Jan Leike, a leading safety researcher who resigned from OpenAI earlier this month, announced on Tuesday that he has joined the rival AI startup Anthropic.
Iranian state media reported on Monday that President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-liner who was considered a potential successor to the country's aging supreme leader, died in a helicopter crash.
Alexei Navalny, the imprisoned Russian opposition leader, has been relocated from the penal colony where he was serving his sentence, and his current whereabouts are unknown, according to his spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh. Officials at the Melekhovo colony stated that Navalny is no longer registered there. Concerns have been raised about his disappearance, especially as his aides expected him to be transferred to a stricter regime jail after an extension of his prison sentence. The move is believed to be connected to recent announcements about elections in Russia.
In an unexpected turn of events, a Republican senator from the United States has thrown down the gauntlet and challenged a prominent labor leader to a physical fight. While political debates and disagreements are nothing new, this particular challenge has left people both amused and perplexed.
Enrique Tarrio, once the leader of the Proud Boys, received a 22-year prison sentence for his role in planning the 6 January 2021 US Capitol attack. This is the harshest punishment given to date for this event. Tarrio, 39, wasn't present at the Capitol on the day but was instrumental in mobilizing the far-right group. While departing the court, he flashed a peace or victory sign.
Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and songwriter renowned for his involvement with the Canadian-American group The Band, has passed away at the age of 80.