New Amazon Series Spotlights Elephant Poaching in India

In 2015, a 62-year-old man named Kunjumon Devasey from a remote village in Kerala arrived at his local forest division office to turn himself in. His crime: for nearly two years, the former forest watcher was an accomplice to a ring of poachers who had killed over 20 elephants in the southern Indian state. Devasey’s … Read more

Chaos at OpenAI adds fuel to the AI talent poaching war

Salesforce among the first to make blanket offers With most of OpenAI’s employees threatening to leave following Sam Altman’s ousting, company rivals might be missing the biggest opportunity of the year: poaching talent. As chaos at OpenAI and Microsoft, where Altman is headed now, continues, companies like Anthropic, Mozilla or Patronus AI could be attractive … Read more

A Thai construction magnate convicted of poaching protected animals gets early release from prison

A Thai construction magnate whose conviction on poaching charges became a rare example of the rich and influential facing justice in the country was freed on parole, two months before his prison term ends ByJINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press October 17, 2023, 10:44 AM FILE – Thai business tycoon, chairman of Italian-Thai Development Plc, one of … Read more