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38 mins ago Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has concluded arrangements to refund over N95 million to 1,572 pilgrims, who performed the 2023 Hajj exercise from the state. The Director-General of the board, Alhaji Ahmad Labbo, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse, on Wednesday. Labbo […]
The Christmas market doesn’t know what’s hit it. At 8.30 on a mid-November morning Exeter is a whirl of white, a city half-blinded by tumbling flakes. Four market workers, caught out by this overly authentic addition to the festive decor, are busy shovelling the ground in front of the bao stalls and craft gin chalets. […]
Microsoft says it isn’t using customer data from its Microsoft 365 apps to train its AI models. The clarification addresses reports circulating online in the last few weeks claiming Microsoft required Word and Excel users to opt out of training the company’s AI systems. The confusion arose from a privacy setting in Microsoft Office that […]
Don’t miss it — the famous Canadian Pacific Holiday Train for 2024 on Wednesday will make its second of only three stops in the Chicago area. The illuminated holiday train, which features free musical performances began its U.S. tour Friday, Nov. 22 in Maine. It rolled into Illinois Tuesday, stopping in Franklin Park. Wednesday, morning, […]
Numerous music industry groups and the three majors – Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group – have thrown their support behind a proposed new US law that would require AI developers to disclose the materials they used to train their AI models. The Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) […]
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Article content A B.C. group advocating a regional train service linking Whistler to Chilliwack has renewed its call for a government study of the idea. According to Mountain Valley Express, the $10 billion project would reduce traffic congestion and related air pollution, and spur residential construction. Under the proposed system, passengers could travel by rail […]
Can Mexico’s Isthmus of Tehuantepec rail project (CIIT) achieve its dream of becoming a “new Panama Canal” and will the sprawling infrastructure project bring prosperity to impoverished southern Mexico? Will the arrival of commercial giants such as Amazon help develop the states of Oaxaca, Chiapas and Veracruz, or is the scheme doomed to failure? With […]
The highly anticipated live-action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon is set to bring the beloved world of Hiccup and Toothless to life on the big screen. Starring Mason Thames, Gerard Butler, Nico Parker, and Nick Frost, the film is slated for release in Philippine cinemas on June 11, 2025. The film, written and […]
On March 16, 2024, the Hokuriku Shinkansen, which currently connects Tokyo with Kanazawa, will be extended from Kanazawa to Tsuruga. The extension will result in faster train journeys in the region, especially to Fukui Prefecture. The Japan Rail Pass and several regional rail passes will cover the extended line. As a result, the cost of […]