Author: Rachel Maddow

Gamers must wait longer for Grand Theft Auto VI after Rockstar Games announced another delay. The company moved the release to November 2026. This marks the second postponement after the studio previously shifted the launch from May 2026. GTA VI will now hit stores on 19 November 2026. The game was first expected to arrive in autumn this year. Rockstar asked fans for patience, stating it needs extra time to refine the game and meet its expected standards. Chaos and Crime Return in Vice City The game lets players drive freely, steal cars, and build massive collections of vehicles, bikes,…

AI systems gradually forget their safety rules as conversations continue. This makes them more likely to produce harmful or offensive responses, according to a new report. Simple Prompts Break Most AI Guardrails A few direct prompts can override safety limits in artificial intelligence tools, researchers discovered. Cisco tested large language models (LLMs) from OpenAI, Mistral, Meta, Google, Alibaba, Deepseek, and Microsoft. The company measured how many prompts it took for these models to reveal restricted or dangerous information. Cisco conducted 499 separate conversations using “multi-turn attacks,” where users asked multiple questions to slip past built-in restrictions. Each dialogue included five…

Australia will enforce a nationwide social media age restriction starting December 10. The government has now added Reddit and livestreaming site Kick to the list of platforms that must block users under sixteen. Communications Minister Anika Wells announced the update on Wednesday, confirming that the law will also apply to Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, and YouTube. Platforms that fail to remove or block accounts belonging to children under sixteen face fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars (€28.3 million). “We have met with several social media companies to make sure they understand there is no excuse for…

Belgian authorities shut the airspace over Brussels Zaventem Airport after reports of a drone flying above the runway on Tuesday night. Public broadcaster VRT confirmed that officials suspended all departing and arriving flights following the sighting. The airport briefly reopened before closing again after a second drone appeared. Liège Airport, which initially received diverted flights from Brussels, also closed later due to another drone sighting. A spokesperson for skeyes, Belgium’s civil aviation authority, said the first drone appeared around 8 p.m. local time. Flights were then rerouted to Ostend-Bruges and Charleroi Brussels South. Europe Heightens Security Amid Russian Airspace Breaches…

Nigeria faces growing tension after US President Donald Trump threatened potential military action over alleged Christian persecution. Trump ordered the Pentagon to prepare for intervention, warning that continued violence against Christians could prompt US military strikes. His statement shocked Nigerians, who woke to the news on Sunday. “If Nigeria keeps allowing Christian killings, the US will stop all aid and may go in ‘guns blazing,’” Trump declared on social media. “If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet—just like the terrorists attack our cherished Christians.” Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rejected the threat but said he remained open…

Torrential rains triggered massive mudslides that destroyed over 1,000 homes in Kenya’s western Rift Valley region. At least 21 people died, and more than 30 remain missing after the disaster struck the hilly Chesongoch area in Elgeyo Marakwet County on Saturday. Authorities confirmed that search and rescue teams continue to comb through the debris. The region has faced relentless rainfall for several days during Kenya’s short rain season. The downpour turned slopes into rivers of mud, sweeping away homes, roads, and farmland. Survivors Pulled from the Rubble Several roads remain impassable, cutting off access to nearby towns. The government deployed…

A new study by the University of Maryland and Microsoft found that artificial intelligence understands Polish better than any other language, while English surprisingly ranked sixth. Researchers tested 26 languages across major AI systems, including OpenAI, Google Gemini, Qwen, Llama, and DeepSeek, using identical prompts to measure response accuracy. The findings challenged expectations. “English did not lead in performance,” the researchers explained. “It placed sixth for long-form responses, while Polish consistently delivered the most accurate results.” Polish Outshines Other Languages in AI Performance Polish achieved an average accuracy rate of 88%, the highest among all tested languages. The Polish Patent…

Surging iPhone demand lifted Apple’s revenue during the three months ending in September, closing its fiscal year with record profits. Apple delivered stronger-than-expected results despite facing a global trade war and trailing competitors in the race for artificial intelligence dominance. The new iPhone 17 line-up, launched last month, drove much of this performance. Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, announced on Thursday that the company achieved a September-quarter revenue record of $102.5 billion, including all-time highs for iPhone and Services. Energized by these results, Apple earned $27.5 billion (€23.8bn), nearly doubling its profit from a year earlier. Apple’s shares climbed 2% in…

Human Rights Watch urged Friedrich Merz to condemn Turkey’s crackdown on its opposition, including the detention of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.During his first official visit to Ankara, Merz called on Europe to strengthen its strategic partnership with Turkey to meet global challenges.Speaking beside President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, he praised Turkey’s mediation in the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.His visit followed Turkey’s multi-billion-euro deal with the United Kingdom for 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets.Germany, part of the consortium that builds the aircraft, recently dropped its long opposition to exporting them to Turkey. Defence Cooperation and Regional Disputes Reports indicated that Germany now…

Massive destruction across Gaza has hindered Hamas from retrieving the remaining Israeli hostages’ bodies buried beneath the rubble. On Saturday, Egypt sent its first convoy carrying excavators and bulldozers into the enclave to assist in recovery operations. The U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal requires Israel to return 15 Palestinian prisoners’ bodies for each Israeli hostage body recovered. So far, Israel has handed over 195 Palestinian corpses, while Hamas has returned 18 Israeli bodies. Earlier this month, Hamas released all 20 living hostages. U.S. President Donald Trump said he is “watching very closely” to ensure the bodies are returned within 48 hours. “Some…