Following a temporary ban by the government’s Data Protection Authority in Italy and an ongoing investigation into ChatGPT’s potential violation of privacy regulations, OpenAI has taken the chatbot offline. According to the Garante, the agency responsible for data protection in Italy, OpenAI failed to verify the age of ChatGPT users, ...
Read More »Wimbledon Allows Russian and Belarusian Players to Compete as “Neutral Athletes”
Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to participate in Wimbledon this year after the tournament lifted its ban on them. However, players from these countries must sign neutral declarations. The ban was imposed last year in response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Last year, the Lawn Tennis Association ...
Read More »Gwyneth Paltrow Found Not Liable in Ski Crash Trial as Jury Reaches Verdict
Gwyneth Paltrow acquitted in ski crash trial, awarded $1 in damages. On March 30, Thursday, the jury concluded that Terry Sanderson was entirely responsible for the skiing collision with Gwyneth Paltrow that occurred in 2016 at Deer Valley, Utah, finding him 100% at fault. I believe that yielding to a ...
Read More »Electronic Arts (EA) to Cut 800 Jobs, or 6% of Workforce, and Reduce Office Space
On Wednesday, video game company Electronic Arts (EA) announced its plans to reduce office space and cut around 800 jobs, which accounts for approximately 6% of its total workforce. In a note addressed to employees, CEO Andrew Wilson explained that Electronic Arts (EA) is shifting its focus towards projects that ...
Read More »Walmart Faces Lawsuit by EEOC Over Firing Deli Worker with Crohn’s Disease
Walmart is facing a lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for terminating the employment of an employee in North Carolina who had Crohn’s disease, following allegations that the company declined to provide her with leave related to her disability. According to a complaint filed in federal court ...
Read More »Microsoft Launches AI Chatbot for Cybersecurity Experts
On Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled a chatbot created to aid cybersecurity experts in comprehending essential concerns and discovering solutions to address them. The firm has been actively enhancing its software using artificial intelligence models from startup OpenAI since OpenAI’s ChatGPT bot received significant public attention following its debut in November. Microsoft ...
Read More »Disney CEO Bob Iger announces layoffs to begin this week in a memo
In a memo sent by CEO Bob Iger, Disney has announced that it will initiate layoffs this week, marking the beginning of three rounds of job cuts that will result in approximately 7,000 job losses before summer. The decision to lay off employees is part of a larger plan to ...
Read More »Succession Season 4 premiere sets the stage for a tumultuous power struggle within the Roy family
The season premiere of “Succession” saw a lot of action as the two-time Emmy-winning HBO show began its final flight of episodes, highlighting the ongoing conflict within the Roy family. The power struggle between media tycoon Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and three of his four children – Kendall (Jeremy Strong), ...
Read More »IMF Warns of Increased Risks to Financial Stability and Calls for Vigilance
On Sunday, the head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, stated that although actions taken by advanced economies have calmed market stress, risks to financial stability have still increased, and therefore called for ongoing vigilance. The managing director of the International Monetary Fund restated her belief that 2023 will ...
Read More »Pfizer’s Paxlovid shows potential in reducing risk of long Covid, study
New research indicates that individuals who take Pfizer’s Covid antiviral drug Paxlovid shortly after contracting the virus may lower their chances of developing long Covid, regardless of their age, vaccination status, or infection history. The findings, published on Thursday in the JAMA Internal Medicine journal, revealed that those who took ...
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