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Oracle CEO Clay Magouik (center) speaks during a media tour of the Stargate data center in Abilene, Texas, on September 23, 2025. Stargate is a joint venture between OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank that is building data centers and other artificial intelligence infrastructure across the United States with promotional support from President Donald Trump.Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Imageson wednesday, oracle announced to investors that its capital expenditures for the current fiscal year will increase from the originally expected $35 billion to $50 billion, with new contracts with the following companies: meta and Nvidia. This isn’t the only time the…

The Midwestern state of Indiana has rejected a bill to redraw its congressional maps, retreating from President Donald Trump’s redistricting push ahead of the crucial 2026 midterm elections.Late Thursday afternoon, the Indiana Senate rejected the proposed House districts by a vote of 31-19, despite Republicans holding a majority in the chamber.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listRepublicans hold 39 of the 50 seats in the state Senate, and the state has consistently voted Republican in every presidential election since 1968, with the exception of 2008, when Democrat Barack Obama flipped once.The vote is likely to strengthen the perception that…

When the Trump administration announced its new National Security Strategy (NSS) last week, many experts noticed a major shift in how we talk about China, or more importantly, how we don’t talk about China. Gone is the broad declaration that China is “America’s most significant geopolitical challenge,” as the Biden administration has articulated. It also does not include much of the stronger language found in President Donald Trump’s first term NSS, which described China as challenging “American power, influence and interests” in 2017. Instead, this latest document, the document every president sends to Congress outlining their foreign policy vision, emphasizes…

Evan Ferguson’s first-half double gave Roma a 3-0 victory over Celtic in the Europa League, making Hoops manager Wilfried Nancy the first manager to lose his first two games.The Scottish Premiership champions were booed at half-time after trailing 3-0, while Celtic Park was virtually empty by the time the final whistle blew as a demoralizing defeat ended any hopes of remaining in the competition. Celtic’s new manager opted to stick with the same starting line-up from Sunday’s defeat to league leaders Hearts at Parkhead, but Liam Scales inadvertently deflected a corner past Kasper Schmeichel, leaving his side behind after just…

OpenAI launched its latest Frontier model, GPT-5.2, on Thursday as competition from Google intensifies, touting it as its most advanced model yet and one designed for developers and everyday professionals. OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 is available via API to ChatGPT paid users and developers in three flavors: Instant is a speed-optimized model for everyday queries such as information search, writing, and translation. Thinking ability. Excels at complex structured tasks such as coding, analyzing long documents, mathematics, and planning. Pro is a top-of-the-line model designed to provide maximum accuracy and reliability for difficult problems. “We designed 5.2 to unlock even more economic value…

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he signs an executive order on AI in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2025.Al Drago | ReutersPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday issuing a single regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, weakening the power of states. “To win, U.S. AI companies must be free to innovate without burdensome regulation,” the order says. “However, excessive state regulation impedes this obligation.”The Trump administration, backed by AI and crypto mogul David Sachs, has pursued a path that would allow federal rules to preempt state regulations on AI,…

OpenAI on Thursday announced its most advanced artificial intelligence model, GPT-5.2, calling it its best product yet for everyday professional use. OpenAI says the model is better than previous models at creating spreadsheets, building presentations, recognizing images, writing code, and understanding long contexts. It will be available starting Thursday within OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot and its application programming interface (API).This announcement comes a few weeks after OpenAI announced its GPT-5.1 model. with rival humans google announced a new model last month, prompting OpenAI to declare a “Code Red” effort to improve ChatGPT and set aside other projects. It’s all part of…

New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media after attending a hearing and pleading not guilty to charges of defrauding mortgage lenders in front of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. on October 24, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersFederal prosecutors on Thursday failed for the second time in their bid to persuade a grand jury in Virginia to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on criminal charges, according to multiple reports.For the past two weeks, the Justice Department has been seeking to obtain a new indictment against James…

Super-sub Youri Tielemans proved to be the difference-maker, scoring eight minutes from time to give Aston Villa a vital victory over Basel in the Europa League.Unai Emery’s side’s fifth win of the tournament increases their chances of finishing in the top eight, which would automatically qualify them for the round of 16, and they currently sit third in the standings. The Spanish manager made eight changes to the team that defeated Premier League leaders Arsenal last time out, but it appeared to have little effect on his side’s early possession. Poor defending from former Liverpool player Xherdan Shaqiri allowed Evan…

Google is updating its AI try-on feature to let you virtually try on clothes using just a selfie, the company announced Thursday. Previously, users had to upload a full-body photo of themselves to try on clothes virtually. You can now generate a full-body digital version of yourself for virtual try-ons using a selfie and Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model, Nano Banana. Users select the clothing size they normally wear, and the feature generates multiple images. Users can choose one to make it their default try-on photo. If desired, users can also use full-body photos and choose from models with…