Transgender women banned from the 2028 L.A. Olympics by new IOC policy
Transgender women athletes will be excluded from the Olympics beginning with the 2028 Los Angeles…
Transgender women banned from the 2028 L.A. Olympics by new IOC policy
Transgender women athletes will be excluded from the Olympics beginning with the 2028 Los Angeles Games after the International Olympic Committee implemented a new eligibility policy on Thursday. Eligibility for womenโs competition will be determined by a one-time, mandatory genetics test, according to the IOC. The test requires screening through saliva, a cheek swab or…
Jury finds Meta and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
After days of deliberation, a jury in Los Angeles found Meta and YouTube liable for creating platforms designed to be addictive for kids and for failing to warn them. The plaintiff was awarded $6 million in damages in the case. Meta and Google, which owns YouTube, both say they’ll appeal.
‘Major shake-up’ for TV fans as HBO Max launches in the UK | Money News
HBO Max has officially launched in the UK today. The US streaming service features HBO content as well as Warner Bros Pictures and Television, DC Studios and Max Originals shows and films. It means the return of Friends to a UK streaming service, as well as the Harry Potter films. Other content available on the…
Sora’s demise doesn’t mean the AI bubble is bursting soon
ChatGPT would like you to know that, despite what you may have heard on social media, the abrupt closing of Sora, OpenAIโs nascent platform for creating video shorts, โdoes notโ mean that the public is increasingly disenchanted with AI-generated video content. Or โAI slopโ as it is known in online vernacular. Yes, ChatGPT concedes, Sora…
Three areas industry is warning government about due to Iran war | Politics News
Concerns over queues at the petrol pump are growing at the very top levels of both business and government. And whatever Westminster says, there are credible figures warning that forecourts could soon be hit by shortages due to the ongoing Iran war. Nick Butler, the former BP executive who worked for Gordon Brown in government,…
Prep baseball roundup: Anthony Murphy vs. Striker Pence matchup produces excitement
Two future high major-league draft picks, Anthony Murphy of Corona and Striker Pence of Corona Santiago, showed off their talents Wednesday. Corona rallied for a 9-7 victory. Pence, who touched 99 mph, struck out Murphy for one of his six strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings. He left the game with a 3-2 lead. Then Murphy…
OpenAI pulls the plug on its Sora AI video app
OpenAI said Tuesday that it is discontinuing its Sora AI video app. The move comes as the video platform wanes in popularity among users, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported OpenAI’s decision to pull the plug.ย “We’ve decided to discontinue Sora in the consumer app and API. As we focus and compute…
High court makes it harder to sue internet providers for online piracy
WASHINGTONย โย The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it harder for music and movie makers to sue for online piracy, ruling that internet providers are usually not liable for copyright infringement even if they know their users are downloading copyrighted works. In a 9-0 decision, the justices threw out Sonyโs lawsuit and a $1-billion jury verdict against…
‘My 70-year-old mum got paid ยฃ6.80 after two months off – is that right?’ | Money News
Every week, we answer your financial problems or consumer disputes – you can email yours to moneyblog@sky.uk. Today’s problem is… My mother is 70 and has been working as a cleaner for an agency for two years. She was unable to work for two months, January and February, due to a hand injury. She had…
Howard Stern says George magazine cover with JFK Jr. was his worst
Like millions of pop-culture-obsessed Americans, Howard Stern is bingeing FXโs โLove Storyโ and soaking up the nostalgia of โ90s-era New York, but unlike most of America, the radio host was buddies with the seriesโ real-life stars, and even graced the cover of JFK Jr.โs George magazine. โI had done the cover for George magazine,โ Stern…