New Zealand Braces for Cyclone Vaianu, North Island Evacuations Ordered

April 11 (Reuters) – Thousands of New ⁠Zealanders ⁠were ordered to ⁠evacuate their homes on Saturday as the ​country’s North Island braced for Cyclone Vaianu, which authorities ‌warned could cause coastal flooding ‌and landslides. Vaianu, forecast to bring heavy rain ⁠and ⁠winds of up to 130 kmh (80 mph), was expected ​to hit on Sunday, …

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OpenAI Identifies Security Issue Involving Third-Party Tool, Says User Data Was Not Accessed

April 10 (Reuters) – ⁠OpenAI ⁠said on ⁠Friday it ​had identified a ‌security issue involving ‌a ⁠third-party ⁠developer tool called Axios and ​is taking steps to ​protect the process ⁠that certifies ⁠its ⁠macOS applications ​are legitimate OpenAI apps. The ​ChatGPT ⁠maker said it found no ⁠evidence that its user data was ⁠accessed, that its systems …

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US, Iran Set for Peace Talks but Doubts Emerge Over Lebanon, Sanctions

By Ariba Shahid and Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD, April 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. and Iran were to hold negotiations in the Pakistani ⁠capital ⁠Islamabad on Saturday to end their six-week-old war, although Tehran threw ⁠the talks into doubt by saying they could not begin without commitments on Lebanon and sanctions. The U.S. delegation, led by …

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Exclusive-Third Point Won’t Run Proxy Fight at CoStar, Exits Position, Letter Says

NEW ⁠YORK, ⁠April 10 (Reuters) – Billionaire ⁠investor Daniel Loeb’s hedge fund ​Third Point will not pursue a ‌proxy fight at ‌real estate data company ⁠CoStar ⁠Group and sold its entire stake in the ​owner of Apartments.com and Homes.com, according to sources familiar with the ​matter and a letter seen by ⁠Reuters on ⁠Friday. The …

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‘New King of Las Vegas’ Is Celebrated With Strip Parade

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Riding down the Las Vegas Strip in a pink low-rider with two showgirls at his side, Bruno Mars was declared the “new king of Las Vegas” on Friday. The city honored Mars, who has become one of Sin City’s iconic performers, with a parade and naming a street “Bruno Mars Drive.” …

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