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OpenAI’s GPT-5 model was meant to be a world-changing upgrade to its wildly popular and precocious chatbot. But for some users, last Thursday’s release felt more like a wrenching downgrade, with the new ChatGPT presenting a diluted personality and making surprisingly dumb mistakes.On Friday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to X to say the company would keep the previous model, GPT-4o, running for Plus users. A new feature designed to seamlessly switch between models depending on the complexity of the query had broken on Thursday, Altman said, “and the result was GPT-5 seemed way dumber.” He promised to implement fixes…

NewsFeedThe United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Israel’s assassination of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza. Guterres is demanding an independent investigation into the killings, his spokesperson said on Monday.Published On 11 Aug 202511 Aug 2025

Apple on Tuesday released its sixth developer beta of its mobile operating system, iOS 26, along with updates for iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Mac, and others. As the new software gets closer to its September public launch date, the changes and tweaks aren’t as significant, but there are still some surprises to be found. In beta 6, that includes a new selection of ringtones, a final decision on the Camera swiping direction controversy, a new onboarding experience, and other updates. The addition of half a dozen new ringtones, all a variant of the “reflection” tune, was an unexpected addition…

Barcelona’s domination of Real Madrid last season resulted in Los Blancos bringing an end to Carlo Ancelotti’s second tenure – even though he had delivered a league and European double a year previous.Rumours rumbled for most of the season, after a low-key start at home and abroad, that former Real midfielder Xabi Alonso would be making the switch from Bayer Leverkusen to replace Ancelotti.With their La Liga and UEFA Champions League defence over, the Madrid-based club wasted little time in announcing Alonso, conveniently at a time when Brazil cranked up their interest in Ancelotti.All seemed well for a dignified departure…

Jon Lee Anderson is “not done with Afghanistan”, despite having reported on it for more than 40 years, through invasions, occupations, the rise and fall of the Taliban and two great power retreats.“I always want to go back,” said the New Yorker staff writer. “It gets into your skin. Afghanistan is an incredible place, an incredible society. It’s always like time travel to me, and I knew people there that are larger than life. They stay with you … I may return shortly.”Now 68, Anderson reported from Afghanistan in the 1980s, as Soviet forces lost a 10-year war, and returned…

At nearly three hours, Catarina Ruivo’s sprawling documentary seeks to halt the march of death. When her grandmother Júlia died, she left behind a treasure trove of letters, written between 1946 and 1957 when she was living in Mozambique, then under Portuguese colonial rule. Read out by actor Rita Durão, this correspondence captures the hopes and dreams of a young woman, newly married and adapting to a foreign land. The voiceover is paired with Ruivo’s footage of present-day, independent Mozambique, images that breathe a second life into these messages from the past.The juxtaposition between Júlia’s writings and the Mozambican cityscapes…

48 Ethiopian Airlines Group has taken a major step toward building what could become Africa’s largest airport by appointing the African Development Bank (AfDB) as the mandated lead arranger to secure $8 billion in debt financing for the new Bishoftu International Airport. The $10 billion mega project is expected to turn Ethiopia into one of the world’s top aviation hubs, attracting more global passengers, boosting cargo capacity, and driving economic growth. The airport will be located in Abusera, Bishoftu, about 40 kilometers southeast of Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa. The choice of location followed years of feasibility studies and a…

Selecting the right gardening equipment can make the difference between a frustrating chore and an enjoyable outdoor experience. With the global gardening tools market growing from $98 billion in 2025 to a projected $161 billion by 2034, the variety of available equipment has never been greater. However, this abundance of choice can overwhelm both novice and experienced gardeners when making purchasing decisions. The key to successful gardening lies not just in having a green thumb, but in using tools that complement your physical capabilities, garden size, and specific growing goals. Quality equipment transforms challenging tasks into manageable ones while protecting…

Latest scorecard from the first Twenty20 international between Australia and South Africa in Darwin.

Wikipedia has lost a legal challenge to new Online Safety Act rules which it says could threaten the human rights and safety of its volunteer editors.The Wikimedia Foundation – the non-profit which supports the online encyclopaedia – wanted a judicial review of regulations which could mean Wikipedia has to verify the identities of its users.But it said despite the loss, the judgement “emphasized the responsibility of Ofcom and the UK government to ensure Wikipedia is protected”.The government told the BBC it welcomed the High Court’s judgment, “which will help us continue our work implementing the Online Safety Act to create…