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Game of Thrones author sues ChatGPT owner OpenAI
By Tom Gerken & Liv McMahon Technology reporters US authors George RR Martin and John Grisham are suing ChatGPT-owner OpenAI over claims their copyright was infringed to train the system. Martin is known for his fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, which was adapted into HBO show Game of Thrones. ChatGPT and other…
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US offers almost 500,000 Venezuelans legal status
Venezuelans seeking asylum in the US who are already living in the country will be allowed to work legally under new rules announced by the Biden administration. About 472,000 people will be will be eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for a period of 18 months. It follows calls by Democrats to expand work access…
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Nagorno-Karabakh: Fresh reports of gunfire despite ceasefire
By Michael Ertl BBC News Ethnic-Armenian forces in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh have accused Azerbaijan’s military of breaking a ceasefire brokered by Russia. Gunfire could be heard in social media footage from the territory’s capital. Azerbaijan dismissed the reports as “completely false”. The two sides held talks to negotiate the enclave’s integration into Azerbaijan…
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Ozzy Osbourne has final neck surgery: ‘I can’t do it any more’
By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent Ozzy Osbourne says he has gone under the surgeon’s knife for the last time, to correct spinal damage he incurred in a late-night fall in 2019. “I can’t believe I’ve come to the end of it,” he told Piers Morgan on Talk TV. “It’s been five years of absolute…
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Rishi Sunak denies his net zero plan is wishful thinking
By Joshua Nevett BBC Politics Rishi Sunak has insisted the UK will meet its net zero targets despite being accused of “wishful thinking” by the government’s own climate adviser. In an interview with the BBC, the PM said he was not slowing down efforts to combat climate change, after a major overhaul of some green…
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India suspends visas for Canadians as row escalates
By Meryl Sebastian BBC News, Cochin India has suspended visa services for Canadian citizens amid an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil. Visa service provider BLS posted a message from India’s mission blaming “operational reasons” for the decision. Tensions flared this week after Canada said it was investigating “credible…
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Russell Brand: Rumble rejects MP’s ‘disturbing’ letter over income
By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter Video site Rumble has hit out at a UK Parliamentary committee that asked if it would cut Russell Brand’s income in the wake of sexual assault allegations. Dame Caroline Dinenage, chair of the House of Commons media committee, wrote to Rumble to say she was “concerned” that he…
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Taylor Swift: Australia to host academic conference on pop icon
By Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney Australia is set to hold a world-first international academic symposium on the impact of Taylor Swift. The “Swiftposium” will explore the megastar’s influence on everything from the music industry to culture and the economy. Organisers of the three-day event hope it will draw researchers from across the Asia-Pacific region.…
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Where Ukraine’s army of amputees go to repair their lives
By Orla Guerin BBC News, Kyiv, Ukraine As Ukraine’s counter-offensive grinds on – with limited gains and no decisive breakthrough – the number of amputees in the country is soaring. There were 15,000 in the first half of this year alone, according to the Department of Health in Kyiv. The ministry won’t disclose how many…
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South Korea raids US military bases in drugs probe
By Kelly Ng BBC News, Singapore South Korean police are investigating 17 US soldiers and five other people who allegedly smuggled or used synthetic marijuana via military mail. This follows raids in at least two US army bases in May, including Camp Humphreys, its largest overseas base. A Filipino and a South Korean have been…