Moral values/ethics

Ex-Cambridge University professor at centre of plagiarism scandal found dead

British academic Jason Arday, who resigned from Cambridge University earlier this month, was reportedly found unresponsive at an address in south London.

Nolan changed The Odyssey to make a point about the leadership dilemma

In Christopher Nolan’s movie, Odysseus had to confront the challenge of ignoring the rules of Greek civilisation to defeat enemies of Greek civilisation.

Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism furore quits

Jason Arday - Cambridge’s youngest black professor when he was appointed in 2023 - has faced snowballing claims that he plagiarised parts of his PhD thesis.

The killing machines taking over men in Ukraine

A satellite image shows an overview of the Sevastopol power substation after Ukrainian drones knocked out power in the biggest city in Russian-held Crimea on June 24.

Courts cracking down on error-strewn AI-assisted legal briefs

Lawyers and litigants who submitted documents containing AI hallucinations were most often using mainstream chatbots, particularly ChatGPT.

China seeks to rein in risks from AI ‘digital humans’

China's cyberspace regulator issued draft rules in April on how "digital humans" are developed and deployed.

High-profile gaffes surrounding AI use offer cautionary tale

Mackenyu Arata plays Roronoa Zoro in Netflix's live-action series adaptation of One Piece.

News analysis

Indonesia’s new sex laws could turn bedrooms into ‘Batman traps’ for the unwary: Analysts

Activists protesting outside Indonesia's Parliament in December 2022 as a new criminal code is set to be passed.

Malaysia orders overhaul of dress code at police stations, government agencies after public outcry

In a Dec 8 incident, two women were stopped from entering a police station due to their attire.

Ex-Fed governor Adriana Kugler resigned after violating trading rules, documents show

The Office of Government Ethics on Nov 15 released Dr Adriana Kugler’s latest financial disclosures, which included previously undisclosed trading in multiple individual stocks in 2024 – some of which occurred during the Fed’s blackout period – in violation of the agency’s ethics rules.

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