Author: Bhagyashree Soni

Trade makes an attempt for Zach LaVine might be stalling out for the Chicago Bulls. Ayo Dosunmu and Patrick Williams are working by accidents. And Indianapolis is prepping for an All-Star weekend which may not function any Bulls gamers. Every Wednesday all through the season, Tribune writers will present an replace on what occurred — and what’s forward — for the Bulls, Sky and native basketball. ESPN report: ‘zero percent chance’ the Los Angeles Lakers commerce for Zach LaVine The window is starting to shut for the Bulls to make a midseason transfer to half with Zach LaVine. But with…

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, on the Hope Global Forums annual assembly in Atlanta on Dec. 11, 2023.Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOpenAI CEO Sam Altman says issues that synthetic intelligence will at some point turn into so highly effective that it’s going to dramatically reshape and disrupt the world are overblown.”It will change the world much less than we all think and it will change jobs much less than we all think,” Altman mentioned at a dialog organized by Bloomberg on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.Altman was particularly referencing synthetic basic intelligence, or AGI, a time…

Amazon trailers are parked at an Amazon Air gateway at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on Sept. 26, 2023.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesAmazon is rolling out a man-made intelligence device that may reply consumers’ questions on a product, a spokesperson confirmed, as the corporate continues to experiment with generative AI.The new function in Amazon’s cellular app prompts customers to ask questions on a selected merchandise. It then returns a solution inside a number of seconds, primarily by summarizing info collected from product opinions and the itemizing itself.”We’re constantly inventing to help make customers’ lives better and easier, and are…

Facebook co-founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sits in his seat inside a bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum for all U.S. senators hosted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 13, 2023.Leah Millis | ReutersMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg should participate in a deposition as a part of an ongoing lawsuit in Texas involving the corporate’s facial recognition expertise.Justice Jeff Rambin of Texas’s Sixth Court of Appeals mentioned in a Tuesday ruling that the state court docket has denied Meta’s latest petition “seeking relief from an order compelling the oral deposition” of Zuckerberg…

DAVOS, Switzerland — Bitcoin does nothing, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon mentioned Wednesday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum.”I call it the pet rock,” he added.Dimon is a long-time bitcoin critic. The financial institution chief mentioned in 2021 at peak crypto valuations that bitcoin was “worthless,” and he doubled down on that sentiment final yr in Davos when he advised CNBC that the digital forex was a “hyped-up fraud.” Bitcoin is buying and selling simply above $42,700, up greater than 100% within the final yr.”This is the last time I’m talking about this with CNBC, so help me god,” Dimon mentioned. “Blockchain…

One week after deciding to retain coach Matt Eberflus and fireplace offensive coordinator Luke Getsy and 4 different assistants, the Chicago Bears are already knee-deep in offseason drama. Who will exchange Getsy? Will the Bears draft Caleb Williams or one other quarterback at No. 1, or will they commerce down? And what is going to develop into of Justin Fields? The questions aren’t letting up, and as he does each Wednesday, the Tribune’s Brad Biggs takes a swing at answering them. Everyone is so targeted on this large QB determination, however given the weird quantity of Super Bowl-achieving coaches accessible,…

Baseball America unveiled its extremely anticipated preseason Top 100 Prospects record on Wednesday morning, and 4 Red Sox prospects made the lower. Shortstop Marcelo Mayer (No. 14), outfielder Roman Anthony (No. 21), catcher Kyle Teel (No. 62) and infielder/outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela (No. 94) every made the record. Mayer moved up one spot from final summer time’s in-season rankings, Anthony moved down two spots from No. 19, and Teel made a giant leap, transferring 23 spots up after debuting at No. 85. Rafaela re-entered the Top 100 after beforehand falling out, and outfielder Miguel Bleis fell off the record after lacking…

Sam Altman, chief government officer of OpenAI, on the Hope Global Forums annual assembly in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDAVOS, Switzerland — The rise of generative synthetic intelligence has dominated non-public and public dialogue on the World Economic Forum because the world’s largest expertise corporations, together with Salesforce, Microsoft and Google, briefly take over native storefronts as a present of drive to convention attendees.While 2023 highlighted the expertise’s capability, 2024 will likely be about growing the accuracy of outcomes in order that executives in high-stakes industries equivalent to hospitals and manufacturing…

Paul Patterson, Europe co-CEO of Fujitsu Services, giving proof to the Business and Trade Committee on the Houses of Parliament, London, on what extra will be performed to ship compensation for victims of what has been labelled one of many worst miscarriages of justice in British historical past.House Of Commons – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty ImagesShares of Fujitsu sank virtually 4% on Wednesday after the Japanese IT agency’s Europe co-CEO, Paul Patterson, mentioned compensating those that suffered due to the corporate’s defective software program was a “moral obligation.”The firm, whose shares had been the second-largest loser on…

BOYS BASKETBALL Zach Falls (37 factors), Trevor Jones (21 factors) and Liam Burns (10 factors) offered many of the scoring as Duxbury (5-3) downed Pembroke 86-73 win in Patriot League play. For Pembroke, Joe Delcore had 30 factors. Freshman Hunter Wood completed with 20 factors to guide North Quincy (2-7) to a 55-48 victory over Plymouth North. … Behind 14 factors from Caleb Baker, 13 factors from Blake Belcher, and 11 factors every for Ryan Baker and Evan Yakavonis, Whitman-Hanson (7-2) topped Quincy, 68-48. … Michael Porter poured in 22 factors and Brian Good posted a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double to…