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OpenAI 'stole a charity': Musk accusations open blockbuster AI trial

OpenAI 'stole a charity': Musk accusations open blockbuster AI trial

Elon Musk and OpenAI boss Sam Altman faced off in a California federal court Tuesday in a blockbuster trial that could have far-reaching consequences for the AI industry and oblige the ChatGPT maker to profoundly revamp its business.

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Ex-NBA player Damon Jones pleads guilty in gambling probe

Ex-NBA player Damon Jones pleads guilty in gambling probe

Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones pleaded guilty Tuesday to gambling-related charges, marking the first conviction in a betting scandal that engulfed elite basketball.

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Rajasthan's Sooryavanshi hammers 43 as Punjab suffer first loss

Rajasthan's Sooryavanshi hammers 43 as Punjab suffer first loss

Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the leading run-getter in this IPL season with a cracking 43 on Tuesday that helped Rajasthan Royals beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in a high-scoring contest.

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Mali junta chief makes first appearance since rebel attacks

Mali junta chief makes first appearance since rebel attacks

Mali's military leader on Tuesday made his first public appearance since unprecedented large-scale weekend attacks destabilised his ruling junta, visiting the wounded and meeting the ambassador of key ally Russia.

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Nations kick off world-first fossil fuel exit talks in Colombia

Nations kick off world-first fossil fuel exit talks in Colombia

More than 50 nations gathered in Colombia launched the first global conference on phasing out fossil fuels Tuesday, warning that the worldwide energy shock ignited by the Iran war drove home risks of relying on oil, gas and coal.

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Airbus profits slide as deliveries drop

Airbus profits slide as deliveries drop

Airbus said Tuesday its first-quarter profit fell as it delivered fewer planes to customers, falling behind rival Boeing for the first time in years.

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Trump hails British 'friends' as king visits

Trump hails British 'friends' as king visits

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States has no closer friend than Britain, as he welcomed King Charles III to the White House on a state visit shadowed by tensions over the Iran war.

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Hungary's PM-elect Magyar offers to meet Ukraine's Zelensky in June

Hungary's PM-elect Magyar offers to meet Ukraine's Zelensky in June

Hungary's incoming prime minister Peter Magyar on Tuesday offered to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to "open a new chapter in bilateral relations" and address a long-running feud over the rights of Ukraine's ethnic Hungarians.

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Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on Taylor Swift concert

Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on Taylor Swift concert

A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty on Tuesday in an Austrian court over a jihadist plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert, which led to the cancellation of the Vienna leg of the US megastar's "Eras" tour.

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New pirate group behind latest Somali hijacking: officials

New pirate group behind latest Somali hijacking: officials

A pirate attack off Somalia is the work of a new group of "opportunistic criminals", security officials said on Tuesday, complicating a threat that costs the shipping industry billions of dollars.

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