Mark Zuckerberg has announced Shengjia Zhao as the chief scientist of Meta Superintelligence Labs. Zhao co-created ChatGPT. He also played a key role in developing GPT-4. Meta has invested heavily in AI talent acquisition. The company has hired talents from Google, OpenAI, Apple and Anthropic. Meta will also spend billions on AI data centers in the US.
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India's Divya Deshmukh made history. She beat former world champion Tan Zhongyi. Divya secured a spot in the FIDE Women’s World Cup final. Koneru Humpy faces a tie-break. She drew with Lei Tingjie. The tournament highlights Asia's strength in women's chess. An Indian will play in the next Women’s Candidates Tournament. Fans hope for an all-Indian final.
Maurene Comey, known for her involvement in the Ghislaine Maxwell and Sean "Diddy" Combs cases, was fired by the Trump administration, raising concerns about political interference. The dismissal follows other departures at SDNY and renewed scrutiny of Epstein files. Critics suggest her family connection to James Comey and the Combs trial outcome contributed to her removal, potentially impacting prosecutorial independence.
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