Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay, popularly known as Thalapathy Vijay, during their Chennai promotional visit for Ranabaali. Deverakonda subsequently shared photographs of the interaction on X and expressed his appreciation for Vijay. Describing it as their first meeting, the Telugu actor said Thalapathy Vijay had become a favourite after just one interaction. The photographs added a persona

Amazon Decart AI acquisition talks could lead to a $7 billion deal after Anthropic abandoned its $6 billion bid. The potential takeover could strengthen Amazon AWS Trainium3 chips, Decart AI chip technology and cloud infrastructure.   Amazon is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire artificial intelligence startup Decart in a deal valued at approximately $7 billion. The potential acquisition comes after rival AI company Anthropic abandoned earlier takeover d

Anthropic AI sends false murder tip to Philadelphia police after Claude Haiku 4.5 interacted with a real police website during automated testing. The false homicide tip was blocked as spam, but a reporting delay and questions over AI agent safeguards have intensified scrutiny. Anthropic AI sends false murder tip to Philadelphia police An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted fabricated information about a real unsolved homici

The Cockroach Janta Party has announced another protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Sunday, October 11, following Saturday’s extensive police restrictions and detentions. The party is demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. CJP leader Ajinkya Shinde took charge of the mobilisation after founder Abhijeet Dipke and co-convenors Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained. Shinde announced plans for supporters to gather at 10 AM

Andhra Pradesh Congress president YS Sharmila’s protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has brought fresh attention to the state’s opposition politics. On October 10, Sharmila demanded his resignation amid allegations concerning electoral roll revisions and the Election Commission’s functioning. Her participation in Vijayawada formed part of wider demonstrations seeking accountability from the election authorities. That Sharmila held a p

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos believes artificial intelligence could transform employment by improving productivity and allowing people to work fewer days while earning enough to support their families. He also discussed AI-driven job changes, Amazon layoffs, engineering innovation and America's competition with China in space exploration. Jeff Bezos Predicts Three-Day Workweeks With AI Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has suggested that advances in artificial inte

Hundreds of demonstrators marched through New York City on Friday, October 9, after federal immigration agents shot a Dominican man while his five-year-old child was inside his car. The incident sparked NYC ICE shooting protests and a political confrontation between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump's administration. Oscar Belgal, 28, suffered a gunshot wound to his neck during an Immigration and Custom

Putin Iran peace talks moved into focus after Vladimir Putin told Masoud Pezeshkian that Russia was ready to help end the Middle East conflict. Their meeting also highlighted stronger Tehran ties, stalled US talks, drone claims and wider diplomacy at the CIS meet. Putin pledges Russian support to help end Middle East conflict Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that Moscow is ready to use its i

Preparing prasadam is an important part of Navratri celebrations in many households. Freshly cooked rice dishes, traditional sweets and nourishing sundal varieties bring variety to daily offerings while giving families an opportunity to share food with relatives and visitors. The recipe collection by Chitra provides separate menu ideas inspired by Tamil Nadu and Andhra cooking traditions. These suggestions can help families organise their festival kitchens, but

Sharad Navratri 2026 begins on Sunday, October 11, in India and the USA, with celebrations culminating in Vijayadashami, or Dussehra, on Tuesday, October 20. The festival honours Goddess Durga and her nine manifestations, collectively known as the Navadurga. Ghatasthapana, also called Kalash Sthapana, marks the beginning of the devotional observances. Although the opening date is the same, important worship dates can differ between countries. D

Trump aides Bosnia work has raised questions after James Blair and Chris LaCivita advised Republika Srpska while helping Republican midterm strategy. Trump initially threatened action over any conflict, but later said he did not believe one existed. Trump advisers face scrutiny over Bosnia consulting work President Donald Trump has distanced himself from two senior political advisers after reports revealed that they carried out paid cons

Christa Pike survives execution after receiving two rounds of pentobarbital in Tennessee and is now conscious and speaking. Her recovery, the TN pause on executions and a renewed clemency plea have intensified scrutiny of lethal injection and the death penalty. Christa Pike conscious after surviving Tennessee execution attempt Christa Pike, the Tennessee death-row prisoner who survived an attempted lethal injection last week, is consciou

OpenAI mission interview is being tested as part of the OpenAI hiring process to assess judgment, AI safety awareness and mission alignment as candidates compete for highly paid AI jobs at OpenAI.   OpenAI is testing a new stage in its recruitment process designed to understand how prospective employees think about the wider impact of artificial intelligence and how they could contribute to the company’s goal of making advanced AI beneficial to humanity.

Concerns over the rapid development of increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems have intensified discussions around AI safety, ethics and responsible behaviour. Against this backdrop, Anthropic, the company behind the Claude AI assistant, has reportedly been engaging with religious leaders, philosophers and experts from different fields to explore questions surrounding morality and values in advanced AI systems. Among those reportedly approached is Hindu Vedanta monk Sw

The Christa Pike execution case took an unexpected turn after the US Supreme Court cleared Tennessee to proceed with her September 30 execution, only for the state to later be unable to complete the lethal-injection procedure. Pike, 50, remains alive as fresh legal questions surround the failed attempt.  Court stay The legal battle intensified hours before Pike was scheduled to be executed at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution i

The Christa Pike execution was halted on September 30, 2026, after the Sixth Circuit granted a temporary stay. Tennessee asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the order as the legal fight over Pike’s death sentence continued. A federal appeals court temporarily halted the execution of Christa Gail Pike on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, shortly before Tennessee was scheduled to put her to death by lethal injection. The intervention pr

If Claude is not working, the issue may be an Anthropic outage, a login problem, capacity limits or a local browser issue. Here is how to check Claude status, identify confirmed incidents and troubleshoot common Claude.ai and API errors.   If Claude suddenly stops responding, fails to load or displays an error, the problem does not always mean the entire service is down. Anthropic distinguishes between genuine service incidents, login problems, u

A Claude outage disrupted Claude.ai, Claude Code, Claude Cowork and API services on September 29, 2026. More than 11,000 U.S. users reported problems as Anthropic investigated elevated errors before most services recovered within about an hour.   Anthropic’s Claude experienced a widespread service disruption on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, affecting its chatbot, developer tools and API before services recovered later in the morning. More than 1

Spotify and Claude outages disrupted thousands of U.S. users on September 29, 2026. Downdetector logged more than 17,000 Spotify reports and over 11,000 Claude reports as Spotify and Anthropic investigated separate service problems. Thousands of U.S. users reported problems with Spotify and Anthropic’s Claude on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, as separate disruptions affected the music-streaming and artificial intelligence services. Downdetector recorded mo

The EU Red Sea naval mission is facing renewed pressure as security risks around Bab al-Mandeb increase and merchant vessels seek more military escorts. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has urged member states to provide additional ships to Operation Aspides, warning that existing forces are insufficient. Aspides Operation Aspides was launched in 2024 to protect commercial shipping from attacks and other threats in the Red Sea and sur