Sam Altman is not done. The former OpenAI CEO is reportedly planning to launch a new startup and is also meeting with investors. The 38-year-old was sacked on Friday, after the OpenAI board said that it had lost confidence in his ability to lead the firm....
Continue reading...November 18, 2023
OpenAI Discussing Sam Altman’s Return As CEO: Report
The OpenAI board is discussing Sam Altman’s return to CEO, the Verge reported, citing multiple people familiar with the matter. The 38-year-old, per the report, is negotiating with the company after he was fired on Friday without any notice. Altman is ‘“ambivalent” about coming back and...
Continue reading...Joe Biden Telling ‘2 Different Stories’ About Israel-Hamas War: Report
President Joe Biden is telling different stories to pro-Israel and pro-Palestine Americans, NBC News reported citing copies of official White House correspondence. The Democrat, per the media outlet, wrote two letters. In one, he described Hamas as ‘pure evil’ and in another he focused on his...
Continue reading...Columbia University Secretly Changed Policies Before Suspending Pro-Palestine Student Groups: Report
Columbia University reportedly changed its event policies before suspending two pro-Palestine student groups amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. The New York-based school witnessed several protests after it decided to sack Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), citing repeated violations of university...
Continue reading...Texas rejects science textbooks for explaining climate change
The Texas Board of Education rejected proposed science textbooks for eighth graders that focused too much on the climate crisis.
Continue reading...Police release images of suspect who allegedly sexually assaulted 12-year-old girl on TTC bus
Police have released images of a suspect who allegedly sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl on a TTC bus in Scarborough.
Continue reading...U.S. changes hardiness zone map for gardeners to keep pace with climate change
This image from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows the agencys new plant hardiness zone map updated on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. The map was updated for the first time in a decade, and it shows the impact that climate change will have on gardens and...
Continue reading...Suspect sought after one person seriously injured in downtown Toronto assault
Toronto police are asking for help identifying a suspect after one person was seriously injured in an assault downtown last month.
Continue reading...The flu is soaring in seven states and rising in others, health officials say
FILE – A flu vaccine is readied at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans Community Resource Center in Lynwood, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. On Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. flu...
Continue reading...Biden Threatens Visa Bans Against ‘Extremist’ Settlers, Urges For ‘2-State Solution’ In Palestine
US President Joe Biden, in a Washington Post op-ed published on Saturday, threatened to issue visa bans against extremist settlers carrying out violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. The Democrat’s article has come up as leaders across the world have expressed concerns about aggression in...
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