Ex-Open AI Engineer Who Raised Legal Concerns About The Technology He Helped Build Has Died

Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT and later said he believed those practices violated copyright law, has died, according to his parents and San Francisco officials. He was 26. He was well-regarded by colleagues at the San Francisco company, where a co-founder this week…MORE

Government Funding Bill Clears Congress And Heads To President Biden, Averting A Shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has rushed through final passage of a bipartisan plan to fund federal operations and prevent a government shutdown. It now goes to President Joe Biden, who is expected to quickly sign it into law. The House passed the package late Friday in an overwhelming vote. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer…MORE

At Least 2 Dead And 60 Hurt After A Car Drives Into A German Christmas Market In A Suspected Attack

MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Authorities in the German city of Magdeburg say at least two people were killed and dozens were injured after a car plowed into a busy Christmas market what officials called a deliberate attack. Authorities say an adult and toddler were killed in Friday’s violence. At least 60 other people were were…MORE

Canada’s Trudeau Reshuffles His Cabinet As Resignation Calls Mount And New Election Threat Looms

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s chances of staying on in power have become more tenuous after the opposition party that backed his government for years said it’ll vote no confidence in the government when Parliament resumes. An embattled Trudeau reshuffled his Cabinet on Friday but whether he will step aside in the…MORE

Starbucks Workers Begin Strikes That Could Spread To Hundreds Of US Stores By Christmas Eve

Workers at U.S. Starbucks stores have begun a five-day strike to protest a lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. The strikes began in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle and could spread to hundreds of stores across the country by Christmas Eve. Workers at 535 of the 10,000 company-owned Starbucks stores in the…MORE

Amazon Workers Are Striking At Multiple Facilities.

Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union are on strike for a second day at seven of the company’s delivery hubs just days before Christmas. At midnight on Saturday, the Teamsters say workers at a prominent unionized warehouse in New York will also join. The union has not indicated how many employees were participating in…MORE

JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Bank Of America Facing Federal Lawsuit Over Zelle Payment Network Fraud

A federal regulator has sued JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the banks failed to protect hundreds of thousands of consumers from rampant fraud on the popular payments network Zelle, in violation of consumer financial laws. In the federal civil complaint, the agency asserts that banks rushed…MORE

American Airlines Settles Discrimination Claims with Several Making the Allegations.

(ASSOCIATED PRESS) – American Airlines said Thursday it has settled a federal race discrimination lawsuit filed by three Black men who were ordered to deboard a flight last January. Financial details of the settlement weren’t released. American called it an “amicable resolution” to the lawsuit, which was filed in May in federal court in New…MORE

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