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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced ChatGPT would allow erotic content for verified adult users starting in December, while experts warned that age verification and safety safeguards remained unclear.
At the White House, President Donald Trump said U.S. support, including a $20 billion swap line, was contingent on Javier Milei winning Argentina’s Oct. 26 legislative elections.
Major U.S. media outlets—including Fox News, ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN—refused to sign new Pentagon rules restricting reporters’ movement and requiring prior authorization, risking loss of accreditation.
President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Spain for failing to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP, and escalated trade tensions with China over soy and shipping fees.
The U.S. State Department revoked visas for six foreigners from Germany, Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, Brazil and Paraguay after they posted online comments about Charlie Kirk’s killing.
Global tech leaders and educators at international conferences urged governments and schools to prioritize preparing for artificial intelligence, saying institutions must adopt the technology while strengthening humanities and infrastructure.
D'Angelo, the Grammy-winning neo-soul singer, died at his home in New York on Tuesday of pancreatic cancer, his family said.
U.S. President Donald Trump warned in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, that if Hamas did not disarm itself, the militants would be disarmed, amid fraying prisoner-exchange implementation.
President Donald Trump said U.S. forces struck a boat in international waters off Venezuela, killing six people he accused of drug trafficking, a claim not independently substantiated.
President Donald Trump led a Middle East peace summit and hailed a Gaza ceasefire and hostage releases, drawing praise from rival politicians and world leaders.
President Trump posthumously awarded Charlie Kirk the Medal of Freedom at the White House and the State Department revoked visas of foreigners who celebrated his death.
Los Angeles County declared a state of emergency to provide aid and rent relief to migrants affected by intensified ICE raids, saying the move aimed to protect families.
President Donald Trump criticized Time magazine’s Gaza-ceasefire cover photo on Truth Social, calling it “really weird,” claiming it removed his hair and was “the worst of all time.”
The IMF warned global financial stability faced risks from inflated equity and corporate bond valuations, $4.5 trillion exposure to shadow banking and volatility in AI stocks, urging tighter oversight.
President Donald Trump threatened to pressure FIFA to remove 2026 World Cup matches from Boston, saying he would call FIFA president Gianni Infantino over security concerns.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Alex Jones’s appeal, leaving intact a $1.4 billion defamation judgment against him for falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled support for further interest-rate cuts as US jobs cooled and inflation expectations neared the 2 percent goal, prompting gains in Asian markets.
Meta said Instagram limited teenage accounts to PG-13 content by default and barred teens from switching settings without parental permission, rolling out first in the US, Canada, Australia and Britain.
Stellantis announced a $13 billion investment in the United States to build five new models and create 5,000 jobs in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana.
Gold surged to a record near $4,200 an ounce as investors sought a safe haven amid political uncertainty and speculation of further US interest-rate cuts.
The Dutch government seized China‑owned chipmaker Nexperia, a key auto‑industry supplier, citing security concerns, and court papers showed U.S. officials had warned about its CEO.
Nasser al‑Qudwa, Yasser Arafat’s nephew and former foreign minister, emerged as a candidate to lead a transitional government in Gaza and warned the truce would fail if Trump were distracted.
Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, concluded the viral Chicago "rat hole" in wet sidewalk was most likely made by a squirrel, not a rat.
U.S. stocks rallied to close higher after Fed remarks and strong bank results as earnings season began, though the IMF warned markets were complacent and risked a sharp correction.
Stellantis announced a €13 billion investment in the United States to build five new models and create 5,000 jobs, its largest U.S. investment in the company's 100-year history.
Actress Diane Keaton died on October 11 at 79, the Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall whose career spanned film and high-profile Los Angeles home renovations.
JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup posted bumper profits as dealmaking and trading lifted revenues, while executives cautioned that geopolitical risks and inflation could threaten markets.
