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☆ ChatGPT Secret Training Data: the Top 50 Books AI Bots Are Reading
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

To figure out what GPT-4 has read, they quizzed it on its knowledge of various books, as if it were a high-school English student. One way to answer the question is to look for information that could have come from only one place. Genre — sci-fi, mystery, romance, horror — is, broadly speaking, more interesting, partially because these books have plots where things actually happen. Bamman's GPT-4 list is a Borgesian library of episodic connections, cliffhangers, third-act complications, and characters taking arms against seas of troubles (and whales). See what a bot makes of Gene Wolfe's "The Book of the New Sun," maybe, or Sheri Tepper's "Grass."

☆ A 'Harry Potter' TV series is in the works. Here's everything we know.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Warner Bros. Television is working on a scripted "Harry Potter" TV show. AdvertisementA "Harry Potter" TV show is in the works. AdvertisementThe series will be a 'faithful adaptation of the beloved original Harry Potter books'Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson starred in the "Harry Potter" films. J.K. Rowling will serve as an executive producerJ.K. Rowling is the author of the "Harry Potter" book series. The show is eyeing a release in 2026Daniel Radcliffe as Harry in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."

Persons: Harry Potter, —, Max, J.K, Rowling, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Casey Bloys, Evan Agostini, Neil Blair, Ruth Kenley, Letts, David Heyman, Harry, David Zaslav, Zaslav, Channing Dungey, Kirsten Acuna Organizations: Warner Bros . Television, Warner Bros, Discovery, Service, HBO, Max, Business, Twitter, WB, Hollywood Locations: Los Angeles, WarnerMedia

☆ Warner Bros. Discovery is bringing Harry Potter back as it closes in on a deal for a new TV series, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Warner Bros. Discovery is close to a deal for a new Harry Potter TV series, per Bloomberg. The people, who asked not to be identified because the deal is yet to be announced, said Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Meanwhile, the overall Harry Potter franchise which includes books, toys, and games has earned $15 billion, Insider reported in 2021.

☆ 'FIFA' publisher EA to cut 6% of workforce, reduce office space
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

March 29 (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc (EA.O) said on Wednesday it would lay off about 6% of its workforce and reduce office space, making it the first major videogame publisher to announce job cuts. Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) announced a second round of job cuts this month. Video game sales so far this year were flat and spending on video game content across platforms is down 2%, according to analytics firm Circana. Newly launched "Hogwarts Legacy" game from Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O) topped the videogame sales charts in February, according to Circana. Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath and Sriraj KalluvilaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

The company showed a preview of a new “Harry Potter” studio tour in the Japanese capital on Wednesday, its first outside the United Kingdom. “We’ve kept it all,” Jeff Nagler, president of worldwide studio operations at Warner Bros., told CNN in an interview in Tokyo. Warner Bros. and CNN share the same parent company, Warner Bros. The films “provided a lot of the profits of Warner Bros. Motion Pictures over the last 25 years,” he told analysts in a November results presentation. “We are very fortunate to have a huge share of the most beloved and globally recognized storytelling IP in the world, including ‘Harry Potter,’” he said.

☆ Fact Check-J.K. Rowling tweet thanking LGBTQ community for ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ game sales is fabricated
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Author J.K. Rowling did not tweet a post thanking the LGBTQ community for sales of the ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ computer game, despite a screenshot circulating online. A spokesperson for JK Rowling, Rebecca Salt, told Reuters that no such tweet was published. A Twitter advanced search via Rowling’s account did not reveal the tweet (archive.is/wip/PmBkF). Archived versions of Rowling’s Twitter account saved on Feb. 24 did not reveal the tweet either (here). No such tweet was posted by J.K. Rowling.

☆ Harry Potter video game 'Hogwarts Legacy' has done $850 million in sales so far, despite calls for a boycott after JK Rowling's anti-trans comments
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Warner Bros. Discovery said "Hogwarts Legacy" has sold 12 million units so far, worth $850 million. The game's success comes despite protests over "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling's comments that many say are anti-trans. Many have called her comments transphobic, and "Harry Potter" film stars like Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint have denounced her stance. Many gamers criticized the release of "Hogwarts Legacy" in light of Rowling's comments.

☆ Warner Bros Discovery posts quarterly loss after restructuring charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Feb 23 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O) Inc on Thursday posted a $2.1 billion loss in its fourth quarter, reflecting ongoing charges related to the restructuring of the merged media companies. Warner Bros Discovery reported a loss of 86 cents per share, versus expectations of a 21-cent-per-share loss. Warner Bros Discovery said the months-long merger-related restructuring, which resulted in thousands of layoffs and canceled film and television projects, is complete. Warner Bros Discovery also said it has paid down $7 billion in debt since April. Like other media companies, Warner Bros Discovery has yet to turn a profit on its HBO Max and Discovery+ streaming services, though the company has reduced losses from them.

☆ ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Videogame Tops Sales Charts Amid Debates About ‘Harry Potter’ Creator
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Luke Winkie | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

The new videogame ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ transports players to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where Harry Potter and his friends mastered spellbooks. When the new, highly anticipated “Harry Potter” videogame “Hogwarts Legacy” made its debut earlier this month, it shot immediately to the top of the sales charts. Set in a 19th-century Wizarding World where wizards wear top hats and drive buggies, the game transports players to the school where Harry and his friends mastered spellbooks and learned how to fight against the dark arts. Game fans are captivated by its immersive open world: In the days following its release, “Hogwarts Legacy” had at one point had more than 879,000 concurrent players, according to distribution platform Steam. Developed by Avalanche Studios and released by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, it marks the first time “Harry Potter” has been given blockbuster treatment by a videogame company.

☆ The Harry Potter video game 'Hogwarts Legacy' is here, and topping sales charts — despite the JK Rowling controversy
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Hogwarts Legacy" was at the top of the Steam PC and PlayStation Store sales charts on Friday. The early success comes despite backlash over Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling's anti-trans comments. The game's early success is in the face of some calls for a boycott over Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling's past anti-trans comments. Warner Bros. Games, which released "Hogwarts Legacy," wrote on the game's FAQ page that Rowling was "not directly involved in the creation of the game." Discovery CEO David Zaslav in November expressed an interest in doing "something with J.K. on Harry Potter going forward."

☆ Hogwarts Legacy breaks record before official release, despite controversy
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hogwarts Legacy – the new open-world video game by Avalanche and Warner Bros. Hogwarts Legacy is based on Harry Potter but is set in the late 1800s, well before the action in the Harry Potter books take place, and opens the Harry Potter World beyond Hogwarts Castle. Videogamesnewyork, a New York City store that sells modern and retro video games, is ordering just enough games to their store based on pre-orders. Some gamers also are boycotting Hogwarts Legacy over the controversy. The company says J.K. Rowling is not involved in the Hogwarts Legacy game.

☆ The upcoming Harry Potter game is already a top seller, despite JK Rowling controversy and boycott calls
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Hogwarts Legacy" is topping charts on Steam and the PlayStation Store, a month from its release. Warner Bros. has suggested it wants to cooperate with Rowling on future Potter-related content. "Hogwarts Legacy" is an open-world role-playing game set in the Harry Potter universe during the 1800s, and the player will play as a student at Hogwarts during that time. Warner Bros. Games representatives did not respond to requests for comment from Insider on whether Rowling will be compensated for "Hogwarts Legacy." But Rowling has far-reaching control over Harry Potter.

☆ Elon Musk Was Always a Visionary Jerk, Bad Boss at SpaceX, Tesla. but It Won't Work at Twitter.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( Linette Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Elon Musk has a pretty tried-and-true playbook for doing business — he's used it for years to build companies from Tesla to SpaceX. Twitter is the antithesis of an "Elon Musk company." And without a big, world-changing promise to paper over his sophomoric product ideas and erratic management, Musk's Twitter takeover is doomed. No time to wasteA Musk company is usually the first, and sometimes the only, company in a specific market. Based on his most recent quarterly calls with investors — the ones where he is supposed to talk about plans to make more money — Musk does not have one.

☆ 'Wednesday' review: Jenna Ortega makes Netflix's Addams Family series look like a snap
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Although the main character’s name was inspired by the poetic line “Wednesday’s child is full of woe,” “Wednesday” is generally a delight, thanks almost entirely to Jenna Ortega. Having outgrown her Disney Channel days, Ortega makes the Addams Family’s now-high-school-age daughter the coolest humorless goth sociopath you’ll ever meet, in a Netflix series that’s more kooky than spooky or ooky. – a “five-fingered discount.” The writers extract a great deal of comedic mileage from that extremity, so give them a hand. Seeking to bring something new a property like the Addams Family, which has been done so many times before, isn’t easy without altering its DNA. To its credit, “Wednesday” rises to the challenge and mostly manages to make it look like a snap.

☆ Leslie Phillips: Carry On and Harry Potter star dies aged 98
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Leslie Phillips, the British actor who starred in the Carry On movie franchise and later voiced the Sorting Hat in the Harry Potter films, has died at the age of 98. Phillips passed away “peacefully in his sleep” on Monday, his agent Jonathan Lloyd confirmed to the PA news agency. Turning down the opportunity to move to Hollywood, he remained in Britain where he went on to star in three Carry On films: Carry On Nurse, Carry On Teacher and Carry on Constable. Fellow actor Sanjeev Bhaskar tweeted a video of Phillips from his BBC show The Kumars at No 42. A truly warm, funny and gentle man #RIPLesliePhillips”Also paying tribute to him was Piers Morgan, who tweeted: “RIP Leslie Phillips, 98.

Oct 24 (Reuters) - United Parcel Service (UPS.N) investors want to see this week how the delivery giant is managing through the bursting e-commerce delivery bubble better than rival FedEx (FDX.N). Shares in UPS are down roughly 20% so far this year, versus the 40% decline in FedEx stock. At the same time, the UPS sales team has been working to drum up new business. Lego, the $7.3 billion Danish maker of colorful plastic bricks used to build everything from UPS delivery trucks to Hogwarts Castle of Harry Potter fame, switched from FedEx to UPS, according to the sources, who asked not to be identified. Global air and ocean import cargo volumes, a gauge of demand for logistics companies like UPS and FedEx, are slumping.

☆ Robbie Coltrane, Hagrid in ‘Harry Potter’ films, dead at 72
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Sandra Gonzalez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Robbie Coltrane, the actor who brought to life the lovable gamekeeper Hagrid in the Harry Potter film franchise, died on Friday, according to his agent, Scott Henderson. “I first met Robbie Coltrane almost exactly 40 years ago. Robbie Coltrane in "The World Is Not Enough" in 1999. Robbie Coltrane in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone." Appearing in the HBO Max special “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts,” Coltrane recalled his time on the films and Hagrid’s impact.

☆ 'Harry Potter' stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson pay tribute to Robbie Coltrane
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Sandra Gonzalez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Stars from the “Harry Potter” universe are paying tribute to Hogwart’s resident gentle half-giant, Robbie Coltrane, who died on Friday. “I feel incredibly lucky that I got to meet and work with him and very sad that he’s passed. “Robbie was the most fun uncle I’ve ever had,” she wrote, underneath a photo of the pair. “His talent was so immense it made sense he played a giant – he could fill ANY space with his brilliance,” she later added. “I was always astonished at how fearless they were.”“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling wrote on Twitter: “I’ll never know anyone remotely like Robbie again.

☆ Private flight attendant life — Apocalypse-ready SUV — Working in Bora Bora
▼ + stars: | 2021-09-03 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

We're back at it this week with an edition of Insider Life that's filled with light reads for your Labor Day weekend. Today we'll introduce you to a private flight attendant who makes $800 a day catering to VIP guests, show you an SUV designed by one of the world's richest men, and give you a glimpse into life at one of Bora Bora's five-star resorts. Courtesy of Jamie GibsonJamie Gibson, 28, spends her days catering to the rich and famous as a private freelance flight attendant. Four Seasons Bora BoraAs a villa host at the Four Seasons resort in Bora Bora, 38-year-old Giovanna Vargas is guests' go-to resource. She gave us a look into a day in her life in Bora Bora.

☆ Campania electorală a început? De ce PSRM ar solicita alegeri prezidențiale anticipate — Moldova.org
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-19 | by ( Ștefan Grigorița | Eugenia Wetz | ) www.moldova.org time to read: +6 min

În altă ordine de idei, săptămâna a fost olecuță mai plicticoasă din punct de vedere politic. Luni, 12 aprilieSăptămâna a început cu cel mai plictisitor scandal politic, iar dacă decideți să închideți acest newsletter pentru că am început cu el, să știți că vă înțelegem. Istoricul Octavian Țîcu a fost luat prin surprindere de un val de scrisori pe numele lui. Așa Țîcu a aflat că a fost dat în judecată de 150 de membri ai Partidului Șor. Deocamdată nu e clar dacă a primit o scrisoare din Israel, dar dacă tot a fost pornit acest trend, nu ar fi oare o soluție pentru a recupera miliardul?

Persons: Alaiba, Petru Burduja, Victor Stepaniuc, Voronin, Stepaniuc, Zinaida Greceanîi, Dodon, Sergiu Sîrbu, Sîrbu, Maia Sandu, Octavian Țîcu, Frodo, Sam, Constituțională, Igor Dodon, Vladimir Țurcan ., Vasile Bolea, Dumitru Organizations: Erdoğan, Europei, Securitate Națională, Miercuri, Partidului, Partidul, CC, Curtea, Marina Tauber, vicepreședintă Locations: Sadova, turc, Chișinău, Hogwarts, Moldovei, Israel, Moldova

☆ Pe banii noștri: *Anticipate! (*cu termeni și condiții aplicate) — Moldova.org
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-18 | by ( Ștefan Grigorița | Nata Albot | ) www.moldova.org time to read: +6 min

În altă ordine de idei, săptămâna a fost olecuță mai plicticoasă din punct de vedere politic. Istoricul Octavian Țîcu a fost luat prin surprindere de un val de scrisori pe numele lui. Așa Țîcu a aflat că a fost dat în judecată de 150 de membri ai Partidului Șor. Aceasta poate fi simplă – dă în judecată Partidul Șor și cere măcar câte 300 de dolari despăgubire morală de la fiecare membru de partid. Din cele 174 de rapoarte pe calitatea aerului în Chișinău, au fost înregistrate doar patru zile în care cantitatea maximă admisibilă de poluanți nu a fost depășită.

☆ (video) Un travel blogger, impresionat de curățenia și atracțiile turistice din orașul Orhei
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-09 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Bloggerul a rămas impresionat și de ordinea care predomină în oraș. Acum, însă, străzile sunt curățate, în oraș predomină ordinea, sunt și flori pe marginea drumului. Serghei Chirtoca a vizitat și biserica romano-catolică, pe care a comparat-o cu celebra școală de magie și vrăjitorie „Hogwarts” din „Harry Potter”. Aici sunt mulți magi cu măturile în mână”, a glumit bloggerul, impresionat puternic de curățenia orașului. Bloggerul Serghei Chirtoca a vizitat și cimitirul evreiesc din Orhei, unul dintre cele mai vechi din Republica Moldova, care reprezintă o atracție importantă a orașului.

Persons: Serghei Chirtoca, Bloggerul, Așa, orheienii, bloggerul, Dumitru, Hogwarts, Harry Potter Locations: Barcelona, Orhei, străzile, Chișinău, Republica Moldova, Молдова

Bloggerul recunoaște că și-a dorit demult să viziteze orașul Orhei, care ocupă primul loc în aproape toate topurile. Așa este descris pe internet orașul Orhei”, a spus Chirtoca. După plimbare, bloggerul a constatat că ciorapii sunt curați. Bloggerul Serghei Chirtoca a vizitat și cimitirul evreiesc din Orhei, unul dintre cele mai vechi din Republica Moldova, care reprezintă o atracție importantă a orașului. Reamintim faptul că modernizarea orașului Orhei a început în 2015, datorită lui Ilan Șor, primar ales al municipiului.

Persons: Ilan Șor, Ilan, roller, Bloggerul, orheienii, bloggerul, Serghei Chirtoca, Dumitru, Hogwarts, Harry Potter Locations: Orhei, Republica Moldova, Chișinău

☆ Ride along with the Hogwarts Express
▼ + stars: | 2018-11-01 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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