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OpenAI will allow mature content for ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform starting in December, CEO Sam Altman said, after the chatbot was made restrictive for users in mental distress.”As we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our ‘treat adult users like adults’ principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults,” Altman wrote in a post on X on Tuesday.Altman said that OpenAI had made ChatGPT “pretty restrictive” to make sure it was being careful with mental health issues, though that made the chatbot “less useful/enjoyable to many users who had…

Vodafone has said a massive blackout in its internet coverage yesterday was not caused by a cyber attack.The issues have now been fully resolved, according to the company, after hundreds of thousands of people reported their wifi, 4G and 5G connections dropping out. “On Monday afternoon, for a short time, the Vodafone network had an issue affecting broadband, 4G and 5G services,” said a Vodafone spokesperson.”This was triggered by a non-malicious software issue with one of our vendor partners which has now been resolved, and the network has fully recovered.”We apologise for any inconvenience this caused our customers.” As well…

Former LSU star Angel Reese’s homecoming in the Chicago Sky’s WNBA exhibition opener was a smashing success.Reese had 15 points and 10 rebounds, helping the Sky to a rousing 89-62 victory over the Brazilian national team on Friday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.Reese was smiling the moment she entered the arena where her college career took off after transferring from Maryland. She earned All-America honors twice and led LSU to the national title in 2023.”I’m just happy to be back to see all the fans, even down to the security guards, because I know how much was put…

Travis Hutchison, a soybean farmer, unloads his cargo from his family’s truck at a local grain dealer in Queen Anne, Maryland, on Oct. 10, 2025. Roberto Schmidt | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration is considering “terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil” in retaliation for Beijing refusing to buy U.S. soybeans.Trump said he believes China is committing an “Economically Hostile Act” by “purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers.”Ending business with China on cooking oil and “other elements of Trade” are possible forms of “retribution” Trump…

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens signed Cooper Rush to play in case of an emergency.It hasn’t gone well.With Rush starting in place of the injured Lamar Jackson, the Ravens managed only 13 points over the past two games, falling into an even bigger hole entering this week’s open date. Even if Jackson is back after the bye, Baltimore’s inability to win even one game without him could haunt the team for the rest of the season.On Monday, coach John Harbaugh was asked if Rush would remain the No. 2 quarterback behind Jackson.“I’m going…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday emphasized that a sharp slowdown in hiring poses a growing risk to the U.S. economy, a sign that the central bank will likely cut its key interest rate twice more this year. Powell, who spoke today before the National Association of Business Economics in Philadelphia, said that despite the federal government shutdown cutting off official economic data, “the outlook for employment and inflation does not appear to have changed much since our September meeting,” when the Fed reduced its key rate for the first time this year. Fed officials at the September meeting also forecast…

Multiple airports across the country are denying a request from the Department of Homeland Security to play a video that blames Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown.The shutdown began on Oct. 1 with Democrats and Republicans in a stalemate over how to reopen the government. Democrats have demanded an extension of expiring health insurance tax credits, but Republican leaders have refused to negotiate, saying they want the government to reopen first.Transportation Security Administration officers and air traffic controllers are essential federal workers, requiring them to work during a shutdown without immediate pay. But, an uptick of workers calling out sick…

To say that the Baltimore Ravens are off to a bad start to the 2025 NFL season would be an understatement, but head coach John Harbaugh isn’t ready to throw in the towel.”Our focus is going forward and what we can accomplish for the next 11 games to try to earn our way into the playoffs, which obviously, as [it was] pointed out last night, has not been done very often with the record we have. But, we still believe we can do it,” Harbaugh said about the Ravens’ 1-5 start as part of an opening statement at his Monday…

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest-backed Solmate Infrastructure said on Tuesday it had picked up cryptocurrency solana during last week’s sharp pullback in the market for digital assets.Risk-off sentiment hit cryptocurrencies on Friday as Sino-U.S. tensions flared, triggering the sector’s biggest wave of leveraged liquidations, market participants said, with solana tumbling nearly 22 per cent in just two days to a two-month low by Saturday.Solmate said it acquired the token for $50 million, a 15 per cent discount to the market price. “We bought the dip,” said Marco Santori, CEO of Solmate Infrastructure, a solana-focused digital asset treasury company. Wood’s Ark Investment…

A coalition would give the opposition enough votes to form a government and prevent Takaichi from taking power[TOKYO] Japan’s top opposition parties agreed on Tuesday (Oct 14) to hold a meeting of leaders, aiming to find a unified candidate for prime minister and oust the ruling party from power.The agreement comes after the ruling coalition collapsed last week, putting in peril Sanae Takaichi’s bid to become the country’s first woman premier.Japan was in political limbo over whether the opposition bloc will unite after junior partner Komeito quit its 26-year alliance with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).A union would give…