Parents of teenager who took his own life sue OpenAI
The parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine have sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT contributed to their son’s suicide, including by advising him on methods and offering to write the first draft of his suicide note. In his…
Police lifeguards rescue French tourist from drowning
A French tourist was rescued from drowning at the Medilla Sea in Tangalle last evening. According to the Police, the female tourist had been swept away by a current while sea bathing. She was, however, rescued by Police Lifeguard officers…
Sun directly over four cities of Sri Lanka today
The sun will be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka from today (28) until 07th September, according to the Department of Meteorology. As such, the sun will be directly above four (04) cities of Sri Lanka at around 12.11…
Above 50mm of rain expected in some areas today
Showers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts today, according to the Department of Meteorology. Fairly heavy falls above 50 mm are likely in some places in the Sabaragamuwa province…
Kalutara UC Councillor arrested over Fort Court bottle attack
Kalutara Urban Councillor Danuka Hettiarachchi has been arrested in connection with the incident outside the Fort Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday (26), where a police officer was struck with a bottle. Police said the councillor was taken into custody over his…
Six of Sri Lanka’s most wanted underworld figures arrested in Indonesia
Jakarta police, together with a special team from Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department, have arrested six underworld figures including several high-profile suspects, officials said. Among those taken into custody are Backhoe Saman, Thembili Lahiru, Kehelbaddara Padme, Commando Salinda, Panadura Nilanga,…
55 year old shot dead in Panadura
A 55-year-old man was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at his residence in the Alubogahawatte area of Wanduramulla, Panadura, police said on Thursday. According to the Police Spokesman, two men arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire before fleeing the…
SinLlama: Sri Lanka launches largest Sinhala LLM with 10 million sentences
Researchers at the University of Moratuwa have developed the country’s first large-scale Sinhala-only large language model (LLM), a breakthrough in advancing local language computing. The model, named “SinLlama,” was built by continually pre-training Llama-3-8B with nearly 10 million Sinhala sentences….
Delegation of the US Congress HDP calls on PM Harini
A delegation from the U.S. Congress House Democracy Partnership (HDP) called on Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya at the Prime Minister’s office today (27). According to the Prime Minister’s Office, welcoming the delegation, the Prime Minister emphasized the importance of the…
Borella sunken road : Police notice to motorists
The two inbound lanes to Colombo from the Devi Balika Vidyalaya roundabout to the D.S. Senanayake Junction in Borella have been closed, the Police said. According to the Police, the road has been closed due to cracks and a sunken…