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Arsenal: Thousands of fans stuck outside Emirates Stadium as turnstile issues delay kick-off
Arsenal: Thousands of fans stuck outside Emirates Stadium as turnstile issues delay kick-off
Thousands of Arsenal and Nottingham Forestfans were stuck outside Emirates Stadium on Saturday 12 August for their Premier League opener, as turnstile issues led to a kick-off delay. Arsenal have introduced a new e-ticketing system for this season and that was reported to be the delay at the turnstiles. Over 35,000 supporters were queuing up outside the ground just a few minutes before the scheduled 12:30pm kick-off and with empty seats in the stadium, the start was pushed back by at least 30 minutes. Footage broadcast by TNT Sports showed the chaos outside of the Emirates.
2023-08-12 19:58
India Is Starting to Reach the Limits of Its Russian Oil Splurge
India Is Starting to Reach the Limits of Its Russian Oil Splurge
From an island fort outside the heart of historic Mumbai, visitors can spot giant oil tankers unloading their
2023-06-28 05:00
Oil prices down ahead of key economic data in China
Oil prices down ahead of key economic data in China
By Katya Golubkova TOKYO Oil prices fell in early trade on Tuesday ahead of a slew of economic
2023-08-15 08:40
Lia Thomas' ex teammate Paula Scanlan slams priority given to trans rights over women safety
Lia Thomas' ex teammate Paula Scanlan slams priority given to trans rights over women safety
Paula Scanlan's concerns center around the need to balance inclusivity with the protection of women's rights and safety
2023-09-02 18:08
Brooks Koepka And Patrick Cantlay Are Playing Together at The Open, It Could Get Weird
Brooks Koepka And Patrick Cantlay Are Playing Together at The Open, It Could Get Weird
The Open Championship just revealed tee times for the first two rounds and one catches the eye for its potential to be tense. Brooks Koepka, who has been vocal in his displeasure for slow play, is paired with Patrick Cantlay, who has has been known to take his sweet time doing anything out on the course. Hideki Matsuyama, a bit leisurely out on the greens and fairways himself, rounds out the group.
2023-07-18 21:35
Hollywood AI backlash: What striking writers and actors fear about tech replacing roles
Hollywood AI backlash: What striking writers and actors fear about tech replacing roles
Hollywood’s actors and writers have both gone on strike for the first time since 1960 to protest against a number of decisions by major studios that include not just job cuts but also a potentially unsettling future in which they could be replaced by artificial intelligence. The leaders of SAG-AFTRA, the Hollywood union representing 160,000 television and movie actors, went on strike on Thursday, joining the industry’s screenwriters who have already been picketing for over 70 days. Among the many issues flagged by both the writers and actors in the protests has been how generative AI tools could replace their roles in the industry. Over the last decade, AI has found several uses in the movie and television industry, from de-aging actors, analysing patterns and behaviours of viewers on streaming platforms, bringing back the voices of late actors and even helping stitch together entire movie trailers. One of the proposals, as explained by SAG-AFTRA’s national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, feels like it is straight out of dystopian science fiction series Black Mirror. During a press conference on Thursday, Mr Crabtree-Ireland alleged that a proposal from Hollywood studios was to use “groundbreaking AI” to scan background performers and only offer them a day’s pay while the companies get to own the scans and use them for any project they want. “This ‘groundbreaking’ AI proposal that they gave us yesterday, they proposed that our background performers should be able to be scanned, get one day’s pay, and their companies should own that scan, their image, their likeness and should be able to use it for the rest of eternity on any project they want, with no consent and no compensation,” the executive said. “If you think that’s a groundbreaking proposal, I suggest you think again,” Mr Crabtree-Ireland said. A statement from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), that represents the studios, claims the “groundbreaking AI” proposal “protects actors’ digital likenesses for SAG-AFTRA members”. “We are being victimized by a very greedy enterprise... The entire business model has been changed by streaming and AI If we don’t stand tall right now, we are all going to be in jeopardy,” the actors’ guild president Fran Drescher said on Thursday. Follow along here for real-time updates on the SAG-AFTRA strike Writers who have already been protesting since May have also sought assurances from studios that their jobs would not be threatened by AI. With the steady rise of online streaming services looking to rack up user subscriptions by churning out endless amounts of digital content, writers on strike have sought new pay structures, guaranteed periods of work as well as better discussions on the limits of AI use. Members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) shared concerns that producers may seek to use AI to write scripts or at least use the technology to complete unfinished screenplays, and have also urged production houses to agree to safeguards around its usage. Screenwriters fear AI could be used to churn out a rough first draft with a few simple prompts and writers may then be hired after this initial step to punch such drafts up – albeit at a lower pay rate. Without further dialogue with studios, writers have raised concerns there could be a number of new ways that AI could be used to craft outlines for stories, fill in scenes and even come up with mock-up drafts. “There are ways it can be useful. But too many people are using it against us and using it to create mediocrity. They’re also in violation of copyright. They’re also plagiarizing,” Michael Winship, president of the WGA East, said in May. With these risks in mind, the WGA seeks more safeguards on how AI can be applied to the screenwriting process. Read More Hollywood actors and writers strike after ‘disgusting’ studios turn down deal. Here’s what it means for you Hollywood in historic shutdown as actors union joins writers strike: ‘The eyes of the world are upon us’ Cast of Oppenheimer walk out of UK premiere ahead of actors’ strike announcement What happens next as striking actors send Hollywood into meltdown? Issa Rae and Jamie Lee Curtis lead A-listers voicing support for actors strike Hollywood in historic shutdown as actors union joins writers strike
2023-07-14 13:28
Temasek-Backed Carsome Cutting Hundreds of Jobs to Reach Profit
Temasek-Backed Carsome Cutting Hundreds of Jobs to Reach Profit
Carsome Group, which operates a Southeast Asian used-car online marketplace, is cutting hundreds of jobs to reduce costs
2023-11-16 17:25
Your iPhone will soon be able to replicate your voice after 15 minutes of training
Your iPhone will soon be able to replicate your voice after 15 minutes of training
Apple on Wednesday announced a series of new accessibility tools for the iPhone and iPad, including a feature that promises to replicate a user's voice for phone calls after only 15 minutes of training.
2023-05-17 02:02
Sleep Number Launches its Biggest Sale of the Year for Labor Day
Sleep Number Launches its Biggest Sale of the Year for Labor Day
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 2, 2023--
2023-08-02 21:00
Kim Kardashian's 72-day husband Kris Humphries opens a fried chicken restaurant after career switch
Kim Kardashian's 72-day husband Kris Humphries opens a fried chicken restaurant after career switch
Kris Humphries posted on Instagram about the opening of Dave's Hot Chicken in Minnetonka, Minnesota, on June 30
2023-07-01 16:24
2023 Kopa Trophy nominees - revealed
2023 Kopa Trophy nominees - revealed
Current holder Gavi and Real Madrid superstar Jude Bellingham are among the nominees for the 2023 Kopa Trophy.
2023-09-07 01:15
'Shooting Stars' charts how LeBron James rose with an assist from his friends
'Shooting Stars' charts how LeBron James rose with an assist from his friends
LeBron James continues paving the way for his post-basketball media career, this time by producing a superstar origin story adapted from his book, "Shooting Stars," about how his hoops heroism came with an assist from a close-knit group of friends. Basically "It takes a village to raise an all-star," it's a familiar B-level sports story about the strains of success buoyed only slightly by its talented young cast.
2023-06-02 22:23