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OpenAI is rolling out a new feature allowing business clients to customise its GPT-4o model. Photo: Bloomberg

OpenAI lets companies customise its most powerful AI model

The new feature will allow companies to train GPT-4o on additional information about a particular task or subject area.

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Biden approved secret nuclear strategy focusing on ‘China threat’: New York Times

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Analysis | Doping, double standards and how TUEs muddy the waters of China row with the US

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Pan slams ‘disrespectful’ rivals, China fans lash out at ‘arrogant’ Westerners

The 19-year-old’s world-record performance in the men’s 100m freestyle has been called ‘impossible’ by Australian swimming commentator.

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China’s Pan Zhanle said his handshake attempt (left) was snubbed by Australian rival Kyle Chalmers.

Meet Bari Weiss, the controversial former New York Times journalist

Weiss is known for criticising excessive ‘wokeism’ in journalism and for her resignation letter lambasting The Times; the Jewish-American has supported Israel amid the Israel-Gaza war, too

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World leaders pay tribute to Biden as he drops out of White House race

UK PM Starmer says he respects Biden’s decision to drop out as Canada’s Trudeau calls US president ‘a partner to Canadians – and a true friend’.

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Biden struggles to contain mounting pressure to drop out of 2024 race

US President Joe Biden vowed he’s ‘in this race to the end’ as the White House denied Biden told an ally he could reconsider running.

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US President Joe Biden during last’s week’s debate. Photo: Reuters

US surgeon general calls for tobacco-style warnings on social media platforms

Dr Vivek Murthy said that social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people.

My Take | Subversive US influence over unrest in Georgia

As in Hong Kong in 2019, the US-funded National Endowment for Democracy has fingerprints all over protests in Tbilisi.

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Rap feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar explodes with abuse allegations

The long-simmering feud between the two hip-hop artists exploded into allegations of paedophilia, abuse and infidelity over the weekend, sending shock waves through the world of rap and beyond.

Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s feud is escalating. Photo: AP

Trump says Biden is running a ‘Gestapo’ administration

Former US president Donald Trump has sharpened his allegation that his Democratic successor has weaponised the US justice system against him, comparing Joe Biden’s tactics to those of Hitler’s secret police.

Donald Trump accused Democratic rival President Joe Biden of running a ‘Gestapo administration’ in a private address to donors. Photo: AP

US newspapers sue ChatGPT creator OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement

Eight US newspapers are suing ChatGPT creator OpenAI and Microsoft for alleging ‘purloining millions’ of copyrighted news articles without permission or payment to train their artificial intelligence chatbot.

Trump movie The Apprentice headed to Cannes Film Festival

The biographical film, starring Marvel actor Sebastian Stan as young property tycoon Donald Trump, was announced on Thursday as part of the festival being held in France in May.

Trump loses last-ditch bid to delay hush money trial, move case out of Manhattan

Donald Trump faces 34 counts of allegedly falsifying business records for paying ‘hush money’ to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election to cover up a sexual encounter.

Donald Trump in New York City on March 25. Photo: AFP

Israeli hostage recounts sexual assault in Gaza captivity

In an interview with The New York Times, Amit Soussana said she was forced at gunpoint to perform a sex act on her man guard. Hamas has repeatedly rejected accusations of sexual violence.

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Released hostage Amit Soussana, kidnapped during the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, in front of her destroyed home at the Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Israel, on January 29. Photo: Reuters

Brazil’s Bolsonaro stayed 2 days in Hungarian embassy after passport seized

Former president’s embassy stay raises questions about his plans as he faces multiple criminal investigations. Brazilian police cannot arrest a politician staying at a foreign embassy.

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai’s PA said to have handled HK$14 million in donations

West Kowloon Court hears money was to be used to help set up US trust fund to back international campaign against mainland China.

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Hong Kong copyright law change to cover artificial intelligence in pipeline

Copyright experts support legislative change to cover creators who use AI technology to generate content.

Hong Kong copyright laws need to catch up with artificial intelligence developments, expert says. Photo: Shutterstock

OpenAI in talks with dozens of publishers to license content

OpenAI is talking to dozens of publishers about deals to license their articles, a broader effort than was previously known, as the start-up looks for content to train its artificial intelligence models.

Angry wives of Russian soldiers are becoming a thorn in Putin’s side

As more Russians are sent to fight in the Ukraine war, soldiers’ wives and mothers have become a powerful force of dissent, arguing that their loved ones deserve to return home.

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New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft for copyright infringement

New York Times lawsuit alleges OpenAI and Microsoft’s powerful AI models used millions of articles for training without permission.

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The Times said it is the first major US media organisation to sue OpenAI and Microsoft over copyright issues associated with its works. Photo: Reuters

Nvidia CEO says US needs up to 20 years to reach chip independence

Jensen Huang also reaffirms Nvidia’s commitment to China, saying that the company is working on products that will not trigger US restrictions.

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Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, spoke at The New York Times annual DealBook summit on Wednesday in New York. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

IRS contractor charged with leaking Trump tax returns

Charles Edward Littlejohn is accused of stealing the ex-US president and other wealthy Americans’ tax information and giving it to news outlets.

North Korea to ‘pay price’ if it gives Russia arms, US warns

‘They will pay a price for this in the international community,’ said US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan after reports that Kim Jong-un could travel to Russia this month to discuss a weapons deal with Vladimir Putin.

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CNN names Mark Thompson, former BBC and New York Times exec, as new leader

The move is a bid to turn around the news organisation, which has burned through two leaders and bled viewers over the past two years.

CNN earned US$892 in profit in 2022, down from US$1.08 billion in 2020. Photo: TNS

Opinion | China in decline? New US narrative is geared towards 2024 election

The White House and American news media are wringing their hands over China’s economic slowdown, which is construed as posing a threat. The argument that China should focus on consumption instead of investment is fallacious, and serves to bolster a Western sense of superiority.

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People walk through a shopping district in Beijing on July 25. Some economists argue that China’s economic woes are rooted in the population’s high savings rate. Photo: EPA-EFE

‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski found dead in US prison cell at 81

Dubbed the ‘Unabomber’ by the FBI because his early targets seemed to be universities and airlines, Kaczynski ran a violent 17-year bombing campaign that killed 3 and injured 23.

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Erdogan accuses Turkish opposition of working with Joe Biden

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held his last election rallies in Istanbul on Saturday. ‘Biden gave the order to topple Erdogan, I know this. All my people know this,’ said Erdogan.

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