All Copilot users now get free unlimited access to its two best features - how to use them

With Copilot, you can bypass a ChatGPT Plus subscription and get unlimited, free access to OpenAI's o1 model and Voice feature.

Source: ZDNet

FirstFT: Ukraine and US agree minerals deal

Also in today’s newsletter, White House official pushes to axe Canada from Five Eyes, and Taiwan catches Chinese-owned ship cutting subsea cable

Source: Financial Times

'People will starve' because of US aid cut to Sudan

Nearly two million people who have relied on community kitchens for food have lost this lifeline.

Source: BBC

Sudan army allies intentionally targeting civilians: HRW

A new report by Human Rights Watch says SAF-allied groups committed acts that may amount to war crimes.

Source: Al Jazeera

German election: Merz to 'intensify' SPD coalition talks

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz says he aiming to close a coalition agreement with the SPD in a "short time." Meanwhile, talks are ongoing on how to increase defense spending. DW …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Huawei improves AI chip production in boost for China’s tech goals

Chinese company improves ‘yield’ of latest semiconductor, despite US efforts to prevent manufacturing advances

Source: Financial Times

Fortescue and WA government say traditional owners’ $1.8bn compensation claim is worth $8m

Yindjibarndi people allege mining giant did not get permission from native title holders, while company says community ‘disharmony’ is not its fault

• Follow our Australia news live blog for latest …

Source: The Guardian

Apple shareholders vote against pressure to scrap diversity policies

The proposal urged Apple to follow a litany of high-profile companies that have rolled back DEI initiatives recently.

Source: Al Jazeera

Trek FX+ 7S Review: Wonderful Upgrades, High Price

Trek upgraded its everyday commuter, making it much more expensive in the process.

Source: Wired

U.S. votes against European-backed U.N. resolution condemning Russia's war in Ukraine

Three years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. sided with Russia at the U.N. and did not blame Moscow for starting the war. The vote followed a White House …

Source: CBS News

Chinese investment surge into Vietnam raises risk of Trump retaliation

Shifts to avoid trade war have increased Hanoi’s vulnerability as surplus with US has grown

Source: Financial Times

UN Security Council adopts US-drafted resolution on Ukraine war

France 24 correspondent Jessica Le Masurier reports from the UN's New York headquarters, where the Security Council passed a US-drafted resolution on Monday which refuses to condemn Russia's role as …

Source: France 24