OpenAI's ChatGPT: $529 Million Revenue Amidst Rising Competition and High Costs
OpenAI's ChatGPT mobile app generated $529 million since May 2023, but faces competition from cheaper alternatives like DeepSeek and Chinese AI chatbots; the company aims for $12 billion in revenue by 2025 despite 2024 losses of roughly $5 billion.
OpenAI's ChatGPT: $529 Million Revenue Amidst Rising Competition and High Costs
OpenAI's ChatGPT mobile app generated $529 million since May 2023, but faces competition from cheaper alternatives like DeepSeek and Chinese AI chatbots; the company aims for $12 billion in revenue by 2025 despite 2024 losses of roughly $5 billion.
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32% Bias Score
Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady Amid Rising Inflation
The US Federal Reserve maintained the target range for the federal funds rate at 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent on Wednesday, citing recent increases in the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index as evidence that inflation is picking up, despite easing over the past two years.
Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady Amid Rising Inflation
The US Federal Reserve maintained the target range for the federal funds rate at 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent on Wednesday, citing recent increases in the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index as evidence that inflation is picking up, despite easing over the past two years.
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36% Bias Score
Trump's FBI Nominee, Kash Patel, Faces Scrutiny Over Ties to Controversial Former Agents
President-elect Trump's nomination of Kash Patel to lead the FBI raises concerns due to Patel's ties to three former FBI agents, "The Suspendables," who faced disciplinary actions and criticized the bureau's January 6th Capitol riot investigation; Patel's past rhetoric and financial support for thes...
Trump's FBI Nominee, Kash Patel, Faces Scrutiny Over Ties to Controversial Former Agents
President-elect Trump's nomination of Kash Patel to lead the FBI raises concerns due to Patel's ties to three former FBI agents, "The Suspendables," who faced disciplinary actions and criticized the bureau's January 6th Capitol riot investigation; Patel's past rhetoric and financial support for thes...
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44% Bias Score
US Citizen Arrested for Honor Killing in Pakistan
In Quetta, Pakistan, Anwar ul-Haq, a US citizen, shot and killed his 15-year-old daughter Hira for posting TikTok videos he considered inappropriate; he and his brother-in-law were arrested and charged with murder, facing a mandatory life sentence if convicted.
US Citizen Arrested for Honor Killing in Pakistan
In Quetta, Pakistan, Anwar ul-Haq, a US citizen, shot and killed his 15-year-old daughter Hira for posting TikTok videos he considered inappropriate; he and his brother-in-law were arrested and charged with murder, facing a mandatory life sentence if convicted.
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52% Bias Score
Uzbek Food Delivery Startup Empowers Women Entrepreneurs
Coozin, a Tashkent-based food delivery startup, launched a chef-training program that enabled 22-year-old Durdona Atametova to start a successful home-cooked meal delivery business, receiving dozens of daily orders from corporate clients; the platform aims to employ 200 women by year's end, addressi...
Uzbek Food Delivery Startup Empowers Women Entrepreneurs
Coozin, a Tashkent-based food delivery startup, launched a chef-training program that enabled 22-year-old Durdona Atametova to start a successful home-cooked meal delivery business, receiving dozens of daily orders from corporate clients; the platform aims to employ 200 women by year's end, addressi...
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16% Bias Score
German Migration Policy Tightening Amidst Political Backlash
Following the Bundestag's approval of a stricter migration policy, outrage continues in Germany, particularly targeting CDU candidate Friedrich Merz. Hamburg's SPD criticized the CDU's shift towards the political right, while the CDU defends its actions citing recent terror attacks and public opinio...
German Migration Policy Tightening Amidst Political Backlash
Following the Bundestag's approval of a stricter migration policy, outrage continues in Germany, particularly targeting CDU candidate Friedrich Merz. Hamburg's SPD criticized the CDU's shift towards the political right, while the CDU defends its actions citing recent terror attacks and public opinio...
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56% Bias Score
Meta Settles Trump Lawsuit for \$25 Million
Meta will pay Donald Trump \$25 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from the suspension of his social media accounts after the January 6th, 2021 Capitol riot; \$22 million will fund Trump's presidential library, and the rest covers legal fees and other plaintiffs.
Meta Settles Trump Lawsuit for \$25 Million
Meta will pay Donald Trump \$25 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from the suspension of his social media accounts after the January 6th, 2021 Capitol riot; \$22 million will fund Trump's presidential library, and the rest covers legal fees and other plaintiffs.
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40% Bias Score
Trump Bans Federal Funding for Minor Gender Care
President Trump issued an executive order halting federal funding for gender-affirming care for minors under 19, impacting healthcare access and stoking legal battles amid scientific debates.
Trump Bans Federal Funding for Minor Gender Care
President Trump issued an executive order halting federal funding for gender-affirming care for minors under 19, impacting healthcare access and stoking legal battles amid scientific debates.
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68% Bias Score
ISS Spacewalk: Microorganism Research, Starliner Malfunction Delays Astronaut Return
Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are conducting a 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station to collect samples for research on microorganisms, repair communications hardware, and prepare a spare robotic arm component; their return is delayed until late March due to Boeing'...
ISS Spacewalk: Microorganism Research, Starliner Malfunction Delays Astronaut Return
Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are conducting a 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station to collect samples for research on microorganisms, repair communications hardware, and prepare a spare robotic arm component; their return is delayed until late March due to Boeing'...
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56% Bias Score
Mexican Cartels Defiant Amid Trump's Crackdown
Despite President Trump's designation of Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations and threats of military action, cartel members openly displayed smuggled weapons and fentanyl, and described their human smuggling operations, showing their continued operation with no signs of slowing down.
Mexican Cartels Defiant Amid Trump's Crackdown
Despite President Trump's designation of Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations and threats of military action, cartel members openly displayed smuggled weapons and fentanyl, and described their human smuggling operations, showing their continued operation with no signs of slowing down.
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48% Bias Score
Canada's Ukrainian Refugee Visa Renewal Creates Uncertainty
Approximately 106,000 Ukrainians in Canada face expiring temporary resident permits in 2025; the government requires individual renewal applications, despite calls for automatic extensions, causing uncertainty and potential hardship for those fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Canada's Ukrainian Refugee Visa Renewal Creates Uncertainty
Approximately 106,000 Ukrainians in Canada face expiring temporary resident permits in 2025; the government requires individual renewal applications, despite calls for automatic extensions, causing uncertainty and potential hardship for those fleeing the war in Ukraine.
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44% Bias Score
Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin as EPA Administrator
The Republican-controlled Senate confirmed Lee Zeldin as the new EPA administrator by a 56-42 vote, signaling a likely rollback of environmental regulations under the Trump administration.
Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin as EPA Administrator
The Republican-controlled Senate confirmed Lee Zeldin as the new EPA administrator by a 56-42 vote, signaling a likely rollback of environmental regulations under the Trump administration.
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52% Bias Score