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Etihad Airways

OpenAI lets ChatGPT end violent chats, suspend repeat accounts

  • OpenAI says ChatGPT can now automatically end conversations focused on violence against others.
  • Accounts that trigger multiple such endings may be temporarily suspended, the company said.

What's nextWatch the rollout over the coming weeks, and the first community safety report due in early 2027 covering the second half of 2026, which OpenAI said will include anonymized examples, new policy changes and supporting data.

Original source: OpenAI, Reuters, Unite.AI, Common Sense Media ↗

Markets

Dollar posts worst drop in two months after Democratic midterm sweep

  • The Bloomberg dollar spot index fell as much as 0.5%, its lowest since late September.
  • Democrats took both chambers of Congress, raising expectations of gridlock and tighter technology regulation.

What's nextTwo near-term tests: the Treasury Department's debt refunding announcement later in the day, and US jobs data due the day after tomorrow. Both will show whether the selloff is a one-session repricing or a sustained reversal.

Original source: Bloomberg

What changed in the ledger

  • $2.6 bnHUMAIN · Announced investmentSaudi Aramco
  • 3,000 MWHUMAIN · Announced capacitySaudi Aramco

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