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Munich airport shuts down as mystery drones terrorize Germany
Munich Airport resumed operations on Friday morning after drone sightings forced authorities to suspend flights late on Thursday night. German air traffic control restricted operations at 10:18 p.m. local time before halting all flights, and the incident affected 17 flights and nearly 3,000 passengers. Airport officials stated that passenger safety remained the top priority when drones appeared in the airspace. The Munich closure marks the latest disruption in a series of drone incidents across Europe during the past week. Airports in Poland, Norway, and Denmark temporarily suspended operations because of unauthorized drone activity, while Estonia and Romania reported airspace violations that they attributed to Russia. Moscow has...
Akshay Kumar's daughter gets nude photo request online
Akshay Kumar revealed on Friday that his daughter Nitara faced a disturbing online encounter while playing a video game. The Bollywood actor spoke at the inaugural ceremony of Cyber Awareness Month 2025 about how an unknown player asked his daughter for nude photographs after establishing rapport through courteous messages. The individual first inquired about her location and gender before making the inappropriate request, which prompted Nitara to shut down the game and inform her mother. Kumar emphasized the seriousness of such incidents as they often lead to extortion attempts, financial demands and suicide cases among children. The actor urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to implement mandatory cyber crime education...
Priyanka Chopra forces toddler into homework grind
Priyanka Chopra Jonas shared a photo on Friday showing her daughter Malti Marie working on homework assignments at a table. The toddler wore a white and yellow printed top with frilled sleeves and a coral pinafore while writing and coloring in a workbook. The image captured colorful stationary items and books in the background that highlighted the child's learning environment. Malti Marie Chopra Jonas was born in January 2022 through surrogacy to Chopra and singer Nick Jonas. The couple married in 2018 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, and they balance professional work with family time. Chopra visited Mumbai recently for work commitments and stayed at a luxury hotel where she ate traditional Indian breakfast foods such as poha and theplas. The...
AMD shrugs off Nvidia-Intel chip threat with confidence
AMD expressed confidence in its product roadmap on Friday after NVIDIA announced a partnership with Intel to develop x86 processors with integrated RTX 50 GPU chiplets. Executive Jason Banta stated the company will deliver disruptive technology, citing the Strix Halo lineup as category-defining products that combine performance with power efficiency. The chips feature XDNA engines for on-device artificial intelligence capabilities in laptops and mini-PCs. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang expects the collaborative chip to reach 150 million laptops, but AMD maintains it can compete effectively across notebook, desktop, handheld, and other form factors. The company plans to release Medusa Point processors next year and Gator Range models in 2027...
South Africa fathers finally get real parental leave
South Africa's Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that all parents may share four months and 10 days of parental leave equally. The decision overturned legislation that granted birth mothers four months of leave, but gave fathers only 10 days. Justice Zukisa Tshiqi stated that the previous law perpetuated assumptions that women serve as primary caregivers and marginalized fathers from early child-rearing responsibilities. The court suspended its declaration of invalidity for three years to allow Parliament time to amend the employment and unemployment insurance laws. A married couple and the Commission for Gender Equality brought the case to challenge discrimination against fathers, adoptive parents, and surrogate parents. The...
Nintendo Switch 2 runs two types of NVIDIA DLSS tech
The Nintendo Switch 2 supports two versions of NVIDIA DLSS upscaling technology, and Digital Foundry confirmed this through game analysis on Friday. The standard version resembles the PC CNN model with enhanced anti-aliasing, but it applies only to games upscaling to 1080p resolution. A lighter variant offers sharper static images, but it disables advanced features during motion, and it works for resolutions beyond 1080p. The lighter model requires half the processing time of the standard version while sacrificing movement quality. Cyberpunk 2077, Street Fighter 6, Hogwarts Legacy, Star Wars Outlaws, The Touryst, and Fast Fusion demonstrate the upscaling options on the portable system. A game developer verified that multiple presets...
Black Ops 7 beta overrun by cheaters on day one
Cheaters infiltrated the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 multiplayer beta within hours of its early access launch on Friday for pre-order customers and Xbox Game Pass members. Activision challenged hackers by stating that Team RICOCHET would monitor and remove cheaters as they appeared. Social media reports show players using aim-bots and wall-hacks despite developer claims about enhanced anti-cheat systems. Treyarch banned confirmed cheating accounts after detection, but the company has not implemented preventative measures such as Secure Boot protections found in Battlefield 6. The beta opens to all players on Oct. 5 after the initial early access period ends. Players questioned whether kernel-level protections serve their purpose when...
INS Sahyadri docks in Malaysia for third time
INS Sahyadri arrived at Kemaman Port on Wednesday for its third visit to Malaysia and received a ceremonial welcome from the Royal Malaysian Navy. The vessel previously docked at Port Klang in 2016 and participated in Exercise Samudra Laksamana at Kota Kinabalu in 2019. Officers from the Indian warship met First Admiral Abd Halim bin Kamarudin, and the deputy commander of Naval Region 1, for discussions on bilateral maritime cooperation. The commanding officer and crew engaged in cross-visit exchanges and subject matter expert discussions with Malaysian naval personnel. India's survey vessel INS Sandhayak completed its first port call at Port Klang in July to strengthen hydrographic partnerships. Minister of State for Defence Sanjay...
Akai Pro MPC Live III costs £1399 with battery power
Akai Pro released the MPC Live III on Friday, featuring MPCe pads with 3D-sensing technology that delivers responsive X-Y control over sample layers and dynamic note repeats. The device operates as a standalone production center powered by an 8-core CPU and 8GB of RAM running MPC OS 3.6, supporting up to 16 audio tracks and 32 simultaneous plug-in instances without requiring a computer. The unit offers a rechargeable battery, built-in microphone, onboard speakers, and stereo XLR/TRS combo inputs with six line-level outputs. The MPC Live III introduces a 16-button step sequencer and Clip Matrix mode for real-time loop creation through the seven-inch touchscreen interface. The device supports 24 channels of audio and 32 channels of...
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