Access to future AI models in OpenAI’s API may require a verified ID

OpenAI may soon require organizations to complete an ID verification process in order to access certain future AI models, according to a support page published to the company’s website last week. The verification process, called Verified Organization, is “a new way for developers to unlock access to the most...

Blazers coach Chauncey Billups agrees to multi-year extension

Apr 3, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups gestures to his team during the second half against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups has agreed to a multi-year contract extension, the...

Trump says he will look at ‘whole electronic supply chain’

President Donald Trump pledged he will still apply tariffs to phones, computers and popular consumer electronics, downplaying a weekend exemption as a procedural step in his overall push to remake US trade. The late Friday reprieve — exempting a range of popular electronics from 125% tariffs on China and...

Palantir Is Helping DOGE With a Massive IRS Data Project

Palantir, the software company cofounded by Peter Thiel, is part of an effort by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to build a new “mega API” for accessing Internal Revenue Service records, IRS sources tell WIRED. For the past three days, DOGE and a handful of Palantir...

DC United host injury-riddled FC Cincinnati

Apr 5, 2025; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; FC Cincinnati forward Kevin Denkey (9) waits for play to resume during the first half against the New England Revolution at TQL Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kareem Elgazzar-Imagn Images As FC Cincinnati coach Pat Noonan updated reporters about his injury-riddled roster on Thursday, there...

Wall Street stocks end turbulent week with late rally

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Wall Street stocks ended another tumultuous week with a brisk late rally as a top Federal Reserve official said the US central bank was prepared to intervene if strains...