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HONG KONG (AP) — China released draft guidelines Friday aimed at curbing excessive spending on online gaming in the latest move by the ruling Communist Party to keep control of the virtual economy. The proposal caused shares in the biggest Chinese gaming companies, Tencent and NetEase, to plunge in Hong Kong. China’s gaming regulator, the National Press and Publication Administration, issued guidelines saying online games cannot offer incentives for daily log-ins or purchases. Other restrictions include…

While Google is opening up the discussion on giving credit and adhering to copyright when training large language models (LLMs) for generative AI products, their focus is on the robots.txt file. However, in my opinion, this is the wrong tool to look at. My former colleague Pierre Far wrote an excellent article on Crawlers, search engines and the sleaze of generative AI companies where he highlighted some of the immense challenges currently facing the online publishing industry. Similar to his article, I will keep…

Here’s How BLACKPINK’s Lisa Reacted To A Fan Proposing To Her With A Veil ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Fans proposing to their idols is surely a common sight, but very few celebs manage to win hearts with their adorable reactions. A similar incident occurred with BLACKPINK’s Lisa, who was proposed to by a fan with a white veil. Despite being stunned by the gesture, Lisa calmly reacted and has become the talk of the town. Lisa is a rapper, singer and lead dancer of the South Korean girl group. She is the most-followed…

Banning crypto should not be off the table, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its recently released guidance framework on cryptocurrency for its member countries.The paper titled "Elements of Effective Policies for Crypto Assets" addresses questions raised by countries on the benefits and risks of crypto assets and on how to structure appropriate policy responses. IMF Executive Board said that efforts to put in place effective policies for crypto assets have become a “key policy priority” for authorities, amid…

SAN FRANCISCO—A jury rejected investor claims that Elon Musk violated federal securities law when he tweeted in 2018 about potentially taking Tesla Inc. TSLA 0.91% private, handing a major win to the billionaire chief executive.The nine-person jury said the investors who brought the class-action case failed to prove that Mr. Musk hurt them by tweeting about a possible deal. The case stems from the Tesla CEO’s tweets more than four years ago…

Elon Musk is headed to court in a securities-fraud trial over tweets from 2018 in which he floated the possibility of taking Tesla Inc. private, with in-person jury selection poised to begin Tuesday. The class-action case originates with an Aug. 7, 2018 tweet in which the Tesla TSLA -0.94% chief executive said, “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.”  An investor,…

Elon Musk is headed to court in a securities-fraud trial over tweets from 2018 in which he floated the possibility of taking Tesla Inc. private, with in-person jury selection poised to begin Tuesday. The class-action case originates with an Aug. 7, 2018 tweet in which the Tesla TSLA -0.94% chief executive said, “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.”  An investor,…

Drake has memorialized 42 of his ex-partners with a new piece of jewelry that showcases every time he considered popping the question.Famed Jeweler Alex Moss debuted the new chain on Instagram, which Drizzy called the “Previous Engagements” chain, “for all the times he thought about it but never did it.”The chain comprises 42 engagement rings, a grand total of 351.38 carats in diamonds.“This monumental art piece was assembled using 351.38 carats of diamonds, mounted in 15k white gold,” a voiceover narrator says in the…

Laura Dern has said that her daughter and her friends are proposing a mass walkout at their school following the mass shooting in Uvalde last month.On 24 May, 19 children and two teachers were killed after a teenage gunman went on a shooting rampage at Robb Elementary school in Texas.Jurassic World Dominion star Dern has since revealed that her daughter Jaya, 17 – who she shares with musician ex-husband Ben Harper along with a son, Ellery, 20 – has proposed a walkout in protest against gun laws.“What if we just said: kids…