Italy Has Banned Chat GPT

Apr 1 2023

Italy’s data protection authority has blocked the use of OpenAI’s advanced chatbot, ChatGPT, citing concerns over privacy.

The regulator said it would ban and investigate OpenAI with immediate effect, and added that the company had 20 days to address its concerns or face a fine of up to €20m ($21.7m) or 4% of annual revenues.

OpenAI told the BBC it complied with privacy laws. ChatGPT uses natural language processing to answer questions and can mimic different writing styles.

Millions of people have used the technology since its launch in November 2022, and it was added to Bing last month. Microsoft plans to embed it in its Office suite.

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Drag racing association collects €16,000 for The Malta Autism Centre during charity event

Apr 1 2023

The Malta Drag Racing Association successfully collected the sum of €16,074 during a charity event to raise funds for The Malta Autism Centre.

The event returned to the Hal Far Raceway after a 3-year absence, holding a day of events activities for the entire family on March 31st.

Car enthusiasts and gearheads convened to Hal Far for a jam-packed event featuring everything from drift rides to karting and everything in between to collect funds for the local NGO which provides specialised intervention to individuals on the Autism spectrum of various ages.

One of the event’s organisers, Mario Mifsud, took to Facebook to share his emotions after a very successful event for the motorsport community.

“For once I have no words, I am utterly speechless. Yes I was the coordinator for the MDRA for Charity 2023 and yes I have put a lot of effort in putting together this event. But this was your show. All of you who came a brought your hardware, your toys your passion with you at tha MDRA Malta Drag Racing Hal Far Raceway and the La Reve Karting Track”, he wrote.

Kudos to Malta’s motorsport community for the initiative!

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Car bursts into flames in Zejtun on Saturday morning

Apr 1 2023

This newsroom has been sent footage of a car catching fire on Friday night in Zejtun on Saturday morning.

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The police have since revealed that the driver of the car, a BMW, noticed something unusual whilst he was driving down Triq Vjal 25 ta’ Novembru. The driver pulled over to the side of the road, at which point the car caught fire.

The flames were controlled by local authorities and no injuries were sustained.

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Andrew Tate & brother Tristan released from custody & moved to house arrest

Apr 1 2023

Social media figures Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been moved into house arrest after a ruling by a Romanian judge.

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The ruling, made by Bucharest’s Court of Appeal, replaces the latest period of custody which was set to end on April 29.

A spokeswoman for the Tates has since revealed that the brothers were “ecstatic” with the situation, after being detained in December with ongoing investigations for rape, human trafficking and organised crime group formation.

Upon release, Andrew Tate stated that he had no resentment in his heart of the country of Romania, going on to state that he believes truth will prevail in the end.

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