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Open AI's Fidji Simo says AI investment frenzy 'new normal,' not bubble
AFP, Published on 07/10/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO — The dizzying investments in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure do not constitute a bubble but rather represent today's "new normal" to meet skyrocketing user demand, Fidji Simo, OpenAI's de facto number two, said on Monday.
Hamas yet to respond on Trump’s Gaza plan
AFP, Published on 30/09/2025
» JERUSALEM - Hamas had yet to respond Tuesday to Donald Trump on his plan for Gaza, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military would stay in most of the territory after he gave the US president his backing.
Painting stripes on cows to lizards' pizza pick: Ig Nobel winners
AFP, Published on 20/09/2025
» PARIS - Painting zebra stripes on cows to fend off flies, lizards' favourite pizza toppings and how booze helps you speak another language: these were some of the winners at the Ig Nobel prizes, which celebrate the sillier side of science.
OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5 as AI race accelerates
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO - OpenAI released a keenly awaited new generation of its hallmark ChatGPT on Thursday, touting "significant" advancements in artificial intelligence capabilities as a global race over the technology accelerates.
UK 'princes in the tower' murder probe clears Richard III
AFP, Published on 18/07/2025
» LONDON - It is one of history's most intriguing "murders" -- the mysterious disappearance over five centuries ago of two young princes from the Tower of London.
Brazil sues China's BYD over 'slavery' conditions on build site
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian prosecutors are suing Chinese electric car giant BYD and two contracting companies for human trafficking and alleged slave labour conditions at a build site, according to legal documents seen by AFP on Thursday.
Webb spots strongest 'hints' yet of life on distant planet
AFP, Published on 17/04/2025
» PARIS - Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed scepticism.
Oscar winner Gene Hackman and wife found dead at home
AFP, Published on 27/02/2025
» The two-time Oscar-winning American actor Gene Hackman and his longtime wife Betsy Arakawa have been found dead inside their home in New Mexico, media outlets reported on Thursday.
Dominant Ducati unleash deposed MotoGP kings Marquez and Bagnaia
AFP, Published on 24/02/2025
» PARIS - As the lights go out to start the MotoGP season in Thailand on Saturday, the road seems clear for one of the sport's two deposed kings to reclaim their crown – if they do not get in each other's way.
Alien hunting? Look under sea, says Republican congressman
AFP, Published on 24/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — Is there anybody out there? Yes! says a United States Republican congressman: the aliens are right under the ocean.