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☆ Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI ripped off her voice after she told the company not to use it in software
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

ROME, ITALY - NOVEMBER 10: Actor Scarlett Johansson attends 'Her' Premiere during The 8th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on November 10, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)Actor Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman used a voice similar to hers for its artificial intelligence voice software despite declining his invitation for its use. "Sky's voice is not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson but belongs to a different professional actress using her own natural speaking voice," the company wrote in a blog post on Sunday. Two days before the ChatGPT 4.0 demo was released, Mr. Altman contacted my agent, asking me to reconsider. Consequently, OpenAI reluctantly agreed to take down the "Sky" voice.

Persons: Scarlett Johansson, Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Sam Altman, OpenAI, Johansson, Altman, Samantha, " Johansson, Mr, Walt Disney, We've, OpenAI didn't, Scarlett Johansson's Organizations: Parco, Musica, CNBC, Disney, Microsoft Locations: ROME, ITALY, Rome, Italy, ChatGPT

☆ Nintendo to develop 'Zelda' movie in latest entertainment push
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Sam Nussey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The logo of the Nintendo is displayed at Nintendo Tokyo, the first-ever Nintendo official store in Japan, at at SHIBUYA PARCO department store and shopping mall complex, during a press preview in Tokyo, Japan November 19, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Nintendo (7974.T) said on Wednesday it will develop a live-action film of long running franchise "The Legend of Zelda" in the Kyoto-based firm's latest push beyond its core gaming business. The two men have been working on an adaptation of the "Zelda" franchise for many years but the movie will take time, according to posts on social media by Nintendo. Nintendo said on Tuesday it had sold 19.5 million units of the latest "Zelda" game at September-end as the series continues to deliver hits almost 40 years after its first installment. The "Zelda" movie development comes at a time of renewed appetite for adaptations of Japanese franchises globally, with examples including Netflix's recently launched adaptation of long running pirate manga series "One Piece".

Persons: Issei Kato, Zelda, Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto, Avi Arad, Wes Ball, Sam Nussey, Sandra Maler Organizations: Nintendo, Nintendo Tokyo, REUTERS, Rights, Sony, Thomson Locations: Japan, SHIBUYA PARCO, Tokyo, Kyoto

☆ Travel news: Amsterdam will increase its tourist tax in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —This week in travel news: An ancient Italian site, a hefty European tourist tax and a bunch of bears in Alaska all got bigger. Norbert Eisele-Hein/imageBROKER/Shutterstock An Indian icon: The Hawa Mahal is part of the larger City Palace complex in the middle of Jaipur. According to Indian authorities in charge of the monument, roughly 1 million people visit Hawa Mahal each year. To experience its cooling effects firsthand, head inside Jaipur's City Palace -- it's located on the edge of the palace grounds. Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto/Getty Images India's stunning Hawa Mahal Prev NextThe Hawa Mahal isn’t just one of India’s most beautiful buildings – it was also way ahead of its time in terms of sustainability.

Persons: It’s, Grazer, F, Jimenez, Alaska’s, Grazer “, She’ll, Jeffrey Pfefferle, Leon McNaught, Pfefferle, they’ve, “, ”, Norbert Eisele, Hein, imageBROKER, Hawa, Vishal Bhatnagar, Elena Odareeva, what's, Sanjay Sharma, Kavita Jain, Lola Fdez, Jain, Mickey Mousing, – Organizations: CNN, Amsterdam, Bear, &, Grazer, CNN Travel, UNESCO, Heritage, Adobe, KS, IKEA Locations: Alaska, overtourism Amsterdam, Europe, ”, Amsterdam, Italy, American, Sicilian, Mussomeli, Zhangzhou, Xiamen, Fuzhou, Fujian province, Indian, Jaipur, Jaipur's, Nogales, Kenya, Swedish

☆ Exercise or medication: Which is best for depression?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

What the research showsWhich treatment option works best partly depends on personal perceptions or preferences, including a person’s motivation to exercise or concern about potential side effects of a medication, experts said. For people with severe depression, exercise alone typically isn’t enough. Some experts also wonder which exercise is best for patients who benefit most from such physical activity, Schuch said. While exercise and medication are both viable options, it’s important to note that “none will work for all patients,” Schuch said. If you’re thinking of trying to alleviate depression with fitness, know “the time it takes for someone to experience relief from depression through exercise can vary widely,” Choi said.

Persons: ”, Brenda Penninx, Karmel Choi, Choi wasn’t, ” Choi, Felipe Barreto Schuch, Schuch wasn’t, Schuch, Ben Singh, wasn’t, Parco Siu, ” Singh, “, ” Schuch Organizations: CNN, European College of, Disorders, Vrije University, Harvard Medical School, Federal University of Santa, University of South, University of Hong Locations: Amsterdam, Netherlands, Boston, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil, University of South Australia, University of Hong Kong

☆ Ancient Roman site of Pompeii is about to ‘expand’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

So with ever more tourists cramming onto the site, the team behind the archaeological park of Pompeii have found a plan B – dispersing visitors around ancient sites that are further afield, with all-in-one tickets and shuttles laid on between the sites. A shuttle service around the sites – the Pompeii Artebus – was piloted in 2021. The ancient city was the most visited heritage site in Italy on the last “Domenica al Museo” – state-run heritage sites have free entry on the first Sunday of the month. Tickets for the ‘scattered’ site will be valid for three days, with free shuttles connecting all the sites. The Villa dei Misteri at Pompeii will also get new lighting which will better replicate the original lighting in the villa.

Persons: we’ll, Stanley Tucci, Torre Annunziata, Gennaro Sangiuliano, Nero, Poppaea Sabina, Villa Arianna, Villa, Villa Poppaea, Poppaea, Libero, Sangiuliano Organizations: CNN, intel, Villa San Marco, Castellammare, Villa Regina, European Union, Major, Museo Locations: Boscoreale, Torre, Oplontis, Stabiae, Rome, Italy, –, It’ll, Civita, Castellamare

SummaryCompanies Trial of first cargo a success - ministerPrivate refinery PARCO also asked to buy Russian oil - ministerDiscounted crude a boost amid Pakistan's strained financesISLAMABAD, July 12 (Reuters) - Pakistan is negotiating to buy a second shipment of discounted Russian crude oil, its petroleum minister said on Wednesday, highlighting the success of a first deal in helping the cash-starved nation. Musadiq Malik told reporters there was no scenario under which the country was "not benefiting" from Russian crude. "It will still benefit us," he said of the Russian oil. Malik said private entity Pak-Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO) had also been asked to import Russian crude. Islamabad is looking for Russian crude to account for one third of total oil imports.

Persons: Musadiq Malik, Malik, Asif Shahzad, Shivam Patel, Toby Chopra, Mark Potter Organizations: PARCO, Pakistan Refinery Limited, International Monetary Fund, Moscow, Arab Refinery, Energy, United, Thomson Locations: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Urals, Karachi, Russian, India, China, Ukraine, Moscow, Islamabad, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

☆ Sorry, pizza purists — a fresco from Pompeii shows Romans were eating a precursor to pizza 2,000 years ago with fruit that resembles pineapple
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A fresco in Pompeii revealed a surprising feast: a bready food that looks like a pizza. It may not qualify as pizza as Pompeii didn't have access to tomatoes or mozzarella, researchers said. The food may be a pizza ancestor, which seems to have been covered in fruit, they said. Parco Archeologico di PompeiThe fresco, which has maintained its vibrant colors throughout the years, is a rare find for archaeologists. Pompeii "never ceases to amaze," said Italian culture minister, Gennaro Sangiuliano, in the press release about the fresco.

Persons: —, Pompeo, plater, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, Gino Sorbillo, Zuchtriegel, hasn't, Gennaro Sangiuliano Organizations: Service, Art, Guardian, Heritage Locations: Italy, Naples, Xenia, Regio IX

The country is planning to purchase Russian crude oil at a discount as high prices caused by geopolitical tensions have caused fuel prices to more than double in Pakistan. Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) will initially refine the Russian crude in a trial run, followed by Pak-Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO) and other refineries later. Pakistan is undertaking several measures, including raising fuel prices, to unlock a $1.1 billion tranche of aid from the International Monetary Fund. Fuel prices have jumped 143 rupees ($0.5046), or nearly 100%, in the last 12 months. Fuels including diesel became more expensive globally after Russia invaded Ukraine, which resulted in Western nations that consume large quantities of diesel imposing sanctions on Russian oil.

☆ The 7 cities you 'must visit before you die,' according to 50 travel experts—only one is in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Sharael Kolberg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

As travel journalist of over 20 years, I recently interviewed more than 50 travel enthusiasts, experts and agents. New York City, U.S.Jonathan de Araujo, owner of The Vacationeer Travel Agency, calls the Big Apple "a city of superlatives." Just a short walk from the 9/11 Museum, New York City tourists can take a ferry to visit the Statue of Liberty. "It's now as much a part of New York City history as the Statue of Liberty," he says. Cape Town, South AfricaTom Marchant, founder of luxury travel company Black Tomato, calls Cape Town "the perfect destination for thrill seekers."

☆ Tourists in Italy are behaving badly this year: Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

With Europe seeing an explosion of visitors a year after Covid travel restrictions dropped, incidents of visitors behaving badly in Italy show no sign of abating. Think that’s bad? Meanwhile in Venice, tourists routinely swim in the UNESCO-protected canals, which double as the city’s sewer system. “Tourists don’t know how to relate to the artistic heritage because they have no relation with our history – so they refer to their cultural imagination, and therefore to our cinema. “So many tourists have said to me over the years, ‘In Italy there are no rules.’ But they are mistaken.

Persons: Gennaro Sangiuliano, ”, Ivan, Haley, destructively, –, surfed, Augustus, ENIT, Eike Schmidt, Florence – Italy’s, we’ve, it’s, Schmidt, serena, panini, Luigi Brugnaro, Gianfranco Zarantonello, “, Zarantonello, zipping, you’d, Tom Jenkins, “ It’s, Nicola Bassano, Dolce, Federico Fellini, Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Trevi, Vita ”, Vita, ” Maria Pasquale, ” Jenkins, Giorgia, Dr Audrey Tang, We’re, they’d, “ Jung, it's, ” Tang, “ That’s, Tang, ” Zarantonello, Lord Byron, Byron, “ Byron, Michelangelo’s Organizations: CNN, UNESCO, carabinieri, Maserati, Vatican Museum, Uffizi, Roma, Tourists, European Tourism Association, United, Vita, Twitter, Parco, British Psychological Society Locations: Italy, Rome, Saudi, Venice, Australian, American, ENIT, Florence, ”, Italian, Czech, Belgian, eFoils, Southeast Asia, France, Spain, ‘, ” Venice, Europe, It’s, Grand, Vatican

☆ Un „fast-food” stradal din Roma Antică ce datează din anul 79 e.n, descoperit la Pompei
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-27 | by ( Https | Www.Facebook.Com Unimedia.Info | ) unimedia.info time to read: +2 min

În plus, oamenii de ştiinţă au descoperit în spaţiile din structura mesei resturi alimentare, care ar putea oferi informaţii valoroase asupra obiceiurilor gastronomice din Pompei, din perioada erupţiei Vezuvului, în 79 e.n, citează Agerpres. Un fragment de os de raţă, dar şi resturi de porc, de capră, peşte şi melci au fost găsite în vasele de teracotă. Astfel de thermopolium erau foarte frecvente şi populare în Roma Antică. Pompei, îngropat în urma erupţiei Vezuviului, este al doilea cel mai vizitat sit arheologic din Italia după Colosseum din Roma. Doar o treime din sit, care se extinde în prezent pe 44 de hectare, nu departe de Napoli, a fost dezgropat de arheologi.

Persons: Massimo, Pompei, Massimo Osanna, POMPEI Organizations: Agerpres Locations: Pompei, Roma Antică, Italia, Roma, Napoli

☆ Lista secțiilor de votare din Italia - alegeri prezidențiale din Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-14 | by ( Doina Crainic | Octavian Racu | ) ro.sputnik.md time to read: +2 min

Câteva secții de votare din Italia și-au schimbat adresele. Astfel, moldovenii cu drept de vot din țara respectivă sunt îndemnați să fie atenți la noile modificări, astfel încât să reușească să aleagă președintele Republicii Moldova și să nu perturbeze procesul de vot. Ambasada Republicii Moldova în Italia anunță că moldovenii vor putea vota la cele 30 de secții de vot ce vor fi deschise în data de 15 noiembrie. Pentru regiunile din zona roșie și zona portocalie, deplasarea se va face în baza unei autocertificări care poate fi descărcată accesând link-ul de AICI. Fii la curent cu toate știrile din Moldova și din lume!

Organizations: Piazzale Olimpia, Savoia, Sputnik Moldova Locations: Italia, Republicii Moldova, Milano, Parma, Via, Verona, Piazzale, Bologna, Via del, Italiei, Autocertificarea, Moldova

☆ Adresele unor secții de vot din Italia, Marea Britanie, Israel și România s-au schimbat în prag de turul doi. Vezi care sunt acestea
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-10 | by ( ) agora.md time to read: +4 min

În atenția moldovenilor din Italia, Marea Britanie, Israel și România: adresele unor secții de vot s-au schimbat înainte de turul doi. Bunăoară, Ambasada R. Moldova în Marea Britanie a anunțat adrese noi pentru șapte secții de vot. În Israel s-a schimbat locația secției de vot din Tel Aviv, iar în România s-a mutat secția de la Iași. IsraelSecția de vot din orașul Tel Aviv a fost transferată de la sediul Ambasadei la sediul Beit Ha Sofer, strada Elieizer Kaplan 6. Vezi și aceste știri CEC nu a susținut desfășurarea unui exit-poll în ziua turului doi de scrutin.

Persons: Vasile Conta, Savoia, Richard, Herrmann, Platz, Locaţia, Victor Sterpu Organizations: East London Gymnastics, Triumph Road, Hilton London Kensington, E2, Street, B1, Manchester, First Street, M15, Bath Street, România, Italia, Piazzale Olimpia, PSD Bank Arena, Facebook, CEC Locations: Italia, Israel, România, Moldova, Tel Aviv, Iași, Londra, East London, Holland, Holland Park, London, Birmingham, Jurys, Manchester, INNSIDE, M15 4RP, Northampton, Great Russell, NN1, Glasgow, Bath, Ha, Milano, Parma, Via, Verona, Piazzale, Bologna, Via del, Germania, Frankfurt, Main, München, Kassel, străinătate, Baku, Strasbourg, AGORA

☆ IMPORTANT pentru moldovenii din...
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-09 | by ( ) www.realitatea.md time to read: +1 min

Adresele secțiilor de votare în cadrul alegerilor prezidențiale turul doi, din orașele italiene Milano, Bologna, Parma și Verona au fost schimbate din cauza restricțiilor impuse de autoritățile italiene. Un anunț în acest sens a fost făcut astăzi de către Ambasada Republicii Moldova în Italia. Astfel, în regiunile din zona „galbenă” este permisă deplasarea pe timp de zi, însă este interzisă în intervalul de timp 22:00-05:00. Totodată, Misiunea Diplomatică amintește cetățenilor că autocertificarea este documentul care va permite accesul la secțiile de vot din regiunile cu risc sporit de securitate sanitară. Precizăm că, secțiile de votare vor fi deschise între orele 07:00-21:00

Organizations: Hotel Savoia, Olimpia Locations: Milano, Bologna, Parma, Verona, Republicii Moldova, Italia, del, Hotel, Hotel Savoia Parma, Via, Parco, Italiei

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