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    Coldplay to headline Super Bowl halftime show

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    In this Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015 file photo, Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

    By Sandy Cohen, Entertainment Writer

    LOS ANGELES (AP) --

    Coldplay is headlining the Super Bowl halftime show, and a spokesman for the National Football League hinted that past halftime performers could join the band onstage.

    "That's where you'll have to tune in Feb. 7 to find out," NFL vice president of programming and media Ron Semiao said Thursday.

    Katy Perry starred in the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show in history earlier this year, when more than 118 million viewers tuned in to see her perform with Lenny Kravitz and her now-famous dancing sharks. Previous halftime headliners include Bruno Mars, Prince, Beyonce, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, U2 and the Rolling Stones.

    "The show has grown into the most important live music stage on the planet," Semiao said, recalling the halftime show at the first Super Bowl in 1967 featured two college marching bands.

    Coldplay's halftime set will be made up of hits, Semiao said, including hot tracks from the new album, "A Head Full of Dreams," out Friday. Coldplay confirmed the Super Bowl appearance on its website and social media pages Thursday.

    "It's official: we're performing at the @Pepsi @SuperBowl 50 Halftime Show!" read a post on the band's Twitter page.

    Coldplay will appear in a series of behind-the-scenes videos on Pepsi.com about the making of the Super Bowl halftime show, he said. The first features the band during a rehearsal for their recent performance on the American Music Awards. Coldplay frontman Chris Martin also shares his favorite Super Bowl memories. Other videos will focus on special guest performers who have yet to be announced, Semiao said.

    The Super Bowl will be held at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

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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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