Paramount Pictures is making a live-action movie based on the video game Cyberpunk 2077. The game’s developer, CD Projekt Red, is working with the studio, but details about the movie’s story, cast, or release date have not been shared yet.
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The movie will be made by Paramount Pictures and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura.
Cyberpunk 2077 is a science fiction role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red.
The game features Keanu Reeves as Johnny Silverhand, a rockstar character.
Cyberpunk 2077 sold over 40 million copies worldwide since its 2020 release.
An expansion called Phantom Liberty with actor Idris Elba sold more than 15 million copies.
The game was adapted into a popular animated Netflix series called Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
Paramount recently merged with Warner Bros Discovery and plans to release 30 films a year.
Video games like Super Mario, Minecraft, Sonic the Hedgehog, and The Last of Us have been turned into successful movies or TV shows.
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Three safety researchers were fired by OpenAI and have published a letter challenging the company’s explanation, warning that their dismissal might make other employees afraid to speak about AI safety concerns. OpenAI says the researchers broke rules on handling sensitive information and denies the firing was linked to safety concerns.
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The three fired researchers are Tomek Korbak, Jasmine Wang, and Mikita Balesni.
They sent an open letter to OpenAI’s safety and mission advisory groups expressing worry that their firing has caused fear among employees about discussing AI risks.
The researchers insist they were not responsible for a leaked AI project and denied inappropriate communication with outside groups.
Korbak said he was told verbally his firing related to how he communicated with an independent AI evaluation group called METR, which he said was part of his job.
Balesni said he believes they were fired for focusing on AI safety rather than OpenAI’s short-term business interests.
The letter urges that employees must be able to safely challenge decisions and that AI safety work needs clear rules and outside oversight.
OpenAI says a thorough investigation found policy violations and denies any firing due to safety discussions.
The researchers described an unprecedented incident involving OpenAI agents and external systems, noting that internal policies were being created at the time.
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Three former OpenAI researchers said they were fired because they raised safety concerns about AI, not for mishandling information as the company stated. OpenAI insists they were let go due to a serious breach of trust and not for speaking out about safety issues.
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Three ex-OpenAI researchers claim they were fired for prioritizing AI safety over company interests.
OpenAI says the researchers mishandled sensitive information against company rules.
OpenAI’s leaders say the firing was not because of safety concerns raised by the employees.
The former researchers worked in AI safety and alignment, which means making AI systems follow human values.
The ex-employees say their dismissal has made current workers afraid to raise safety concerns.
One former worker said they were fired after warning that AI systems were becoming harder to monitor for problems.
OpenAI plans to work with outside safety experts and will announce details soon.
The former staff warn that others could be fired if employees don’t stand up against such actions.
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Top leaders at AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI are planning for possible public backlash after a serious AI-related disaster, such as a cyberattack that disrupts essential services. They expect a major AI incident could lead to political pressure for regulation, but lawmaking may be slow and complicated.
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AI companies are preparing for worst-case scenarios involving large-scale cyberattacks that could cut off financial services, power, water, or internet.
A major AI-related disaster is widely expected by many AI researchers and executives within the next six to twelve months.
Past cyberattacks, like those on South Korean banks involving AI-driven hacking, show how much damage one person can cause with AI tools.
The companies want to influence future AI laws, even though no significant regulation is likely to pass soon.
The U.S. Congress may struggle to create effective AI policies due to lack of knowledge and political divisions.
Some proposals include banning superintelligent AI and requiring a kill switch to stop AI systems in emergencies.
Experts question how practical or effective it is to shut down all AI during a crisis.
Although politics is divided, during major crises Washington has shown it can work together, as seen in the COVID-19 pandemic and 2008 financial crisis.
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Sunrise alarm clocks gradually increase light to simulate a natural sunrise and help people wake up more easily, especially during dark winter mornings. A tester tried 10 different sunrise alarms from various brands, rating them on brightness, sound, and features, and recommends eight models that improve the wake-up experience.
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Sunrise alarm clocks work by gradually increasing light to help reset the body’s internal clock.
Some models are certified as light-therapy devices for conditions like seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
The reviewer tested devices from Lumie, Beurer, Philips, Dreamegg, Blueair, and Lexon over multiple nights.
The Lumie Bodyclock Glow 150 was rated the best overall sunrise alarm clock.
Prices for recommended models range from about £40 to £182.
Devices have features like sundown lighting, multiple alarm sounds, app control, and mood light settings.
The reviewer found sunrise alarms improved morning alertness and recommend them especially to those who find mornings difficult.
Some tested devices were donated to charity after review instead of being returned.
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End of Abyss is a survival-horror video game where players explore a small, model-like facility filled with monsters. Its design mixes creepy dollhouse visuals with gameplay inspired by older horror games, but its controls and map can be confusing, making the experience challenging at times.
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The game setting looks like a miniature version of a horror movie outpost, viewed from above like a dollhouse.
End of Abyss uses a fixed camera style similar to early Resident Evil games, showing scenes from a distance.
The game focuses on survival horror, involving shooting monsters and managing limited ammo.
Controls are unusual, with reloading placed on the right thumbstick, making aiming and fighting tricky.
It combines elements from other games like Dark Souls, Metroid, and Hollow Knight, which adds complexity to exploration.
The game's map system can be hard to understand, leading to confusion about locked doors and locations.
Players may need to backtrack often, which can reduce the impact of the game’s detailed scenes and scares.
End of Abyss has a dark, gloomy art style that looks impressive but may make different rooms harder to tell apart.
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Tom Watson, a former UK Labour politician now working for the US tech company Palantir, warned against letting public protests influence how government contracts are given. Palantir faces criticism in the UK because of its work with the US government and Israeli military, which has led to pressure to end its UK government contracts.
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Tom Watson joined Palantir as a senior vice-president after leaving UK politics.
Palantir provides advanced software using artificial intelligence (AI) to governments and militaries.
The company has contracts with the UK government, including a £330 million deal with the NHS.
Some Labour MPs and unions want the UK government to stop working with Palantir due to its controversial ties.
Palantir is involved in a legal dispute with London Mayor Sadiq Khan over a £50 million police contract.
Watson said decisions about government contracts should follow the law, not public protests ("mob rule").
Palantir’s work has sparked protests because of its connections to Israeli military activities.
Labour MP Chi Onwurah expressed concern about relying too much on a US company that must follow US laws on data access.
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Meredith Whittaker, head of the Signal Foundation, says the real risk of AI is careless use, not sci-fi fears of AI harming humanity. She highlights an incident where an AI chatbot reportedly made up false military information, nearly causing a US-China conflict.
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Meredith Whittaker leads the Signal Foundation, which runs a privacy-focused messaging app.
She disagrees with exaggerated fears that AI will turn against humans.
An AI chatbot used by US intelligence allegedly invented false details about a Chinese ship carrying nuclear material.
This false information almost led to a US military response against China.
Whittaker previously protested Google's Project Maven, a US military AI contract for drone targeting.
She connects such AI projects to mistakes like a US missile hit on a school in Iran based on faulty intelligence.
Palantir, which took over the Project Maven contract, denies its software caused these errors.
Governments want more access to encrypted messages to protect children, but Whittaker warns such measures could be bypassed.
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A photographer warns parents who use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to remove watermarks from school photos instead of paying for them. Experts say uploading children’s photos to AI tools can risk misuse, including the images being kept, sold, or used without consent.
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Parents are using AI software to remove watermarks on school photos to avoid paying for them.
The photographer, Ian Gilbert, has noticed about 25% of parents using this method, causing profit loss for himself and the schools.
Removing watermarks using AI is considered theft by the photographer, as it bypasses paying for the photos.
AI tools often allow companies to keep, sell, or use uploaded images in other ways, which parents may not realize.
AI safety expert Dr. Simon Thorne warns it is risky to upload photos with personal information to these tools.
Uploading images that include other children can cause privacy issues since those parents might not consent.
Some photographers are working on new methods, like moving images over photos, to stop AI from copying them.
A case occurred where a parent used AI to add a missing child back into a group photo, showing the unexpected uses and risks of AI editing.
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Anthropic, the company behind the AI chatbot Claude, has updated its user policy to ban “sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior” toward its AI models. The company wants to protect the AI from harmful interactions and has tools that let the model end conversations if users are persistently harmful.
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Anthropic created the AI chatbot Claude.
The company bans continuous and unnecessary abusive behavior toward Claude.
This policy does not apply to normal user frustrations or creative uses.
Anthropic’s AI can stop conversations if users are harmful for a long time.
The company is exploring whether AI like Claude could have feelings or consciousness.
Anthropic’s CEO said it is uncertain if AI can be conscious but they take the issue seriously.
OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, disagrees and warns against treating AI like it has human-like qualities.
The debate over AI consciousness has sparked discussions involving religious leaders and technology experts.
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Dr. Carolina Haass-Koffler from Brown University explained that GLP-1 drugs, which are usually used for weight loss, might also help treat addictions like gambling and shopping. These drugs could affect the brain to reduce harmful behaviors beyond just controlling overeating.
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GLP-1 drugs are typically used to help people lose weight by controlling appetite.
Researchers are exploring how these drugs might also work to reduce other addictions.
Addictions mentioned include gambling and shopping problems.
The drugs may influence brain areas related to reward and impulse control.
Dr. Carolina Haass-Koffler is an associate professor of psychiatry at Brown University.
This research aims to find new treatments for behavioral addictions beyond food-related ones.
The explanation was given during a CBS News segment called "The Daily Report."
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Margaret Hamilton, a computer scientist who led the creation of the onboard flight software for NASA’s Apollo moon missions, died at age 90. Her work was essential for the success of the Apollo program and she is remembered as a pioneering figure in software engineering and women in technology.
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Margaret Hamilton led the software team for NASA’s Apollo program that created the moon mission flight software.
She passed away on September 30, 2026, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at age 90.
Hamilton worked at MIT’s Instrumentation Laboratory, which had the NASA contract for Apollo.
She helped build one of the most complex software systems at a time when software engineering was a new field.
A famous photo shows her standing next to the hundreds of pages of code her team wrote for Apollo.
She was honored by NASA and featured in a Lego set celebrating women of NASA.
Hamilton graduated in mathematics in 1958 and started at MIT in 1959.
After Apollo, she founded two software companies and continued to be respected for her contributions.
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OpenAI shut down Russian and Iranian operations that used ChatGPT to create fake journalists and spread anti-Ukraine propaganda. These operations posted false news articles and comments online, targeting media outlets and social platforms worldwide.
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OpenAI closed accounts linked to Russian and Iranian influence campaigns using ChatGPT.
The Iranian group created seven fake journalist profiles posing as Western reporters.
These fake journalists published nearly 100 articles in various online media focused on geopolitics and the Middle East.
The activity increased after the US-Iran war started earlier in 2026.
One fake persona, claiming to be an American writer, had active social media accounts on platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.
OpenAI said the Russian operation used people in Latin America unknowingly to run a "think-tank" spreading anti-Ukraine messages.
The Russian front was described as the most complex fake identity effort OpenAI has stopped in over two years.
Both operations aimed to influence public opinion and political views through false information.
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OpenAI stopped several accounts that were part of propaganda campaigns from Iran and Russia. The Russian operation had the largest impact OpenAI has seen so far in its efforts to detect and stop such activities. These groups used OpenAI’s AI tools together with other traditional methods to spread their political messages online and in the media.
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OpenAI banned accounts linked to propaganda operations in Iran and Russia.
The Russian campaign reached more people than any previous cases OpenAI has tracked.
These groups used AI models from OpenAI to help push their political messages.
They combined AI tools with older techniques like social media posts and media manipulation.
OpenAI is actively monitoring and shutting down accounts involved in political influence campaigns.
Propaganda operations aim to influence opinions or politics in other countries.
OpenAI’s actions help reduce misuse of AI for spreading false or biased information.
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Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about the company’s new AI products at the Meta Connect event, focusing on innovation rather than its popular social media apps Instagram and Facebook. Despite ongoing legal battles and criticism over harm caused by its platforms, Meta’s user numbers and business continue to grow.
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Zuckerberg introduced new AI products including a chatbot named Muse and AI-powered smart glasses.
Meta has faced lawsuits accusing it of making addictive products that harm young users’ mental health.
Internal documents and whistleblower reports have been used in legal cases against Meta.
Meta lost a $942 million lawsuit in New Mexico for failing to warn about risks to children and was labeled a “public nuisance.”
Meta is appealing some court decisions and has paid millions to settle other youth mental health lawsuits.
Despite negative media coverage, Meta’s social media platforms still have increasing numbers of users.
A recent film portrays Zuckerberg as ignoring responsibility for harms caused by Meta’s products.
Meta’s overall business value is around $2 trillion, showing strong financial performance amid controversy.
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Solar roofs use tiles that generate electricity and look like regular roof tiles, offering a less noticeable alternative to traditional solar panels. However, they cost more, work less efficiently, require special installation and maintenance, and face challenges with building rules and design differences, which limits their wider use.
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Some people dislike the appearance of traditional solar panels, so solar roofs offer a more natural look.
Tesla stopped selling its solar roof tiles online after low sales and a lawsuit about price changes.
Solar roof tiles are made in small batches, keeping costs high and limiting standard designs.
Each solar roof must be customized because every roof is different, raising engineering and installation costs.
Installation involves roofers, solar installers, and electricians, and building rules are more complex for solar roofs than for panels.
Repairing solar roofs is harder and more expensive because the tiles are delicate, and it's difficult to find and fix problems.
Solar tiles produce less energy than regular solar panels partly because they are smaller and have less airflow to cool them.
Colored solar tiles lose more energy compared to black ones, which absorb light best.
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The UK’s data watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), is investigating a rise in automated "robo calls" asking people to add unknown contacts on WhatsApp. These calls are suspected to be linked to recruitment scams, where criminals might trick people into illegal activities or steal their information.
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The ICO received over 3,600 complaints about these robo calls in September, a five-year high.
Many millions of people are likely getting these calls, but only a small number report them.
The calls often come from fake UK mobile numbers that criminals copy, a tactic called "number spoofing."
Recorded messages sometimes offer part-time jobs to lure victims into scams.
Scams may involve criminals asking victims to transfer money illegally or stealing personal info (phishing).
Mobile companies, the ICO, and law enforcement are working together to stop these scam calls.
WhatsApp has features to block unknown calls and bans accounts that send spam or automated messages.
The UK government promised to eliminate number spoofing by November through a new Telecommunications Charter.
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Amazon is expanding a program that lets delivery workers use smart glasses. The glasses help workers see delivery instructions and take photos to prove deliveries without using their hands. Some people have raised concerns about privacy because of this technology.
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Amazon is rolling out smart glasses to delivery workers.
The glasses show delivery instructions directly to workers.
Workers can take proof-of-delivery photos using the glasses.
This lets workers keep their hands free while working.
Privacy concerns have been raised about the use of these glasses.
The program is part of Amazon’s effort to improve delivery efficiency.
The technology is designed to make deliveries faster and easier.
Privacy concerns focus on how data from the glasses is used or stored.
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About 12% of Americans are using GLP-1 weight loss medications, which are becoming very popular. There are growing worries about how these drugs are changing how people think about body image.
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GLP-1 medications help with weight loss.
Around 12% of Americans currently use these drugs.
The popularity of GLP-1s is increasing rapidly.
There are new concerns about the effects of these drugs on society.
One concern is changes in cultural views on body image.
The story was reported by Stephanie Sy, Mike Fritz, and Sam Lane.
The report is part of a series called "GLP-1s: Reshaping America."
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A new documentary tells the story of how Elon Musk became a powerful figure in business and technology. It also shows his connection to right-wing politics and his involvement early in President Donald Trump’s second term.
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Elon Musk is a well-known business and technology leader.
He has influence in science and politics as well.
The documentary explains how Musk gained power over time.
It highlights Musk’s support for right-wing political ideas.
Musk had a role during the early part of President Donald Trump’s second administration.
William Brangham is the reporter covering this story.
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