OpenAI CEO declares ‘code red’ as Google gains ground

OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman told employees Monday he was declaring a “code red” to marshal more resources toward improving ChatGPT, while delaying other initiatives including advertising efforts, as intensifying competition from Google and other artificial intelligence rivals threatens the company’s dominance, according to an internal memo reported by The Information.​ The directive comes as … Read more

North Korea uses banned Nvidia GPUs for AI-powered crypto theft

South Korea’s Institute for National Security Strategy revealed that North Korea is using prohibited NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2700 graphics cards to power artificial intelligence research aimed at accelerating cryptocurrency theft operations. The findings, published between November 29 and November 30, 2025, come as crypto hacks totaled $172.5 million in November alone, according to blockchain security … Read more

Hong Kong fire death toll reaches 151 as 13 arrested

Hong Kong authorities announced Monday that the death toll from last week’s apartment complex fire has climbed to 151, as investigators arrested 13 people on suspicion of manslaughter after discovering that contractors deliberately used substandard materials to fuel profits at the expense of safety.​ The fire, which erupted on November 26 at the Wang Fuk … Read more

Google expands Gemini 3 AI model to nearly 120 countries

Google announced that it is expanding its Gemini 3 AI model to nearly 120 countries and territories, bringing the company’s most advanced artificial intelligence system to English-speaking users worldwide just two weeks after the model’s initial launch.​ The expansion makes Gemini 3 available in AI Mode in Google Search for Google AI Pro and Ultra … Read more

Chanos warns of defaults in $20B GPU-backed debt market

Prominent short-seller Jim Chanos raised alarms this week about a growing corner of the debt market where AI cloud companies have borrowed more than $20 billion using Nvidia graphics processing units as collateral, warning that rapid chip obsolescence could trigger a wave of defaults. In an interview with Yahoo Finance published December 1, Chanos—known for … Read more

Over 200,000 companies shut down in India’s five-year regulatory sweep

More than 204,000 private companies have closed in India over the past five years, the government revealed Monday in Parliament, marking one of the most extensive corporate clean-up operations in the country’s history. The shutdowns, which occurred between 2020-21 and 2024-25, were driven by a combination of business consolidation, regulatory non-compliance, and government enforcement actions … Read more

Newegg integrates PayPal for AI-powered shopping on Perplexity

Electronics retailer Newegg announced Tuesday it has integrated PayPal’s agentic commerce services, positioning itself among the first merchants to enable AI-powered shopping directly within conversational platforms like Perplexity.​ The integration, which went live as Perplexity rolled out its revamped shopping experience on November 25, allows customers to discover Newegg products through natural language queries and … Read more

Putin to visit India to link payment systems

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to New Delhi on December 4-5 for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit, where linking the two nations’ payment systems will feature prominently on the agenda, both governments confirmed this week.​ The summit will focus on integrating Russia’s Mir card and Faster Payments System (SBP) with India’s RuPay and Unified … Read more

OnePlus Pad Go 2 gets FCC approval ahead of December debut

OnePlus’s upcoming mid-range tablet has cleared a regulatory milestone in the United States, with the OnePlus Pad Go 2 receiving FCC certification this week under model number OPD2504. The certification confirms several specifications for the device, including Android 16-based OxygenOS 16, Wi-Fi 6 dual-band support, and comprehensive network compatibility spanning 2G through 5G.​ According to … Read more

Indian retailers use AI to slash fashion returns

India’s rapidly expanding fashion e-commerce sector is deploying predictive intelligence systems to tackle one of retail’s costliest challenges: product returns that can drain up to 40 percent of each item’s value. As the market accelerates toward $98.45 billion by 2032 from its current $21.6 billion valuation, major retailers are turning to machine learning and behavioral … Read more