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  • Elon Musk’s AI company may release a consumer app

    xAI, Elon Musk’s AI company, is reportedly preparing to release a standalone consumer app. That’s according to The Wall Street Journal, which reports that the upcoming app will be similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT app, allowing users to access xAI’s Grok chatbot from their personal devices. The app will likely arrive after xAI closes its next…

  • Three Americans released in US-China prisoner exchange

    Three Americans detained in China were released after the Biden administration negotiated a prisoner swap. Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung are on their way back to the US, a spokesperson for the National Security Council (NSC) said in a statement on Wednesday. “Soon they will return and be reunited with their families for…

  • Autistic abuse case must never happen again – No 10

    Watch: CCTV footage of children being abused at Whitefield School is shown to parents The abuse of autistic children that took place at the Whitefield School in north-east London was “horrendous” and “must never happen again”, the prime minister’s spokesperson has said. The BBC has obtained footage of children at the school being shoved into…

  • Man arrested after secret filming of women shared on TikTok

    TikTok The videos have gained millions of views on social media A man has been arrested after women were filmed on nights out without their knowledge and the videos were shared on social media. A BBC North West investigation revealed such films had gained millions of views and attracted misogynistic comments, which led to a…

  • MPs to debate petition calling for another election

    Watch: Kemi Badenoch calls on Sir Keir Starmer to resign during PMQs Sir Keir Starmer has dismissed a jibe by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch over an online petition calling for another general election, as the pair clashed over Labour’s tax rises. Badenoch said the petition on Parliament’s website showed “two million people asking him to…

  • Africa's incoming health boss dies aged 55

    The incoming regional director of the World Health Organization in Africa, Tanzania’s Dr Faustine Ndugulile, has died, just three months after he was elected to the position. Ndugulile, a 55-year-old lawmaker and a medical doctor, died on Wednesday morning in India while undergoing treatment, Tanzania’s speaker of parliament said. He is known for having stood…

  • Astronauts unbox Thanksgiving meal aboard ISS

    Nasa astronauts aboard the International Space Station showcased their Thanksgiving meal ahead of the holiday. On Thursday, Don Pettit, Nick Hague, Sunita Williams, and Barry “Butch” Wilmore will enjoy vacuum-packed smoked turkey, Brussels sprouts, and butternut squash. Williams and Wilmore remain on the ISS due to issues with the Boeing Starliner capsule they arrived in…

  • Diver describes rescuing nephew from capsized Egypt boat

    Family photo Khattab al-Faramawy (pictured) found nephew Youssef alive but trapped on the boat An Egyptian diver involved in the rescue operation of people scouring the wreckage of a tourist boat which sank in the Red Sea has described how he found his own nephew among the passengers trapped but still alive on the boat.…

  • What we know about Israel-Hezbollah deal

    Reuters Israel launched an air campaign and ground invasion against Hezbollah in late September US President Joe Biden has announced a ceasefire deal to end 13 months of fighting between Israel and with Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia supported by Iran. In a joint statement, the US and France said the agreement would cease fighting in…

  • Radio and TV host Mishal Husain to leave BBC

    BBC Husain will have spent 27 years at the BBC Radio 4 Today programme co-presenter Mishal Husain is to leave the BBC in the New Year, the corporation has announced. Husain has been a host on the station’s flagship current affairs morning show for 11 years, and also fronted the broadcaster’s recent UK general election…