Cheryl Gates used ChatGPT to get lethal drug guidance for poisoning her husband, James, who was hospitalized. Prosecutors dropped the criminal case, but James is suing OpenAI for damages. The Gates case is one of at least 50 alleging ChatGPT contributed to violence or death in less than two years.
Binance is closing spot services in France, Italy, Poland, and Spain after failing to secure an EU-wide crypto license under MiCA, requiring users to withdraw funds by December 31 or face monthly fees.
Thailand’s SEC is moving to block Bitget’s local unit and proposes a 5 million baht daily stablecoin transfer cap, tightening rules just as Bitget races to acquire a licensed exchange.
About 7.1 million African children under one received no routine vaccine dose in 2025 as coverage lagged behind population growth. The Africa CDC’s 2026–2030 strategy aims to bring vaccines closer to families and increase local production, but reliance on imported vaccines and trust gaps may stall…
Water cuts in Johor and Batam are linked to rising AI data centre demand, forcing residents to use seawater and prompting Malaysia to block new data centres in water-scarce states.
