Disney’s diversity chief Latondra Newton leaves firm – source

By Kanjyik Ghosh and Lavanya Sushil Ahire (Reuters) -Disney’s chief diversity officer and senior vice president, Latondra Newton, is leaving her role after more than six years, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. Newton plans to join the corporate board of another company and focus on the creative company she owns,…

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Exclusive-Taiwan on alert for Chinese-funded election interference

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government says China will try to interfere in key elections in January by illicitly funding Beijing-friendly candidates using communications apps or group tours, according to three internal security reports reviewed by Reuters. President Tsai Ing-wen’s government has repeatedly warned of China’s attempts to influence public opinion on the…

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YouTube to launch its first official shopping channel in South Korea -Yonhap

SEOUL (Reuters) -YouTube will launch its first official shopping channel for live commerce in South Korea on June 30, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday. South Korea already has a booming live-streaming commerce business led by tech giant Naver, making it a prime test market for the global heavyweight as the Alphabet-owned company focuses on…

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Ant Group confirms it is working on own AI large language model

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A technology research and development team at China’s Ant Group is developing its own large-language model (LLM), internally called Zhenyi, a spokesperson said on Wednesday, confirming reports in Chinese media. There was no further information on the public unveiling of the model, however. Chinese organisations have launched 79 large-language models (LLMs) dometically…

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