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AI bot ChatGPT faces growing scrutiny in Europe

AI bot ChatGPT faces growing scrutiny in Europe

France's data regulator said on Wednesday it had received two complaints about the AI program ChatGPT, as European authorities deepened their scrutiny of the chatbot days after Italy banned it.

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Forest owner backs Cooper but warns results must improve

Forest owner backs Cooper but warns results must improve

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis said Steve Cooper will remain in charge of the struggling Premier League club but warned results must "improve immediately".

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UN warns Taliban women staff ban violates world body's charter

UN warns Taliban women staff ban violates world body's charter

A top UN official warned Wednesday that a Taliban government order banning Afghan women from working for its mission in the country "is going to violate" the world body's charter, which rejects gender segregation.

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Global equities wobble as US data raises recession fear

Global equities wobble as US data raises recession fear

World stock markets wavered Wednesday as investors dwelled on US recession concerns and a bumper interest-rate hike in New Zealand.

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Fencing in turmoil after Poles cancel World Cup event over Russia

Fencing in turmoil after Poles cancel World Cup event over Russia

The rebellion against the decision by the International Fencing Federation (FIE) to reintegrate Russians and Belarusians into the Olympic sport grew on Wednesday with the cancellation of the women's World Cup event in Poznan, Poland.

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LIV's Mickelson has quiet dinner in low-key Masters return

LIV's Mickelson has quiet dinner in low-key Masters return

Crow and humble pie were not on the menu for the Champions dinner at the 87th Masters, but LIV Golf star Phil Mickelson's silence at the esteemed gathering spoke volumes.

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Nintendo 'needed to be involved' in new Mario movie, says Miyamoto

Nintendo 'needed to be involved' in new Mario movie, says Miyamoto

When Shigeru Miyamoto first created a princess-rescuing plumber more than four decades ago, Nintendo's future mascot was just a collection of pixels who didn't have a flamboyant Italian accent -- or even a name.

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Video games 'blending' with film, says 'Mario' movie producer

Video games 'blending' with film, says 'Mario' movie producer

Having created the most successful animated franchise of all time with "Despicable Me" and its spin-off "Minions" films, producer Chris Meledandri knows a thing or two about blockbuster movies.

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Brussels 2016 bombing suspect denies knowledge of plot

Brussels 2016 bombing suspect denies knowledge of plot

The main suspect in the trial of nine alleged jihadists accused of taking part in the March 2016 bombings in Brussels denied on Wednesday having any knowledge of the plot.

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Under French coastguard's eye, migrants cross into English waters

Under French coastguard's eye, migrants cross into English waters

Shortly after the sun rose Wednesday over the Channel, a small black dinghy weighed down by eight migrants crossed into UK waters, the latest illegal arrivals via this contentious route.

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