The price of gold rose to a new record on Wednesday, fueled by a sharply weakened US dollar and a flight from government bonds. US President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening that he was not concerned about the dollar’s current weakness. The dollar then initially fell sharply. Because gold is primarily traded in dollars, falling […]
The talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the US last weekend proceeded “in a constructive spirit,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reported. “But there is still much work to be done.” Negotiators met in the United Arab Emirates to discuss an agreement to end the fighting in Ukraine. It was the first time negotiators from Moscow and […]
Threads, Meta’s social network, has more app users than X, three years after its launch, according to data from Similarweb. As of January 7, Threads had 141.5 million daily active users worldwide on Android and iOS. That’s more than the 125 million users of Elon Musk’s mobile platform. According to Similarweb, Threads overtook X between […]
OpenAI will soon add ads to the free version of ChatGPT and the cheapest plan – but not in Europe yet. After months of vague signals and evasive answers, OpenAI has now confirmed that it is introducing ads in the entry-level versions of ChatGPT: the free version and the most affordable subscription, Go. So, it’s […]
NATO should actually help the United States acquire Greenland, US President Donald Trump says on Truth Social. Only the US is capable of defending the area against Russia and China, and that is essential for US security, according to Trump. He calls any other outcome just before the US talks with Greenland and Denmark “unacceptable.” […]
Britain’s telecoms watchdog Ofcom has opened a “formal investigation” into social network X in relation to sexually suggestive images distributed by its AI assistant Grok, Ofcom said in a statement. “There are alarming reports that Grok is being used to take and share nude photographs of individuals, which could constitute a decency offence or pornography, […]
The European Commission is displeased that Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, makes it very easy to strip men, women, and children down to their underwear. “This isn’t racy, it’s illegal, and has no place in Europe,” the Commission responded. Grok has been the subject of criticism for some time since users of Elon Musk’s xAI […]
US President Donald Trump claims that the United States has already collected more than $600 billion in import tariffs. “And more will be coming soon,” he writes on his platform, Truth Social. Trump also states that “the fake news media” refuses to report on this. “Because they hate and despise our country and want to […]
The New York stock exchanges closed with gains on Wednesday, building on the gains from the previous day. The broad S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average reached new record highs. Trading on Wall Street was closed for half a day leading up to Christmas Eve. US stock markets will remain closed on Christmas Day, […]
The Bank of England has further lowered the interest rate in the United Kingdom. The Bank of England aims to support the economy with lower borrowing costs. The interest rate was reduced by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.75 percent. This is the fourth interest rate cut this year. The decision was in […]
