Sam Altman hired by Microsoft, 600 OpenAI employees threaten to quit in protest of his ouster Monday, November 20(NEW YORK) -- Sam Altman, a prominent executive behind the rise of artificial intelligence, was hired by Microsoft days after being ousted as CEO of OpenAI, eliciting a letter signed by nearly 600 employees at OpenAI calling for the resignation of the company's board... Read More.
Pakistan cable car updates: All eight passengers rescued from 600 feet in the air Wednesday, August 23(LONDON) -- Two adults and six children were rescued Tuesday after they were left dangling hundreds of feet above the ground in Pakistan when a cable car used to get kids to school broke, sparking a dramatic hourslong rescue operation.The six children ranged in... Read More.
Over 600 arrested across France in third night of riots after fatal police shooting of teen Friday, June 30(PARIS) -- Widespread rioting continued in the streets of France for a third night amid anger over the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Nael M.Protesters erected barricades, set buildings and cars ablaze, threw fireworks at riot police and ransacked stores. Police stations, schools and... Read More.
World’s second-largest tobacco company to pay over $600 million for violating sanctions against North Korea Tuesday, April 25(WASHINGTON) -- The world's second-largest tobacco company has agreed to pay what the Department of Justice is saying is "the single largest North Korean sanctions penalty in the history of the Department of Justice."The British American Tobacco subsidiary pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit bank... Read More.
