A recently suspended high school teacher is now under investigation. Her inappropriate relationship with a male student was unintentionally revealed to her entire class. Unrelated photo of a classroom | Ivan Aleksic/Unsplash The teacher, who has only been identified by her surname, Zhang, works at a vocational school in Qinyuan county, Shanxi province, China. The […]
Palmer Luckey: Every country needs a ‘warrior class’ excited to enact ‘violence on others in pursuit of good aims’
After a three-minute hype video, complete with HD footage of drones colliding and military vehicles exploding, Anduril founder Palmer Luckey stepped onto the stage at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, on Tuesday afternoon. In an hour-long conversation with Pepperdine University president Jim Gash, the billionaire raged against America’s adversaries, endorsed completely autonomous weapons, and hinted […]
YouTuber files class action suit over OpenAI’s scrape of creators’ transcripts
A YouTube creator is seeking to bring a class action lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the company trained its generative AI models on millions of transcripts from YouTube videos without notifying — or compensating — the videos’ owners. In a complaint filed last Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, […]
Olympic boxing results: Updated 2024 medal winners for every weight class at Paris Games
It’s time for the fists to fly at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as the boxing tournament kicks off on July 27 at the Arena Paris Nord before switching to the famed Roland-Garros Stadium for the semi-finals and finals. For over 100 years, boxing has been one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the […]
Investors chase wealthtech startups in India as affluent class grows
Investors are betting on Indian wealthtech startups as a growing middle class turns to diversify investments and startups challenge traditional financial advisors for high-net-worth clients. Premji Invest is in advanced stages of talks to lead a funding round of $ 30 million to $ 40 million in Dezerv, an app offering a suite of investment […]