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Hamilton drives his Ferrari dream at Monza

Hamilton drives his Ferrari dream at Monza

Lewis Hamilton glided into Formula One's temple of speed on Thursday hoping that a twist of fate and an engine upgrade will bring him good luck in the Italian Grand Prix.

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Stoic Verstappen looking beyond 'painful' Monza weekend

Stoic Verstappen looking beyond 'painful' Monza weekend

Max Verstappen expects no miracles at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix where, he said on Thursday, he believes his Red Bull car could be exposed to a painful weekend on the Monza track.

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OpenAI begins rollout of new powerful AI model GPT-6 Astra

OpenAI begins rollout of new powerful AI model GPT-6 Astra

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Thursday it would begin rolling out its newest and most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) model to select customers, saying it had built in safeguards to mitigate security risks.

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Auger-Aliassime upset by Khachanov at US Open

Auger-Aliassime upset by Khachanov at US Open

Russian veteran Karen Khachanov defeated third-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime Thursday in the second round of the US Open in four sets.

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FIFA blasts UEFA 'smear campaign,' fights World Cup plan disclosures

FIFA blasts UEFA 'smear campaign,' fights World Cup plan disclosures

FIFA has accused UEFA of a "smear campaign" and a "fishing expedition" after European football's governing body asked US judges to force it to hand over documents related to its failed World Cup investor plan.

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Hugging Face, the French start-up that became AI's warehouse

Hugging Face, the French start-up that became AI's warehouse

Hugging Face, the artificial intelligence platform US chip giant Nvidia is buying for $12.9 billion, is a French success story -- founded by three Frenchmen and incubated in Paris -- even if its headquarters and many of its investors are American.

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World Cup winner Llorente retires from Spain team at 31

World Cup winner Llorente retires from Spain team at 31

Marcos Llorente, who plays for Atletico Madrid and was part of Spain's World Cup-winning squad in July, announced his retirement from the national team aged of 31 in a surprise social media post on Thursday.

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Martinelli joins Al-Hilal from Arsenal for reported £60 million

Martinelli joins Al-Hilal from Arsenal for reported £60 million

Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli has joined Saudi side Al-Hilal, the Premier League champions announced Thursday.

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Osaka squeezes into US Open third round

Osaka squeezes into US Open third round

Two-time champion Naomi Osaka survived a second-set swoon to beat Katerina Siniakova 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 on Thursday and reach the third round of the US Open.

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Apple faces £2 bn lawsuit in UK over app privacy feature

Apple faces £2 bn lawsuit in UK over app privacy feature

Apple faces a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) lawsuit brought by UK app developers who accused Thursday the US tech giant of giving its own advertising services an unfair advantage by imposing tougher privacy rules on third parties.

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