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Twitter wins big name backer against Threads - but it's the Taliban The Taliban has long had a presence on Twitter, even before Elon Musk bought the company last October. The group is banned from rival platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and the popular new Threads. By Tom Acres, technology reporter Tuesday 11 July 2023 11:06, UK Listen to this article 0:00 / 4:08 1X BeyondWords Audio...

Analysis BBC presenter scandal: How social media has collided with privacy and defamation laws Data gathered by Sky News shows how speculation around the identity of a BBC presenter at the centre of a complaint surged on social media but not in Google searches. By Sanya Burgess and Victoria Elms, digital investigation journalists Tuesday 11 July 2023 20:26, UK Listen to this article 0:00 /...

Extreme heat killed more than 60,000 people in Europe in 2022, research finds Thousands of people in the UK were found to be among those who died in the extreme conditions, while scientists said the most intense period across Europe was between mid-July and mid-August when nearly 40,000 people died. Hannah Thomas-Peter Climate change and energy correspondent @hannahtpsky Monday 10 July 2023 17:15,...

Leslie Van Houten: Woman who helped Charles Manson kill two people released from jail after 53 years Leslie Van Houten was a member of the Manson family cult, which murdered Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in their own home and smeared their blood on the walls, referring to what was thought to be a race war. Wednesday 12 July 2023 03:47, UK Listen...

Eyewitness In this neighbourhood, people openly inject the 'zombie drug' Tranq on every street corner Tranq is a cattle tranquiliser, and is mixed by dealers into existing street drug supplies. Less than a year ago officials thought it only existed in Philadelphia - but now it's been detected in all but two US states. Mark Stone US correspondent @Stone_SkyNews Wednesday 12 July 2023 09:33,...

Sapphire Ventures Announces $1 Billion Investment in AI-Powered Enterprise Technology BY PYMNTS | JULY 11, 2023 | artificial intelligence Sapphire Ventures has committed an investment of more than $1 billion to cultivate the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered enterprise technology. This investment marks a deepening of Sapphire’s dedication to AI technology and building on the success...

Chipotle’s Pizzeria Shutdown Suggests Not All Foods Can Be Burritofied BY PYMNTS | JULY 11, 2023 | Chipotle Leans on Drive-Thru to Boost Efficiency As restaurants weigh consumers’ desire for customizable options with their demand for quick, easy meals, Chipotle has found that the build-it-yourself model that has fueled its success does not work for all...

Anthropic Debuts ChatGPT Competitor Claude 2 BY PYMNTS | JULY 11, 2023 | chatbot Chat GPT, meet Claude 2. That’s the name of the new generative artificial intelligence (AI) opened to the public for the first time Tuesday (July 11) by AI company Anthropic. “Claude 2 has improved performance, longer responses, and can be accessed via API as...

OECD: 27% of Jobs like Administrative Work Could Be Easily Automated BY PYMNTS | JULY 11, 2023 | Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the workplace. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 27% of jobs in the organization’s 38 member countries rely on skills that could be easily automated in the coming AI...

Shutterstock Assists OpenAI in Training for AI Models BY PYMNTS | JULY 11, 2023 | Shutterstock and OpenAI have agreed to stick together for another six years. The expanded partnership, announced Tuesday (July 11), will help Shutterstock “solidify its position as a leading provider of high-quality training data for OpenAI models,” the stock image, video...

Google Calendar Taps Stripe for Paid Appointment Scheduling BY PYMNTS | JULY 11, 2023 | Google Calendar Taps Stripe for Paid Appointment Scheduling Google is offering businesses a way to schedule paid appointments through its Calendar tool. The company’s Workspace team has partnered with payments company Stripe to offer this function, according to a Monday (July 10)...

Logistics Platform Raft Raises $30 Million to Enhance Automation Products BY PYMNTS | JULY 11, 2023 | Raft has raised $30 million in Series B funding to further development of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered logistics platform. The fresh capital will be put toward increasing the development and deployment of Raft core automation products, the company said...

BIS: Crypto’s ‘Inherent’ Flaws a Threat to Monetary System BY PYMNTS | JULY 11, 2023 | There may be no room for crypto within banking or traditional financial services at all. And in fact, the Bank of International Settlements said in a paper Monday (July 10) presented to the G20’s finance ministers representing a collection...

The Great Remote Workforce Divide Gets Wider BY PYMNTS | JULY 11, 2023 | This next installment of PYMNTS’ mini-series on consumer behaviors popularized during the pandemic demonstrates that workers may be in no rush to return to the office. The rate of employees engaging in remote work has continued to rise, with the growing...