If an Iranian taxi driver waves away your payment, saying, “Be my guest this time,” accepting their offer would be a cultural disaster. They expect you to insist on paying—probably three times—before they’ll take your money. This dance of refusal and counter-refusal, called taarof, governs countless daily interactions in Persian culture. And AI models are...
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Tech Executive Dies After Falling 2,000 Feet on Mount Shasta
While the Argentine hiker and entrepreneur, Matias Augusto Travizano, was descending the mountain, he fell down a glacier, the authorities said.
Amazon Faces Trial on F.T.C. Charges Related to Prime Service
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U.S. Asks Judge to Break Up Google’s Advertising Technology Monopoly
The Justice Department argued that the best way to address the company’s unfair advantage was to force it to sell off portions of its business.
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