Thursday, February 2, 2023

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

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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

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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

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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

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Australia replacing Queen Elizabeth with Indigenous design on $5 bill

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A new Indigenous design will replace the previous portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth, Australia's Reserve Bank said, a move it says honours "the culture and history of the First Australians."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-queen-monarchy-indigenous-replacement-currency-1.6734222?cmp=rss

New weapons, more troops: Ukraine, Russia both seek advantage as next major offensive looms

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News that the United States could soon send rockets nearly doubling the firing range of Ukrainian forces gave Kyiv a big lift on Wednesday, even as its troops were being pushed back by a relentless Russian winter offensive in the east.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-1.6732939?cmp=rss