Bell seeks interim relief from Bill C-11, says traditional broadcasters are suffering
Bell has asked the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to create a news fund that would subsidize broadcasters, and which will force foreign streaming services to contribute to the fund through their Canadian content spending. Foreign streaming services, the company argued, “continue to grow and expand”, while traditional broadcasters
Read moreOpenAI saga ends as deal reached to reinstate Altman as CEO
Ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will be returning to his position with the company, OpenAI said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). Late Tuesday evening, it announced, “We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of
Read moreOttawa and provinces should harmonize privacy laws, says think tank
Ottawa should consider squeezing the provinces to enact similar federal, provincial and territorial privacy laws across Canada, says a new paper from the C.D. Howe Institute, which argues commonality will benefit businesses and consumers. “The federal government should contemplate leveraging its trade and commerce power further to seek harmonized privacy
Read moreOpenAI’s initial new board counts Larry Summers among its ranks
Meet OpenAI’s new board of directors: Bret Taylor, Larry Summers and Adam D’Angelo. Or, more precisely, the board for the time being. We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and
Read moreAsk Sophie: I work at OpenAI on an H-1B. How can I explore immigration independence?
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Read moreAttendees of #HISA2023 to receive CPD Points from ASAIPA
Attendees of this year’s Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2023, will receive 8 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) points from ASAIPA. Health practitioners seeking to ensure ethical practice, can pursue consistent and ongoing commitment to lifelong learning through a process of Continuous Professional Development (CPD). CPD assists healthcare professionals to update and
Read moreMastodon tackles the problem of ‘reply guys’ with its latest feature
Mastodon’s latest update is tackling a problem Twitter users know all too well: the scourge of the “reply guys.” A colloquial term for the men who regularly reply to women’s posts in an overly familiar fashion, often to “mansplain,” tone police, offer unsolicited advice or gaslight the original poster, reply
Read moreMust-have tools modern CFOs need in growth-stage startups
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Read moreX loses Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media partnership in latest brand pull-out
Following the advertiser exodus from X, formerly Twitter, over concerns about antisemitic content on the site, X has lost another high-profile brand campaign, as Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media is also pulling out of its partnership with the platform. The campaign had been a high-profile win for X, as it would
Read moreSber Grants Access to AI model classifying ESG Risks
Sber has created an open-source NLP model recognizing and classifying texts in 47 environmental, social, and governance topics. The Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and the ESG Risk Office at Sberbank designed ESGify, a user-friendly NLP model to evaluate corporate ESG risks, First Deputy Chairman of the Sberbank Executive Board Alexander Vedyakhin
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