World News: 24 April 2023

FIFA no more? EA Sports rebrands its biggest game
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said last month it is planning to compete with EA Sports FC in the future, and will keep its video game brand alive. He said: "The new Fifa game, Fifa 25, 26, 27 and so on, will always be the best e-game for any girl or boy." His comments caused surprise, given the complex and expensive nature of making a game of this scale.

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£55bn withdrawn from Credit Suisse before rescue
Globally, up to a third of the 120,000 jobs at Credit Suisse are expected to go as part of the takeover, according to a report in the Financial Times last month. More than 5,000 staff work at the bank's London headquarters, including investment bankers, who are one of the groups most likely to face layoffs.

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YouTube case at Supreme Court could shape protections for ChatGPT and AI
The justices are due to rule by the end of June whether Alphabet Inc’s YouTube can be sued over its video recommendations to users. That case tests whether a U.S. law that protects technology platforms from legal responsibility for content posted online by their users also applies when companies use algorithms to target users with recommendations.

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Primo de Rivera: Spain to exhume fascist Falange leader
Spanish authorities began the exhumation of Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, a prominent figure in Spain’s fascist history, from a basilica near Madrid on Monday. The son of Spanish dictator Miguel Primo de Rivera, Jose Antonio founded the fascist Falange party and supported Francisco Franco’s military coup, which ignited the Spanish Civil War. In 1936, republicans executed him by firing squad. The Franco regime later glorified him as one of the main fascist martyrs.

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Russia's Sberbank releases ChatGPT rival GigaChat
Sberbank said what sets GigaChat apart was its ability to communicate more intelligently in Russian than other foreign neural networks. Russia's dominant bank has invested heavily in technology in recent years, seeking to reduce the country's reliance on imports, a process that has become critically important as Western nations have slashed exports to Russia and imposed punitive sanctions over Moscow's actions in Ukraine.

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Tourism booms in Jamaica after pandemic, overwhelms airport
In 2019, before the pandemic, the airport processed 4.7 million passengers, including citizens and visitors. The number of tourists to Jamaica peaked at 3.7 million in 2022, 70% of whom used the Sangster gateway. Sangster is managed by MBJ Airports Ltd., a consortium 74.5% owned by a subsidiary of the Mexican airports operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico and the rest by Vantage Airport Group of Canada.

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