• A Flood Of AI-Generated Books Threatens To Drown Legitimate Authors

    Global bestselling indie author RR Haywood warns that artificial intelligence is being increasingly used by hustlers to churn out books online, with potentially dire consequences for legitimate authors.

  • With GenAI, database firm MongoDB gets set for big India play

    New York-headquartered database company MongoDB sees a “great opportunity” in India as large banks, airlines and financial services companies here launch AI business models, a top company executive said.Valued at about $30 billion, MongoDB counts Tata Digital, Tata AIG, Canara HSBC Life Insurance, Zomato, Devnagri, Ambee, Inovaare and Observe.AI among its key clients.The company, which posted a revenue of $1.68 billion in the last fiscal year, a 31% increase year-on-year, has partnered with...

  • Hackers are threatening to publish a huge stolen sanctions and financial crimes watchlist

    The hackers say they have stolen 5.3 million records from the World-Check database, used by companies and banks for screening potential customers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Gordon Ramsay's £13m London pub 'is taken over by squatters who are brazenly threatening legal action against the furious chef after he contacted police to evict them'

    The swanky York & Albany pub in Regents Park had temporarily closed as the chef was planning to sign over a multi-million pound lease to new partners, and it was in that time the gang took over the property.

  • Sunday Thoughts: The Ransom

    One of my favorite movies is Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 classic “High and Low.” It’s not a samurai film; it’s a contemporary story based on an Ed McBain novel. It neatly divides into halves: one half a kidnapping drama and the other half a police procedural about finding the kidnapper.

  • How to Edit Contacts in Bulk on Your iPhone

    If you're looking for a quick way to edit multiple contacts at once on your iPhone, you've come to the right place. With iOS 16, Apple released a feature that makes it possible to select two or more contacts at the same time, speeding up the process of copying, sharing, merging, or deleting your contacts. Keep reading to learn how to do it. What you’ll need  An iPhone iOS 16 or later  The Short Version  Go to the Phone app Tap Contacts Use two fingers to select multiple...

  • Antler Poaching Threatens Wyoming Wildlife

    In April last year, Wyoming wildlife law enforcement officers stumbled upon a disturbing sight in the state’s northwest national forest lands

  • Morristown Housing Authority dogged by more no-shows

    For much of the last year, MHA meetings have been where residents have sought accountability during the privatization of their public housing. But quorums -- and even meeting venues--have become hard to find lately.

  • Early frost threatens fruit farmers

    Overnight frost continues through the week and this could have consequences for fruit farmers.

  • WTF is the CMA — the Competition and Markets Authority

    Why does the CMA's opinion on Google's Privacy Sandbox matter so much? Stick around to uncover why.

  • "The Covenant of Water" author Abraham Verghese

    Dr. Abraham Verghese is vice chair of education at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He's actually an expert in bedside manner, teaching medical students about the importance of the human touch. Verghese is all about the power of connection, as a medical practitioner, and in his other calling: author."A good story goes beyond what a forgiving God cares to do. It reconciles families and unburdens them of secrets whose bond is stronger than blood. But in their revealing, as in their...

  • "The Covenant of Water" author Abraham Verghese

    Dr. Abraham Verghese teaches medical students about the importance of bedside manner at Stanford University's School of Medicine. But he has another calling, as author of the New York Times bestselling novel "The Covenant of Water," a multi-generational tale of a family in India experiencing love and tragedy. Verghese talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about uprooting his family to take a writing program at the University of Iowa in order to pursue his dream of being a writer; and about...