Microsoft is building its own AI model dubbed MAI-1, The Information reported. The language model will be separate from OpenAI’s GPT-4 and will be overseen by Mustafa Suleyman. It’s a sign Microsoft is ready to depend less on the ChatGPT maker as the AI wars heat up. Microsoft is reportedly working on its own AI model […]
In an historic moment for working people in the South, several thousand Volkswagen workers recently voted to unite in a union with the United Auto Workers. The Chattanooga victory comes despite harsh corporate campaigns and the efforts of six Southern governors to crush and intimidate the workers. Previous tries to unionize failed, but something different […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan claimed some referees “have it in for me” after a bizarre incident midway through the second session of his World Snooker Championship quarter-final against Stuart Bingham at the Crucible. O’Sullivan was initially praised for an act of sportsmanship after seeming to play safe rather than opting to pot a red close to the […]
Synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys prove they have still got it as they enter the fifth decade of their career, while French electronic outfit Justice explore disco and funk sounds in their latest release. – Pet Shop Boys – Nonetheless Forty years on from their first single, the original version of West End Girls, Neil […]
Trump obliterates equal justice concept The most recent “political” attack against President Biden has caused me to rethink the concept of “equal justice.” The former president routinely threatens judges, their staff and their families. He screams, snarls, bullies and whines. The recent video depicting President Biden lying on the floor of a MAGA truck with […]
Erik ten Hag admitted Brentford’s late equaliser is likely to prove costly in Manchester United’s already dwindling bid for a place in the Champions League. United did little to turn down the noise surrounding manager ten Hag’s future after an ultimately dramatic but largely uninspiring 1-1 draw in west London. They looked to have turned […]
A newly listed Chapel Hill home offers a piece of UNC history with a $2.4-million price tag. The house at 111 Battle Lane was built in 1922 for Louis Graves, the university’s first professor of journalism. Over his lifetime, he worked as a New York Times reporter and founded the Chapel Hill Weekly, with his […]
A man claims he was wrongfully convicted in a Kansas City murder nearly two decades ago and that the prosecutor’s office continues to withhold information that could help exonerate him. William Condit was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 1995 stabbing of Charles Brown, 39. Condit, 62, is serving life without parole at a […]
UEFA is bracing itself for the “extremely challenging” possibility of a Rangers v Liverpool Europa League final in Dublin. European football’s governing body has reserved the 82,000-capacity Croke Park stadium as a potential fan zone, but is concerned even that might not be enough to accommodate everyone who may come to Dublin without a ticket […]
E. Jean Carroll‘s lawyers demanded Trump pay the $83.3 million defamation verdict against him. Trump asked the judge if he could appeal without ponying up or posting bond. Carroll’s lawyers say he needs to prove he has the money to pay. Lawyers for E. Jean Carroll asked a federal judge Thursday to deny former President […]
After taking the Conservative Political Action Conference stage Friday to a crisply edited hype video, New York Rep. Elise Stefanik invoked Donald Trump about two dozen times as she heaped praise on the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination. The day before, Florida Rep. Byron Donalds had mentioned the former president by name just twice […]
Dean Smith wants to defy the doubters after rejecting opportunities to coach in the Championship to start a new chapter with ambitious Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC. The 52-year-old returned to management in December, having just fallen short in his attempt to keep Leicester up during a short spell in the hot seat at […]