Verdicts in Hong Kong’s largest national security case to date, involving some of the city's best-known pro-democracy activists, will be delivered on Thursday, more than three years after the defendants' arrest. In 2021, 47 pro-democracy activists were charged with conspiracy to commit subversion under the sweeping, Beijing-imposed national security law for their involvement in an unofficial primary election. The mass prosecution crushed the city’s once-thriving political activism and dimmed hopes of a more democratic Hong Kong.
OpenAI's board only learned of the existence of ChatGPT when they saw it on Twitter, former board member Helen Toner said in an interview on "The Ted AI Show" podcast that aired Tuesday. Toner provided her first detailed account of the backstory behind the dramatic firing and rehiring last November of OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman, painting a picture of a manipulative executive who fostered a "toxic atmosphere". Toner said one catalyst for Altman's ousting was when two OpenAI executives reported instances of "psychological abuse" to the board.
Municipalities in British Columbia are asking for more time to comply with the province's new zoning laws. Introduced in November, Bill 44 requires municipalities to rezone in order to increase small-scale, multi-unit housing in B.C. The province set a June 30 deadline for local governments to change zoning rules to make it easier to build townhomes, multiplexes and laneway houses.The cities of Richmond and Coquitlam have requested an extension ahead of the deadline, citing a need to improve inf