From school bans to the Sam Altman drama: the big AI developments in 2023 | Technology

From school bans to the Sam Altman drama: the big AI developments in 2023 | Technology

The artificial intelligence (AI) industry began 2023 with a bang as schools and universities struggled with students using OpenAI’s ChatGPT to help them with homework and essay writing. Less than a week into the year, New York City Public Schools banned ChatGPT – released weeks earlier to enormous fanfare –…

Elon Musk’s X loses court bid to block California content moderation law | Social Media News

Elon Musk’s X loses court bid to block California content moderation law | Social Media News

US District Judge William Shubb rules that legislation’s disclosure rules are not ‘unjustified or unduly burdensome’. Elon Musk’s X has lost a bid to block a California law that forces social media companies to publicly reveal how they carry out content moderation on their platforms. X sued the state of…

US military launches robot spaceplane on seventh mission | Space News

US military launches robot spaceplane on seventh mission | Space News

The delayed launch on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket came two weeks after China launched its Shenlong space plane. The US military’s secretive X-37B robotic spaceplane has taken off from Florida on its seventh mission. The mission marks the first time the plane has been launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy…

‘Almost naked’ celebrity party triggers backlash in wartime Russia | Politics News

‘Almost naked’ celebrity party triggers backlash in wartime Russia | Politics News

Rapper jailed and other partygoers under investigation amid conservative outrage over party at Moscow’s Mutabor nightclub. A rapper who partied at a Moscow nightclub wearing nothing but a strategically-placed sock has been jailed for 15 days, and several other Russian stars have issued public apologies after a celebrity party with…

Donald Trump kicked off 2024 ballot in US state of Maine | Politics News

Donald Trump kicked off 2024 ballot in US state of Maine | Politics News

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says Trump should not be allowed to run due his support of insurrection. Former United States President Donald Trump has been kicked off the ballot for the 2024 presidential primary in Maine after a state official determined the Republican frontrunner is ineligible due to…

Dozens of people killed as Israel carries out strikes across Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Dozens of people killed as Israel carries out strikes across Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli forces attack cities, towns and refugee camps, killing up to 80 people and forcing thousands more to flee. At least 20 Palestinians have been killed, including women and children, when an Israeli strike hit a residential building near Kuwait Specialty Hospital in Rafah as the besieged Gaza Strip reeled…

US presidential hopeful Haley fails to say slavery caused Civil War | Politics News

US presidential hopeful Haley fails to say slavery caused Civil War | Politics News

The GOP presidential contender later amended her response to a question from an attendee at a campaign event. Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has come under fire after failing to mention slavery when asked about the causes of the US Civil War, in which a coalition of pro-slavery southern states…

Can Mexico alone curb the flow of migrants to the United States? | TV Shows

Can Mexico alone curb the flow of migrants to the United States? | TV Shows

Every day thousands of people try to cross Mexico’s border to enter the United States. Migrant crossings at the US-Mexico border have hit an all-time high. More than 10,000 people entered the United States every day this week. The crisis is putting President Joe Biden under pressure as he heads…

End ‘unlawful killings’ in occupied West Bank, UN tells Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

End ‘unlawful killings’ in occupied West Bank, UN tells Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The United Nations has called on Israel to end “unlawful killings” and settler violence in the occupied West Bank, warning of a rapidly deteriorating human rights situation during intensified Israeli raids. In a report published on Thursday, the UN Human Rights Office detailed a “sharp increase” in air strikes and…

Israel says improper munitions cause of high death toll in Maghazi attack | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel says improper munitions cause of high death toll in Maghazi attack | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The admission by an Israeli official to Kan public broadcaster comes as Israel has been accused of using ‘dirty’ bombs on Gaza. An Israeli military official has said that the high death toll from an attack on Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza was the result of the use of…