OpenAI’s lawyer says there are too many files from Ilya Sutskever and other employees to share in copyright lawsuit
OpenAI is facing several legal battles over claims of copyright infringement. A lawyer for OpenAI is seeking to negotiate down the number of documents the company must review and disclose in a high-profile copyright lawsuit, arguing that the latest requests involving its cofounder Ilya Sutskever and seven other current and former employees are too big…
Golin’s first chief AI officer shares the company’s strategy for using AI to transform public relations
Companies worldwide are using AI to enhance their efficiency and creativity. Golin, a global public-relations agency, is embracing this transition with the ambitious goal of becoming the world’s first fully AI-integrated PR agency by 2026. Jeff Beringer, Golin’s newly appointed chief AI officer, said he hoped to weave AI into every facet of the company’s…
A major Middle Eastern airline is planning a $1 billion plane revamp as the industry grapples with Boeing delays
An Etihad Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Etihad Airways plans to spend up to $1 billion on new cabins, its CEO said, as reported Thursday by two media outlets. The Abu Dhabi-based airline is set to start by upgrading its Boeing 787 and 777 models, CEO Antonoaldo Neves told Bloomberg and local outlet The National. Etihad’s…
The FTC is readying an investigation into Microsoft’s cloud-computing business: report
FTC chair Lina Khan. The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly gearing up to launch an investigation into Microsoft’s cloud computing platform, Azure, based on allegations that the company is using anti-competitive tactics to maintain its dominance in the cloud market. The FTC is examining claims that Microsoft has imposed punitive licensing agreements to block customers…
Apple’s future product lineup is starting to come into focus
Apple is exploring new areas to create more hit products. Apple’s possible future product lineup suggests that the giant is entering a new era. Many devices are reportedly in the works at the tech giant, and many of them are very different from its golden child — the iPhone. Apple followers, including Bloomberg reporter Mark…
China’s weak economy and record US production will lead to a surplus of one million barrels of oil a day next year, IEA says
The oil market could see a major supply glut in 2025 thanks to booming production from non-OPEC states like the US and sagging demand in China, according to the International Energy Agency. The IEA said in its November Oil Market Report that the world’s oil market is on track for a one-million barrel-a-day surplus next…
Video appears to show a Ukrainian Leopard tank taking out a column of Russian armored vehicles
A still from video footage showing a Ukrainian attack on Russian armored vehicles. New video footage released by Ukraine shows a Leopard 2 tank attacking a column of armored Russian vehicles. The footage, seemingly filmed by multiple drones and shared by Ukraine’s 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade, shows a convoy of Russian vehicles driving down a…
A Norwegian fisherman accidentally caught a US submarine in his nets
The submarine USS Virginia, seen here in Maine, got tangled up in Norwegian fishing nets. A Norwegian fisherman made a surprising catch on Monday in the form of a US submarine. Harald Engen was delivering a catch of halibut to the village of Malangen, on Norway’s west coast, when he got an unusual message, Norwegian…
Germany banned Russian gas from its ports, the latest move to isolate Putin’s energy industry: report
Germany is believed to have ordered its state-controlled gas terminals to reject Russian gas shipments. Germany is believed to have told its ports to reject Russian cargoes of liquefied natural gas in a bid to further isolate Vladimir Putin’s energy industry. The country’s economic ministry told the state-owned Deutsche Energy Terminal not to accept deliveries…
