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AI developments are already impacting the job market

As generative AI technologies like ChatGPT rapidly gain popularity, they are beginning to change the future of the job market. Some fear mass unemployment, but others see a bright future for human-AI cooperation. Maxim Adams has the story.

'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' reigns at the box office with $56.5 million opening

LOS ANGELES — "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" reigned over the weekend box office with a $56.5 million North American opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, giving a needed surge to an uncertain season in theaters. The film from 20th Century Studios and Disney that built on the rebooted "Apes" trilogy of the 2010s had the third highest opening of the year, after the $81.5 million debut of "Dune: Part Two" in early March and the $58.3 million domestic opening of "Kung Fu Panda 4" a… Read Full Article

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An alleged dowry death and a gruesome revenge

A horrible tragedy has forever altered the lives of two families in the Indian city of Prayagraj.

An alleged dowry death and a gruesome revenge

A horrible tragedy has forever altered the lives of two families in the Indian city of Prayagraj.

An alleged dowry death and a gruesome revenge

A horrible tragedy has forever altered the lives of two families in the Indian city of Prayagraj.

Western Canada blazes cause evacuations, air quality concerns

TORONTO — The season's first major wildfires have spread to roughly 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) across Western Canada on Sunday as authorities issued an evacuation order for a community in British Columbia and warned of poor air quality across provinces. In British Columbia, thousands of residents in Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and Fort Nelson First Nations were evacuated as the nearby blaze nearly doubled to 4,136 hectares. Fort Nelson First Nation, 7 kilometers (4.35 miles)… Read Full Article

The volunteer crime fighters using whistles, whips and guns in South Africa

Communities organise themselves to tackle the high crime rate, with the police's tacit approval.

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