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  • Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement

    Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement

    The Seattle Times and Newsday are just the latest plaintiffs to take OpenAI to court, alleging copyright infringement. The two outlets say the company used their journalism as training data for its AI models without permission and often reproduces passages from their reporting in response to user queries. This is similar to lawsuits filed by […]

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  • "We believe in the power of connection": Donald Trump Tetris parody game rouses the mildly worded wrath of the Tetris Company

    "We believe in the power of connection": Donald Trump Tetris parody game rouses the mildly worded wrath of the Tetris Company

    Those terrible firebrands at the Tetris Company have publicly rebuked the US government for publishing a Tetris parody game that promotes the Trump administration's brutalising rhetoric about securing the border with Mexico. They've even hinted that they're prepared to sue over it.
    The parody game in question is called Build the Wall, and sees you stacking bricks along "the Southern border" in order to repel invading zombies. Unlike in regular Tetris – yes, I've played the Trump game, I'm definitely going to hell now – you aren't trying to clear lines of blocks. Instead, blocks defeat wandering undead of the same colour.
    The game appeared last week alongside a swathe of other Trumpist propaganda games, based on the likes of Snake and Flappy Bird. A few of these games include goofy reworkings of Sony, Nintendo and Xbox console logo screens. The three platform holders have yet to comment. But the Tetris Company? They're coming out swinging with a… gently worded appeal to human community. Read more

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  • Transformation is not a project. It’s a leadership discipline

    Transformation is not a project. It’s a leadership discipline

    Transformation is not a project. It’s a leadership discipline

    Some years ago, I sat in a boardroom where the chief executive had just spent 40 minutes describing an ambitious three-year transformation programme: a new go-to-market model, a new technology stack, a rebranded set of values freshly painted on the wall.

    Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/rss/data/topstories.xml

  • Scammers caught with victim lists and swindle scripts

    Scammers caught with victim lists and swindle scripts

    Scammers caught with victim lists and swindle scripts

    Police have arrested 13 scam suspects and seized victim contact lists and swindle scripts at a house in Bang Phli district in Samut Prakan, and also caught a fugitive Korean fraudster hiding in Prachuap Khiri Khan.

    Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/rss/data/topstories.xml

  • Malaysia, Thailand in close competition as favourite stops for tourists

    Malaysia, Thailand in close competition as favourite stops for tourists

    Malaysia, Thailand in close competition as favourite stops for tourists

    Foreign arrivals to Malaysia have slightly edged ahead of Thailand, signalling that the two countries are vying to become the favourite destinations for foreigners to Southeast Asia.

    Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/rss/data/topstories.xml

  • The future of Earth observation: Private satellites and AI bring benefits but also pose risks

    The future of Earth observation: Private satellites and AI bring benefits but also pose risks

    We've entered a new world of Earth observation, in which artificial intelligence helps researchers make sense of an ever-glowing glut of privately gathered data.

    Source: www.space.com

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