OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Atlas, an artificial intelligence-powered browser designed to transform how people interact online. The company, best known for its chatbot ChatGPT, unveiled Atlas on 21 October 2025, marking its first major expansion beyond conversational AI. With over 800 million weekly ChatGPT users, OpenAI is using that momentum…
Dutch brewer Heineken, the world’s second-largest beer maker, said its full-year organic operating profit is expected to come in at the lower end of its 4% to 8% guidance range, citing continued weakness across several key markets.After years of sluggish volume performance, the company has struggled to regain consistent growth,…
An eagerly awaited meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been put on pause after Moscow rejected a US-backed call for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.Diplomatic contacts that were meant to lay the groundwork, including talks between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign…
European and global markets were in focus on Tuesday as a mix of geopolitical developments, trade discussions, and corporate earnings shaped investor sentiment. This ranged from China-EU trade talks to rising European equities, along with heightened tensions surrounding Russia and Ukraine. China-EU discussionsChinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and European…
A tense day in global politics and markets: the Trump-Putin summit is in limbo after Moscow refused a Ukraine ceasefire.France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy has begun a historic prison term, gold saw its sharpest crash in years after hitting record highs, and Novo Nordisk’s board is being gutted after a…
The United States and India are nearing a significant trade deal that could see the current 50 percent tariff rate on Indian exports slashed to as low as 15 to 16 percent, the Mint newspaper reported, citing three people aware of the matter. The fresh update comes after weeks of intense negotiations…
Walmart Inc. has paused job offers to candidates who require H-1B visa sponsorship, according to a report in Bloomberg that quoted people familiar with the matter. Walmart is the latest major US company to react to the Trump administration’s costly overhaul of the skilled-worker visa program.The decision, which primarily impacts…
The UK’s annual inflation rate remained unchanged at 3.8% in September, according to data released on Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The figure came in below economists’ expectations of 4%, easing concerns that price pressures were reaccelerating.It marks the twelfth consecutive month that inflation has stayed above…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Sweden on Wednesday to strengthen defence cooperation amid his country’s ongoing conflict with Russia.The visit takes place in the city of Linköping, home to defence manufacturer Saab, as both nations explore potential collaboration on advanced military technology and exports. As per a Reuters report,…
More than 800 prominent figures from across the technology, scientific, political, and cultural spectrum have signed a public statement calling for a prohibition on the development of “superintelligent” artificial intelligence systems.The coalition, coordinated by the Future of Life Institute and announced Wednesday, includes Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Virgin Group founder…