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The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots

28Dec

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The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots

The New York Times is striking back against the threat that artificial intelligence poses to the news industry, filing a federal lawsuit Wednesday against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots. The Times says that the companies are threatening its livelihood by effectively stealing billions of dollars worth of work by its journalists, in some cases spitting out Times' material verbatim to people who seek answers from generative artificial intelligence like OpenAI's ChatGPT. The newspaper's lawsuit was filed in federal court in Manhattan. OpenAI and Microsoft did not respond to requests for comment. The media is one of many industries that could be upended by the rapid development of AI. Media organisations have alr...

Danny Masterson sent to state prison to serve sentence for rape convictions, mug shot released

28Dec

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Danny Masterson sent to state prison to serve sentence for rape convictions, mug shot released

"That '70s Show" actor Danny Masterson has been sent to a California state prison to serve his sentence for two rape convictions. Authorities said Wednesday (local time) that the 47-year-old Masterson has been admitted to North Kern State Prison, and they released his first prison mug shot. The photo shows him wearing orange prison attire, with long hair and a beard. In June, Masterson was convicted of raping two women in his Los Angeles home in 2003. In September, a judge sentenced him to 30 years to life in prison. His wife, actor Bijou Phillips, filed for divorce in the weeks that followed after a marriage of nearly 12 years. He had been held in Los Angeles County jail in the months since while post-sentencing hearings were held and issues resolved, includ...

An American man visited a state park with his girlfriend. He picked up the largest diamond discovered there in three years

25Dec

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An American man visited a state park with his girlfriend. He picked up the largest diamond discovered there in three years

A man who picked up what he thought was a piece of glass at a state park says he later learned his jelly bean-sized find was something much more valuable: It was a 4.87-carat diamond. Jerry Evans visited Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, for the first time with his girlfriend last spring, he told park officials. Evans says about 10 minutes after they arrived, he spotted what looked like glass a few feet away on top of a plowed ridge, according to a news release. Jerry Evans visited Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, for the first time with his girlfriend last spring, he told park officials- and found a big diamond. (Supplied) Though he pocketed the pyramid-shaped find, he wasn't sure if it was a diamond, Evans said in the...

In a troubled world, Christians strive to put aside earthly worries on Christmas Eve

25Dec

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In a troubled world, Christians strive to put aside earthly worries on Christmas Eve

Christians around the world were striving on Christmas Eve to put aside the worries and fears of an unsettled, war-torn world as they prepared to celebrate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Before leading Sunday Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, Cardinal Timothy Dolan reminded congregants to keep war-torn parts of the Middle East in their Christmas prayers. “As we anticipate Christmas, our hearts always go to the holy land,” he said, referring to parts of Israel and the Palestinian territories. A muslim man prays at dusk with a view of the Tel Aviv skyline behind him on Christmas Eve. (Getty) “The holy land is under a cloud, the holy land is suffering, the holy land is filled with violence and hatred and retribution. "And this dulls and threatens t...

$33,000 in cash stolen from passengers in mid-air heist on Scoot flight

21Dec

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$33,000 in cash stolen from passengers in mid-air heist on Scoot flight

A man has been charged with theft after allegedly stealing more than $23,000 in cash from three fellow passengers while on a budget flight from Vietnam to Singapore. The man was named in court charge sheets as Zhang Xiuqiang, a 52-year-old Chinese national who was on board a flight operated by Scoot, the budget wing of Singapore Airlines. An airline spokesperson told CNN that it "was aware of an incident" that occurred on board a flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore on December 16. "Our cabin crew was alerted by a passenger to a suspected theft in the cabin and activated the Airport Police Division," the spokesperson said. "The involved passengers were escorted off the aircraft by airport authorities for further investigation, and disembarkation proceeded as usual for the ...

Hermès billionaire wants to bequeath fortune to his gardener

21Dec

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Hermès billionaire wants to bequeath fortune to his gardener

A descendant of Europe's richest family has reportedly begun a process to adopt his middle-aged gardener, planning to leave him at least half of his roughly €12 billion ($19.48 billion) fortune. Nicolas Puech, 80, a fifth-generation descendant of the founder of French luxury goods company Hermes, wants to cancel a contract that would bequeath his fortune to the Isocrates Foundation, which he founded, and instead make his employee a legal heir. Swiss newspapers Tribune de Geneve and 24 heures reported the news earlier this month. The charitable foundation is contesting Puech's plan to cut ties, which it says it learned of only recently. "From a legal point of view, a unilateral cancellation of the contract of inheritance seems void and unfounded," the organisation ...