Category: Asia Pacific
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ChatGPT makers OpenAI promise to pay legal fees for clients sued over copyright | News
[ad_1] Open AI, the developer of ChatGPT, is promising to pay its clients’ legal fees in the event that they are sued for copyright infringement, rather than removing copyrighted content from the chatbot’s training dataset. Sam Altman, Open AI’s CEO, made the announcement on Monday at the company’s first ever developer conference held in…
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‘I was greedy’: compulsive gambler in China spends US$34,000 in 3 months on lottery scratch cards, won once total of US$137
[ad_1] A compulsive gambler in China has racked up debts of 250,000 yuan (US$34,000) in just three months after she became hooked on lottery scratch cards. Xiaofu, a 28-year-old woman from Shaanxi province in the northwest of the country, said she once bought 17,000 yuan (US$2,300) worth of lottery scratch tickets in one day at…
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Hazards of Being Greenish in Vietnam’s Red Mediascape
[ad_1] By: Nguyễn Vũ Last July, the popular Vietnamese online outlet Zingnews, a unit of one of the country’s top digital groups, suddenly disappeared despite having won international awards. It has never been seen again despite a government announcement that the suspension would last for only three months, accompanied by a fine of VND243.5 million…
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Elevandi Exec Director Pat Patel on why crafting AI regulation in SEA demands joint effort
[ad_1] Pat Patel, Executive Director, Elevandi In an email interview with e27, Elevandi Executive Director Pat Patel explains that the integration of AI in Southeast Asia (SEA) has become a transformative force for businesses in various sectors. Its reach extends across verticals from e-commerce to agriculture. However, he stresses that “the brush strokes” of AI…
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Vietnam releases 4 independent Protestants after 5 days’ detention — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Police in Vietnam have released four independent Protestants who were detained for five days after inviting President Vo Van Thuong to observe one of their religious services. Y Nuer Buon Dap, Y Thinh Nie, Y Cung Nie and his son Y Salemon Eban returned home on Saturday. The first three were arrested on Oct.…
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Chinese Official Calls on Myanmar Junta to Cooperate on Border Stability – The Diplomat
[ad_1] A Chinese official yesterday called on Myanmar’s military administration to “cooperate” with China to maintain stability along their common border, amid continued gains by resistance groups in northern Shan State. The armed offensive launched by the Three Brotherhood Alliance on October 27 has disrupted trade with China and displaced tens of thousands of civilians,…
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Russian drones and missiles attack Odesa, damaging an art museum
[ad_1] A day after Ukraine damaged a Russian naval vessel in an airstrike on Crimea, Russia hit the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa with missiles and drones, injuring five people and damaging an art museum founded in the 19th century, local and military authorities said Monday.In another setback, Ukraine’s 128th Mountain Assault Brigade provided a…
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Women to Watch 2023: Christina Vacharanetr, Zenith | Analysis
[ad_1] Christina Vacharanetr Managing directorZenith, Publicis Media Thailand Christina Vacharanetr seems to have the Midas touch. In a career spanning over 20 years across different groups, she has consistently maintained a streak of winning pitches. In the two years she has been with Publicis Media Thailand, Vacharanetr led the successful pitches for L’Oreal Thailand, Friesland Campina…
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K-pop star G-Dragon says ‘no truth’ to claims he took drugs, amid South Korea crackdown
[ad_1] The former frontman for the K-pop band BigBang, known as G-Dragon, appeared for police questioning on Monday over allegations of illegal drug use, the latest in a string of South Korean artists embroiled in high-profile narcotics cases. The investigation against the singer and rapper, whose given name is Kwon Ji-yong, comes amid a crackdown…
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Abandoned Croplands Can Help Address Food Scarcity
[ad_1] Asian Scientist Magazine (Nov. 06, 2023) —In a recent study, researchers from the National University of Singapore’s Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions showed the importance of abandoned croplands in tackling food security and mitigating climate change. The research was published in Nature Communications. Despite the increasing worries about agricultural land scarcity, cropland abandonment has…
