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OpenAI introduces parental controls for ChatGPT to safeguard teen users

The new tools let parents link accounts, set restrictions, and receive alerts on potential risks as regulators step up scrutiny of AI’s impact on young people

Nvidia, OpenAI partner with UAE on Stargate AI data centre

This also includes other giant companies like Cisco, Softbank, G42; Stargate UAE will be a 1-gigawatt compute cluster housed within 5-gigawatt AI Campus

Trump unveils ‘largest AI project in history’ with OpenAI, Oracle, SoftBank

Stargate, a US$500 bil joint venture between top tech firms, aims to strengthen US leadership in AI with plans for nationwide data centres, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs

Tech giants Microsoft and Apple step down from OpenAI board amid regulatory scrutiny

OpenAI’s largest investor Microsoft relinquishes its observer role while Apple which had been set to join board will not be taking up its seat in an unexpected twist

OpenAI employees raise serious concerns about AI industry

They are worried about ‘serious risks’ posed by AI, as companies have ‘weak obligations’ to share information with governments

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National shuttlers demand RM2 million salaries: can BAM keep up financially?

Several top athletes aim for salaries that could outpace even the highest-earning footballers, raising questions about the sustainability of funding within Malaysian sports

RM200m World Cup rights fee puts Malaysia’s 2026 viewing at risk

Malaysia could miss live coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup as a steep RM200 million broadcasting fee strains Astro and RTM, raising doubts over whether fans will be able to watch football’s biggest tournament

More than 100 Foodpanda riders protest over low wages at company headquarters

New Google Maps-based system forces riders to make more deliveries to make ends meet