Thursday, February 2, 2023

U.S. tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon, but won't shoot it down

Exterior view of the Pentagon in Washington, as seen in November 2022

The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over its airspace for a couple of days, but the Pentagon decided not to shoot it down due to risks of harm for people on the ground, officials said Thursday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-china-suspected-spy-balloon-1.6735320?cmp=rss

Andrew Tate wanted to turn women into slaves, Romanian prosecutors allege

ROMANIA-HUMAN TRAFFICKING/ANDREW TATE

Previously unpublished court document reviewed by Reuters paint the most detailed picture yet of the illicit business allegedly run by Andrew Tate, a former kickboxing world champion, and his brother, Tristan.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/andrew-tate-court-documents-1.6734383?cmp=rss

Russian missile strike destroys apartment building in Ukraine, killing at least 3

UKRAINE-CRISIS/KRAMATORSK

Rescuers combed debris in a city in Eastern Ukraine on Thursday, where an overnight Russian missile strike destroyed an apartment building and damaged nine others, killing at least three people. The strike came as senior EU officials met with Ukraine's president in the capital.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-invasion-day-343-1.6734352?cmp=rss

ChatGPT to launch paid version of AI tool for $20 US a month

ChatGPT phone

The makers of artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT say they will soon roll out a paid version of the service in a pilot project, where people willing to spend $20 US a month will get preferential access and treatment.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/chatgpt-fee-1.6734380?cmp=rss

The BBC documentary India's government doesn't want people to see

Narendra Modi

The Indian government calls a new BBC documentary on PM Modi’s role in the 2002 Gujarat riots “propaganda” and has suppressed its availability in India.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nothing-is-foreign-feb-2-1.6733167?cmp=rss

U.S. rates to keep rising as Federal Reserve says Canadian-style pause could be risky

USA-FED/

It's premature to declare victory over inflation, says the U.S. central bank's Jerome Powell, in a move that could force North American interest rates even higher yet.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/fed-outlook-column-don-pittis-1.6733151?cmp=rss