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The 9 at 9 Trump tariffs and Gaza threats, cyber safety concerns, and Taoiseach in Paris for global AI Summit
LAST UPDATE | 11 Feb 2025
GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news that you need to know as you start your day.
Clare
1. Gardaí have said they are assessing an email sent to schools in Clare which claims that there will be an attack on schools.
Gaza
2. US President Donald Trump threatened that “hell” will break out if Hamas does not release hostages back to Israel.
Tariffs
3. Meanwhile, Trump signed executive orders to impose 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from 12 March, ramping up a long-promised trade war despite warnings from Europe and China.
Ballymun
4. A man who was arrested following an armed robbery in the Ballymun area on Sunday has been charged to court.
Lock Boxes
5. Dublin City Council is set to “remove and destroy” key lock boxes that are used in public realm spaces for short-term rentals such as Airbnb.
Cyber safety
6. Half of children aged between 8 and 12 in Ireland feel that they spend too much time online, a new survey has found.
AI Summit
7. World leaders and tech heavyweights are in Paris for the second day of an artificial intelligence Summit, which aims to highlight the benefits of AI and find a common ground on the rapidly developing technology.
OpenAI
8. A group of investors led by Elon Musk has said it is offering more than $97 billion (€94.1b) to buy OpenAI, escalating a legal dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped found.
Arizona
9. One person had been killed and others were injured when a private jet owned by Motley Crue singer Vince Neil collided with another jet at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.
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