USA: Apple AI tool transcribed the word ‘racist’ as ‘Trump’

Apple says it is working to fix its speech-to-text tool after some social media users found that when they spoke the word “racist” into their iPhones it typed it out…

USA: Apple boss says its DEI programmes may change

Apple boss Tim Cook has said his company may have to change its diversity practices as the US legal landscape shifts. His comments came just minutes after a majority of…

USA: Tesla shares slump after European sales fall

Shares in electric car maker Tesla have slumped more than 9% after EU and UK sales fell by almost half in January. The drop in Tesla shares took the company’s…

USA: House passes Trump-backed spending bill

Republicans in the US House of Representatives narrowly passed a multi-trillion dollar government spending bill on Tuesday, a major boost for President Donald Trump that advances his 2025 agenda. The…

Ukraine: Minerals deal agreed with US

Ukraine has agreed the terms of a major minerals deal with the US, a senior official in Kyiv has said. “We have indeed agreed it with a number of good…

USA: Judge declines to immediately restore AP access to White House

A US judge has declined a request by the Associated Press to immediately restore its access to presidential events after the Trump administration blocked the agency in a dispute over…

USA: Greenpeace risks bankruptcy at US pipeline trial

Greenpeace has said that a lawsuit brought by an energy company over the Dakota Access Pipeline could wipe it out. The Texas-based company, Energy Transfer, alleges protest tactics by Greenpeace…

USA: Secret Service agent who leapt onto JFK’s car during assassination dies at 93

A US Secret Service agent who leapt on to John F Kennedy’s limousine as it came under fire in Dallas, and was pictured in famous photos of one of the…

Russia: Putin offers Trump Russian and Ukrainian rare minerals

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is open to offering the US access to rare minerals, including from Russian-occupied Ukraine. This comes after US President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed…

USA: Federal workers left confused as Musk doubles down on threat

US government workers faced widespread confusion on Monday following conflicting advice over compliance with an Elon Musk-backed order to list their last week’s work in an email or face termination.…