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Sean “Diddy” Combs Is Currently Reading This Book While On Trial
Foreign Celebrity

Sean “Diddy” Combs Is Currently Reading This Book While On Trial

If you’re wondering what Sean “Diddy” Combs is reading to keep his mind clear as he faces sex trafficking and racketeering charges, journalist...

AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacks
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AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacks

Books rest on a shelves at Langdell Hall, which houses the Harvard Law School library, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. Credit:...

A newspaper’s summer book list recommends nonexistent books. Blame AI
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A newspaper’s summer book list recommends nonexistent books. Blame AI

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The recommended reading list contained some works of fiction. It also contained some works that were, in fact, actually...

I was forced to burn my books to survive in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
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I was forced to burn my books to survive in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

When we were children, my siblings and I regularly spent our pocket money on new books. Our mother had instilled in us a...

‘The Best Man’ Book Series On The Way, First To Drop This Summer
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‘The Best Man’ Book Series On The Way, First To Drop This Summer

Well, it looks like that hit Peacock series wasn’t the “final chapter” after all, as filmmaker Malcolm D. Lee is bringing his beloved...

Meta allegedly used pirated books to train AI—US courts may decide if this is ‘fair use’
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Meta allegedly used pirated books to train AI—US courts may decide if this is ‘fair use’

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Companies developing AI models, such as OpenAI and Meta, train their systems on enormous datasets. These consist of text...

‘Picking up books and pens’ — One of America’s most influential person criticizes time spent by students on laptops in US schools
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‘Picking up books and pens’ — One of America’s most influential person criticizes time spent by students on laptops in US schools

Michael Bloomberg argues screens distract students from proven learning methods Students take 20 minutes to refocus after digital distractions True education happens through...

Israeli forces raid Palestinian bookstore again and seize ‘inciting’ books | Israel-Palestine conflict
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Israeli forces raid Palestinian bookstore again and seize ‘inciting’ books | Israel-Palestine conflict

NewsFeed Video shows Israeli forces raiding a Palestinian bookstore in occupied East Jerusalem where they seized books over alleged incitement of violence, just...

Between bombs and books: The lasting impact of war on Lebanese students | Israel attacks Lebanon
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Between bombs and books: The lasting impact of war on Lebanese students | Israel attacks Lebanon

The fierce stench of rotten food and burned furniture greeted 19-year-old Fouad Abou Mrad and his father when they returned to their home...