Former ByteDance Intern Accused of Sabotage Among Winners of Prestigious AI Award

Keyu Tian and his coauthors won the Best Paper Award at the annual NeurIPS machine-learning conference for their work on a new technique for generating images. Some have objected to the decision.

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TikTok-owner ByteDance takes lead in race to capitalise on AI in China

Beijing-based company has lured top AI talent from local rivals while becoming China’s biggest buyer of Nvidia chips
Financial Times - 10h
Russian authorities arrest dual Russian German citizen on sabotage accusations

Russia’s top domestic security agency says it has arrested a dual Russian German citizen accused of planning to blow up railway tracks on orders from Ukrainian intelligence
ABC News - 3d
Amnesty International Accuses Israel of Genocide in Gaza

Israel rejected the charge — the first of its kind by a major human rights organization — saying it was “based on lies.”
The New York Times - Dec. 5
Amnesty International accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza

Amnesty International said it had found "sufficient basis" to conclude Israel had and was continuing to commit the crime of genocide in Gaza.
CBS News - Dec. 5
Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians

Amnesty International said Thursday that it had found evidence that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in its war in Gaza.
NBC News - Dec. 5
Amnesty International says genocide is occurring in Gaza, an accusation Israel rejects

Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attacks, ...
ABC News - Dec. 4
'Pickling a cucumber changed my life' says TikTok award winner

A film parody actor, a pool cleaner and pickle chef are among those honoured at UK's first TikTok awards.
BBC News - Dec. 3
Sean Penn accuses Academy Awards of cowardice at Marrakech Film Festival

Sean Penn has blasted the organizers of the Oscars of being cowards who, in effect, limit the kind of films that can be funded and made
ABC News - Dec. 3
The winners and losers from the Gotham Awards as Oscars race heats up

There was also a surprise winner in the top category, best feature, which was won by A Different Man.
BBC News - Dec. 3