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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday said that an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked into Australia’s national healthcare database in June, gaining access to both public and non-public files of the country’s Medicare statistics database.Albanese said that OpenAI notified the government earlier this month using an email sent to a “public mailbox”.“Today,…

Oil prices had slipped below $100 a barrel on Wednesday. Oil prices edged lower on Thursday after rising about 4% in the previous session, as investors assessed signs that Iran remained open to diplomacy to end its war with the US, although the two sides remain far apart on the terms of a possible agreement.At…

Apple has opened the claims window for its $250 million (about Rs 2,200 crore) settlement over the delayed Apple Intelligence upgrade to Siri. Eligible iPhone owners in the US can now file for a payout of $25 per device. That figure could rise to $95, depending on how many people come forward.The class action, Landsheft…

Trump welcomes Xi at US airport US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, rolling out an elaborate military reception as the Chinese leader began a three-day state visit to Washington.Xi and Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan arrived at the Maryland airbase, where Trump and First Lady Melania…

German envoy Jasper Wieck NEW DELHI: Germany’s relationship with India has assumed greater importance amid growing global uncertainty, with the two countries looking to deepen cooperation in trade, defence and labour mobility, German ambassador to India, Jasper Wieck, said at a press conference Wednesday.He said Germany was ready to sign an $8 billion deal with…

India’s Naorem Roshibina Devi (PTI Photo) Indian wushu player Naorem Roshibina Devi settled for a silver medal at the Asian Games after losing the women’s sanda 60kg final 0-2 to China’s Zhang Xiaoyu.Zhang won both rounds 5-0 to clinch the gold medal.Zhang had reached the final after an impressive run, which included a victory over…

8 sailors in USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide: Navy Eight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during its lengthy deployment, including a period in which the group conducted combat operations against Iran, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told Congress.Cao disclosed the number in a letter…

India rejects OIC’s Kashmir remarks NEW DELHI: Govt categorically rejected in a statement the “unwarranted and factually incorrect” references to India in the joint communique of the so-called OIC Contact Group on J&K, saying the grouping has “no locus standi to pronounce on matters that are strictly internal” to India.“The entire UTs of J&K and…

Who is Fariba Hashimi? Meet the Afghan cyclist who trained disguised as a man wins Asian Games silver after fleeing Taliban. For Fariba Hashimi, becoming a top cyclist didn’t start with dreams of gold medals or crossing epic finish lines; it started with figuring out how to ride a bike at all. Growing up in…

Tata Sons board resolution on Chandrasekaran reappointment invalid, says Tata Trusts MUMBAI: Even as Tata Sons‘ board has reappointed N Chandrasekaran for a third five-year term, his position hinges on another vote for his reappointment as a director. The chairmanship itself does not require shareholder approval. But director reappointment does, through an annual general meeting…