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OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5 as AI race accelerates
OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5 as AI race accelerates
by  AFP

OpenAI on Thursday released a keenly awaited new generation of its hallmark ChatGPT, touting "significant" advancements in artificial intelligence capabilities, as a global race over the technology accelerates. "It is a significant step toward models that are really capable," he said.

Siemens warns US tariffs causing investment caution
Siemens warns US tariffs causing investment caution
by  AFP

Siemens warned on Thursday that US tariffs were prompting its customers in key sectors to slow investment decisions, even as the German industrial giant reported forecast-beating quarterly profits. CEO Roland Busch added that, in several key industries, "sales cycles have been extended and investment decisions are taking longer".

Influx of Afghan returnees fuels Kabul housing crisis
Influx of Afghan returnees fuels Kabul housing crisis
by  AFP

Weeks after he was forced to return from Iran, Mohammad Mohsen Zaryab was still searching for somewhere to live in Kabul, where rental prices have soared along with an influx of Afghans expelled from neighbouring countries. Multiple Kabul property dealers told AFP that rental prices had skyrocketed with the influx of returnees.

India exporters say 50% Trump levy a 'severe setback'
India exporters say 50% Trump levy a 'severe setback'
by  AFP

Indian exporters warned on Thursday that the cost of additional US tariffs risked making businesses "not viable" after President Donald Trump ordered steeper levies totalling 50 percent on imported Indian goods.