January 2025
February 2025
OpenAI's Potential $340 Billion Valuation Highlights AI Market's Rapid Growth
OpenAI, currently valued at $157 billion, is in early talks for a funding round that could value it at $340 billion, significantly exceeding its competitors such as Anthropic ($18 billion) and xAI ($50 billion), despite challenges from the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek.
OpenAI's Potential $340 Billion Valuation Highlights AI Market's Rapid Growth
OpenAI, currently valued at $157 billion, is in early talks for a funding round that could value it at $340 billion, significantly exceeding its competitors such as Anthropic ($18 billion) and xAI ($50 billion), despite challenges from the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek.
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44% Bias Score
Fatal Helicopter Collision Prompts Review of Military Flight Training
A midair collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet near Washington D.C., resulted in a fatal crash; this incident follows a pattern of 12 fatal Black Hawk crashes during training since 2014, killing 47 service members, prompting increased scrutiny and safety measures wi...
Fatal Helicopter Collision Prompts Review of Military Flight Training
A midair collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet near Washington D.C., resulted in a fatal crash; this incident follows a pattern of 12 fatal Black Hawk crashes during training since 2014, killing 47 service members, prompting increased scrutiny and safety measures wi...
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40% Bias Score
Budapest's Descent into Anti-Semitic Atrocities During WWII
Adam LeBor's "The Last Days of Budapest" chronicles the horrific escalation of anti-Semitism in Hungary during WWII, from subtle discrimination in the 1930s to the mass murders perpetrated by the Arrow Cross Party during the Siege of Budapest (December 1944-January 1945), resulting in the deaths of ...
Budapest's Descent into Anti-Semitic Atrocities During WWII
Adam LeBor's "The Last Days of Budapest" chronicles the horrific escalation of anti-Semitism in Hungary during WWII, from subtle discrimination in the 1930s to the mass murders perpetrated by the Arrow Cross Party during the Siege of Budapest (December 1944-January 1945), resulting in the deaths of ...
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44% Bias Score
Russian Drone Strike Kills Nine in Sumy, Ukraine
A Russian drone strike on a residential building in Sumy, Ukraine, killed nine civilians, including three elderly couples, and wounded 13 others on Thursday, prompting international condemnation and pledges of further aid to Ukraine.
Russian Drone Strike Kills Nine in Sumy, Ukraine
A Russian drone strike on a residential building in Sumy, Ukraine, killed nine civilians, including three elderly couples, and wounded 13 others on Thursday, prompting international condemnation and pledges of further aid to Ukraine.
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44% Bias Score
Nicaragua's Ortega Consolidates Power Through Constitutional Reform
Nicaragua's parliament ratified a constitutional reform on January 30, 2025, granting President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, absolute control over the state and civil society, extending Ortega's term until 2028 and establishing Nicaragua as a "revolutionary" and "socialist" state.
Nicaragua's Ortega Consolidates Power Through Constitutional Reform
Nicaragua's parliament ratified a constitutional reform on January 30, 2025, granting President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, absolute control over the state and civil society, extending Ortega's term until 2028 and establishing Nicaragua as a "revolutionary" and "socialist" state.
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64% Bias Score
Holocaust Survivor Returns Medal, Protesting CDU-AfD Collaboration on Immigration
A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor and a photographer returned their German medals protesting the CDU's collaboration with the far-right AfD on a stricter immigration policy motion passed in the Bundestag on January 30th, highlighting concerns about the erosion of democratic values and echoing the ris...
Holocaust Survivor Returns Medal, Protesting CDU-AfD Collaboration on Immigration
A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor and a photographer returned their German medals protesting the CDU's collaboration with the far-right AfD on a stricter immigration policy motion passed in the Bundestag on January 30th, highlighting concerns about the erosion of democratic values and echoing the ris...
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64% Bias Score
Trump Re-ups Tariff Threat Against Mexico and Canada
President Trump reiterated his threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada due to unresolved border issues and substantial trade deficits, despite prior negotiations and potential economic repercussions; from January to November 2024, the US imported $699 billion from Canada and $...
Trump Re-ups Tariff Threat Against Mexico and Canada
President Trump reiterated his threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada due to unresolved border issues and substantial trade deficits, despite prior negotiations and potential economic repercussions; from January to November 2024, the US imported $699 billion from Canada and $...
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68% Bias Score
Nicaragua: Ortega-Murillo Extend Presidential Term, Consolidate Power
Nicaragua's National Assembly approved extending Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo's presidential terms until 2028, granting them control over the judiciary, electoral council, and armed forces, and legitimizing paramilitary groups responsible for human rights abuses.
Nicaragua: Ortega-Murillo Extend Presidential Term, Consolidate Power
Nicaragua's National Assembly approved extending Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo's presidential terms until 2028, granting them control over the judiciary, electoral council, and armed forces, and legitimizing paramilitary groups responsible for human rights abuses.
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68% Bias Score
Trump's 5-Day Plan: Reshaping US Digital Finance
President Trump's administration implemented a 5-day plan to reshape U.S. digital finance policy, banning CBDCs, promoting stablecoins and public blockchains, and aiming to establish the U.S. as a global fintech leader within 12 months, through new appointments, executive orders, and regulatory chan...
Trump's 5-Day Plan: Reshaping US Digital Finance
President Trump's administration implemented a 5-day plan to reshape U.S. digital finance policy, banning CBDCs, promoting stablecoins and public blockchains, and aiming to establish the U.S. as a global fintech leader within 12 months, through new appointments, executive orders, and regulatory chan...
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48% Bias Score
Explosion at Rheinmetall Factory in Spain Injures Six; Links to Alleged Russian Plot Emerge
Six workers were injured in an explosion at a Rheinmetall munitions factory in Murcia, Spain, on January 30th, 2025, following reports of a thwarted Russian assassination attempt against the company's CEO. The explosion caused a large fire and is under investigation.
Explosion at Rheinmetall Factory in Spain Injures Six; Links to Alleged Russian Plot Emerge
Six workers were injured in an explosion at a Rheinmetall munitions factory in Murcia, Spain, on January 30th, 2025, following reports of a thwarted Russian assassination attempt against the company's CEO. The explosion caused a large fire and is under investigation.
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48% Bias Score
Chinese Influence Operation Calls for Spanish Government Overthrow
A Chinese influence operation, named "Spamouflage," masqueraded as a Spanish NGO on social media to advocate for the overthrow of Spain's government after deadly October floods, marking an escalation of covert influence campaigns.
Chinese Influence Operation Calls for Spanish Government Overthrow
A Chinese influence operation, named "Spamouflage," masqueraded as a Spanish NGO on social media to advocate for the overthrow of Spain's government after deadly October floods, marking an escalation of covert influence campaigns.
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24% Bias Score
EU Urges Calm Dialogue Amidst Concerns Over Trump's Protectionist Agenda
EU President António Costa urges calm dialogue with the incoming Trump administration, acknowledging potential trade disputes and territorial threats, particularly concerning Greenland, while emphasizing the EU's commitment to protecting its interests and maintaining good relations with the United S...
EU Urges Calm Dialogue Amidst Concerns Over Trump's Protectionist Agenda
EU President António Costa urges calm dialogue with the incoming Trump administration, acknowledging potential trade disputes and territorial threats, particularly concerning Greenland, while emphasizing the EU's commitment to protecting its interests and maintaining good relations with the United S...
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52% Bias Score