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OpenAI is rolling out GPT-5.5-Cyber, a security-focused variant of the model, in a limited preview capacity to vetted cybersecurity teams — The capabilities of the new models have sparked an urgent debate in Silic…
Lula says White House talks with Trump helped ease tariff tensions
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said three hours of talks at the White House with US President Donald Trump on Thursday helped stabilise relations between Brazil and the United States, which have been strained by Trump’s tariff policy.
A US judge blocks DOGE’s termination of $100M in National Endowment for the Humanities grants, saying ChatGPT prompts used to decide the cuts were ill-defined (Zoe Tillman/Bloomberg)
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A US judge blocks DOGE’s termination of $100M in National Endowment for the Humanities grants, saying ChatGPT prompts used to decide the cuts were ill-defined — A US judge blasted the Trump administration’s …
On these angry streets, voters deliver a very British backlash
Barely two years since winning power, Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a landmark drubbing in local elections with the tepid economy and immigration fuelling voter discontent.
Trump’s China trip sparks chaos as desperate CEOs chase down aides for invites: report
Trump is leaving business executives and CEOs confused and uncertain about whether they’re invited to cooperate with China, according to a new report. “The president is ‘wheels up’ in about a week,” Sean Stein, the president at the US-China Business C…
Trump claims doubled gas prices are ‘way down’ as his transport chief tells Americans to take road trips
Sean Duffy boasted that oil prices had dipped below $100 a barrel after Trump’s war in Iran caused the cost of gas to more than double
CNBC Daily Open: Who shot first? Hormuz heats again as ceasefire and oil markets in peril
On Thursday, the U.S. and Iran opened fire in the Strait of Hormuz, with each side claiming the other initiated the attack.
Al-Qaeda-linked attacks in central Mali kill more than 30 people
More than 30 people were killed in central Mali on Thursday after two attacks blamed on Al-Qaeda-linked militants, according to local, security and administrative sources. The strikes, claimed by JNIM, come amid renewed violence in the West African na…
Trump rebukes female reporter over ‘stupid question’ after Lincoln Memorial drive-by to check out work by his ‘pool guy’
The president announced a project last month to resurface the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial
US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks in Strait of Hormuz
On Thursday, the US and Iran exchanged accusations and fire in the Strait of Hormuz, with Washington saying it intercepted Iranian attacks and struck back at military targets, while Tehran reported retaliatory action and rising regional tensions. The …