World

US thwarts plot to kill Sikh separatist, issues warning to India -FT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.S. authorities thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States and issued a warning to India over concerns the government in New Delhi was involved, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.

World

Polish opposition parties rebuff PM's efforts to form new coalition govt

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish opposition parties have all rebuffed overtures by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to help form a coalition government, following last month's election, lawmakers said on Wednesday, wrecking his already slim chances of staying in power.

World

K-Pop supergroup BTS' Jung Kook to begin military service in December

SEOUL (Reuters) - Jung Kook, a member of K-Pop supergroup BTS, said on Wednesday he would begin military service in December, after the group's management agency said that all seven BTS members were on track to carry out their service.

Driverless vehicle

Tesla driver’s family can seek punitive damages over fatal crash

Tesla Inc’s trial over a 2019 fatal crash blamed on Autopilot will include a claim against the company for punitive damages, a Florida judge ruled, citing evidence that shows chief executive officer Elon Musk and staff engineers knew its driver-assistance system was defective.

World

Pakistan's top court accepts Imran Khan's plea for bail

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court accepted on Wednesday a bail application from detained former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his lawyer said, a day after another court declared illegal his trial on charges of leaking state secrets.

World

Ukraine says Russia committing few troops to Avdiivka battle

(Reuters) - Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday that Russia's military appeared to be sending fewer troops and less equipment into the battle for the shattered eastern town of Avdiivka, seen as a gateway to the capital city of Donetsk region.

Internet

Icann: Polarised world threatens open Internet

After 25 years of keeping the Internet strong and stable, the nonprofit Icann – responsible for its technical infrastructure – is warning that increasingly polarised geopolitics could start cracking the foundations of the online world.

World

Ukraine's coal mines turn to women to solve wartime staff shortages

PAVLOHRAD, Ukraine (Reuters) - After more than a thousand of its workers went to fight Russia's invasion, a coal mining enterprise in eastern Ukraine suffered a huge staff shortage. Its answer was to allow women to work underground for the first time in its history.

Video games

Steam store adds full support for PS4 and PS5 controllers

Steam has pushed an update expanding full controller support on the platform to both PlayStation DualShock and DualSense controllers.

AI

OpenAI says ousted CEO Sam Altman to return to company behind ChatGPT

The ousted leader of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him late last week, the latest in a saga that has shocked the artificial intelligence industry.

World

Russia says three Ukrainian drones destroyed over Crimea

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian anti-aircraft units destroyed three Ukrainian drones over the Crimean peninsula, the Russian defence ministry said.

AI

ChatGPT rolls out voice chat feature to all users for free

OpenAI has announced that ChatGPT's voice chat feature will now be available to all mobile users for free.

World

Dutch vote in tight election with far right set for gains

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Voters in the Netherlands cast their ballots on Wednesday in a close election which opinion polls show at least three parties - including the far right - could win.

AI

Fake AI porn leads to real harassment in US high schools

When Ellis, a 14-year-old from Texas, woke up one October morning with several missed calls and texts, they were all about the same thing: nude images of her circulating on social media.

World

Hundreds of Rohingya come ashore in Indonesia, joining about 1,000 this week

JAKARTA (Reuters) - More than 200 ethnic Rohingya came ashore in Indonesia's Aceh province late on Tuesday, taking total arrivals of members of the Myanmar Muslim minority to more than 1,000 for the week, a leader of the province's fishing community said.

World

Explainer-What we know about North Korea's new satellite and claims of Russian aid

SEOUL (Reuters) - Officials and experts around the world are seeking to independently verify North Korea's claim this week that it successfully launched its first spy satellite, an effort that South Korea asserts likely included Russian aid.

World

Indian rescuers drill halfway towards workers trapped in tunnel

SILKYARA, India (Reuters) - Rescuers have drilled about halfway through fallen debris to reach 41 workers trapped for ten days inside a collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas, an official said on Wednesday.

World

Hamas, Israel agree to four-day ceasefire, prisoner swap deal

ISTANBUL (Bernama-Anadolu): The Israeli government and Hamas agreed to a prisoner exchange deal early Wednesday (Nov 22).

AI

OpenAI encourages staff to focus on work despite boardroom chaos

It’s time to “get back to shipping” products, a senior OpenAI manager told staffers Tuesday, part of an effort to get the company focused on developing software and forging partnerships instead of the will-he-won’t-he drama over whether Sam Altman, summarily fired by the board on Nov 17, will return to the chief executive officer role.

Gadgets

From memory to learning, how screen time shapes children’s brains

It’s widely acknowledged that children are spending more and more time using tech devices, but less is known about the long-term effects of this screen time. A team of researchers has analysed over 30 studies published on the subject over the past 23 years.