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McDonald's opens misconduct unit after UK allegations
McDonald's opens misconduct unit after UK allegations
by  AFP

McDonald's UK has opened a specialist unit to investigate allegations of racial and sexual misconduct exposed by the BBC, its boss announced Friday. The EHRC was also examining the allegations at McDonald's UK, which has 177,000 staff. bcp/gw

Tech titans promise watermarks to expose AI creations
Tech titans promise watermarks to expose AI creations
by  AFP

The White House said Friday that OpenAI and others in the artificial intelligence race have committed to making their technology safer with features such as watermarks on fabricated images. Worry that imagery or audio created by artificial intelligence will be used for fraud and misinformation has ramped up as the technology improves and the 2024 US presidential election gets closer.

Top rice supplier India bans some exports
Top rice supplier India bans some exports
by  AFP

The world's biggest rice exporter India has banned some overseas sales of the grain "with immediate effect", the government said, in a move that could drive international prices even higher. The increase came even after the government banned broken rice shipments and imposed a 20 percent export tax on white rice in September.

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