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OpenAI Engineer, Who Is Charged With Planting Bug, Advised Saudis

14 octobre 2026 à 22:27
The employee, now fired, had said he advised government agencies in Saudi Arabia. He was also listed as a partner at a venture firm with a Saudi prince.

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The San Francisco offices of OpenAI. According to a court filing, a thumb-size recording device wrapped in toilet paper was found plugged into the back of a television in an executive conference room.

They Came to Russia for Work. Now They Are Under Fire.

13 octobre 2026 à 05:01
Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries and warehouses have led to casualties among the foreigners easing Russia’s labor shortage.

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Smoke rising from an e-commerce warehouse near St. Petersburg, Russia, after a Ukrainian strike in July.

California Prepares to Ban Quartz Countertop Production

5 octobre 2026 à 09:57
The state would be the first to block an industry that has been connected to a deadly lung disease in workers.

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A California rule would ban any manufactured stone that contains more than 1 percent of crystalline silica.

Gunman Kills 2 Co-Workers at Virginia Rental Business

30 septembre 2026 à 22:31
A 37-year-old man shot three employees at an equipment rental business, then killed himself after a standoff with the police, the authorities said.

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Police officers near the scene of a shooting in Manassas, Va., on Wednesday.

Eiffel Tower Chief Resigns After Female Staff Moved for Hindu Group’s Visit

30 septembre 2026 à 11:27
Patrick Branco Ruivo, who ran the tower’s operating company, will step down after an internal inquiry cited “problems and shortcomings” over the moving of female employees.

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The Eiffel Tower in May. Staff at the landmark went on strike over a decision to sideline female employees during a group’s tour.

What We Saw in One Venezuelan Gold Town

28 septembre 2026 à 10:08
With U.S. support, traders arrived and cut deals. That investment has so far failed to improve the bleak conditions in the mining industry.

© Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times

El Callao, the town at the heart of Venezuela’s gold mining industry.
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