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Actress Scarlett Johansson is threatening Sam Altman and his company OpenAI with legal action, Bailey Schulz and Jessica Guynn report, alleging they copied her voice for ChatGPT without her permission. |
Johansson, who provided the voice of the artificial intelligence assistant in the 2013 science fiction movie "Her," said ChatGPT's "Sky" voice is so eerily similar to hers that her closest friends could not tell the difference. |
Johansson said Altman asked her to be the voice of his AI system and, when she turned him down, he copied her voice anyway. |
Citi hit with racial discrimination lawsuit |
Is Citigroup discriminating against white people? |
That's the question at the heart of a racial discrimination lawsuit filed in federal court against the megabank by Florida customers who say they were charged out-of-network fees for transactions at Citi ATMs while customers of minority-owned banks were not. The plaintiffs are seeking class-action status, Jessica Guynn reports. |
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The operators of 99 Cents Only Stores recently announced they would close all 371 locations, Bailey Schulz reports. |
The announcement came on the heels of news that nearly 600 Family Dollar locations are set to close this year. Another 400 stores under the Family Dollar and Dollar Tree banners are slated to shutter in the coming years as their leases expire. |
Despite the large number of stores being shuttered, experts who spoke to USA TODAY say these closures don't mean the end of dollar stores ‒ despite some pushback from critics. Here's why. |
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Daniel de Visé covers personal finance for USA Today. | | | | In a statement Johansson said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tried to hire her and, when she turned him down, stole her voice. Altman denied the voice is hers. | | | |  | Plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit accuse the megabank of charging them ATM fees but not customers of minority-owned banks. | | | | A look at why dollar store brands like Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and 99 Cents Only are closing stores as Dollar General continues to expand. | | | | Popular seafood chain Red Lobster announced Sunday night it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Florida. | | | | When asked to provide references during a job search, it's essential to approach the right people and make your request thoughtful and professional. | | | | Only a few thousands Rubyglow pineapples were set to be produced this year. They've already sold out at Melissa's Produce in California. | | | | About 1,500 Target items have already seen price cuts in categories like food and household products and more than 3,000 others will in coming months. | | | | Singapore Airlines Flight SQ321 left London Monday, and needed to make an emergency landing Tuesday afternoon after it faced severe turbulence. | | | | The Fed's goal of keeping rates high until inflation falls to 2% has significant implications for consumers, investors and the U.S. economy. | | | | Together, the pandemic and Zoom have seeded an online therapy boom. Therapists say they have never been busier. | | | | |  | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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