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More than three years after ChatGPT’s launch brought generative AI into the mainstream, OpenAI is broadening its focus beyond individual users to families. OpenAI is hiring a dedicated product manager in San Francisco to build experiences for families, caregivers, and older adults across its products. The role calls for experience building products for parents and families, and other trust-sensitive consumer experiences, according to the job posting. The hiring comes as ChatGPT’s audience continues to broaden beyond younger users. According to Sensor Tower estimates shared exclusively with TechCrunch, the share of ChatGPT users aged 35 and older globally rose to 31%…

Just as Nigel Farage kicks off a summer of “arguing with a bin”, as the chancellor, Rachel Reeves called it, Labour’s bill to clean up politics returns to the House of Commons this week.As more questions emerge about the financing of Reform UK and Farage’s mega-donor chums – through the brilliant reporting of Guardian colleagues – MPs should seize the opportunity to toughen it up.Britain’s party finance and campaign spending rules have long been criticised as too lax. But the emergence of a class of billionaires keen to sweep away all impediments to their global reach – and pay the…

The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda presents an urgent public health and development challenge for the Great Lakes region. Although smaller so far than the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola epidemic, history shows how quickly localised outbreaks can escalate when containment is delayed, and health systems are strained. The immediate policy priority is containment. Failure to control transmission would not only increase mortality but also impose high economic costs through reduced productivity, heightened fiscal burdens and disruptions to trade, investment and development. As of 7 July, the DRC had reported 1 759 confirmed…

Members of the Alderney Horticultural Society have been working to plant and maintain many of the island’s public spaces. The Memorial Garden, hanging baskets along Victoria Street, flower displays at the Channel Islands’ only railway station, and planting schemes at both the harbour and airport are among areas being showcased. During their three-hour visit, judges will see the recently restored Hut at Saye, where the Alderney Wildlife Trust and the Youth Commission have transformed the building into a centre where young people can engage with wildlife and conservation projects.The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) will also recognise communities which demonstrate a…

Key eventsLunch – India: 250-4And that’s your lot. India bring up their 250 on the stroke of lunch, and Deepti Sharma and Yastika Bhatia walk off with 10 and 91 to their names respectively.The lead is 365 and is only going to keep growing. What’s the plan for India here? Bat normally for another hour, then go crazy for a second hour. Set England 500 and give yourself four sessions to bowl them out. Easy game when you put it like that.Lunch for everyone all round then. I’ll be back in 40 minutes. Get yourself a brew and a feed…

England progressed to the semi-final of the FIFA World Cup in front of the largest UK audience of the tournament so far. Jude Bellingham’s brace of goals knocked Norway out of the competition, with a peak of 16.8M viewers watching the 2-1 triumph on ITV1. ITV’s coverage scored an average of 12.7M viewers, according to overnight Barb figures supplied by overnights.tv. The game, which kicked off at 10 p.m. local time at the Miami Stadium, topped the previous peak of 15M viewers for England’s opening match against Croatia last month. Although an impressive audience, the viewing figures did not come…

Sunday EhigiatorUnited States President, Mr. Donald Trump, has warned that the US would “completely decimate” Iran if the Islamic Republic attempts or succeeds in assassinating him, dramatically escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran despite ongoing diplomatic efforts.In a post on his Truth Social platform yesterday, Trump declared that the US military had already been placed on alert to launch a massive retaliatory strike against Iran should any assassination attempt be made against him. “1,000 missiles are locked and loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to follow immediately, should the Iranian Government act on…

NewsFeedIran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps released a video of what they say were missiles launched by their naval forces in retaliation of US strikes. US-Iran tensions have been escalating in the Strait of Hormuz leading to its closure and exchange of strikes between US and Iran.Published On 12 Jul 202612 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Omolabake Fasogbon  Nigeria’s advertising and marketing industry is set to examine how businesses can sustain growth, strengthen consumer trust and navigate artificial intelligence amid persistent economic headwinds.  These themes will take centre stage on July 23 when Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN) convene its members and industry leaders for the 2026 Annual General Meeting and Executive Leadership Session in Lagos later this month. The meeting would review governance matters, while new executive council members will also be selected to guide the Association through its next phase.  The forum holding at Ikeja is expected to bring together chief executives, chief marketing…

In the past few years, multiple tech executives have told us that glasses could be the next big interface for consumer hardware. And yet, today’s smart glasses rely a lot on phones, even if they have good hardware. Even Realities’ G2 smart glasses are in the same boat. They’re a premium-looking pair of glasses with a neon-style heads-up display you can see in any lighting — but their functionality relies heavily on their connectivity with the phone, which can be** unreliable and frustrating. Even Realities takes a different approach to smart glasses than players like Meta. Their devices have a…