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Microsoft filed a motion in federal court on Monday that seeks to dismiss parts of a lawsuit brought by The New York Times Company. The Times sued Microsoft and its partner OpenAI on Dec. 27, accusing the two companies of infringing on its copyrights by using its articles to train A.I. In its motion, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Microsoft argued that large language models, or L.L.M.s — the technologies that drive chatbots — did not supplant the market for news articles and other materials they were trained on. The tech giant compared L.L.M.s to videocassette recorders, arguing that both are allowed under the law. than it was to the VCR (or the player piano, copy machine, personal computer, internet or search engine),” the motion read.

Persons: OpenAI Organizations: Microsoft, The New York Times Company, The Times, Southern, of Locations: U.S, of New York

☆ Opinion | For America’s Jews, Every Day Must Be Oct. 8
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Bret Stephens | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

There ought to be a similar sign in every Jewish organization, synagogue and day school, and on the desks of anyone — Jewish or not — for whom the security and well-being of the Jews is a sacred calling: “Every day is Oct. 8.”What was Oct. 8? It wasn’t just the day after the single greatest atrocity against Jews since the Holocaust, an atrocity whose details were impossible to miss because the perpetrators made sure to film them. It was the day when that atrocity was celebrated. On Oct. 8, Jews woke up to discover who our friends are not. Let’s be clear: They and their sibling groups are being used as Jewish beards for aggressive antisemites.

Persons: —, George Floyd’s, paragliders, isn’t Organizations: Jewish, New Locations: Tehran, Manhattan, allyship

When surveyed by the department, 45% of Ohio’s financial advisers said they were aware of a client of theirs, or a client’s family member, that was struggling with addiction. In the program, financial advisers are taught to look for certain signs. Those seeking help can input their insurance status and treatment needs to be connected programs they can more easily afford or receive financial help with. Financial advisers have had to come up with ways to combat a multitude of financial crises, like increasing cybersecurity breaches or investment fraud targeting the elderly. Lori Eisel, a financial adviser and owner of Arcadia Financial Partners, knows both sides of the struggle.

Persons: — Joe Smith, that’s, Smith, Smith’s, Olivia, don’t, ”, Andrea Seidt, ” Seidt, Carl Hollister, L.M, Kohn, Hollister, Lori Eisel, ” Eisel, “, Joe Smith, ” Smith, He’s, __ Samantha Hendrickson Organizations: Society of Actuaries, state’s Department of Commerce, Ohio, Arcadia Financial Partners, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: COLUMBUS , Ohio, Columbus , Ohio, Ohio, Cincinnati, stow

☆ Cliven Bundy Still Defies Federal Government - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Christopher Ketcham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“He calls himself a patriot, and says he loves America,” Mr. O’Neill told The Times. “And yet he says he won’t follow any federal laws. The agency won’t discuss why Mr. Bundy has been allowed to run roughshod over rules other ranchers follow or how much he owes in fees and fines to federal taxpayers. As for Mr. Bundy, he did not respond to a request for an interview. He pointed to a recent article in The Las Vegas Sun that said that Mr. Bundy “was quoted in 2018 saying that if B.L.M.

Persons: Alan O’Neill, Mr, Bundy, ” Mr, O’Neill, Vincent Easely II, Bundy “, ’, Easely Organizations: Recreation Area, Times, Facebook, Las Vegas Sun Locations: Mead, Las

☆ DeSantis and Ramaswamy Call Proud Boys’ Sentences ‘Excessive’ and ‘Wrong’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Maggie Astor | More About Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The suggestions by Mr. DeSantis and Mr. Ramaswamy that Jan. 6 rioters and conspirators were being punished more harshly than people who participated in Black Lives Matter protests align with Republicans’ broader grievances that the federal justice system has been “weaponized” against conservatives. But most of the Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020, when the movement reached a peak, were peaceful. Those who had been sentenced at the time of the A.P. investigation had received prison terms of a little over two years on average. But of the more than 1,100 cases related to Jan. 6, according to an NPR database, the median sentence for those who received prison time has been 120 days.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, DeSantis, Ramaswamy, Jan Organizations: Associated Press, NPR Locations: America, B.L.M

☆ What to Know About ChatGPT’s New Code Interpreter Feature
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Yiwen Lu | More About Yiwen Lu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

How does code interpreter work? But when code interpreter is enabled, ChatGPT writes and runs a piece of computer code to find the answer, OpenAI said. “The code objectively does something right,” said Ethan Mollick, an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania, who tested code interpreter for two months before it was released. What have people used code interpreter to do? Some people have also used code interpreter to convert the formats of files, such as turning images into videos or PDF documents into pictures.

Persons: ChatGPT, OpenAI, ”, Ethan Mollick, Mollick Organizations: University of Pennsylvania, Financial Locations: United States

The producers and a licensing company co-owned by L.M. Montgomery wrote "Anne of Green Gables," about the title character's childhood in a fictional town on Prince Edward Island, in 1908. New York-based Anne With An E LLC produces "Anne of Green Gables: A New Musical." The licensing company countersued the producers for trademark infringement in May and said the new musical would confuse consumers. The case is Anne With An E LLC v. Anne of Green Gables Licensing Authority Inc, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, No.

Persons: Producers, Anne, Montgomery's, Prince Edward Island, Montgomery, Anne of, Cameron Reuber, Peter Sloane, Leason Ellis, Marc Rachman, Davis, Gilbert Read, Anne of Green, author's, Blake Brittain Organizations: Gables, L.M, Green, Broadway, Authority, Southern, of, Anne of Green Gables, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, Canadian, Prince, Gables, . New York, Green Gables, Connecticut, of New York, Washington

☆ Despite Hochul’s Pledge, Her Policies Have Helped Husband’s Firm
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Jay Root | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At issue is a renewal of the Seneca Nation gaming compact, with billions of dollars at stake. The governor says she is recusing herself from the matter, as is her husband, whose $650,000 in compensation last year helped push the Hochuls’ combined income to just under $1 million. Mr. Hochul has signed his own recusal policy with Delaware North on matters concerning the company’s New York operations. Delaware North was founded more than a century ago in Buffalo, beginning as a peanut stand run by L.M. Jacobs and his brothers, and eventually expanding to stadiums and horse and dog tracks all over the country.

☆ What Your Therapist Doesn't Tell You
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Amy X. Wang | Illustrations Liana Finck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

What Your Therapist Doesn’t Tell You A dozen counselors on what it’s really like to sit in the other armchair. “ ‘I need to pee so bad.’ Clients don’t realize that we have five minutes between sessions and sometimes making it to the bathroom is not possible.” — Jessa White, L.M.H.C.A. You can’t do psychotherapy if a person doesn’t feel safe — there’s no way that’s going to happen. But it’s frustrating too, because as a therapist, you feel you can’t really offer what you signed up for.” — Gabriela Sehinkman, Ph.D., L.I.S.W.-S. To me, therapy is very much like dating, except, you know, obviously you don’t really want to date the person.” — Thien Pham, L.M.F.T.

☆ Opinion | Why Journalists Have More Freedom Than Professors
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The new cultural liberalism in the media reflects the views of senior staff members and is opposed by affinity groups and young employees. That’s important, because surveys consistently find that “woke” values are twice as prevalent among younger leftists than among older leftists. Over eight in 10 undergraduates at 150 leading U.S. colleges say speakers who say B.L.M. What’s more, seven in 10 think a professor who says something that students find offensive should be reported to their university. First, the media is, by definition, an outward-facing, audience-driven enterprise, dependent on some kind of mass market for its viability.

☆ How Should I Use A.I. Chatbots Like ChatGPT?
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Kevin Roose | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In the previous edition of this newsletter, my colleague Cade Metz wrote that A.I. large language models (L.L.M.s) can be erratic and unreliable — giving false information and acting strangely toward users. I’ve been using A.I. tools like ChatGPT almost daily for several months now, and I’ve seen them spit out plenty of wrong answers. But I’ve also seen these A.I.

☆ Atlantia exit highlights Milan's battle to retain market heavyweights
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Elisa Anzolin | Hadeel Al Sayegh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

snapshotFEW NEWCOMERSOn the plus side, four companies joined the main Euronext Milan market this year, including truckmaker Iveco (IVG.MI), which was the result of a spin off. The situation is healthier for Euronext Growth Milan itself, a market dedicated to small and medium-sized enterprises with minimum access requirements. Over the past 20 years, the main market has lost 268 listed companies and gained only 185, according to Intermonte research published in March. In contrast, the less regulated SME market has attracted 263 listed companies and seen 68 delistings. CULTURAL ISSUEThe fact that there are relatively few listed companies has its roots in the country's history, said Andrea Beltratti, professor of Political Economy at Milan's Bocconi University.

☆ The Supreme Court’s Other Racial Preference Case
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Racial preferences will be at the Supreme Court again Wednesday, but the issue in Haaland v. Brackeen is adoption, not college admissions. Under federal law, when a Native American child is being placed into an adoptive home, priority goes to parents who are also Native American. That puts tribal interests above what’s best for the child, and it’s a constitutional violation to boot. Chad and Jennifer Brackeen , who aren’t Native American, have taken in two siblings identified as A.L.M. to live in another State hundreds of miles away with either a great-aunt or an unrelated Navajo couple, rather than with her brother A.L.M.”

Aluminium ingots are seen outside a warehouse that stores London Metal Exchange stocks in Port Klang Free Zone, outside Kuala Lumpur, March 23, 2015. Another source with direct knowledge said that the aluminium delivered to Gwangyang was produced by Rusal. The sources did not say how much of Rusal's aluminium had been delivered by Glencore to LME warehouses in Gwangyang. Glencore and the London Metal Exchange declined to comment. Stocks of aluminium in LME warehouses jumped 65,825 tonnes to 433,025 tonnes on Friday.

☆ U.S. may block Russian aluminum imports -source
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is weighing restricting imports of Russian aluminum as it charts possible responses to Moscow's military escalation in Ukraine, a person briefed on the conversations told Reuters. Rusal (RUAL.MM), the world's largest aluminum producer outside China, did not immediately reply to a Reuters' request for comment. Russian attacks using more than 100 missiles have killed at least 26 people across Ukraine since Monday, when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered what he called retaliatory strikes against Ukraine for an explosion on a bridge. Shares of U.S.-based aluminum producer Alcoa Corp (AA.N) were last trading up 5.1% in New York, following the report. Shares of Rio Tinto Plc (RIO.L), which produces aluminum as well as iron ore, copper and other metals, fell about 1% on Wednesday in London.

☆ British businessman charged over helping Russian oligarch evade U.S. sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, Oct 11 (Reuters) - British businessman Graham Bonham-Carter was arrested on U.S. charges of conspiring to violate sanctions placed on Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Bonham-Carter was arrested in the United Kingdom, and federal prosecutors in Manhattan said they will seek his extradition. Prosecutors said Bonham-Carter made payments for U.S. properties owned by Deripaska and tried to move the aluminum magnate's artwork in the United States overseas. A lawyer for Bonham-Carter, who is also charged with wire fraud, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Prosecutors said Bonham-Carter has worked for entities controlled by Deripaska since around 2003, and managed his residential properties in the United Kingdom and Europe.

☆ Home cheat home: How real-estate agents are ripping off homebuyers
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

The other day, Linda, the real-estate agent whom my wife and I used to buy our home, called me out of the blue. Real-estate agents, like doctors, are the friendly, knowledgeable face of a bewildering, price-gouging system. If Americans paid the same rate as the British, they would save more than $72 billion a year in real-estate commissions. The potential for big money, in turn, has led more and more Americans to become real-estate agents. Every dollar that is paid out in a real-estate transaction — to sellers, agents, inspectors, insurers, and the IRS — comes from you, the buyer.

☆ Cinemas are screening the Queen's funeral. Here's what else is open on Monday
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Anna Cooban | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

London (CNN Business) Much of Britain came to a standstill on Monday for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II . A company spokesperson told CNN Business that its venues would open on Monday "for communities to gather to mourn and reflect together on the life of the Queen." Travelodge, which has 78 budget hotels in London, said its staff were working "around the clock" in preparation for the Queen's funeral. Most major supermarkets — which normally remain open on public holidays for a reduced number of hours — are planning to close for the funeral. Apple AAPL confirmed to CNN Business that it would close all of its 39 stores in the country on Monday.

☆ Cinemas will screen the Queen's funeral. Here's what else is open on Monday
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Anna Cooban | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

London (CNN Business) Much of Britain will come to a standstill on Monday for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II . A company spokesperson told CNN Business that its venues would open on Monday "for communities to gather to mourn and reflect together on the life of the Queen." Travelodge, which has 78 budget hotels in London, said its staff were working "around the clock" in preparation for the Queen's funeral. Most major supermarkets — which normally remain open on public holidays for a reduced number of hours — are planning to close for the funeral. Apple AAPL confirmed to CNN Business that it would close all of its 39 stores in the country on Monday.

One of the sources said the bid could be announced before Saturday, as the two partners rush for taking the Italian infrastructure group private after an unsolicited approach by a consortium led by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and Brookfield. Benettons' holding company Edizione, which controls Atlantia with a 33% stake, and Blackstone are expected to set up a new company that will launch the offer for the infrastructure group, the sources said. In March, GIP, Brookfield and Spain's ACS (ACS.MC) approached the Benettons with a proposal to buy the infrastructure group, they said last week. "Edizione and Blackstone are not currently discussing any plan to involve GIP and Brookfield in their bid," one of the sources said. CRT declined to comment; GIC, Global Infrastructure Partners and Brookfield was not immediately available to comment.

☆ Florești: Mai mulți locuitori sunt împotriva construcției unei biserici lângă casele lor
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-10 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: jurnal.mdFlorești: Mai mulți locuitori sunt împotriva construcției unei biserici lângă casele lorConstrucția unei biserici în orașul Florești a devenit motiv de scandal între vecini, preoți și autoritățile locale. Biserica urmează să fie construită într-un cartier de la marginea orașului Florești, pe un teren de aproximativ opt ari. "Ei nu au dreptul să se bage sub coastele noastre, sub ferestrele noastre cu clopotele...Noi ne-am interesat de regulamentul de construcție a bisericilor. Primarul orașului Florești, Iurie Gangan, spune că, pentru construcția bisericii, au fost eliberate toate actele necesare, așa că nu înțelege nemulțumirea oamenilor. Eu nu am putut să refuz semnarea autorizației de construcție", susține primarul orașului Florești, Iuria Gangan.

Persons: Larisa Tanasov, Natalia, ., mata, Dumnezeu, Dumitru Rusu, Iurie Gangan Locations: Florești, mata, Iuria

☆ VIDEO: Dodon, excitat de luxul biroului său de la președinție; „Cum? Îmi șade bine?!” // Exclusivitate
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Jurnal.mdVIDEO: Dodon, excitat de luxul biroului său de la președinție; „Cum? !” // ExclusivitateFostul președinte Igor Dodon abia de și-a putut stăpâni entuziamul în momentul în care a intrat pentru prima dată în biroul său din Președinția renovată. Imaginile au fost filmate pe 19 decembrie 2018, de către o oarecare „Rita”, aceasta fiind prima care l-a însoțit în noul birou. Îmi șade bine?”, o întreabă Dodon plin de sine. Anterior, numele acesteia a figurat în anchete jurnalistice pentru averea și afacerile sale, ea fiind și donator la Partidul Socialiștilor.

Persons: Dodon, Igor Dodon, Nicolae, Rita Manole Organizations: Partidul Socialiștilor

☆ Încăierare la Briceni: Un bărbat a murit, după ce a fost bătut cu pumnii și picioarele; Cinci tineri, reținuți
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: polițiacapitalei.mdÎncăierare la Briceni: Un bărbat a murit, după ce a fost bătut cu pumnii și picioarele; Cinci tineri, reținuțiÎncăierare între două grupuri de tineri la Briceni. Cinci tineri cu vârstele cuprinse între 18 și 22 de ani au fost reținuți pentru 72 de ore, iar un bărbat de 42 de ani din raionul Briceni a murit la spital, după ce a fost bătut cu pumnii și picioarele în regiunea capului de către doi dintre indivizi. Totul s-a întâmplat ieri, în jurul orei 1.00, când poliția din Briceni a fost sesizată referitor la un conflict iscat între două grupuri de tineri, care a avut loc în satul Șirăuți, din raionul Briceni. În acest timp, unul din tineri a mers acasă și și-a chemat în ajutor tatăl de 42 de ani. În schimb a fost lovit cu pumnii și picioarele în regiunea capului de către doi dintre agresori.

Persons: Totul Locations: Briceni, Slobozia

☆ VIDEO: Șoferii rutelor de microbuz din Orhei nu și-au văzut salariile de trei luni; Angajații anunță proteste
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-08 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: jurnal.mdVIDEO: Șoferii rutelor de microbuz din Orhei nu și-au văzut salariile de trei luni; Angajații anunță protesteȘoferii care muncesc pe liniile de microbuz din municipiul Orhei afirmă că nu și-au văzut salariile mai bine de trei luni. De atunci șoferii spun au primit salariile cu mari întârzieri. Ca să aflăm în ce constă problema, l-am sunat pe șeful întreprinderii „Orhei Transport”, Andrei Bostan. Mai târziu, Bostan a expediat un mesaj, cu promisiunea că va reveni cu un apel, dar acest lucru nu s-a întâmplat. Potrivit surselor confidențiale, conturile bancare ale întreprinderii „Orhei Transport” sunt blocate.

Persons: Ilan Șor, Andrei Bostan ., Bostan, Andrei Bostan, Pavel Verejanu Locations: Orhei

☆ Ambuteiaj în capitală din cauza unui accident cu implicarea a trei mașini; Străzile unde se atestă flux sporit de transport
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-08 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Jurnal.mdAmbuteiaj în capitală din cauza unui accident cu implicarea a trei mașini; Străzile unde se atestă flux sporit de transportLa intersecția străzilor M.Bănulescu Bodoni – M.Kogălniceanu, s-a produs un accident rutier, cu implicarea a trei autoturisme, care creează obstacol pentru circulația rutieră. Actualmente în municipiul Chişinău se atestă flux sporit de transport, pe următoarele străzi:Sectorul BUIUCANI:- strada M.Kogălniceanu de la strada V. Lupu până la strada M. Bănulescu Bodoni;- intersecția străzilor M. Kogălniceanu – M. Bănulescu Bodoni;- strada Calea Ieșilor tronsonul străzilor Milano – sens giratoriu I. Creangă;- strada Vasile Lupu de la strada V. Belinski până la strada E. Coca. Sectorul CENTRU:- strada Pann Halippa direcția strada Izmail;- strada Bucureşti tronsonul străzilor Ciuflea – Izmail. Sectorul CIOCANA:- nodul rutier Tutun CTC. Sectorul RÂȘCANI:- intersecția cu sens giratoriu strada Calea Orheiului – T. Vladimirescu.

Persons: Lupu, M . Bănulescu Bodoni, . Kogălniceanu, . Creangă, Vasile Lupu, ., Pann, . Vladimirescu Organizations: . Coca, CTC Locations: Chişinău, Milano, Izmail, Bucureşti, RÂȘCANI

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