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Disney offers jobs to Character.AI staff after chatbot startup's bankruptcy

Disney has agreed to offer jobs to at least 60 employees of chatbot startup Character.AI, with the combined annual salaries estimated at $60 million

OpenAI staffer accused of planting recording device in office denied bail

Alfozan, a US green card holder, was arrested this month after staffers at OpenAI discovered an audio recording device planted behind a television in an executive conference room

French protests tapers off after tougher security measures imposed

Protests drew more than half a million people on Saturday across the country, but the demonstrations over cost-of-living concerns soon deteriorated as fast-moving groups targeted hundreds of shops

Ukraine suspects US restricting intelligence sharing on Russian Attacks

Ukrainians believe the US throttled back the information-sharing, allowing missiles in a first wave of attacks to get through, then reinstating the early warning system for a second wave of attacks

Amazon launches TorchNeuron to challenge Nvidia's AI chip dominance

TorchNeuron lets developers run code ‌written in a language called PyTorch ​on Amazon's Trainium AI ​chips with a single configuration change and no rewriting needed

UN food agency cuts aid to Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank amid fund crunch

Because of the money shortage, the number of people receiving assistance was reduced this month from 1.6 million to 1.1 million in Gaza and from 4,00,000 to 2,00,000 in the West Bank

US, Cuba clash at UN ahead of annual vote on decades-old economic embargo

Washington is seeking to rally opposition to a resolution condemning its economic embargo on Havana, while Cuba accuses the Trump admin of punishing its people through sanctions and fuel restrictions

At least 53 killed after Houthi rebels strike Yemen's government forces

The attack wounded an additional 200 recruits at the military camp in the southern province of Shabwa, the provincial government there said

From France to Albania, social unrest sets Europe's streets ablaze

Crowds have taken to the streets for weeks in major cities, resulting in arrests, looting, injuries, and violence across France, Italy and Albania

US is 'very close' to finalising a trade deal with India: Marco Rubio

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says India and the US are close to finalising a trade deal, with Russian oil purchases and tariff waivers among the key considerations

France tightens protest control measures as officials admit to failure

France banned Marseille demonstrations and urged curfews where needed after weekend riots, while businesses sought aid and Paris hotels began reporting cancellations

Putin proposes summit with Trump, Xi Jinping to discuss Ukraine deal

The proposed summit comes ‌amid warming ties between Trump and Putin ​especially after the US President ​announced a deal to buy Russian diesel and signed an order ​waiving key sanctions on Moscow

China's growth accelerates to 4.5% in third quarter, beats expectations

Beijing has leaned heavily on exports for growth this ‌year, but that engine faces growing pressure as ​domestic demand remains weak and trade tensions ​with the European Union escalate

Elon Musk says he will gift SpaceX shares to 'every kid in America'

It's not clear how such share contributions would work, and Musk did not elaborate on his donation plans

Albania protests: Why are people demanding Edi Rama's resignation?

Albania is witnessing days of anti-government protests and clashes as demonstrators demand Edi Rama's resignation. Here is what to know about the unrest

France unrest: Macron urges calm after 2,400 arrests amid riots, looting

The unrest spread across Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille and Limoges, where masked groups attacked public buildings, set fires and looted shops

China proposes ban on export of 12 solar manufacturing technologies

The proposed measures target specified solar manufacturing technologies and related equipment-manufacturing know-how, not the exports of finished solar modules

French unrest raises alarm across Europe as protests turn violent

While France has a history of street demonstrations, the intensity of attacks on public buildings, shops, raised fears of repeat action during a campaign featuring both the far left and far right

Claude AI tool triggered No Kings Instagram suspension, says Meta

Meta apologised after its automated security system suspended the anti-Trump coalition's Instagram account during nationwide protests

Diesel deal aimed to keep peace talks with Russia going, says Trump

Trump also accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of prolonging the Russia-Ukraine war, now in its fifth year, because of the military aid he has gotten from European allies