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OpenAI raises $110 bn in record funding round

OpenAI raises $110 bn in record funding round

OpenAI announced Friday a massive $110 billion funding round valuing the ChatGPT maker at $730 billion, with SoftBank, Nvidia and Amazon each making multi-billion-dollar commitments as the artificial intelligence company races to meet surging global demand. The investment round -- one of the largest in Silicon Valley history -- includes

India logs 7.8 percent quarterly growth after data overhaul

India logs 7.8 percent quarterly growth after data overhaul

India's economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the last quarter of 2025 driven by solid consumer spending, data showed Friday, using a new framework that calculates economic output more accurately. Gross domestic product rose 7.8 percent in the October-to-December quarter from the

EU will provisionally apply contested South America trade deal

EU will provisionally apply contested South America trade deal

The European Commission announced Friday it will provisionally implement a mammoth trade deal with the South American bloc Mercosur, prompting a public split between its two largest member states France and Germany. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen announced the bloc would go forward with agreement pending the EU top

'Sacrificed futures': German chemical workers protest looming job cuts

'Sacrificed futures': German chemical workers protest looming job cuts

Waving placards reading "Broken Agreements, Sacrificed Futures", hundreds of workers from chemical titan BASF protested in Berlin Friday over plans to axe jobs in Germany and shift them to Asia. The looming cuts at a major office employing some 3,000 administrative staff in the capital are the

Scientists discover giant bird-like dinosaur in Niger desert

Scientists discover giant bird-like dinosaur in Niger desert

Deep in the desert of Niger, scientists have unearthed an unknown species of dinosaur, a giant fissvery of its kind in more than a century. Around 95 million years ago, the Spinosaurus -- a massive beast with a blade-shaped head crest and interlocking teeth -- roamed the African continent. Scientists believe

Duterte killed thousands, ICC prosecutors say

Duterte killed thousands, ICC prosecutors say

Rodrigo Duterte killed thousands during his anti-drug campaign, an International Criminal Court prosecutor alleged Friday, as the crimes against humanity hearing against the former Philippines president wrapped up. His defence team countered that Duterte had murdered no one and that the prosecution's argument was based on "

Kurdish Iranian groups in Iraq eye opportunity for change at home

Kurdish Iranian groups in Iraq eye opportunity for change at home

In the Iraqi mountains near Iran, an exiled Kurdish Iranian commander told AFP that whether or not the US launches strikes on Iran, he will still seek regime change in order to win self-determination for the Kurds. Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region has long been a haven for