Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei orders ‘immediate’ response to any renewed US-Israel attack
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has warned the United States and Israel against launching fresh military action against Iran, directing the country’s armed forces to prepare an immediate response to any renewed attack. In a written statement published on his official website on Saturday, Khamenei said Iran’s military and people would decide when and under
OpenAI to limit weapons information for teens on ChatGPT
OpenAI said on Friday it is tightening limits on the weapons-related information ChatGPT provides to teens, even when a question appears harmless, as part of new safeguards aimed at preventing real-world violence. The move comes as AI companies face growing scrutiny over the risks chatbots pose to young users and the companies’ role in detecting
OpenAI Raises Less Than Half of $30 Billion Target in Latest Round
OpenAI has raised less than half of the $30 billion it had initially targeted for its latest funding round, with market jitters over the AI trade dampening investor appetite for one of the industry’s biggest names. After receiving tepid interest from some large investors, OpenAI has so far secured roughly $11 billion in commitments for
Trump admin threatens Iran with ‘consequences’
The Trump administration warned Iran that there “will be consequences” if Tehran continues its malign activities amid growing concern over a potential new round of U.S.-Iran hostilities after the midterm elections. With just days until the 2026 elections and with war raging on in the Middle East, foreign ministers from the world’s largest economies gathered
Father of Toronto family shot in Bridle Path home confirms details of traumatic attack
Toronto CEO David Morton has released a statement about the traumatic attack on him, his wife and daughters in their Bridal Path home on Thursday morning, confirming the horrific details and condemning growing violence in the city.Morton confirmed that three masked individuals forced their way into the family home, armed with handguns and a hammer.
Hackers exploit website flaw to drain $2.6 million from Polymarket accounts
A targeted breach forced prediction market giant Polymarket to temporarily suspend platform operations on Thursday after hackers leveraged a third-party engineering flaw to drain at least $2.6 million from user accounts. The incident unfolded within minutes on the exchange’s international platform as traders began reporting unauthorised withdrawals and sudden balance liquidations. Affected users saw their
US military estimates war with Iran now costs $47.1 billion
Talks between the U.S. and Iran remain stalled despite the two countries signing a memorandum of understanding in June, aimed at ending the war that began with joint American-Israeli strikes on the country in February. The opening strikes killed a host of top Iranian officials and commanders, among them Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The
Competition watchdog to investigate Meta terms for publishers and businesses
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Meta’s commercial terms could allow it to access and use content from news publishers’ websites to develop and provide its own products and services. The terms, which Meta planned to revise next month but has since put on hold, would allow it to use collected content on its
US scraps G20 photo after Europeans object to being pictured with Russia’s Lavrov
The U.S. scrapped plans for a photo of top diplomats of the Group of 20 largest world economies on the opening day of talks Friday as several Europeans objected to being photographed with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and threatened to walk out of the photo session. The cancellation of the photograph, a traditional opening
Intel plunges more than 25% amid surging memory costs and PC weakness
Intel shares plummeted 28% on Friday after the chipmaker warned about a weaker market as supply shortages linked to the AI boom bite. Shares in the California-headquartered company were trading at $65.79 soon after the open, down from $92.07 at Thursday’s close. On Thursday, it reported third-quarter revenue of $16.5 billion, up 20% from a