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OpenAI has closed a top-severity security flaw in ChatGPT that allowed access to users' chats via pre-prepared share links. Users do not need to take any action.
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli was crowned Formula 1 world champion aged 20 years and 68 days after finishing third at the Mexican Grand Prix, becoming the youngest champion ever, while Max Verstappen won the race.
Vienna today marks the sixth anniversary of the terror attack carried out by an Islamic State gunman in the city centre on 2 November 2020, which killed four people, with a memorial ceremony at noon on Desider-Friedmann-Platz.
An amendment to Austria's Crime Victims Act raises maximum compensation for pain and suffering from €12,000 to €24,000, doubles support for funeral costs and adds aid for replacing locks and crime scene cleaning.
New calculations show the social assistance reform could save Austria's provinces around €148.8 million a year compared with 2024, €115.7 million of it in Vienna. The reform is due to take effect on 1 January 2027.
The number of asylum seekers in basic care in Lower Austria fell from 1,460 in June 2024 to 359 in October 2026. Deputy Governor Udo Landbauer attributes the drop to the benefits-in-kind card.
All nine people on board a Learjet 60 private jet were killed when it crashed into a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, according to US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
