OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company that developed the popular ChatGPT chatbot and the text-to-art program Dall-E, is at a crossroads. On Oct. 2, 2024, it announced that it had obtained US$6.6 billion in new funding from investors and that the business was worth an estimated $157 billion – making it only the second startup ever to be valued at over $100 billion. Unlike other big tech companies, OpenAI is a nonprofit with a for-profit subsidiary that is overseen by a nonprofit board of directors. Since its founding in 2015, OpenAI’s official mission has been “to build artificial general intelligence (AGI)…
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South Sudan now ranks as the second largest recipient of people fleeing Sudan, with more than 810,000 new arrivals since April 2023, including returning South Sudanese refugees who were sheltering in Sudan and refugee and asylum seekers from other countries. UNHCR warned that the situation is likely to worsen, exacerbating the already dire humanitarian challenges in the country. “The conflict in Sudan is hitting South Sudan harder than any other country in the region and adds to the immense challenges the nation is facing,” said Marie-Helene Verney, UNHCR Representative in South Sudan. “UNHCR and other humanitarian actors have been on…
The U.S. Department of State Special Envoy for Global Youth Issues, Abby Finkenauer, will travel to Rome, Italy, from October 14-17, 2024, to participate in the World Food Forum (WFF) Global Youth Forum. This trip underscores the United States’ ongoing commitment to empowering young leaders and fostering global solutions to food insecurity, climate change, and agricultural innovation. During the WFF, Special Envoy Finkenauer will participate in the opening session of the Youth Assembly, leading discussions on how young leaders can transform food systems. She will also meet with FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol to explore collaborative efforts on agriculture and…
Universal Recycling Technologies cited for 8 repeat, serious violations, fined $202KJANESVILLE, WI ‒ A follow-up inspection by federal workplace safety investigators in April 2024 found a Janesville recycling company continuing to expose employees to unsafe levels of lead and cadmium while they dismantled cathode ray tubes from older TVs, despite being cited for the same violations in April 2023.The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined Universal Recycling Technologies LLC failed to implement adequate engineering controls and did not keep surfaces as free as practicable from lead and cadmium accumulations. “Chronic overexposures to these toxic metals may cause severe…
According to the Mission, at about 04:30 (local time), while peacekeepers were in shelters, two IDF Merkava tanks destroyed the main gate and entered the position. “They requested multiple times that the base turn out its lights,” UNIFIL said in a statement. The tanks left about 45 minutes later after the Mission protested through its liaison mechanism, saying that IDF presence was putting peacekeepers in danger. At around 06:40, peacekeepers at the same position reported the firing of several rounds 100 metres (about 110 yards) north, which emitted smoke. “Despite putting on protective masks, fifteen peacekeepers suffered effects, including skin…
Ratan Tata, who has died at the age of 86, was a giant of global industry, whose interests included cars, steel, hotels, travel and tea. But he was also hailed as a visionary whose work went far beyond the business world, through his company’s commitment to social causes. As the head of Tata Group, an Indian business empire founded over 150 years ago, Tata became deeply intertwined with India’s corporate growth and societal development. And he was instrumental in expanding the Tata’s global presence. One of his most notable achievements was buying the British tea company Tetley for £271 million…
At least 18 people were killed, and many more fatalities could be trapped under the rubble of the three-storied building, according to the UN human rights office (OHCHR). The killings “marked yet another escalation of the violence”, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at the regular news briefing at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday. UN chief António Guterres also called for strict compliance with international law. “Civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected at times,” said Mr. Dujarric. He also noted the UN chief’s call “to urgently come together to address the escalating cycle of violence,…
BRUSSELS — Paris is rapidly running out of both the time and political clout required to halt a European Union trade deal with South America, only adding to the woes of President Emmanuel Macron, who is likely to face a vitriolic backlash from France’s all-powerful farmers. The European Commission and EU heavyweights such as Germany and Spain make little secret of their desire to close a deal before the end of the year with the Mercosur bloc of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and newcomer Bolivia. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the deal should be done “quickly.” France has long been…
Investigadores del Departamento de Trabajo descubrieron que Plateau Sawmill empleaba niños de manera ilegal. Read this in English.CLARKRANGE, TN: El Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. obtuvo un decreto de consentimiento federal que le exigió a un productor de madera de Clarkrange dejar de infringir las regulaciones federales sobre el trabajo infantil, pagar multas por sus infracciones y entregar los beneficios obtenidos por los productos fabricados mientras ocurrieron las infracciones.Presentado en el Tribunal de Distrito de EE. UU. para el Distrito Medio de Tennessee el 15 de julio de 2024, el decreto de consentimiento se produce después de que la División de Horas y Salarios…
In a message marking Sunday’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, António Guterres highlighted the severe impact of disasters on children. “When disasters strike, they unleash enormous devastation on individuals, societies and economies. The ripple effects of death, destruction and displacement are unimaginable. Today, disasters are often supercharged by the climate crisis, increasing their frequency and intensity,” he said. “No one is safe, but children are particularly vulnerable,” he added. One billion children at extreme risk According to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), approximately one billion children are at “extremely high risk” from the effects of climate change. Recent years…