Chinese AI tool pulled to prevent 'misuse' after South Korea hacks
Chinese AI cybersecurity tool Artex said it stopped programmers from accessing its source code, acknowledging misuse by "bad actors" after South Korea linked it to several recent bank hacks.
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Asian stocks mostly up as traders weigh AI, oil dips after surge
Asian stocks mostly rose Friday as traders weighed the outlook for the AI investment boom, with support coming from a drop in oil prices after Donald Trump ruled out a pre-election strike on Iran.
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Saint Laurent designer Vaccarello leaves after glittering decade
Belgian fashion designer Anthony Vaccarello is to leave Saint Laurent after a decade in charge, having overseen a surge in revenues at the French house and a last gold-themed catwalk show that was hailed as one of his best.
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Walking through flames: orangutans rescued in Indonesia fires
The orangutan clings to the top of a mostly leafless tree in Indonesia's Borneo, as waves of thick smoke from the forest fires burning below waft over her.
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'Tough to stay here': Nepal flood survivors wait for homes
Every day, Shanti Dangol stares down at Nepal's Trishuli River from her makeshift shelter, searching for traces of the home she lost and wondering when she will have a roof over her head again.
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LeBron shines in pre-season debut for re-tooled 76ers
NBA superstar LeBron James delivered a solid first half in his first pre-season game for Philadelphia on Thursday, but the new-look 76ers fell 114-108 to the Nets in Brooklyn.
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Malaysia closes schools in capital, parts of country due to haze
Malaysia closed schools in Kuala Lumpur and other parts of the country on Friday, as haze from fires in neighbouring Indonesia again plunged local air quality to among the world's worst.
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Buccaneers stun Cowboys for first win of NFL season
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with undrafted rookie quarterback Jalon Daniels standing in for injured Baker Mayfield, stunned the Cowboys 24-16 in Dallas on Thursday for their first victory of the NFL season.
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Verdict expected Friday in Mexico trial over murders of Australia, US surfers
A Mexican judge is expected to hand down his verdict Friday in the high-profile murder trial of three men accused of killing two Australian surfers and their American friend in 2024.
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Activists hope trial will stop 'forever chemicals' at Italy plant
Egio Spineto filters his water and avoids eating locally grown produce in case it is contaminated, but the chemicals from a factory near his home in northern Italy are in the very air he breathes.
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