The Secret Terms of Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal
The Trump administration committed the U.S. to taking a large stake in a Venezuelan company, some of whose owners and investors are shielded from public view. The exact details of the agreement over o...
Sam Wood takes bid for bail over domestic violence charges to supreme court
Former reality star and wellness influencer stands accused of choking and assaulting wife at Noosa in Queensland Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Former reality television star Sam Wood will go to the Queensland supreme court seeking release from custody, more than two weeks after he was denied bail over allegations he choked and assaulted his wife. Wood, a 46-year-old wellness influencer from Melbourne, was arrested at Noosa on 4 October on domestic violence allegations. He was refused bail by a Queensland court, after police detailed evidence about a similar incident from Victoria about three years ago, and argued that his behaviour was “escalating”. Continue reading...
Canadian publisher Boréal ends relationship with novelist Thélyson Orélien over alleged use of AI
Author withdrawn from France’s Prix Goncourt last month has repeatedly denied using artificial intelligence to write novel The publisher of top-selling Haitian Canadian writer Thélyson Orélien, who was removed from France’s most prestigious literary prize list last month, has confirmed the author used artificial intelligence to help write his novel C’était ça ou mourir (It Was Either That or Die). Orélien has denied allegations that he used AI on his breakthrough novel and, last week, Canadian publisher Les Éditions du Boréal said it was standing by the 38-year-old writer. Continue reading...
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