Albania has become the first country in the world to appoint an artificial intelligence as a government minister. The AI-powered digital assistant, named Diella—meaning “sun” in Albanian—has been given responsibility for public procurement with the aim of eliminating corruption.
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UK punk rap duo Bob Vylan have had the remainder of their gigs cancelled after their frontman made a controversial comment about Charlie Kirk’s murder during his performance.
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South Africa’s highest court has ruled that husbands can take the surname of their wives, overturning a law that barred them from doing so.
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A man has been charged with murder following the death of a Nigerian pensioner who was assaulted in Balham.
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A London-born boy has become the first millennial saint, in a ceremony steeped in an ancient ritual presided over by Pope Leo on Sunday.
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The parents of the teenager who died by suicide allegedly encouraged by ChatGPT are suing OpenAI over his death, alleging its chatbot encouraged him to take his own life.
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A US bankruptcy lawyer with the same name as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is suing the social media platform, arguing his account keeps getting suspended for being falsely accused of “impersonating Mata owner with similar name”.
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UK car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has temporarily ceased all car production in all its factories in Solihull, Halewood, Wolverhampton or Castle Bromwich following a cyber-attack.
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Burkina Faso’s parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality with offenders facing two to five years in prison.
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A former inmate who waited 4 years to carry out a revenge killing of an ex-prison officer has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 45 years for the murder.
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