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Elon Musk challenges Wikipedia with his own AI encyclopaedia: Grokipedia
New York Times, Published on 28/10/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk on Monday unveiled his own version of Wikipedia, the crowdsourced online encyclopaedia, with entries edited by xAI, his artificial intelligence (AI) company.
Myanmar scam centre raid sends hundreds fleeing to Thailand
AFP, Published on 23/10/2025
» Nearly 700 people have fled one of Myanmar’s most notorious scam centres and crossed into Thailand after a military raid on the compound, according to the governor of Tak province.
Shutdown-hit US federal employees line up for food
AFP, Published on 23/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - Standing in the middle of a parking lot in suburban Washington, surrounded by hundreds of federal employees waiting for food handouts amid the US government shutdown, Diane Miller summed it up simply.
Tesla profits tumble on higher costs, tariff drag
AFP, Published on 23/10/2025
» NEW YORK - Tesla reported a hefty drop in profits Wednesday, citing a drag from tariffs and other expenses that more than offset a lift from increased auto sales.
2,500 scammer-linked Starlink rigs disabled in Myanmar
Published on 22/10/2025
» SpaceX says it has cut service to more than 2,500 Starlink devices at Myanmar scam centres, in response to reports that their use by crime gangs for satellite internet service had soared.
OpenAI unveils search browser in challenge to Google
AFP, Published on 22/10/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO (UNITED STATES) - ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on Tuesday announced an "Atlas" search browser, leveraging its artificial intelligence prowess in a direct challenge to Google Chrome.
Myanmar junta says seized 30 Starlink receivers in scam centre raid
AFP, Published on 20/10/2025
» YANGON - Myanmar's junta raided one of the country's most notorious cyberscam centres and seized Starlink satellite internet devices, it said Monday, after an AFP investigation revealed an explosion in their use in the multibillion-dollar illicit industry.
What went so wrong in Latin America?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 18/10/2025
» Javier Milei, the Elon Musk wannabe who became president of Argentina two years ago, chainsaw in hand, is now in deep trouble with the voters, and the mid-term elections are due this month. He has the same political agenda as Donald Trump, give or take a folly or two, so he asked his populist big brother for help, and Mr Trump delivered.
Kremlin envoy proposes a 'Putin-Trump tunnel' to link Russia and US
Published on 17/10/2025
» MOSCOW - Russia and the United States should build a "Putin-Trump" rail tunnel under the Bering Strait to link the two countries, unlock joint exploration of natural resources and "symbolise unity", a Kremlin envoy has suggested.
Canterbury Cathedral graffiti exhibition asks questions of God
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» CANTERBURY (UNITED KINGDOM) - Forget the old adage that "cleanliness is next to godliness". Graffiti -- of a sort -- is now welcomed at the spiritual home of global Anglicanism in southeast England, to the ire of US Vice President JD Vance.