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AdvertisementArtificial intelligenceTechBig TechOpenAI names Slack CEO as first chief of revenue as ChatGPT maker aims to make a profitOpenAI is facing increased competition from rivals, including Google, which last month unleashed the latest version of its own AI assistant
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPAssociated PressPublished: 10:45am, 10 Dec 2025OpenAI said Tuesday it has picked Slack CEO Denise Dresser as its first chief of revenue, a message to wary investors that the ChatGPT maker is serious about making a profit from its artificial intelligence technology.
OpenAI said Dresser will oversee global revenue strategy and “help more businesses put AI to work in their day-to-day operations”.
Dresser had already spent more than a decade at Salesforce when the software pioneer announced in 2020 it was buying work-chatting service Slack for US$27.7 billion. She helped integrate Slack into the software company before Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff picked her as CEO in 2023.
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AdvertisementChina tradeEconomyChina EconomyEuropean firms need to abandon overreliance on China and US, chamber report warnsEuropean Union Chamber of Commerce in China urges companies to “eliminate single-source dependencies”
Reading Time:3 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPXinyi Wuin BeijingPublished: 10:39am, 10 Dec 2025Updated: 10:41am, 10 Dec 2025A new report recommends European companies diversify away from overreliance on China and the US, as companies find themselves squeezed between Beijing’s preferential policies for local companies and Washington’s trade volatility.
The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China advised companies to “eliminate single-source dependencies on both China and the United States where possible” in a report on supply chain dependencies released on Wednesday.
“We are probably only seeing the very tip of the iceberg when it comes to understanding dependencies,” the chamber’s president, Jens Eskelund, said at an earlier media briefing, at which he noted Eu..

Piers Morgan fires back after Nick Fuentes explodes over family racism question (Image via Getty) Nick Fuentes, a far-right political streamer with a long history of racist remarks, clashed sharply with Piers Morgan during a tense episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored. What started as a discussion about Fuentes’ own words quickly turned into an angry exchange about race, family, and responsibility. The moment drew even more attention after Morgan posted a blunt response on social media.The argument began when Morgan asked Fuentes about a story he had shared earlier on his own podcast. In that story, Fuentes said his father avoided restaurants like Applebee’s and Red Lobster because many Black people ate there. Morgan asked if growing up with that thinking meant Fuentes was raised in a racist environment.Fuentes reacted strongly and accused Morgan of attacking his parents. Piers Morgan said the question was fair because the story came from Fuentes himself. After the episode aired, the deba..

YouTuber WhistlinDiesel accuses Tennessee state of blocking him from speaking after tax arrest (Image via Getty) WhistlinDiesel has claimed that Tennessee state officials are trying to stop him from speaking publicly after his arrest for tax evasion. The popular YouTuber, whose real name is Cody Detwiler, shared the accusation in a video posted earlier this week. He told his millions of followers that the issue began after his November arrest at his home in Tennessee and has now turned into what he believes is an attempt to mute him online.Cody Detwiler said he was shocked by both the arrest and the rules that followed. He explained that he had no idea there was a tax issue until officers arrived. He also said that after reviewing court papers, he now believes the state is trying to limit what he can share while the case moves forward.WhistlinDiesel claims gag order blocks him from talking about his caseIn his latest video, WhistlinDiesel explained that a court motion filed by Tennesse..

AdvertisementSingaporeThis Week in AsiaPoliticsCan Singapore’s cyber laws keep pace with speed of borderless online threats?Long-term resilience will hinge on complementary measures such as deeper regional cooperation and improved digital literacy, analysts say
Reading Time:5 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPKolette LimPublished: 10:30am, 9 Dec 2025Singapore’s approach to curbing foreign interference and cybercrime is being tested by the sheer speed and borderless nature of online threats, according to analysts who say the city state’s legal powers provide important safeguards but are unlikely to fully keep pace with a rapidly evolving digital landscape.They note that while swift takedown orders and targeted legislation have strengthened Singapore’s defences against misinformation and coordinated online harms, long-term resilience would hinge on complementary measures such as deeper regional cooperation and improved public digital literacy.
Last month, the city state ordered TikTok and Met..

AdvertisementHong Kong societyHong KongSocietyOperation Santa Claus helps Hong Kong children with rare rheumatic diseasesHong Kong Paediatric Rheumatism Association subsidises medicine and provides support for children with rheumatic diseases and their carers
Reading Time:3 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPCindy SuiPublished: 10:15am, 9 Dec 2025Imagine waking up one day and suddenly being unable to use your legs. That was what happened to Rain Shiu Tin-yung in Hong Kong when he was six.
“He got up that morning, but his knees hurt so much that he couldn’t walk. He was in so much pain,” Shiu’s mother, Apple Kwok Siu-ping, recalled.
The pain only worsened.
Advertisement“All his joints were inflamed. It was so painful he would wake up crying,” Kwok said. “He went from being able to walk to not walking at all.”
It took several visits to the doctors and tests before Shiu, now 20, was diagnosed with paediatric rheumatism, a broad term for more than 100 autoimmune disorders in children, where the ..