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ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users. 2024 was a big year for OpenAI, from its partnership with Apple for its generative AI offering, Apple Intelligence, the release of GPT-4o with voice capabilities, and the highly-anticipated launch of its text-to-video model Sora. OpenAI also faced its share of internal drama, including the notable exits of high-level execs like co-founder and longtime chief…
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on the development of the “new region” annexed from Ukraine at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 30, 2025.Contributor | Getty ImagesAll eyes are now on Russia’s reaction to the nascent peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, after Kyiv signaled its intention to move forward with a U.S. aid framework.U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is scheduled to travel to Moscow next week to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin’s close aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on Wednesday that the meeting “will discuss the content (of the U.S. plan),” insisting that…
US President Donald Trump’s administration has announced plans to strip temporary immigration protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians, even as it acknowledged that certain conditions in the country “remain concerning.”On Wednesday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing its intention to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians on February 3.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listApproximately 352,959 Haitian nationals and stateless persons of Haitian origin are expected to be affected, according to government estimates.The notification is currently in draft stage and is expected to be formalized on Friday.The Department of…
He scored the winning goal in the last derby, giving Arsenal a boost in the North London derby, and Eberechi Eze stole the headlines with a stunning hat-trick against Spurs, but the importance of another big goal by Leandro Trossard cannot be underestimated.November has been a productive month for the Belgian international, who has scored at least one goal or provided an assist in every Gunners game this month and is Arsenal’s top scorer this season. With two goals and three assists in his last four games, Trossard has emerged as a mainstay on the left flank, contributing consistently to…
In August, parents Matthew and Maria Lane sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman for wrongful death over the suicide of their 16-year-old son, Adam. OpenAI filed its own brief in response to the lawsuit on Tuesday, arguing that it is not responsible for the boy’s death. According to OpenAI, ChatGPT was asked to ask Raine for help more than 100 times during its roughly nine months of use. However, according to the parents’ lawsuit, Lane was able to circumvent the company’s safety features and obtain “technical specifications for everything from drug overdoses to drownings to carbon monoxide poisoning” from…
A “For Sale” sign in front of a home in Crockett, California, USA on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMortgage rates have remained in the same range for about two months, giving current borrowers and potential home buyers little incentive to enter the market. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index shows that total mortgage applications were essentially flat last week, increasing just 0.2% from the previous week. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances of $806,500 or less, including origination fees for loans with a 20% down…
Apple and Broadcom stock both traded above their record closing prices on Wednesday. New research shows investors exactly why the two clubs’ holdings should rise further in the future. No. 1 smartphone: Apple shares rose on Wednesday after Counterpoint Research said the company is on track to dethrone Samsung as the world’s top smartphone maker in 2025. This is a feat not seen in over 10 years. The tech giant is expected to ship 243 million iPhones in 2025, compared to 235 million for Samsung. Analysts at Counterpoint believe that device shipments will increase by 10% in 2025 compared to…
An unidentified man in military uniform lies on a stretcher inside an ambulance in downtown Washington, DC, on November 26, 2025.Drew Angerer | AFP | Getty ImagesWest Virginia’s governor announced that two West Virginia National Guard members shot near the White House on Wednesday have died.Gov. Patrick Morrissey confirmed their deaths in a social media post.”We are in continuous contact with federal authorities as the investigation continues,” he said.A suspect in custody was also shot and suffered injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening, said a law enforcement official who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and…
A Kremlin spokesman said talks were continuing as US President Donald Trump called for an end to the conflict.Russia says U.S.-brokered talks to end the war with Ukraine are “serious,” but officials warn that a deal is still a long way off and that Russia will not make major concessions to Kiev.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in televised comments Wednesday that negotiations were ongoing and “the process is serious.”Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listUS President Donald Trump has submitted a 28-point plan, details of which were leaked last week, and will send his chief negotiator Steve Witkoff to…
Israeli forensic examiners have identified the body of an Israeli hostage returned from Gaza as that of Dror Orr, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Hamas transferred the remains to Israel through the Red Cross. As a result of this extradition, two hostages (an Israeli and a Thai) who died in the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel remain in Gaza. Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement in October, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, ending a two-year war that has killed more than 69,000 Palestinians and reduced much of the enclave to…