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The World in Brief from The Economist
Dozens more OpenAI hacks; Trump reportedly rejects Iran ceasefire offer, and more
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OpenAI said that its artificial-intelligence agents may have hacked “dozens” of websites of international institutions, including governments, universities and public agencies; The Wall Street Journal reported that Donald Trump had rejected a seven-day ceasefire deal offered by Iran on Thursday.
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