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    Chadwick Boseman, Andra Day, Megan Thee Stallion among BET Award winners

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    Andra Day accepts the best actress award at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 27, 2021, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The honor recognized her performance as Billie Holiday in the Hulu feature "The United States vs. Billie Holiday." (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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    The 21st annual BET Awards returned Sunday (6/27) with a theme that focused on the “Year of the Black Woman.” Award-winning actress and producer Taraji P. Henson hosted the ceremony from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, where a live audience attended the nearly four hour show.

    “Celebrating Black women isn’t a fad or a trend it’s a forever mood,” Henson said, opening up the show. “There is more than enough room for all of us to thrive, because can’t nobody be like me and can’t nobody be you like you.” 

    Critically acclaimed rapper, actress, producer Queen Latifah received this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her “amazing success” throughout her decades-long career. Her “sisters in rap” including Lil Kim, Rapsody, MC Lyte and Monie Love all took to the main stage to honor  the entertainer with a performance of her classic hits, “Ladies First” and “U.N.I.T.Y..” Latifah’s, who got emotional during her speech, thanked her parents, siblings and business partner. 

    The evening was full of other winners including Megan Thee Stallion who was recognized as “Best Female Hip Hop Artist,” “Best Collaboration,” “Viewer’s Choice” and “Video of the Year.” 

    On the movies front, Chadwick Boseman was named Best Actor and Andra Day earned Best Actress distinction.

    Here’s a rundown of winners:

    — Video of the year: Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP”

    — Best female R&B/pop artist: H.E.R.

    — Best male R&B/pop artist: Chris Brown

    — Best female hip-hop artist: Megan Thee Stallion

    — Best male hip-hop artist: Lil Baby

    — Best new artist: Giveon

    — Best group: Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak)

    — Best collaboration: Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP”

    — Album of the year: Jazmine Sullivan, “Heaux Tales”

    — Viewer’s Choice Award: Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé, “Savage (Remix)”

    — Lifetime Achievement Award: Queen Latifah

    — Dr. Bobby Jones best gospel/inspirational Award: Kirk Franklin, “Strong God”

    — BET HER Award: SZA, “Good Days”

    — Video director of the year: Bruno Mars and Florent Déchard

    — Best actress: Andra Day

    — Best actor: Chadwick Boseman

    — Best movie: “Judas and the Black Messiah”

    — Youngstars award: Marsai Martin

    — Sportswoman of the year: Naomi Osaka

    — Sportsman of the year: LeBron James

    — Best international act: Burna Boy (Nigeria)

    — Viewer’s choice — best new international act: Bree Runway (UK)

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    Ex-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died

    Saturday, December 21, 2024
    Suchir Balaji poses for a photo in Hawaii in 2018. Balaji was a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who died in November 2024. (Balaji Ramamurthy via AP)

    Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT and later said he believed those practices violated copyright law, has died, according to his parents and San Francisco officials. He was 26.

    Balaji worked at OpenAI for nearly four years before quitting in August. He was well-regarded by colleagues at the San Francisco company, where a co-founder this week called him one of OpenAI's strongest contributors who was essential to developing some of its products.

    "We are devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news and our hearts go out to Suchir's loved ones during this difficult time," said a statement from OpenAI.

    Balaji was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on Nov. 26 in what police said "appeared to be a suicide. No evidence of foul play was found during the initial investigation." The city's chief medical examiner's office confirmed the manner of death to be suicide.

    His parents Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy said they are still seeking answers, describing their son as a "happy, smart and brave young man" who loved to hike and recently returned from a trip with friends.

    Balaji grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and first arrived at the fledgling AI research lab for a 2018 summer internship while studying computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. He returned a few years later to work at OpenAI, where one of his first projects, called WebGPT, helped pave the way for ChatGPT.

    "Suchir's contributions to this project were essential, and it wouldn't have succeeded without him," said OpenAI co-founder John Schulman in a social media post memorializing Balaji. Schulman, who recruited Balaji to his team, said what... Read More

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