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China's Baidu rolls out ChatGPT rival to public
China's Baidu rolled out its ChatGPT rival ERNIE Bot to the public on Thursday, in a major leap for the country's tech sector as it aims to cash in on the global artificial intelligence gold rush. Baidu is one of China's biggest tech companies, but has faced competition from other firms such as Tencent in various sectors.
Asian markets mixed ahead of key US inflation report
Markets were mixed Thursday as investors struggled to maintain momentum from Wall Street's rally, even after fresh data reinforced optimism the Federal Reserve will be able to hold off any more interest rate hikes this year.
Colombia extradites celebrity designer to US over illegal leathers
Colombia has extradited to the United States a celebrity fashion designer wanted for the alleged smuggling of protected animal skin purses, police in the South American country said Wednesday. Gonzalez was sent to the United States along with her business partner Diego Mauricio Rodriguez, the police said, without specifying when.
Chinese developer Country Garden reports $6.7 bn loss
Embattled Chinese developer Country Garden reported a 48.9 billion yuan ($6.7 billion) loss for the first half of the year in a stock exchange filing Wednesday, adding to worries of a potentially catastrophic default. Country Garden on Wednesday also proposed issuing new stock to the tune of 255 million yuan.
France calls for minimum price on European flights
France's transport minister called Wednesday for a minimum price for plane flights in Europe to battle climate change. Transport Minister Clement Beaune said in an interview with the weekly L'Obs that he would submit such a proposal to his EU counterparts in the coming days.
CNN names media veteran Mark Thompson new CEO
CNN announced Wednesday that British media veteran Mark Thompson would assume the role of its next CEO, as the news outlet struggles to reverse a ratings decline. Thompson -- the former director-general of the BBC as well as the former president and CEO of The New York Times Company -- will begin the position on October 9, CNN parent company Warner Bros.
China developer Country Garden reports $6.7 bn half-year losses
China's debt-hit real estate giant Country Garden reported half-year losses of 48.9 billion yuan ($6.7 billion) in a stock exchange filing Wednesday, as it flirts with a potentially catastrophic default.
EU study slams big tech firms over Russian disinformation
Tech titans, including TikTok and Twitter, failed to effectively tackle Russian disinformation online during the first year of the war in Ukraine, according to a study published Wednesday by the EU. The European Union has previously warned against online manipulation and interference by Russia targeting the European internet in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Fearing 'pillaging', news outlets block an OpenAI bot
A growing number of media outlets are blocking a webpage-scanning tool used by ChatGPT creator OpenAI to improve its artificial intelligence models. On its website, OpenAI says that "allowing GPTBot to access your site can help AI models become more accurate and improve their general capabilities and safety".
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