Gmail’s new AI will soon write all your emails

May 12 2023

Google will soon be able to write all your emails for you. Gmail, the messaging service with well over 1.8 billion users worldwide, will be using their latest AI tech to create emails with just one prompt.

The feature is called ‘Help Me Write’, and will incorporate information from previous emails as well as elaborate on details on its own if the ‘writer’ (can we still call them as such anymore?) wishes to do so.

Google boss Sundar Pichai revealed the new development at the annual I/O conference, demonstrating how it could draft a letter to an airline demanding a refund for a cancelled flight.

This of course rivals giants like ChatGPT and Bard, and comes as experts in the field call for more regulation and in some cases even an emergency pause.

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Sweden’s Loreen re-enters global Spotify charts at #103

May 12 2023

Following a goosebump inducing performance during the first Eurovision 2023 semifinal, Sweden’s Loreen and her song ‘Tattoo’ has just made a re-entry onto the global Spotify charts with #103.

‘Tattoo’ is the only Eurovision song on the Global Top 200 Spotify Chart, with the song being streamed over 1.4 million times on the music platform following her performance.

With 55 million streams on the platform alone as of time of the time of writing, Tattoo is also the #91 on the Global Shazam Chart.

Loreen, who has already won the Eurovision with her song Euphoria, is one of the favourites to take the award again this year, having left many absolutely dumbfounded with the return of her voice to the massive stage.

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Games of Small States of Europe announce Maltese athletes

May 12 2023

The Maltese Olympic Committee announced the names of team Malta, who will be representing XIX Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) on home turf.

Starting on the 29th of May, Malta will be represented by a mix of highly experienced medal winners to younger athletes making their debut at the GSSE.

The cohort is made up of some of the very best Malta has to offer.

Announcing the Maltese squad, MOC Director of Sport Charlene Attard, outlined the technical preparation and selection process which has been ongoing for the past months to ensure that the athletes forming part of team Malta are in excellent form.

“Athletes who were vying for a place on Team Malta have worked very hard to achieve this much-awaited call. Their preparation has been meticulous and well planned and we look forward to seeing the results of their hard work in the coming weeks” remarked Attard.

The official announcement was also attended by Chef de Mission Paul Sultana and MOC President Pace Bonello. Both levied praised at the athletes and appealed for the public to show their support for these representatives.

Here are the athletes:

Athletics

Claire Azzopard, Luke Bezzina, Lisa Bezzina, Nikolai Bonello, Rosalie Borg, Mireya Bugeja, Steve Camilleri, Luke Camilleri, Mireya Cassar, Dillon Cassar, Antonella Chouhal, Joelle Cortis, Alessia Cristina, Peppijna Dalli, Jean Paul Debono, Gaetano Di Franco, Luke Farrugia, Matthew Galea Soler, Ian Paul Grech, Beppe Grillo, Sana Grillo, Jordan Gusman, Armani James, Dario Mangion, Claire McNamara, Gina McNamara, Lloyd Mhiripiri, Jared Micallef, Benjamin Micallef, Josepha Micallef , Luke Micallef Perconte, Bradley Mifsud, Rachela Pace, Thea Parnis Colerio, Graham Pellegrini, Janet Richard, Daniel Saliba, RebeccaSare’, Carla Scicluna, Martha Spiteri, SimonSpiteri, Kay Testa, Charlotte Wingfield, Jeremy Zammit

Judo

Kris Bartolo, Isaac Bezzina, Francesca Catania, Kirsty Cauchi, Katryna Esposito, Sadek Khalaf, Valerian Ogbaidze, James Zahra

Sailing

Lacey Aquilina, Shaun Aquilina, Samantha Axisa, Jacob Azzopardi, Isaac Azzopardi, Aly Badawy, Nicolai Bartolo, Julia Borg, Kurt Borg, Katrina Briffa, Laidon Buhagiar, Mia Busuttil, Matthew Cachia Debono, Ryder Croft, Ella Demicoli, Alexandr Denisiuc, Emily Fenech, Matthew Flores, Crispin Gauci Peresso, Marianne Heller, Jake Mallia, Gary Mercieca, Lara Merten, Katrina Micallef, Jonas Micallef, Michela Mifsud , Gregory Mifsud Orlando, Michela Mizzi, Aleksandra Nagrudnaia, Maria Nagrudnaya, Dimitrios Pipi – Vertsonis, Maya Podesta, Leonardo Procopio, Luke Rausi, Matthias Spiteri, Tomek Vaccaro, Timmy Vassallo, Benjamin Vassallo, Sophie Villette, Jean Zahra

Shooting

Marcello Attard, Gianluca Azzopardi Spiteri, Eleanor Bezzina, Mariah Busuttil, William Chetcuti, Clive Farrugia, James Galea, Mikela Galea, Matthew Grech, Nico Sciberras, William Vella.

Squash

Bradley Deguara Hindle, Annabelle Diamantino, Niall Engerer, Amke Fischer, Dean Gera, Kresten Hougaard, Johanna Rizzo, Mattea Saliba, Julian Scerri, Duncan Stahl, Colette Sultana, Lijana Sultana, Kijan Sultana, Daniel Zammit-Lewis.

Swimming

Mya Azzopardi, Victoria Balderacchi, Georgia Bohl, Dylan Cachia, Nathan Cachia, Sarah Demicoli, Francesca Falzon Young, Matthew Galea, Maya Galea, Sasha Gatt, Andrea Mallia, Simon Mallia, Nathan McCleve, Amy Micallef, Nirvana Micallef, Kyle Micallef, Michela Portelli, Rudi Spiteri, Michael Stafrace, Raoul Stafrace, Sean Wareing, Thomas Wareing, Thomas Woods.

Table Tennis

Daniel Bajada, Anthea Cutajar, Gabriel Grixti, Camella Iacob, Viktoria Lucenkova, Dmitrij Prokopcov, Renata Strbikova, Felix Wetzel,

Tennis

Matthew Asciak, Francesca Curmi, Alex DeGabriele, Liam Delicata, Elaine Genovese, Emma Montebello, Matija Pecotic, Helen Pellicano.

For the two team sports, Basketball and Rugby 7s, a provisional squad has been selected, with the final squads being announced closer to the Games.

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1,000 duplicate tax refund cheques mistakenly posted

May 12 2023

It was revealed by the Commissioner for Revenue that 1,000 duplicate cheques were printed and posted by mistake during the printing process of the tax refund cheques.

952 of these were addressed to people living in Marsaxlokk, with 48 others to people living in Żebbuġ.

Those who received the cheques by mistake will be receiving instructions by mail as to how to return the extra cheque. Banks have been reportedly notified to issue a stop payment on these same cheques.

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