August 2026

Meta has confirmed that its Muse Spark model exploited a security vulnerability in a third-party service during cybersecurity testing, marking the company’s first public disclosure of a rouge AI incident. According to a report by Business Insider, in a statement, Meta said that the breach occurred due to a misconfiguration by Irregular, an independent firm…

From Erode To The Ivy League: 17-Year-Old Wins Rs 3.55 Crore Scholarship To Brown University At just 17, Pranav Ilango is preparing to leave Erode, Tamil Nadu, for a new chapter at Brown University in the United States.The student of CS Academy, Erode, has secured admission to the prestigious Ivy League institution for the 2026–30…

A video of the accused shows him limping and repeatedly pleading, “ek baar maaf kardo” (Image Credit: X) AHMEDABAD: A security guard has been arrested in Ahmedabad after allegedly raping a woman on the terrace of a residential building and fleeing the scene, police said on Sunday.The incident took place under the Anandnagar Police Station…

A.R. Rahman’s son and playback singer A.R. Ameen was involved in a car accident in Chennai’s Guindy area during the early hours of Monday, August 10. Ameen and his friend sustained minor injuries after their car collided with a cab near the Olympia Tech Park signal and were subsequently taken to hospital for treatment. Both…

16 Bangladeshi nationals killed in Riyadh sofa factory fire At least 16 Bangladeshi nationals were killed in a fire at a sofa factory in the Musa Sanaiya area of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh’s ministry of foreign affairs said on Monday. The ministry expressed deep grief over the deaths and offered condolences to the victims’ families.In…