Sam Asghari seeks divorce from Britney Spears 14 months after wedding

Sam Asghari seeks divorce from Britney Spears 14 months after wedding

LOS ANGELES, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Sam Asghari, the husband of pop superstar Britney Spears, is seeking to divorce the singer he married last year after she was released from a legal conservatorship. The 29-year-old Asghari cited “irreconcilable differences” in a filing in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday. He is seeking spousal support and … Read more

Sweden raises terrorist alert level after Koran burnings

Sweden raises terrorist alert level after Koran burnings

[1/2]A police officer on a Segway patrols Sweden’s parliament Riksdagen as the terror threat level in Sweden is raised to four on a five-point scale, in Stockholm, Sweden, August 17, 2023. Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency/via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights STOCKHOLM, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Sweden’s national security service raised its terrorist alert to the second-highest … Read more

Mount Etna eruption closes Sicily’s troubled Catania airport

Mount Etna eruption closes Sicily’s troubled Catania airport

[1/3]Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, lights up the night sky with eruptions as seen from Rocca Della Valle, Italy, August 13, 2023. Etna Walk/Marco Restivo/ Handout via REUTERS CATANIA, Sicily, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Monday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna, local … Read more

ChatGPT fever spreads to US workplace, sounding alarm for some

ChatGPT fever spreads to US workplace, sounding alarm for some

LONDON/WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use. Companies worldwide are considering how to best make use of ChatGPT, a chatbot programme that uses generative … Read more

News firms seek transparency, collective negotiation over content use by AI makers – letter

News firms seek transparency, collective negotiation over content use by AI makers – letter

AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Aug 9 (Reuters) – A group of the world’s biggest news media organizations called for revised regulations on the use of copyrighted material by makers of artificial intelligence technology, according to an open letter published on Wednesday. … Read more

Heatwave-hit jamboree in S.Korea in doubt as American scouts leave

Heatwave-hit jamboree in S.Korea in doubt as American scouts leave

[1/4]Participants wait in a long line to get into a souvenir shop at the camping site for the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Buan, South Korea, August 4, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji BUAN, South Korea, Aug 5 (Reuters) – The World Scout Jamboree in South Korea faced calls to be cancelled on Saturday after large contingents … Read more

South Korea to send more medics to global scout event for heatwave

South Korea to send more medics to global scout event for heatwave

SEOUL, Aug 3 (Reuters) – South Korea is sending dozens of military doctors and nurses to help out at the camp site of a global scout event on Thursday after hundreds of teenage participants fell ill from the heatwave gripping the country. At least 600 participants at the World Scout Jamboree, which kicked off in … Read more

Meta prepares AI-powered chatbots in attempt to retain users – FT

Meta prepares AI-powered chatbots in attempt to retain users – FT

Aug 1 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms (META.O) is preparing to launch a range of artificial intelligence (AI) powered chatbots that exhibit different personalities as soon as September, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Meta has been designing prototypes for chatbots that can have humanlike discussions with its users, as the company attempts to boost its … Read more

Nordic governments seek to de-escalate tension as more Korans are burned

Nordic governments seek to de-escalate tension as more Korans are burned

[1/4]A Danish flag flies outside the foreign ministry in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 31, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Little COPENHAGEN/STOCKHOLM, July 31 (Reuters) – More Koran burnings took place in Sweden and Denmark on Monday as the governments of the two Nordic countries said they were examining ways to legally limit such acts in a bid to de-escalate … Read more

Focus: Shifting trends in travel demand bedevil US airlines

Focus: Shifting trends in travel demand bedevil US airlines

A general view of Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 17, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo CHICAGO, July 21 (Reuters) – Consumers continue to splurge on air tickets. But travel patterns are shifting so often, partly due to work-life changes wrought by the pandemic, that airlines must constantly adapt on booking plane seats and … Read more