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Docuseries 'First Act' explores the journey of child actors

The upcoming docuseries 'First Act' showcases the experiences of child actors and their parents in the Hindi TV and film industry. more

Via IB Times | 12/8/23

How flaxseeds can help reduce breast cancer risk

Consuming flaxseed can help manipulate the gut bacteria to lower the risk of breast cancer -- one of the most deadly cancers, researchers have demonstrated in a new study. more

Via IB Times | 12/8/23

India's forex reserves rise to 4-month high

India's foreign exchange reserves rose to an over four-month high of $604.04 billion as of December 1, according to the latest data released by the RBI on Friday. more

Via IB Times | 12/8/23

Akbaruddin Owaisi takes oath as protem Speaker of Telangana Assembly

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MLA Akbarudin Owaisi on Saturday took oath as Protem Speaker of newly-elected Telangana State Legislative Assembly. more

Via IB Times | 12/8/23

Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines reject a contract their union negotiated with the airline

Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines are saying no to a contract offer hammered out by their union and the airline more

Via ABC News USA | 12/8/23

Don’t worry. The Game Awards shows cool games are coming in 2024 | The DeanBeat

The year isn’t over yet, but The Game Awards showed us last night that there are some awesome games coming in 2024. It was a successful event with a big presence from the game industry’s who’s … more

Dean Takahashi (via VentureBeat) | 12/8/23

Stanford and Meta inch towards AI that acts human with new ‘CHOIS’ interaction model

Stanford and Meta researchers develop an AI system called CHOIS that uses natural language and sparse waypoints to generate highly realistic human-object interaction animations with applications in … more

Michael Nuñez (via VentureBeat) | 12/8/23

How AI can cut two hours of work into 15 minutes with SAP CTO Juergen Mueller

VentureBeat interviewed him recently in an exclusive sit-down interview at SAP's under-renovation slick Hudson Yard office space. more

Carl Franzen (via VentureBeat) | 12/8/23

The EU Just Passed Sweeping New Rules to Regulate AI

The European Union agreed on terms of the AI Act, a major new set of rules that will govern the building and use of AI and have major implications for Google, OpenAI, and others racing to develop AI … more

Morgan Meaker (via Wired) | 12/8/23

“Extortion demand” stopped $60M sale of offsite DIA parking, lawsuit says

The halted sale of a $60 million parking lot near Denver International Airport has led two of the lot’s co-owners to accuse a third co-owner of extortion. more

Justin Wingerter (via The Denver Post) | 12/8/23

Silacci Ranch’s 9,400 acres outside Salinas gains conservation easement

On Thursday, the California Rangeland Trust announced the 9,400-acre Silacci Ranch's conservation was finalized with funding from the California Wildlife Conservation Board, the California Strategic … more

James Herrera (via Monterey Herald) | 12/8/23

SmileDirectClub ends operations 'effective immediately,' but what about the customers?

It's likely unwelcome news for many customers, especially those who will still have to make payments despite no longer being able to receive aligners or customer care. more

Jeremy Tanner (via KSN-TV) | 12/8/23