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Filipino- American chess grandmaster Wesley So stunned Norwegian superstar Magnus Carlsen on Monday to take the solo lead in the 2023 Champions Chess Tour Finals in Ontario, Canada, according to media reports in the Philippines. Inspired by the victory over the five-time world champion, the 30-year-old So went on to beat Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the sixth round. The two-back-to-back wins on Monday helped So grab the No. 1 spot with just one round left in the $500,000 event. Born in the Philippines, So is a three-time US Chess Champion. He is also a three-time winner of the Philippine Chess Championship.

ChatGPT may have launched in late 2022, but 2023 was undoubtedly the year that generative AI took hold of the public consciousness. Not only did ChatGPT reach new highs (and lows), but a plethora of seismic changes shook the world, from incredible rival products to shocking scandals and everything in between. As the year draws to a close, we’ve taken a look back at the nine most important events in AI that took place over the last 12 months. It’s been a year like no other for AI — here’s everything that made it memorable, starting at the beginning of…

For many, pets are companions, even lifelines, when living alone or away from home in the UAE. For those who love animals, the two-legged or four-legged creatures are more than just pets — they are extended family members. But there are mandatory rules in the UAE that every pet owner should be aware of. Here, we give you a lowdown on the rules that govern owning pets in the country. To own a pet in the UAE, it is mandatory to get a licence Dogs and cats should be microchipped and be up to date with their annual vaccinations All…

Generative artificial intelligence stretches current copyright law in unforeseen and uncomfortable ways. The US Copyright Office recently issued guidance stating that the output of image-generating AI isn’t copyrightable unless human creativity went into the prompts that generated it. But that leaves many questions: How much creativity is needed, and is it the same kind of creativity that an artist exercises with a paintbrush? Another group of cases deal with text (typically novels and novelists), where some argue that training a model on copyrighted material is itself copyright infringement, even if the model never reproduces those texts as part of its…

Max — the streaming service that houses all the shows and movies from the combined Warner Bros. Discovery universe — is now available to watch in full on YouTube. Or, rather, on YouTube Primetime Channels. That’s the somewhat clunky name for the scheme by which you can watch subscription services from within YouTube itself. It’s exactly the same idea as what’s going on with NFL Sunday Ticket. You subscribe and watch on YouTube and pay via your Google account. It’s also pretty much the exact same thing as Max on Amazon Prime Channels. But unlike the Amazon options, only one…

In economic terms, sustainability revolves around achieving an equilibrium between environmental considerations and economic pursuits. Essentially, it entails “meeting the needs of the present without depriving future generations to meet their own needs.” Culturally, sustainability involves promoting and fostering the transfer of knowledge from the older generation to the younger one, ensuring the preservation of one’s heritage. This is what exactly unfolded during the two-week UN Climate Summit held at Expo City Dubai. Inside COP28’s Green Zone, elderly Emirati women wearing burqa’a – the traditional form of modesty for women – were present every day during the two-week climate conference…

As she nears the end of what has been a memorable 12 months as Lady Captain of the Jumeirah Golf Estates Evelyn Downham said she leaves with happy memories and no regrets. Scottish-born Evelyn officially led golfing and social matters at the internationally-acclaimed club where she represented lady members both internally and externally. Commenting on her term she told Khaleej Times: “It was a privilege and honour to be the Lady Captain at such a prestigious club as ours. “I was originally Vice Captain to Sheila McIlroy, our first captain, for one year and then started this position at the…

SpaceX had been hoping to launch its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket carrying an uncrewed space plane for the U.S. Space Force on Sunday, but poor weather conditions at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida forced it to shift the targeted date to Monday. Then, on Monday, as the evening launch window approached, SpaceX said it was standing down due to a “side issue” on the ground and would instead target Tuesday night. But early on Tuesday afternoon, the commercial spaceflight company announced it would not be launching later in the day and is now targeting Wednesday, saying only that the…

Fifa chief Gianni Infantino on Tuesday called the attack on a Turkish football referee by the president of top-flight club Ankaragucu “totally unacceptable”. The Turkish football federation suspended all leagues indefinitely after referee Halil Umut Meler was punched by Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca after Monday’s 1-1 draw with Caykur Rizespor. “There is absolutely no place for violence in football, on or off the field,” Infantino said in a statement on social media. “Events following the Turkish Super Lig match between MKE Ankaragucu and Caykur Rizespor are totally unacceptable and have no place in our sport or society.” “Without match officials…

“UAE emerges the Global Hub for Sustainable Gold and Bullion Markets” 5th Global Gold Convention in Dubai on Dec 12 at Armani, Burj Khalifa World’s largest hybrid gold meet to have 100 plus countries participation Dubai:  8TH December, 2023 The 5th edition of the Global Gold Convention 2023, the world’s largest hybrid gold conference, will be held in Dubai at Armani Hotel, Burj Khalifa, on December 12, 2023 with the theme “UAE, The Global Hub for Sustainable Gold and Bullion Markets’. This year’s Convention has been designed as the world’s largest hybrid conference for participation by more than 100 countries, ministers,…