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Mike Greene, the former president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, has been accused of sexual assault and battery in a new lawsuit from a former Academy employee.On Wednesday, Terri McIntyre, a former executive director of the Los Angeles chapter of the Recording Academy, sued Greene, who oversaw the Grammy Awards ceremony for 14 years, and the Recording Academy in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Her suit alleges sexual assault and battery, negligence and harassment, and that “Defendant Greene…

While SUV sales in various sizes and dimensions are on the rise worldwide, including in India, the Global NCAP chief has expressed concern about this growing trend. In a recent statement, David Ward, the Global NCAP chief, cautioned that SUV sales in India should be slowed down to avoid repeating the mistake made by the United States of America in excessively promoting SUVs. Ward, in defense of his viewpoint, attributed SUVs as posing risks to pedestrians. During the Global Road Safety Initiative meeting held by the…

Microsoft has reportedly been developing an Xbox mobile storefront that would allow users to bypass Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store and download games off its own application. Earlier this year, Microsoft's gaming chief Phil Spencer, too, had revealed ahead of the annual Game Developer Conference that the company intended to launch its own app store for both iOS and Android. Now, Xbox is reportedly in talks with partners for the same.According to a Bloomberg report, Spencer claimed that the Xbox store app on…

Passengers ride in an electric Waymo full self-driving technology in Santa MonicaAllen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesWaymo, Alphabet's self-driving car unit, is having a relatively good couple of months – at least, compared to one of its key rivals: GM's Cruise. Formerly known as the Google self-driving car project and now an independent subsidiary of Google parent-company Alphabet, Waymo has been operating in some capacity since 2009. Five years ago, the company launched what it billed as the "world's…

Threads took the world by storm when it launched on July 6 and it soon became the fastest platform ever to reach 100 million users, a feat that it took just 5 days to achieve. However, it has not been all smooth sailing for the platform. Moving past the initial days, Threads saw a drop in user engagement and traffic while facing competition from Elon Musk's X. To get the traction back, Meta has been introducing a lot of new features on Threads lately, including keyword search. However, Instagram boss Adam Mosseri…

India's willingness to share climate-related technology will play a vital role in efforts to reverse the climate crisis facing the planet, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has said as the COP28 climate conference got underway in Dubai on Thursday. Baroness Scotland, who is leading the Commonwealth delegation from London at the 2023 Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, met Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav at India Global Forum's Climate for…

Sam Altman officially returned as CEO of OpenAI Wednesday, bringing back his party which includes Greg Brockman as President, Mira Murati as CTO, and new board members. OpenAI’s co-founder, former chairman, and chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, is not back yet, and his position at the company is yet to be determined.“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI Unlocked“I love and respect Ilya, I think he’s a guiding light of the field and a gem of a human being,” said Sam Altman in a press release. “I harbor zero ill will…

The current Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin, or M.K. Stalin, is one of the popular politicians in India. Like most Indian politicians, Stalin also moves around in a convoy of security vehicles. He is usually spotted in his Land Rover Defender; however, a video of him has now surfaced online where the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu is seen driving a vintage Fiat 1100 car in Chennai. He is not alone and is surrounded by security vehicles for protection. The video has been shared by Vintage and…

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NASA on October 13, launched the Psyche mission from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The asteroid mission took flight on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The Psyche mission objectives include the study of the metal-rich asteroid named Psyche. It is an asteroid exploration project which aims to study Psyche asteroid's core, surface, relative ages of regions, and more. The mission has excited the scientific community and the public globally. So, will India ever undertake such an asteroid mission? Know…