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Swedish game studio channels fandom in 'Star Wars Outlaw'
Swedish game studio channels fandom in 'Star Wars Outlaw'
by  AFP

From Yoda figurines to Lego stormtrooper helmets, Star Wars is everywhere around the Massive Entertainment video game studio that's about to unveil a hotly anticipated title drawn from George Lucas's iconic franchise. Anticipation is building ahead of the August 30 release of "Star Wars Outlaws", an open world game set between the events of the "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi".

Microsoft drops OpenAI board seat as scrunity increases
Microsoft drops OpenAI board seat as scrunity increases
by  AFP

Microsoft has ditched plans to take up a non-voting position on the board of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, according to a letter seen by AFP on Wednesday, as regulators step up scrutiny of deals involving AI companies. After the turmoil in OpenAI, Microsoft got a seat on the board as a non-voting observer that it is now giving up.

Microsoft gives up OpenAI board seat amid regulator scrutiny
Microsoft gives up OpenAI board seat amid regulator scrutiny
by  AFP

Microsoft has ditched plans to take up an observer seat on the board of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, according to a letter seen by AFP on Wednesday, as antitrust regulators step up their scrutiny of the artificial intelligence market.

Eastern religions join call for ethical AI
Eastern religions join call for ethical AI
by  AFP

Sect leaders from major Eastern religions on Wednesday signed on to a Vatican-led code for AI ethics that also includes major tech companies at a ceremony in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. More than a dozen leaders from various religions with roots in Asia, including Buddhist, Sikh and Shinto groups, gathered at the Peace Park in Hiroshima, which was decimated by a US nuclear bomb attack in 1945.

South Korea Samsung union declares 'indefinite' strike
South Korea Samsung union declares 'indefinite' strike
by  AFP

A union representing tens of thousands of workers at Samsung Electronics in South Korea said Wednesday it would extend a three-day strike indefinitely in a bid to force management to negotiate. "(We) declare a second indefinite general strike from July 10, after learning that the management has no willingness to talk," the National Samsung Electronics Union said in a statement.

Meta to pull posts targeting 'Zionists' for harm
Meta to pull posts targeting 'Zionists' for harm
by  AFP

Meta on Tuesday said it will start removing posts that label Jews "Zionists" and target them for harm. "We will now remove content that targets 'Zionists' with dehumanizing comparisons, calls for harm, or denials of existence on the basis that 'Zionist' in those instances often appears to be a proxy for Jewish or Israeli people," Meta said in a blog post.

Samsung says 'no disruption' to production despite strike
Samsung says 'no disruption' to production despite strike
by  AFP

South Korean tech giant Samsung said Tuesday that production was not being disrupted despite a three-day general strike by thousands of workers. "There has been no disruption to production," local media quoted Samsung as saying.

S. Korea petitioned to probe BLACKPINK Jennie's 'vaping incident'
S. Korea petitioned to probe BLACKPINK Jennie's 'vaping incident'
by  AFP

A now-deleted video showing K-pop megastar Jennie of BLACKPINK apparently smoking a vape indoors has sparked online outcry, with Seoul's foreign ministry telling AFP Tuesday it had received a formal complaint. South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told AFP on Tuesday that they had received a petition related to the incident.

Australia sounds warning over state-backed Chinese hackers
Australia sounds warning over state-backed Chinese hackers
by  AFP

Australia's cyber intelligence agency sounded a rare warning Tuesday about the rising threat of state-backed Chinese hackers, saying they were "actively" looking for targets to compromise. "APT40 is actively conducting regular reconnaissance against networks of interest in Australia, looking for opportunities to compromise its targets," the Australian Signals Directorate said.

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