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👐 OpenAI Offers 12 Months of Free ChatGPT Go in India OpenAI is offering Indian users 12 months of free access to ChatGPT Go—unlocking faster answers, higher limits for chatting, image generation, file analysis, and custom GPT creation. The promotion is open to users physically in India, including new and free-tier users, as well as existing ChatGPT Go subscribers. A valid payment method (credit card or UPI) is required to enroll. Read More

🪑 Toyota Shows Walking Robot Chair Toyota showed a walking robot chair. The Walk Me concept is designed to replace bulky, hard-to-maneuver wheelchairs. "Leg-tentacles" will help people with disabilities go up stairs, get into cars, and overcome small obstacles. It's simpler, faster, and without the need for ramps. Read More

🏆 The Gap Between Open and Closed AI Models Is Shrinking According to Epoch AI, open-weight models now take an average of 3.5 months to reach the performance level of leading closed systems developed by OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. A year ago, that gap was about 12 months. The gap between today's best open-source models and top closed-source models is comparable to the difference between flagship models like GPT-5 or Gemini 2.5 Pro and their lighter mini/flash versions.

📈 Perplexity Finance Now Displays the Investment Portfolios of U.S. Politicians Holdings and public stock trades by U.S. lawmakers are now available on Perplexity Finance, according to cofounder and CEO Aravind Srinivas.​ Users can explore public trading activity and see which politicians hold specific stocks in the dedicated Politicians section on Perplexity Finance. Read More

Ⓜ️ AI Content to Dominate Instagram and Facebook Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Instagram and Facebook will soon feature more AI-generated content, marking the 'third era' of social media. This comes as Meta reported a 26% revenue increase to $51.24 billion, but shares dropped over 11% due to concerns about AI spending. Zuckerberg noted that social media has seen two eras: content from friends and family, and creator content. He indicated that AI-generated content will be the third era, with Meta planning to add more content to its recommendation systems. Read More

📹 Hailuo 2.3: "The most emotional" Video Generator is Now on @GPT4Telegrambot Hi everyone! Our bot now features Hailuo 2.3, the latest video generator from China’s MiniMax. The new version delivers more realistic physics and smoother motion. What truly sets Hailuo 2.3 apart is its focus on emotions—the AI convincingly conveys facial expressions, mood changes, and character reactions. ⚡️ Alongside the base model, Hailuo 2.3 Fast is also available: faster generation with minimal quality loss. How to Use:

1️⃣ Go to @GPT4Telegrambot, activate the VIDEO bundle in the Premium section. 2️⃣ Press the Video Generation button and select Hailuo 2.3 or 2.3 Fast. 3️⃣ Enter your prompt. You can also add the first frame of the clip.

In just a few minutes, the bot will send you the video!

🚘 Study Finds EVs Cleaner Than Gas Cars After Two Years of Operation Electric vehicles offset their energy‑intensive manufacturing and emit less than gasoline cars after about two years on the road, a study in PLOS Climate finds.​ EVs start with roughly 30% higher CO₂ from battery production, but then keep a much lower carbon footprint for the rest of their life cycle. Read More

📱 Telegram Founder Unveils Cocoon AI Network​ Pavel Durov announced Cocoon, a decentralized AI network on the TON blockchain. GPU owners can rent out their computing power and earn TON cryptocurrency for running AI models, while app developers pay for processing requests.​ Cocoon is now accepting applications and will launch in November, with Telegram as its first major client.​ Read More

☣️ Tulane Denies Infection Claims After Monkey Truck Crash ​A truck carrying research monkeys crashed on I‑59 in eastern Mississippi after leaving Tulane University, and some animals escaped.​ The Jasper County Sheriff's Office first warned that the rhesus monkeys were aggressive and carried hepatitis C, herpes, and COVID‑19, and said all but one escapee were euthanized while the others were being recovered.​"We are continuing to look for the one monkey that is still on the loose," the sheriff's office said.​ Later, Tulane spokesperson Michael Strecker said the primates belonged to another entity and were not infectious, contradicting the initial alert.​ Read More

❎ xAI Launches Grokipedia Beta as Wikipedia Rival​ Elon Musk's xAI quietly launched Grokipedia v0.1 on Monday, pitching the AI encyclopedia as a challenge to Wikipedia after delays and debate about its goals.​ The beta went live with about 885,000 articles, saw brief outages, and features AI‑verified pages with limited user editing compared to Wikipedia.​ The release came a week after Musk's planned October 20 date, which he postponed to "purge out the propaganda". Read More

🪼 China Unveils Stealth Jellyfish Drone Chinese researchers have built a transparent, jellyfish‑like "underwater phantom" for quiet underwater missions.​ Led by Tao Kai at Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi’an, the soft, umbrella‑shaped robot copies real jellyfish to glide with very little noise, making it hard to detect.​ It is meant for underwater sensing, real‑time environmental monitoring, and possible covert reconnaissance.​ Made with a hydrogel electrode and flexible tentacles, it is 120 mm across and weighs 56 g, offering a compact, low‑impact option for silent ocean work. Read More

❌ Scientists, Tech Leaders, and Politicians Call for a Ban on Super AI An open letter from the nonprofit Future of Life Institute urges a moratorium on developing superintelligence (AGI)—AI that could surpass humans at every task. ✍️ The statement has been signed by over 39,000 people, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Stability AI co-founder Emad Mostaque, former Baidu president Ya-Qin Zhang, papal advisor Paolo Benanti, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and several Nobel and Turing Award winners—including "Godfather of AI" Geoffrey Hinton. The authors acknowledge AI's potential advantages, but caution that a superintelligence that could emerge within a year or two might pose significant risks to humanity—from loss of freedom to possible extinction. Critics argue that the proposal is too vague, as it remains unclear who would enforce such a ban, how it would operate, what exactly would be restricted, or what constitutes "consensus" or "public support." In March 2023, after GPT-4 release, the same institute called for a six-month pause on developing more advanced AI systems. Would you support a ban on AGI development? 🔥 — Yes, until it's proven safe 🎃 — No, we can't slow down progress 🤔 — We need regulation, not a ban

🦵 Nike Unveils Powered Sneakers With a Motor Project Amplify is a robotic footwear system that includes a motor, a driver belt, and a battery. First testers say the sneakers increase speed by roughly 20%: "A full sprint feels like a relaxing jog." It's still an early prototype; commercial launch expected in the coming years. Read More

❎ xAI to Launch Fourth Grok Companion Named Mika Elon Musk's xAI is preparing to introduce its fourth AI companion, Mika. The new character, described as a motorcycle enthusiast, is designed to make the Grok chatbot platform more engaging and appealing to users. The announcement comes as xAI continues expanding Grok’s multimodal capabilities following recent updates to the Imagine feature. Read More

🦖 Two New Dinosaur Species Found Paleontologists on both sides of the Atlantic have identified two distinct species, widening our view of prehistoric life.​ The latest, a dome‑headed herbivore from Montana, was described only days ago.​ In Wales, modern digital scanning finally identified a giant predator first found 125 years ago. Read More

📝 All Neural Network Math Explained in 5 Hours A five-hour lecture covers all the math behind neural networks and deep learning. The video was recorded four years ago by 16-year-old Adam Dhalla — it has now reached nearly 650,000 views.

"I'm a UC Berkeley EECS student taking machine learning and he is doing a better job teaching it than any professor I've ever had," said one of viewers.

📝 Watch on YouTube.

🎬 James Gunn Says Is Talking to Keanu Reeves About "Constantine 2" James Gunn has confirmed that he is in talks with Keanu Reeves about a sequel to the 2005 film *Constantine*. Appearing on the BobaTalks podcast, Gunn stated that he has discussed the project "on and off" with Reeves. However, he emphasized that development is still in its earliest stages, adding, "I have not read any script yet." Read More

🤩 AI Chatbots Breach Mental Health Ethics AI chatbots intended for mental health support frequently break professional ethical rules, even when given therapeutic instructions, according to new research presented at a major artificial intelligence conference.​ The study, led by Brown University computer scientist Zainab Iftikhar in collaboration with mental health practitioners, identified 15 distinct ethical risks across five categories. These issues arose when AI models were prompted to apply cognitive behavioral therapy techniques. Read More

👐 OpenAI Releases the ChatGPT Atlas AI Browser It has three core features: — An always-on ChatGPT assistant that understands the context of every tab. — Memory helps you find information from your browsing history, even from closed tabs, offering enhanced personalization. — An AI agent can operate the browser for you, handling tasks like making purchases or filling out forms. 🔜 Available now for free on macOS. Windows and mobile versions are coming soon. Read More

💧 Army, AirJoule to Turn Waste Heat Into Water​ The U.S. Army is partnering with AirJoule Technologies on a system that uses waste heat to pull clean drinking water from the air.​ On October 7, the Army’s Engineer Research and Development Center signed a three-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the Montana-based company.​ The effort aims to support future operations by making units more self-sufficient, resilient, and ready for tough environments.​ The team will test how heat from tactical generators can be reused to produce drinking water straight from ambient air, which could change how troops get water in the field.​ Read More