World News in Brief: Conflict drives hunger in DR Congo, mass corporal punishment in Afghanistan, Earth’s sand is running out

Ongoing conflict in the country’s east is driving mass displacement and pushing millions into crisis or emergency levels of hunger. Nearly 3.6 million people are at emergency levels of food security – one step from famine – while a further 22.9 million are in crisis. The situation is most severe in eastern provinces, where fighting … Read more

OpenAI Brings Its Ass to Court

Wednesday’s episode of the Musk v. altman The trial kicked off on Wednesday with a unique proposition: OpenAI wanted to bring its ass into the courtroom, and lay it bare before the jury. It’s a good thing lady justice wears that blindfold. A lawyer for Sam Altman’s AI behemoth, Bradley Wilson, approached US district judge … Read more

ACC Backs Big Ten’s 24-Team College Football Playoff Expansion Plan

The Atlantic Coast Conference is backing the Big Ten’s push for a 24-team playoff, commissioner Jim Phillips said Wednesday. Speaking at the end of three days of spring meetings in a posh resort in northeast Florida, Phillips said ACC coaches and athletic directors reached consensus on wanting to double the current College Football Playoff model. … Read more

IPL 2026: Record alert! Bhuvneshwar Kumar achieves huge milestone vs KKR | Cricket News

RCB’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Virat Kohli celebrate the wicket of KKR’ Finn Allen (ANI Photo) Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar etched his name further into IPL history during the crucial clash against Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur, equaling Yuzvendra Chahal’s long-standing record for the most wickets against KKR in the tournament.The veteran seamer picked … Read more

WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private

WhatsApp said on Wednesday it is launching an AI chat function known as Incognito Chat that is built to allow users to converse privately with Meta AI—such that Meta itself cannot access the questions or answers. The feature is based on WhatsApp’s Private Processing scheme, which debuted a year ago and already underlies WhatsApp’s existing … Read more

2025-26 NBA Playoff Odds: How Many Games Will OKC Lose?

Halfway through the postseason, and Thunder are roaring. Oklahoma City has been the favorite to win the NBA title since the preseason, and a 64-18 regular-season campaign did little to change that.  Now, OKC is eight games into the playoffs and yet to suffer a loss, having swept the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers. … Read more

IPL 2026: Why Varun Chakaravarthy is not playing in KKR’s crucial clash vs RCB | Cricket News

Varun Chakravarthy (ANI Photo) Kolkata Knight Riders have suffered a major setback in their crucial IPL 2026 clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, with star spinner Varun Chakaravarthy ruled out after picking up an injury in the previous game against Delhi Capitals. The mystery spinner was seen limping ahead of the match in Raipur while having … Read more

How to Claim Crunchyroll Promo

Ahead of Forza Horizon 6’s fast approaching launch, Xbox and Crunchyroll have announced a new crossover promotion tied to Crunchyroll’s ongoing Ani-May celebrations, giving subscribers an exclusive in-game reward. Until May 31, Crunchyroll members can claim a free car voucher for Forza Horizon 6, allowing players to redeem any vehicle from the in-game Autoshow at … Read more