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OpenAI staff threaten mass exodus to join ex-CEO

OpenAI staff threaten mass exodus to join ex-CEO

Hundreds of staff at OpenAI threatened to quit the leading artificial intelligence company on Monday and join Microsoft, deepening a crisis triggered by the shock sacking of CEO Sam Altman.

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More than 200 mobsters get over 2,000 years in historic Italian mafia trial

More than 200 mobsters get over 2,000 years in historic Italian mafia trial

An Italian court on Monday convicted more than 200 mobsters and their white-collar helpers, the culmination of a historic, nearly three-year trial against Calabria's notorious 'Ndrangheta mafia.

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Mendy to sue Man City for unpaid wages

Mendy to sue Man City for unpaid wages

Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy is set to sue the Premier League champions after claiming he is owed millions of pounds in unpaid wages.

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Tiger and McIlroy's tech-golf series delays start to 2025

Tiger and McIlroy's tech-golf series delays start to 2025

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's tech-golf series TGL will postpone a debut season from next year to 2025 after damage to a specially built arena proved too much to overcome.

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Spieth replaces McIlroy on PGA Tour policy board

Spieth replaces McIlroy on PGA Tour policy board

Jordan Spieth was selected to replace Rory McIlroy as a player director on the PGA Tour Policy Board considering a Saudi-backed merger deal, tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced on Monday.

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Wales boss Page focused on reaching Euros automatically

Wales boss Page focused on reaching Euros automatically

Wales manager Rob Page said on Monday he wanted his players to ignore talk of a potential Euro 2024 play-off as they bid to snatch automatic qualification for the tournament.

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Stocks 'take breather' as traders eye Fed rate signal

Stocks 'take breather' as traders eye Fed rate signal

Wall Street indices rose and most European stock markets were little changed Monday as investors awaited further signs on whether the US Federal Reserve and other central banks are done hiking interest rates.

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Milei says could take two years to tame Argentina's inflation

Milei says could take two years to tame Argentina's inflation

President-elect Javier Milei said Monday that it could take between 18 and 24 months to bring Argentina's rampant inflation under control, as he outlined his plans to reform the economy.

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Dutch retiree helps solve mystery of strangely large bat penis

Dutch retiree helps solve mystery of strangely large bat penis

Scientists have solved the mystery of one of the animal kingdom's most disproportionately large penises thanks to a Dutch retiree recording bat sex in a church attic.

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Workers at Detroit's 'Big 3' ratify labor contract: union

Workers at Detroit's 'Big 3' ratify labor contract: union

Workers from Ford, General Motors and Stellantis ratified new contracts with hefty wage hikes, their union announced Monday, closing the books on an historic autoworkers strike at the three Detroit giants.

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