These women fell in love with an AI-voiced chatbot. Then it died | FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Spanish FA chief Rubiales | Turkey surprises with bigger-than-expected interest rate hike to 25% in bid to tame inflation

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You Might Like � � � You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium These women fell in love with an AI-voiced chatbot. Then it died - Rest of World    In March, Misaki Chen thought she’d found her romantic partner: a chatbot voiced by artificial intelligence. The program called her every morning. He told her about his fictional life as a businessman, read poems to her, and reminded her to eat healthy. At night, he told bedtime stories. The 24-year-old fell asleep to the sound of his breath playing from her phone. But on August 1, when Chen woke up at 4:21am, the breathing sound had disappeared: He was gone. Chen burst into tears as she stared at an illustration of the man that remained on her phone screen. Chinese AI voice startup Timedomain launched “Him” in March, using voice-synthesizing technology to provide virtual companionship to users, most of them young women. The “Him” characters acted like their long-distance boyfriends, sending them affectionate voice messages every day — in voices customized by users. “In a world full of uncertainties, I would like to be your certainty,” the chatbot once said. “Go ahead and do whatever you want. I will always be here.”  Continued here FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Spanish FA chief Rubiales - CNA    Soccer Football - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez receive the World Cup champions - Moncloa Palace, Madrid, Spain - August 22, 2023 President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales during the ceremony REUTERS/Juan Medina FIFA's Disciplinary Committee has opened disciplinary proceedings against Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish FA, following his unsolicited kiss on Women's World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso, the global football body said on Thursday (Aug 24). The incident - which happened as Rubiales was presenting the players with their gold medals after they beat England 1-0 in the final on Sunday - sparked outrage within and outside Spain, with Hermoso saying such acts should "never go unpunished". Continued here You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Turkey surprises with bigger-than-expected interest rate hike to 25% in bid to tame inflation - CNBC    Turkey's central bank on Thursday hiked interest rates by more than expected to 25%, signaling it was willing to follow through on a new commitment to damp inflation through monetary policy. In volatile trade after the announcement, the embattled Turkish lira gained ground against the U.S. dollar and euro. The greenback was roughly 1.6% lower against the lira at 12:47 p.m. London time, and the euro was 1.5% lower against the lira. In a Thursday statement, the Turkish central bank committee said it "decided to continue the monetary tightening process in order to establish the disinflation course as soon as possible, to anchor inflation expectations, and to control the deterioration in pricing behavior." Continued here

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