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AI · TechCrunch AI

Character.AI enters the microdrama arena with its own productions, but there’s a twist

In an interesting twist that takes advantage of the company's core product, users can chat with these shows' characters, ask them questions, and even roleplay different storylines.

AI · OpenAI News

GPT-5.6 is now the preferred model in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Learn how GPT-5.6 powers Microsoft 365 Copilot with stronger AI capabilities across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Chat, and Cowork for faster, higher-quality work.

World · The Guardian World

LGBTQ+ cruise ship refused entry to Egypt days after Turkey turned it away

Scarlet Lady’s 2,000 passengers told of change as one of those onboard says they will ‘sparkle and spend elsewhere’ An LGBTQ+ cruise ship blocked from Turkish waters this week has been refused entry into Egypt. The Scarlet Lady’s 2,000 passengers, including the Broadway performer Patti LuPone , woke on Thursday morning to find a note placed under their cabin doors informing them that the ship was urgently looking for alternative ports. Continue reading...

World · Deutsche Welle

China: 'Heavy human losses' expected in shoe factory fire

Hundreds of rescue workers were dispatched to the site in Jinjiang, China, where many had become trapped in a burning factory. President Xi Jinping said "heavy human losses" were expected.

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

Show HN: 18 Words

Article URL: https://18words.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48845049 Points: 791 # Comments: 279

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

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World · Al Jazeera

Mosque model placed on top of Northern Ireland bonfire

Pro-UK loyalists in Northern Ireland have placed a replica mosque at the top of a bonfire, which is due to be lit.

Cybersecurity · The Hacker News

AI Attacks Move in Minutes. Join This Webinar on Building a Defense That Keeps Up

AI has changed how fast attacks move. Work that once took an attacker days now takes minutes. Using models like Mythos, attackers write tailored bait, pick targets, test what lands, and jump to the next host before your team clears the first alert. That is the gap, and it is not your fault. The tools and runbooks most teams run on were built for attackers who work at human speed. AI-driven

World · Al Jazeera

Ukraine targets Russian oil depots and tankers in drone attacks

Ukraine hit two oil tankers in Sea of Azov and several oil facilities across Russia in drone attacks.

World · The Guardian World

Species’ ingenious survival strategies no match for human destruction, red list reveals

Newly endangered animals include desert frogs and snails in extreme ocean depths, both threatened by mining Life has colonised every corner of the planet by evolving ingenious survival strategies but these are increasingly being overwhelmed by destructive human activities, this year’s red list of endangered species has revealed. Many snails, limpets and clams have adapted to life at crushing depths in the oceans on hydrothermal vents where water temperatures can reach 450C (842F). But an assessment for the red list found that two-thirds of the hundreds of mollusc species found only on deep sea vents were at risk of extinction because of deep-sea mining . Continue reading...

Cybersecurity · SecurityWeek

12 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Japanese Telco KDDI

Hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a third-party system to access a KDDI email system for ISPs. The post 12 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Japanese Telco KDDI appeared first on SecurityWeek .

World · Al Jazeera

Videos show interception of Iranian missiles in skies over Jordan

Sirens blared in several cities in Jordan as Iranian missiles were intercepted.

World · Al Jazeera

FIFA World Cup 2026: What happened to the beautiful game?

How the World Cup has changed over the past 50 years and why there are only flashes of the beautiful game in 2026.

Startups & Funding · TechCrunch Startups

Nandan Nilekani leaves GP role at Fundamentum as it launches $200M third fund

Nilekani remains Fundamentum's anchor investor as the firm expands its leadership team and targets AI and fintech startups in India.

Cybersecurity · SecurityWeek

15-Year-Old Linux Vulnerability ‘GhostLock’ Earns Researchers $92k From Google

Affecting every major distribution since 2011, the Linux kernel vulnerability allows attackers to gain root access. The post 15-Year-Old Linux Vulnerability ‘GhostLock’ Earns Researchers $92k From Google appeared first on SecurityWeek .

World · Deutsche Welle

Iran after Khamenei: A new order takes shape

Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader, has inherited a political system that his father spent decades building and shaping in his own image.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

SpaceX is on track for record-setting Starlink deployments

SpaceX is currently ahead of last year's record-setting pace for Starlink satellite deployments. SpaceX launched 1,589 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit in the first half of 2026, according to launch data compiled by Jonathan McDowell's satellite tracker, compared to 1,489 satellites deployed at the same point in 2025. 2025 was already a record year for […]

World · Al Jazeera

Mediator Pakistan says renewed US-Iran conflict is ‘in no one’s interest’

Islamabad urges both sides to honour their MoU as renewed attacks raise fears of a wider regional conflict.

World · Al Jazeera

UK Labour leadership nominations begin: Who’s running and how it works

Former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is the frontrunner. If no rival emerges, he could become PM this month.

World · Al Jazeera

India floods sweep away thousands of gas cylinders

India floods sweep away thousands of gas cylinders

Society · BBC Technology

Porn site company fined £630,000 over failed age checks

Ofcom has fined a slew of sites it says are failing to prevent children accessing their adult content.

World · Al Jazeera

Deadly US strikes trigger Iranian attacks on Gulf states

The US military says it has struck 90 targets in Iran. Iran says it sent drone strikes on US-linked sites in the Gulf.

Society · NPR Top Stories

Graham Platner ends Senate bid. And, why Nolan Wells' death captured national attention

Democrat Graham Platner ended his bid last night for U.S. Senate. And, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been enlisted to help get answers in the July Fourth weekend death of Nolan Wells.

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0

Article URL: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/eu-parliament-greenlights-chat-control-1-0-breyer-our-children-lose-out/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48843923 Points: 748 # Comments: 375