12.2% rise from 2025. The reserve offers financial security but faces pressure from falling deposit returns.
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Delhi transformed its power grid from daily outages and 50% losses to under 6% in 25 years, offering a replicable model for cities worldwide facing unreliable electricity.
Entertainment
Entertainment
Taylor Swift surprised Dakota Johnson's SNL host slot by appearing as a playful breakup therapist, delivering jokes about relationships, wine, and a surprise Cleveland shoutout for Travis Kelce.
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TikTok introduces an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout, letting users discover and purchase products directly from the For You feed without leaving the app.
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The Sennheiser Momentum 5 delivers balanced audio, 57-hour battery life and effective noise cancellation at $399.99, positioning it as a strong mid-tier alternative to Sony and Apple premium headphones.
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From Wayve's Mercedes-Benz integration to Waymo's Texas fleet surge and Zoox safety grounding, the autonomous mobility sector witnesses rapid commercialization, strategic partnerships, and heightened regulatory scrutiny.
Entertainment
SNL’s Weekend Update parodied Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, blending humor with serious AI safety warnings and sparking conversation about tech elite satire.
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Meta launches Muse, a consumer-focused AI agent at Connect, sparking debate on data privacy and whether ad-based models earn user trust.
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Ghana's civil aviation regulator announces new measures to curb rising domestic airfares, including encouraging new airline entrants and removing import duties on aircraft parts.
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President Bola Tinubu's return from his European working vacation has been postponed to Tuesday, September 29, marking the second delay since he departed in late August.
