Portugal is a country situated on the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in mainland Europe and has Spain to the east of the border, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. This is one of…
ChatGPT Suspended in Italy
ChatGPT is OpenAI’s proprietary chatbot that was released in November 2022. This conversational style AI machine has been trained using generative pre-trained transformer models and subsequently fine-tuned using human-supervised and reinforcement learning techniques. With the core function of a chatbot being to mimic a human conversationalist, ChatGPT supersedes those functionalities with abilities like music composition, answering…
Six Months Break For AI
Artificial Intelligence is an all-time favorite around here, so I was definitely going to write about the open letter that is currently calling for a pause on advanced AI development. The Future of Life Institute is a non-profit research institute that works to minimize catastrophic and existential (human-extinction level) risks facing humanity, particularly from advanced…
Apple Joins the “Buy Now, Pay Later” Team
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is a form of financing that traces back to the 19th century, when installment plans emerged as a way for consumers to buy expensive goods they couldn’t afford to buy outrightly. This is a type of short-term financing that allows consumers make purchases and pay for them as a future…
Life & Immigration: 2
The people you meet would always matter the most and not how much money you make, always remember this. The money is definitely important since we have essential needs, but it should never define you. During my travels, I met a gorgeous and intelligent 60+ year old lady, we’ll call her L. You know how…
Disney Will Lay Off 7,000 Employees
Companies are restructuring their workforce to meet their business needs and sadly the employees are mostly on the receiving end with the constant layoffs across the industry. The Walt Disney Company, also known as Disney, is an American multinational and entertainment conglomerate with its headquarters at California. Disney was founded on October 16, 1923, by…
Israel: Protests Erupt Over Justice Reform
Israel, officially known as the State of Israel, is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, by Syria to the northeast, by Jordan to the east, by the Red Sea to the south, by Egypt to the southwest, by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, and by the Palestinian…
Hyundai & Kia Recall Over 570,000 Vehicles
Hyundai Motor Company, also known as Hyundai, is a South Korean multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, and founded in 1967. Currently, the company owns 33.88 percent of Kia Corporation, and also owns two luxury cars subsidiaries, Genesis Motor, and an electric vehicle sub-brand, Ioniq. Those three brands altogether comprise the Hyundai Motor…
Jay-Z: Net Worth Now $2.5 Billion
Shawn Corey Carter, popularly known as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer and entrepreneur. He is the founder of New York-based talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. Jay-Z was also the CEO of Def Jam Recordings and has been central to the creative and commercial success of artists like Kanye West, Rihanna, and J….
The Weeknd: Most Popular Artist Globally
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor. The Weeknd was born on February 16 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, and is the only child of Ethiopian immigrants. His career started off in 2009, when he began releasing music on YouTube anonymously. According to a recent report by CNN,…