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Data watchdogs in South Korea and Ireland said Friday they would ask Chinese AI startup DeepSeek to clarify how it manages users' personal information, as governments from around the world turned a spotlight on the service.

DeepSeek launched its R1 chatbot this month, claiming it matches the capacity of artificial intelligence pace-setters in the United States for a fraction of the investment.

A national park in Thailand has not one but three reasons to celebrate after confirming a rare Bengal tiger is raising a trio of cubs in the protected area.

Park rangers first spotted a single cub with its mother on a camera trap last year in Kaeng Krachan National Park, around 130 kilometres (80 miles) southwest of Bangkok.

New York Times columnist David Brooks sharply criticized President Donald Trump and his new administration’s actions over the last few days in a blistering takedown that he said only one word can accurately describe: “stupid.”

Brooks, a longtime conservative commentator turned well-known MAGA critic, slammed Trump’s deluge of orders in his latest opinion column Thursday – emphasizing one particular new order.

A Washington Post columnist — known for not pulling any punches with Republicans on CNN — opined Thursday evening that MAGA's recent "free speech" crusade is an attempt to do quite the opposite.

Catherine Rampell called out President Donald Trump and his day one signing of an executive order titled, “Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship.”

President Donald Trump issued a scathing new warning to countries comprising the BRICS economic bloc to back off any ideas of replacing the U.S. dollar – or else.

The word of caution from the freshly inaugurated president emboldened by his 2024 election victory came Thursday in a post to his Truth Social platform.

A memo obtained by independent journalist Ken Klippenstein made the rounds on social media Thursday after it instructed staff to prioritize funding for areas with higher marriage and birth rates.

The memo appears to be from President Donald Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and came with the subject line: "Ensuring reliance upon sound economic analysis in Department of Transportation policies, programs and activities."

Dana White, the CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, expressed his disgust in detail at Arkansas fighter Bryce Mitchell for his lengthy podcast rant praising Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, reported MMAJunkie — but said there would be no punishment.

White, who now also sits on the board of tech giant Meta, was an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump for years, including throughout the 2024 election, but toward the end of last year said he was done with politics because "I want nothing to do with this s---."

Donald Trump’s threat of imposing tariffs on Canada and Mexico may not be as expansive as the president previously laid out on the campaign trail and in the days since his inauguration, according to a report Thursday.

The new development comes as Trump’s advisers explore “several offramps” to avoid moving forward on universal tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports – even while he continues to warn that the tariffs are on the way, the Wall Street Journal reported.

by Maggy DONALDSON

Music's biggest stars including Beyonce and Taylor Swift will vie for top awards at Sunday's Grammys gala, a glitzy ceremony proceeding despite devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.

by Alex PIGMAN

Intel reported a fourth-quarter loss on Tuesday, but better than expected revenue as the US chip giant continues to struggle to stake its place in the artificial intelligence revolution.

The US Senate on Thursday confirmed Donald Trump's pick to lead the Interior Department, a role that oversees the nation's vast public lands and waters that are vital to the president's agenda of expanding drilling.

Former North Dakota governor and 2024 presidential candidate Doug Burgum was confirmed in a 79-18 vote, with the majority of Democrats joining their Republican colleagues.

CBS's parent company Paramount is reportedly entering settlement discussions with representatives of President Donald Trump after he accused "60 Minutes" in a lawsuit of deceptively editing its interview with then Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

Trump's lawsuit alleges that the interview with Harris was selectively edited and “intentionally misled the public by broadcasting a skillfully edited interview” that was “aimed at causing confusion among the electorate regarding Vice President Kamala Harris’s abilities, intelligence, and appeal.” Lawyers for CBS and legal experts have blasted the suit as meritless, noting that not only did Trump not provide any evidence the interview was deceptively edited, but it's unclear that he would even have grounds to sue over it if it had been.

Former Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) had a scathing assessment of President Donald Trump's FBI director nominee Kash Patel after his confirmation hearing Thursday.

Specifically, Amash took issue with Patel's admission to senators that he opposes a potential requirement to obtain a warrant to engage in surveillance under the controversial Section 702 program of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is used to gather intelligence on foreign adversaries, saying it “is just not comported with the requirement to protect American citizenry.”