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San Francisco, Sep 22 (IANS) Sam Altman-run OpenAI has said it is “having productive conversations” with creators around the world, including the Authors’ Guild, as more prominent authors sued the ChatGPT developer for copyright infringement.The Authors’ Guild and 17 well-known authors like Jonathan Franzen, John Grisham, George R.R. Martin, and Jodi Picoult have filed a fresh lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against OpenAI.According to the complaint, OpenAI “copied plaintiffs’ works wholesale, without permission or consideration” and fed the copyrighted materials into large language models (LLMs).OpenAI told Forbes that it has been “working cooperatively to understand and discuss…

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Elon Musk-run X Corp on Friday announced to shut down Circles, a feature that allows users to choose up to 150 people for limited and select conversations, by October 31.The feature works a lot like Instagram’s Close Friends, as it allows users to send out posts to a specific group of people rather than all of the followers.“X is deprecating Circles as of October 31, 2023. After this date, you will not be able to create new posts that are limited to your Circle, nor will you be able to add people to your Circle,”…

Toronto, Sep 22 (IANS) A top Indian-origin Canadian Sikh minister has said that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went public with allegations implicating India in Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing as he learned the story was going to come out in the media.Minister of Emergency Preparedness Harjit Singh Sajjan, who was previously the defence minister, told CBC Radio that Trudeau wanted to ensure Canadians had “accurate information’ about the story before it made headlines”.Speaking on evidence related to the allegations, the Liberal MP for Vancouver South said that it would be “very inappropriate” for him to discuss anything about that…

The case had been lodged with the Hubballi Upanagara police station under the IPC Sections 153 (A) for promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race and 295 (A) for deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings.The complaint in this regard has been lodged by Assistant Commissioner of the City Corporation Chandrashekara Gowda.Muthalik had delivered the hate speech at the Idgah Maidan during Ganesh idol immersion procession. Earlier, the celebration of Ganesh festival at the Hubballi Idgah Maidan was opposed by the Anjuman-e-Islam, a religious body in the court. However, the court had quashed the petition.…

The uniform features the First Nations artwork designed by Aunty Fiona Clarke on the side of the jersey.In preparation for the big event next month, the team begins a three-match ODI series against India on Friday, here.Australia start their World Cup campaign against hosts India in Chennai on October 8 with Pat Cummins leading an experienced 15-player squad looking to add a historic sixth title to their name.–IANScs

According to police, on Thursday, the minor, a resident of Janta Majoor Colony alleged that she was raped by Jahid (22) and his brother Jubair (24), both residents of Nand Nagri.Acting on the complaint, an FIR under section 376 (rape) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code and 6, 21 POCSO Act was registered at Welcome police station.“Both accused have been arrested and they work as auto-rickshaw drivers. Minor is being counselled,” said the Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Joy Tirkey. “Further investigation in the case is in progress,” the DCP added.–IANSssh/kvd

On the direction of a city court, Banjara Hills police registered an FIR against Erram Reddy Surya Narayana Reddy alias Sureedu, Assistant Commissioner of Police Rajasekhar Reddy, Sub-Inspector of Police Naresh and Inspector General of Police G. Pala Raju.While Pala Raju is serving in Andhra Pradesh, the other two are posted in Hyderabad.Sureedu had allegedly used his influence to get a false case registered against his son-in-law Surendarnath Reddy, a resident of Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh.The victim, who approached the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Hyderabad, alleged that his father-in-law conspired with police officials to file false cases.Surendernath…

After a 1-0 win over Ecuador and a 3-0 victory against Bolivia in its opening World Cup CONMEBOL zone qualifiers, Argentina solidified its top position. Meanwhile, second-placed France dropped points following a 2-1 defeat to Germany in a friendly, reports Xinhua.Brazil retained its third spot, with England (4th), Belgium (5th), and Croatia (6th) also keeping their respective positions.The Netherlands is in seventh place while Portugal moves up to eighth. Italy stands in ninth and Spain stays in 10th place, rounding out the top 10.In September, 159 international matches were taken into account for the rankings. While no team made a…

The Werkself began the match impressively, with Victor Boniface’s through ball into the box allowing Florian Wirtz to break the deadlock just ten minutes in, chipping the ball over the onrushing goalkeeper Peter Abrahamsson into the top left corner, reports Xinhua.Leverkusen’s momentum continued, and they doubled their lead only six minutes later. Amine Adli volleyed the ball past Abrahamsson after a pinpoint cross from Granit Xhaka into the penalty area.Hacken struggled to contain Leverkusen’s offense but found some relief as neither Xhaka nor Boniface managed to beat Abrahamsson with their subsequent attempts.As the match progressed, Hacken began to find their…

In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said: “The Congress Party moved amendments to the Women’s Reservation Bill last night in the Rajya Sabha. These amendments would have ensured: Implementation of the reservation from the 2024 Lok Sabha elections itself. Reservation for OBC women in addition to the reservation for women belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.”Slamming the government, Ramesh said, “Either of these amendments are eminently doable. Both were rejected.””The BJP stands exposed on its real intentions. Delimitation and Census are poor excuses for postponement. The whole exercise was to create an election issue for…