17 Women Arrested in Lahore Honey Trap Call Centre Raid
Pakistan’s cybercrime agency has arrested 26 people in two raids on call centres in Lahore. The NCCIA Lahore Zone detained 17 women and nine men in two separate operations on Thursday. One raid targeted an alleged online honey trap network. The other hit a call centre accused of defrauding people abroad. Both cases are now…
Veteran Actor Nana Patekar Dies at 75 After Cardiac Arrest in Goa
Veteran Indian actor Nana Patekar has died at the age of 75. He suffered a cardiac arrest at his Goa residence on Thursday morning, according to Indian media reports. Over a career of nearly five decades, Patekar became one of the most recognisable faces in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He won three National Awards and…
Messi Bids Tearful Farewell to Argentina in 3-0 Win
Lionel Messi has played his last game for Argentina, and he scored in it. Messi hit his 126th and final international goal and set up two others as Argentina beat Benin 3-0 in Buenos Aires. Argentina played the friendly on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. Messi teared up as the Argentine anthem played, and fireworks lit…
US Offers $100,000 Reward for Pakistani in $126M Scam
The US Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) wants help finding Faheem Akram, a 33-year-old Pakistani national. It is offering up to $100,000 (about Rs. 2.8 crore) for information leading to his arrest and conviction. US prosecutors say he ran a website that sold millions of fake postage labels. They estimate the losses to the US Postal…
Russian Lab Worker Dies of Suspected Plague as Nearly 200 Are Monitored
A lab worker at a Siberian anti-plague institute has died, and nearly 200 people are now under medical watch. Officials haven’t said what killed her. Several reports point to suspected pneumonic plague. Almost 200 people are under observation in Siberia after the death of a 28-year-old lab worker who may have been exposed to pneumonic…
Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra and S12+ Get Dimensity 9500 and Galaxy AI
Samsung has launched two new flagship tablets, both powered by a MediaTek chip. The Galaxy Tab S12 series is official, featuring the Tab S12 Ultra and Tab S12+, with the regular Tab S12 left out again. The big change is the processor and the AI features built around it. Prices have gone up. The Tab…
Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon, Its Most Advanced AI Model Yet
Alphabet unveiled Gemini 4 Argon on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, calling it its most advanced AI model so far. Google’s own headline for the launch is “next era of frontier intelligence.” The model is built for coding, professional knowledge work, and cyber defense. There is a catch. Argon is rolling out first to a set…
OpenAI Launches Dots: Always-On AI Agents Powered by GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI has introduced Dots, a new kind of AI agent that keeps working in the background even when you are not chatting with it. CEO Sam Altman launched the product at OpenAI DevDay on Tuesday. Dots are not a new chatbot window. They are meant to pursue goals you set continuously, with minimal oversight, and…
WhatsApp Tests New Android Redesign With Meta AI in the Navigation Bar
WhatsApp is working on a new look for its Android app, and Meta AI is a big part of it. An early beta shows a rounder, oval-shaped bottom bar with more transparency and a dedicated spot for Meta AI. The change has not reached everyone. It is in early internal development and not yet available…
Meta Launches $1,299 VR Glasses and Camera-Free Ray-Bans at Connect 2026
Meta just showed its most ambitious eyewear yet. At Connect 2026, the company launched three new pairs of smart glasses: its first Meta VR Glasses, the camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio, and the third-generation Ray-Ban Meta. There was also a surprise gadget for your keychain. The headline is the $1,299 Meta VR Glasses, a VR headset…
