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May 2, 2025

OpenAI tops 3 million paying business users, launches new features for workplace
OpenAI on Wednesday announced that it now has 3 million paying business users, up from the 2 million it reported in Febru. The San Francisco-based startup rocketed into the mainstream in late 2022 with its consumer-facing artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, and began launching workplace-specific versions of the product the following year. The 3 million users…
FanDuel bans bettor over heckling incident with Olympic champion Gabby Thomas
A sports bettor who heckled Olympic champion sprinter Gabby Thomas during a Grand Slam Track event in Philadelphia over the weekend has been banned by the betting site FanDuel Sportsbook. In a statement on Wednesday, FanDuel wrote it “condemns in the strongest terms abusive behavior directed towards athletes. Threatening or harassing athletes is unacceptable and…
State Department shifts $250 million from refugee aid to ‘self-deportations’
The U.S. State Department has moved $250 million to the Department of Homeland Security for volunt deportations by migrants without legal status, a spokesperson said, an unprecedented repurposing of funds that have been used to aid refugees uprooted by war and natural disasters. The money has been transferred “to provide a free flight home and…
Fed ‘Beige Book’ economic report cites declining growth, rising prices and slow hiring
The U.S. economy has contracted over the past six weeks as hiring has slowed and consumers and businesses worried about tariff-related price increases, according to a Federal Reserve report Wednesday. In its periodic “Beige Book” summ of conditions, the central bank noted that “economic activity has declined slightly since the previous report” released April 23.…
This California startup is cleaning water and removing CO2 from the atmosphere — all at a reduced cost
As more parts of the world face intense drought, new technologies are emerging to clean and reuse existing water. Investors are seeing potential for big profits. Water treatment is expensive. It uses a lot of energy and produces its own waste that gets disposed of at a hefty price. Capture6, a startup in Berkeley, California,…
Japan used car exporter picks Philippines for next Southeast Asia move
TSU, Japan — A Japanese company that deals in used cars will launch an auto auction business in the Philippines, hoping to capitalize on the country’s young population and growing economy. Apple International plans to work with a major Philippine financial group to launch a joint venture in Manila, with a goal of starting operations by next…
College student’s immigration detention highlights Dreamers’ growing deportation risks
A traffic stop made in error upended the life of a 19-year-old woman who was born in Mexico and has lived in rgia most of her life. It also shows the growing risks undocumented young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, known as Dreamers, face under President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Ximena Arias-Cristobal is…
Asia adapts to US security-for-sale approach under Trump
Asia adapts to US security-for-sale approach under Trump
Trump administration claims Columbia violated Title VI, threatening university’s accreditation
The Trump administration said Wednesday that it has notified the accreditor for Columbia University that the school violated Title IV, threatening the university’s accreditation status by saying it “no longer appears to meet the Commissions accreditation standards.” The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Department of Health and Human Services’…