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OpenAI says it filed confidential IPO as it positions itself for AI arms race
Read more: OpenAI says it filed confidential IPO as it positions itself for AI arms raceGoing public will allow OpenAI, valued at $852 billion, to inject more cash into its business as the AI race quickens.
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Rob Reiner’s son Nick seeks $1.5M from trust fund for defense in parents’ killings
Read more: Rob Reiner’s son Nick seeks $1.5M from trust fund for defense in parents’ killingsNick Reiner is accused of stabbing his parents Rob and Michele Singer Reiner to death at their home in December.
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Man honors former coach who helped him “learn how to believe” in himself
Read more: Man honors former coach who helped him “learn how to believe” in himselfCBS News contributor David Begnaud went to New Orleans to ask everyday Americans who believed in them. He spoke with 23-year-old Chris Wurl who described how a former coach made a major impact on his life.
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RFK Jr is ‘checked out’ and scrolls his phone despite global health emergencies, workers say
Read more: RFK Jr is ‘checked out’ and scrolls his phone despite global health emergencies, workers sayThe health secretary is reportedly aloof despite global health crises such as Ebola while there are key vacancies at the nation’s public health agencies
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Stabbing attack inside NYC’s Penn Station night before Trump’s Madison Square Garden visit injures 6
Read more: Stabbing attack inside NYC’s Penn Station night before Trump’s Madison Square Garden visit injures 6Security precautions in the area were already heightened ahead of Kicks-Spurs NBA Finals match-up at nearby Madison Square Garden
Asia
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AI PCs to make up more than half of sales in 2026, says Asus co-CEO
Read more: AI PCs to make up more than half of sales in 2026, says Asus co-CEOAmerican AI hardware giant Nvidia this week announced its entry into the consumer PC arena, in collaboration with Asus and other companies.
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Nepali climber alive after six days missing on Everest
Read more: Nepali climber alive after six days missing on EverestMountaineer Dawa Sherpa – who is in his 50s – vanished on the upper reaches of the world’s highest mountain in bitter conditions early on May 30.
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Watch: Singapore Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing speaks at Shangri-La Dialogue on security partnerships
Read more: Watch: Singapore Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing speaks at Shangri-La Dialogue on security partnershipsThe plenary session at the Shangri-La Dialogue focused on how security partnerships are adapting in an increasingly fragmented global landscape.
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Rescuers free four more men trapped in semi-submerged Laos cave
Read more: Rescuers free four more men trapped in semi-submerged Laos caveA total of five people have now been rescued, while two remain missing.
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Pete Hegseth urges allies to boost defence spending amid ‘alarm’ over China’s buildup
Read more: Pete Hegseth urges allies to boost defence spending amid ‘alarm’ over China’s buildupThe Pentagon chief, speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, said stronger, more self-reliant allies are key to deterrence.
Thailand
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Finnish businessman convicted of trafficking Thai berry pickers
Read more: Finnish businessman convicted of trafficking Thai berry pickersA court in Finland has sentenced a local businessman to two and a half years in prison for trafficking dozens of Thai workers to pick berries in the Nordic country.
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Unlocking western China
Read more: Unlocking western ChinaTwo-way tourism has been a focus in driving Chinese arrivals back to pre-pandemic levels, said the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta) during a roadshow in new potential cities in China.
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A double dip on the cards?
Read more: A double dip on the cards?An economist is concerned about Thailand’s potential dual deficit scenario, in which both the fiscal balance and current account move into deficit simultaneously.
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Boy killed by grandpa’s pet monkey
Read more: Boy killed by grandpa’s pet monkeyA 6-year-old boy died on Saturday after being attacked by a long-tailed macaque his grandfather had kept as a companion since it was an infant.
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Hoteliers: Online car registration needed to reduce queues at Sadao border
Read more: Hoteliers: Online car registration needed to reduce queues at Sadao borderSONGKHLA – The president of the Hat Yai-Songkhla Hotel Association wants the government to allow Malaysian visitors to register their vehicles online prior to travelling, to reduce the long queues at Thai immigration checkpoints.
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AI PCs to make up more than half of sales in 2026, says Asus co-CEO
Read more: AI PCs to make up more than half of sales in 2026, says Asus co-CEOAmerican AI hardware giant Nvidia this week announced its entry into the consumer PC arena, in collaboration with Asus and other companies.
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Nepali climber alive after six days missing on Everest
Read more: Nepali climber alive after six days missing on EverestMountaineer Dawa Sherpa – who is in his 50s – vanished on the upper reaches of the world’s highest mountain in bitter conditions early on May 30.
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Busy day on city campaign trail
Read more: Busy day on city campaign trailKey candidates in the June 28 Bangkok governor race continued to court voters on Saturday, pitching policies that range from public safety and environmental protection to economic revitalisation and transport improvements, as the campaign entered its final stretch.
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Arsenic, lead taint Saraburi: PCD
Read more: Arsenic, lead taint Saraburi: PCDArsenic and lead levels exceeding surface-water standards were detected at three monitoring locations in Saraburi’s canal network, said the Pollution Control Department (PCD).
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Plain of Jars mystery solved
Read more: Plain of Jars mystery solvedFor nearly a century, thousands of massive stone urns scattered across north-central Laos have stood as one of archaeology’s most baffling enigmas. Local folklore said ancient giants had carved the hollowed-out megaliths to brew celebratory rice wine.
