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OpenAI to add ads in ChatGPT, raising concerns over influence on users

The company proposes not to show ads 'near sensitive or regulated topics like health, or politics', yet offers little clarity about what counts as 'sensitive,' how broadly 'health' will be defined

Singapore probes fake bomb threat at Paya Lebar Air Base after online post

The fake bomb threat was posted on a Reddit forum for national service, claiming a bomb would be detonated at the airbase at a specific date and time

Trump should apologise for remarks on Nato troops in Afghanistan: Starmer

More than 150,000 British troops served in Afghanistan in the years after the invasion, the largest contingent after the American one

How Macron's Davos sunglasses spoke to the politics of friction with Trump

Macron's sunglasses, worn to conceal a benign eye issue, went viral-flooding news feeds, drawing a jab from Trump, and inspiring memes and an AI spoof casting him as a fighter jet pilot

Meta temporarily blocks teen access to AI characters ahead of LA trial

The move comes the week before Meta - along with TikTok and Google's YouTube - is scheduled to stand trial in Los Angeles over its apps' harms to children

TikTok's new CEO Presser brings Hollywood connections, ByteDance loyalty

While Presser is unknown in many tech circles, he's been near the pinnacle of the company leading operations for several years, and was widely seen as the most influential US-based leader at TikTok

Goldman Sachs hikes CEO David Solomon's pay 21% to record $47 million

Under Solomon's leadership last year, Goldman posted record revenue in its banking and markets division and record management fees in its asset-management business

Trump admin's defence strategy softens tone on China, focuses on deterrence

The department's long-awaited National Defence Strategy, released Friday evening, directs the Defence Department to 'maintain a favourable balance of military power in the Indo-Pacific'

Why this weekend's US winter storm is expected to be so widespread

The ice from this storm will likely threaten areas less acclimated to winter weather and also impact major airport hubs, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta and Charlotte

Prince Harry defends sacrifices of British, non-US troops in Afghanistan

Prince Harry, who had two tours to Afghanistan in the British Army, said the US's allies "answered" the call to stand with the country after the September 11, 2001 attacks

US airlines cancel over 2,300 flights ahead of widespread winter storm

Heavy snow will likely fall across New York City early Sunday, with more than 14 inches (36 centimeters) possible across the metro area before the storm subsides late Monday

Thousands rally in subzero Minnesota temperatures against ICE crackdown

Protesters have gathered daily in the Twin Cities since Jan 7, when 37-year-old mother of three Renee Good was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer

Why Greenland has drawn America's strategic interest for over a century

From Cold War defence pacts to Trump's annexation threats, the Arctic island has often found itself at the centre to Washington's strategic calculations

Christine Lagarde isn't on 'the same page' as Carney over ruptured world

Davos leaders push back against Mark Carney's warning of a disintegrating world, stressing that global interdependence still anchors growth and trade

At $43.2 billion, record outflows from global equity funds in a week

Global equity funds see record $43.2 billion weekly outflows as heavy selling in US and Chinese stocks outweighs inflows elsewhere

Massive armada moving towards Iran, says Trump amid deadly protests

Death toll in protest crackdown tops 5,000

UAE trilateral may not break Ukraine logjam despite renewed peace talks

Zelenskyy resisting Russia's demand to cede Donetsk region

Amazon to cut thousands more jobs in efforts to streamline bureaucracy

The cuts, conducted in rounds on either side of Amazon's busy holiday quarter, echo layoffs the Seattle-based company instituted in late 2022 and early 2023 that ultimately snared about 27,000 people

Berlin cannot accept Trump's Board of Peace plan in current form: Merz

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Berlin is open to joining Trump's Gaza peace initiative but rejects its current structure on constitutional grounds.

Russia, Ukraine sit for talks on territorial issue; no sign of compromise

Ukraine-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi hit a wall over Donbas as Russian strikes deepen Ukraine's worst energy crisis of the war