The Kremlin has downplayed speculation about a quick summit between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky. At the same time, Donald Trump urged both leaders to meet and consider steps to end the war in Ukraine. The push for direct talks followed Trump’s meeting with Putin in Alaska last week. On Monday, he hosted Zelensky alongside seven European leaders at the White House. Trump acknowledged the war was difficult to resolve. He warned that Putin might not want to end the conflict. “We’re going to find out about President Putin in the next couple of weeks,” he said on Tuesday. “It’s…
Author: Grace Johnson
An Australian court has fined airline giant Qantas 90 million Australian dollars for unlawful sackings during the Covid-19 crisis. The company had dismissed more than 1,800 ground staff in 2020. Australia’s Transport Workers’ Union welcomed the decision. It called the fine the largest in history for breaches of industrial relations law. Court delivers a clear warning Federal Court Justice Michael Lee said the penalty must serve as real deterrence. He stressed that employers must know such conduct has consequences. Qantas accepted the ruling and announced it will pay the fine. The company admitted it caused harm to its workers. “We…
A US senator has launched an investigation into Meta. A leaked internal document reportedly showed that the company’s artificial intelligence allowed “sensual” and “romantic” conversations with children. Internal rules questioned Reuters reported the paper carried the title “GenAI: Content Risk Standards.” Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican, called its contents “reprehensible and outrageous.” He demanded access to the full document and the products it referenced. Meta rejected the claims. A spokesperson said: “The examples and notes in question were erroneous and inconsistent with our policies.” They underlined that Meta enforced “clear rules” on chatbot responses. These rules “prohibit content that sexualizes…