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Apple Begins In-House Use of AI Chatbot BY PYMNTS | JULY 23, 2023 | Apple has reportedly begun using its in-house artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to assist employees. Writing in his Power On newsletter Sunday (July 23), Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the tech giant is using the chatbot to help workers summarize text, answer questions based...

'Barbenheimer' Gives Theater Owners a $235 Million Dream Weekend BY PYMNTS | JULY 23, 2023 | “Barbie” is the queen of the box office, giving theaters their best opening weekend since 2019. Director Greta Gerwig’s film based on Mattel’s most famous toy took in $155 million in the U.S. and $337 million worldwide, according to data...

Back to homepage / Europe Italy's Meloni hosts conference on immigration with regional leaders Italy hosted Mediterranean leaders in Rome on Sunday at a conference aimed at extending an EU-backed deal with Tunisia to curb the arrival of migrants on European shores. Issued on: 23/07/2023 - 21:46 3 min This photo taken and obtained from the Italian news agency Ansa on July 23, 2023...

Back to homepage / Middle East Netanyahu recovers from emergency heart surgery as judicial overhaul moves forward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent surgery to implant a pacemaker on Sunday, just hours before lawmakers began debate on a controversial judicial overhaul bill that has brought tens of thousands of protesters to the streets. Issued on: 23/07/2023 - 14:05 Modified: 23/07/2023 - 17:42 3 min Israeli...

Back to homepage / Middle East Protests continue in Israel as Knesset prepares to vote on judicial reform Last-ditch efforts to reach a compromise dragged into the night as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to put a key plank of his government's controversial judicial reforms to the vote Monday after undergoing surgery to fit a pacemaker. Issued on: 24/07/2023 - 03:58 3 min Protesters...

Back to homepage / Asia / Pacific At least 15 killed, 19 missing after ferry sinks off coast of Indonesian island At least 15 people were killed and 19 more were missing on Monday after a ferry sank off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island, search and rescue officials said. Issued on: 24/07/2023 - 05:25 1 min An Indonesia search and rescue team searches...

Back to homepage / Europe HOUR BY HOUR 🔴 Live: Russia says it thwarted two drone attacks on buildings in Moscow Two Ukraine-launched drones attacked Moscow early on Monday, but were intercepted and destroyed, Russia's defence ministry said. State news agencies reported that drone fragments were found 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) away from the ministry's buildings. Calling it a "terrorist attack," the...

Average working hours in Europe: Which countries work the longest and shortest weeks? The Balkan countries work the longest weeks while the Nordic countries have some of the shortest workweeks By Servet Yanatma • Updated: 22/07/2023 - 14:12 The average hours worked per week in Europe vary widely. Countries with higher part-time workers, in particular, reported shorter average workweeks. How many...

Moroccan court upholds jail sentence for French man who bought a car illegally with Bitcoin The use of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, is illegal in Morocco. By Euronews with AFP • Updated: 03/05/2023 Thomas Clausi has been fined €3.4 million and sentenced to 18 months in prison for using cryptocurrency, which Morocco considers illegal. Moroccan courts have upheld an 18-month...

Bhutan has secretly mined Bitcoin in the Himalayas for years - and it did it sustainably The Kingdom of Bhutan has recently revealed that it has been secretly mining Bitcoin "for years". By Giulia Carbonaro • Updated: 05/05/2023 The South Asian kingdom hopes to become the second country in the world to run its state-owned crypto mine. Bhutan, a South Asian...

French authorities ban Twitter Blue for political candidates ahead of elections French authorities ban Twitter Blue for political candidates ahead of elections By Oceane Duboust • Updated: 20/07/2023 French political candidates will not be allowed to have a blue tick on Twitter six months ahead of an election, campaign financing authorities said. France’s commission for campaign accounts and political financing, the...

Spain's competition watchdog hits Amazon and Apple with a 194 million euro fine The logo of Apple is illuminated at a store in the city center in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. By Giulia Carbonaro & AFP • Updated: 18/07/2023 The country's regulator accused the two US tech giants of colluding in the sale of products. Spain's anti-trust watchdog...

Deepfake videos prompt false memories of films, study shows "Our memories for what we originally experienced can be distorted by post-event information". By Oceane Duboust • Updated: 21/07/2023 Deepfake clips remaking movie scenes prompted people to falsely remember the films - but no more so than a fake text description did. Nearly half of participants who were shown deepfakes of fictitious...

Vienna named world’s most liveable city again in 2023. Other European cities slipped out of top 10 Vienna is one of four European cities in the top 10 of the Economist's Global Liveability Index 2023. By David Walsh • Updated: 22/07/2023 - 15:08 Vienna has retained its crown as the world's most liveable city according to Economist's annual index. But...