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• Virgin Atlantic cut thousands of jobs after the pandemic struck in 2020.
• More than 200 former cabin crew members are suing the airline, claiming unfair dismissal.
• They say older staffers were unfairly targeted while those with little experience were kept on.

Virgin Atlantic is being sued by more than 200 former cabin crew members who say the

Although most view tic-tac-toe as a kid’s game, puzzle designers see it as a canvas. I think the game’s simplicity almost taunts people—is a 3x3 grid with only two possible symbols really going to stump you? Yet members of the puzzle community continue to devise ingenious little twists to keep the game fresh and…

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• OpenAI plans to pause ChatGPT's "Sky" voice after it was compared to Scarlett Johansson.
• The company has said the voice isn't an imitation of Johansson and belongs to a different actor.
• Many have compared the chatbot's voice to Johansson's character in Spike Jonze's film "Her."

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• Ukraine launched a drone strike on a key Russian air base on Saturday, sources say.
• Ukraine says many of Russia's devastating glide bombs are launched from planes at Kushchyovskaya air base.
• The bombs have become a central feature of Russian attacks

• Bill Gates has taken to social media to tout a new book focused on AI and education.
• The book is authored by Salman Khan, the founder and CEO of the educational platform Khan Academy.
• Gates has been optimistic about AI's impact on education but says we'll still need teachers. 

Bill Gates, the Microsoft

Normally, Microsoft’s Build is a straightforward (often dry) showcase of the company’s software and hardware developments, with a dash of on-stage coding to excite the developer crowd. But this year, the company is likely to make some huge AI moves, following its 2023 debut of ChatGPT-powered Bing Chat. Then, there’s new Surface hardware.

In fact, Microsoft has a showcase for new Surfaces and AI

If you mainly watch television on streaming services like Netflix and Max, you might be missing the one great community aspect of cable — live TV.

Launched in 2017, YouTube TV brings you what you're missing without cable — kind of. You choose a plan that's right for you, and you've got entertainment, news, live sports, and more at your fingertips. It's similar to other live TV streaming services

• Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash on Sunday in foggy conditions.
• An official said the rescue effort was made "extremely difficult" by darkness, dense fog, and rain.
• Kobe Bryant and other officials have died in helicopter and plane crashes after flying in heavy fog.

Flying a helicopter in fog can

Many of us will spend a lot of hours working in a browser window when sitting in front of a computer—and for two-thirds of people, that browser will be Google Chrome. To put it another way, Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts have the potential to save a lot of users a lot of time, meaning they can jump around the web…

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• Sam Altman is in the hot seat after a former OpenAI executive raised concerns about AI safety.
• The CEO said OpenAI had "a lot more to do" to address red flags raised by Jan Leike.
• OpenAI has been on the defensive over new products and reports that ex-employees are being silenced.

OpenAI has had a rough week.

The company has been on the defensive following

• Tesla chair Robyn Denholm joked that she wished Twitter, now X, didn't exist.
• Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk's posts on the platform have got him into trouble in the past.
• Denholm admitted to the FT that she has "tough conversations" with Musk over his posts.

Elon Musk's social media posts have a history of getting him into trouble — and Tesla's chair has