Le Show; February 26, 2023

from deep inside your audio device. Hey, it's cold in here. It's a crypto winner. Minance. I didn't say finance. I said finance. The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange is struggling to hold on to assets. In the wake of the collapse of rival FTX, the handy work of Sam Banks to fraud at a bankman freed. Investors have been pulling their crypto in recent weeks, according to Forbes, despite assurance from Binance's CEO Chang Peng Zhao that the situation stabilized outflow outflows are accelerating. Customers a couple weeks ago, a week ago, withdrew a net $360 million, according to crypto data. Another data source broke the news that Binance had lost $3 billion of assets over the

previous week. So it's not looking good on nearly a quarter Binance assets left the exchange in less than two months. Forbes reached out to Binance seeking comments, didn't receive a response, although they saw some bubbles. It's a crypto winner. Ladies and gentlemen, hello, welcome to Lucho. Last night in a good hotel, I was shopping today for June. The wind rushed around this dirty town of the children led out from their school. I was standing on a noisy corner waiting for the walking green. Across the street he

stood and he played real good on his clarinet for free. Now me I play for fortune and these velvet curtain calls. I got a black rose and the finest lady escorting me to this hall. I'll play if you have some money or if you're a friend to me. But that one man bare by the quick lunch

damn. He was just playing real good for free. Nobody, nobody stopped to hear him. But he played so sweet and so high. They knew he'd never been on their TV screen. So they passed his music by. I meant to go over and ask for a song. Maybe put on a harmony. I could still hear his refrain as the signal changed.

He was just playing real good for free. From New Orleans, this is Lucio. Hello ladies and gentlemen, I'm Harry Sheerah. Welcome you there too. And now. Well chatbots are taking over. You know what they are, right? They're automated word spouters. The artificial intelligence chatbot chat GTGPT has taken

the world by storm according to Nature magazine. And now it's made its formal debut in the scientific literature, racking up at least four authorship credits on published papers. And preprints journal editors, researchers and publishers are now debating the place of such tools in the published literature. And whether it's appropriate to cite the bot as an author, well that's a thing. Publishers are racing to create policies for the chatbot. Then you have to ask with the chatbot, chatbot abide by the policies. No, for the people who edit and publish the publications would be following the policies, the chatbots, just doing its thing. It's a large language model and LLM, which generates convincing sentences by mimicking the statistical patterns of language from a huge database of text collated from

the internet. It's already disrupting sectors, including academia. In particular, it's raising questions about the future of university essays and research production, as well as cheating in classrooms. Publishers and preprint servers, they print journal articles before they're peer-reviewed and accepted for actual publication, agree that AIs, such as chat GPT, do not fully, they criteria for a study author because they can't take responsibility for the content and integrity of scientific papers. Some publishers say that an AIs contribution to writing papers can be acknowledged in sections other than the author list. In one case, an editor told nature that chat GPT had been cited as a co-author in error, and the journal would correct this. Chat GPT is about one of twelve authors, is one of about twelve

authors, on a preprint about using the tool for medical education. In a repository called Med Archive, the team behind it is discussing whether it's appropriate to use and credit AI tools when writing studies. We need to distinguish the formal role of an author of a scholarly manuscript from the more general notion of an author as the writer of a document, says the head of Med Archive. Arthur's authors take on legal responsibility for their work, he says, so only people should be listed. I think that's fair. It's got to be some role for people. An editorial in the journal Nurse Education and Practice It's Month credits the AI as a co-author, alongside Shabon O'Connor Health Technology Researcher at the University of Manchester in the UK. Roger Watson, the journal's editor-in-chief says this credit,

slip through an error, and we'll soon be corrected. That was an oversight on my part. He says because editorials go through a different management system from research favors. Well, of course they do. And Alex Jacques O'ronkov, chief executive of Insidico Medicine, an AI-powered drug discovery company in Hong Kong, credited at chat GPT as a co-author of an article in the journal Onko Science last month. He says his company has published more than 80 papers produced by generative AI tools, generative meaning they create either text or images. The editors-in-chief of nature and science say chat GPT doesn't meet the standard for authorship and attribution of authorship carries with it accountability for the work, which cannot be effectively applied to large language models, says Magdalena Skipper, editor-in-chief

of nature in London. We would not allow AI to be listed as an author on a paper we published, and a use of AI-generated text without proper citation could be considered plagiarism. That's the comment from Holden Thorpe, editor-in-chief of the science family of journals in Washington D.C. It's a family. And that does raise the question of whether bots that create new images based on already existing artwork are engaging in plagiarism, but that's a question for another time. Meanwhile, a 2016 video that Tesla used to mode its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have. This is Reuters quoting testimony by a senior engineer,

not a junior engineer. The video which remains archived on Tesla's website was released in October of 2016 and was promoted on Twitter by Elon Musk as evidence that, quote, Tesla drives itself, unquote, Elon Musk in 2016. But the model X was not driving itself with technology Tesla had deployed. That's the word from Ashok Elu Swarmy, director of auto pilot software Tesla. He sang it in a transcript of a July deposition taken as evidence in a lawsuit against Tesla for a 2018 fatal crash involving a former Tesla engineer. They previously unreported testimony by Elu Swarmy represents the first time a Tesla employee has confirmed and detailed how the video was produced. The video itself

carries a tagline saying, the person and the driver's seat is only there for legal reasons. He is not doing anything. The car is driving itself, unquote. Elu Swarmy said Tesla's autopilot team set out to engineer and recorded a demonstration of the system's capabilities at Musk's request. Elu Swarmy Musk and Tesla did not respond to Reuters' request for comment. However, the company is warned drivers they must keep their hands on the wheel and maintain control of their vehicles while using, quote, autopilot, unquote. Its features do not make the vehicle autonomous. The company says, on its website, to create the video that Tesla used 3D mapping on a predetermined course from a house in Menlo Park, California to Teslas, then HQ in Palo Alto. Drivers intervened

to take control in test runs when trying to show the Model X could park itself with no driver, a test car crashed into a fence in Teslas parking lot. Quote, the intent of the video was not to accurately portray what was available for customers in 2016. It was to portray what was possible to build into the system. Elu Swarmy testified. When Tesla released the video, Musk tweeted, quote, Tesla drives itself, no human input at all, through urban streets to highway to streets, then finds a parking spot, unquote, Elon Musk. Tesla faces lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny over its driver assistance systems. New York Times in 2021 reported that Tesla engineers had created the video to promote autopilot without disclosing the route had been mapped in advance, or that a car had crashed and

trying to complete the shoot, citing anonymous sources. When asked if the 2016 video showed the performance of the Tesla autopilot system available in a production car at the time, Elu Swarmy said, it does not. His deposition occurred in a lawsuit against Tesla over a 2018 crash in Mountain View that killed engineer Walter Wang. The lawyer who represents Wang's widow told writers it was obviously misleading to feature that video without any disclaimer or asterisk. The asterisk would have been good. The asterisk would also be a good name for a model of the car. You'll feel like it's driving when you're sitting in an asterisk. The fatal crash was likely caused by Wang's distraction and the limitations of autopilot. Elu Swarmy said drivers could fool the system,

making a Tesla system believe they were paying attention based on feedback from the steering wheel when they weren't. But he said he saw no safety issue with autopilot. If drivers were paying attention, auto drivers, I guess. An asterisk and finally in the news of a smart world, an Australian personal trainer's apple watch inadvertently summoned 15 police to a suspected shooting that wasn't from the British tech journal. Sydney man, like Florida man, but from Sydney, Jamie Elaine was running a boxing class with a client punching away at pads on his hands. As the client pounded the pads, sufficient force was imparted to activate Apple's Siri voice assistant due to the pressure of his wrist against the watch. Elaine said he took off his watch because Siri kept interrupting and could not make sense of

instructions issued his client to punch in certain combinations, like one, one, two, which happens to be down under an emergency telephone number. Those instructions included remarks about the quality of the client's shots, boxing parlance for punches. Unbeknownst to Elaine, Siri had jumped to conclusions and soon police and ambulances were swarming the gym where he was holding his session. Elaine posted images of the boys and blue to his Instagram. He later told news.com.au. He has since disabled Siri on his Apple watch. It's a smart, smart, smart, smart, smart world. Now news of the godly. Deadline Rome. The Vatican has ordered a prominent French priest who advised the Vatican for years

on matters of sex and homosexuality to cease his psychotherapy practice. This follows allegations that he sexually abused men in his care. It's from the AP. But the Vatican didn't defrock or otherwise sanction the Reverend Tony Anatrella. This despite several well-documented complaints against him in further evidence of the Holy Seas reluctance to punish priests who abuse adults with the harshest measures. And this especially when the crimes occurred a long time ago. French and Catholic media over the years have reported claims by several men and seminarians who were sent to Anatrella because they exhibited homosexual tendencies only to then be allegedly subjected to sexualized therapy with him. Anatrella had been considered one of the Catholic

church's foremost experts on homosexuality and had served as a consulting member of the Vatican's family and health offices. Church teaching considers homosexual acts to be intrinsically disordered. And the Vatican in 2005 issued a policy aimed at keeping men with so-called deep-seated homosexual tendencies from becoming priests. In a statement this week the Paris Archdiocese noted that the French justice system hadn't prosecuted Anatrella criminally because the allegations against him exceeded, say it with me now, the statute of limitations. The statement said the Vatican's de-castory, Ouch, sounds painful, for the doctrine of the faith which handles abuse cases issued one measure against Anatrella after a church trial initiated in 2016 to immediately renounce all professional activities as a therapist. Additionally the Paris Archdiocese formally

asked Anatrella to cease all publications. He is the author of over a dozen books on gender studies marriage and family life. It forbade him from hearing confession and asked him to lead a reserved life of prayer. The request was merely a warning under the penalty of canonical sanctions suggesting even the Archdiocese was unwilling or unable to impose harsher penalties on him. The newspaper of the Italian bishops' conference Avonini had reported in 2018 that Anatrella's church lawyers had argued that he committed no canonical crimes. Vatican has norms for sanctioning priests who sexually abuse minors up to and including removing them from the priesthood. And the Vatican regularly waives the statute of limitations for cases involving abuse of minors.

But the Vatican's in-house legal code has only recently begun to recognize abuses against adults and the abuses of authority and spiritual abuses that often accompany some such crimes. Meanwhile the Archbishop of Canterbury will not personally use proposed new prayers to bless same-sex couples. The Church of England said this week it wants to offer blessings to gay couples, but wouldn't not allow priests to marry them. The Archbishop, just in Wellby, said he celebrates the change but has a, quote, responsibility for the whole communion. Unquote, church also, at the same time, issued a formal apology for the, quote, shameful times that had rejected or excluded LGBTQI plus people. In contrast to Archbishop Wellby's stance, the Archbishop of York, says he will offer the prayers which he believes puts the church

in a better place. He became tearful as he made his statement. Easy there, Archbishop. Earlier this week, bishops told the BBC the church would not change a teaching to allow priests to marry same-sex couples, but that it will offer, quote, prayers of dedication thanks giving or God's blessing, unquote, to gay couples following a civil marriage or partnership. Their proposal will be debated at the Church's equivalent of parliament, the general synod next month. Same-sex marriage has been legal in England and Wales for more than a decade, but when the law changed, the Church, which is the established Church, in Great Britain, did not alter its teaching. Archbishop Wellby told the press conference this week he would continue to pray for all those who come seeking prayer and to pray with love, including those who were

gay, straight, or who had worries about their relationships. But I will, while being extremely joyfully celebrating celebratory of these new resources, I will not personally use them in order to compromise pastoral care. The Archbishop of York says, I'm really pleased that changing from my gay friends, although he acknowledges the changes not enough for some people. I wasn't expecting he says to get emotional, but I am, because I think it puts the Church of England in a better place. As if he will offer blessings, unlike Archbishop Wellby, he said, yes, I will. I mean, I completely support and understand Archbishop Justin's position, but his position is different from mine. Hmm, new to the godly.

Now let me tell you about the bees. Tests currently used to assess the safety of and text size are inadequate. Bees may potentially be affected more than previously thought. This is from the UK Press Association. Researchers from Queen Mary University of London, CUMULE, found that bees have different versions of a nerve cell receptor that is targeted by insecticides. The experts said their findings published in the journal Molecular Ecology Tom. Molecular Ecology. Very close. Suggest it may be impossible to accurately predict the impacts of insecticide and exposure on bees. Angela Whitwicka, lead author of the study in a researcher at CUMULE, said, we already knew the insecticides can harm beneficial pollinators

by affecting their behavior, their memory, their dexterity, their immunity, and their ability to reproduce. We now also know why insecticide can harm pollinators in so many different ways, unquote. The most commonly used insecticides, which include Neonicotinoids, target a nerve cell receptor known as a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. I'd like to receive some of that. These receptors are essential for the transmission of signals between nerve cells. Experts say insecticide safety evaluations have not taken into account that bees may have different versions of these receptors in different parts of the body. This shows that all parts of a bee could be affected by insecticide exposure, according to the researchers. The team also found that in different tissues, this receptor is made using different components. Use what you got. The researcher said major

differences are also seen between bees of different ages and between species. Professor Yennec Worm, who was also lead author of the study, said, quote, previous work showed that receptor composition affects susceptibility to the insecticides. He continues, we now found that receptor composition varies between tissues and between species given the variation we see in the neural receptor. Any conclusion about safety is premature. The testing process is too crude as is, unquote. Matt Shardlow, chief executive of the Bug Life Charity, not involved in the study, said, despite the huge negative impact on wild pollinator caused by Neonicotinoids pesticides, the lessons have not been learned. And so you know he's a Brit. And the pesticide approval processes have not been improved. This research underlines the importance of testing the impacts

of pesticides on a range of bee species and life stages before chemicals that can cause huge damage to nature are released into the environment. Told you about bees. Until one day she made it clear that I could never be the one. Then she met the outlaw Rodriguez. It was then better hard to find. Well, I would tell my son that I could only be a vegan. Just one night.

I can fast the heads with qualities that might attract a foolish girl. And effortless charisma, and clever way with the world. Now I'm just a drug store cowboy. You know how ever he meets a race. Still, I'd sound my son if I could only be a vegan. Just one night. In the course of time, a memory decided to settle down. I was getting too old to change that dream.

I'd wait to try to kick the round. But if the devil do want to talk a deal, I'd be willing to curse the light. Yes, I'd tell my son if I could only be a vegan. Still, I'd tell my son if I could only be a vegan.

Just one night. The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog says this week he was worried that the world was becoming complacent about the considerable dangers posed by the Russian-controlled Zaporegia Atomic Plant in Ukraine. Russian forces captured the plant, Europe's largest last march. It has repeatedly come under fire, has the plant in recent months raising fears. If you know a nuclear disaster or something, Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency is working to set up a safe zone around the facility, which would be nice. Rafael Grossi says, speaking to reporters in Kiev or Kiev, he said a nuclear accident could happen any day,

and reiterated the situation the plant was, quote, very precarious. I worry this is becoming routine. The people may believe that nothing has happened so far, so is the Director General of the IAEA crying wolf. He said when addressing reporters, during his visit to Ukraine, it, an accident, can happen any time, and my duty is to do everything I can to prevent that from happening. The IAEA says it has a permanent presence of up to four experts at Zaporizia. I guess that means some of them get to leave, occasionally, coffee in Romania, perhaps. Dateline Tokyo, the head of a UN nuclear agency task force, assessing the safety of Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the wrecked FUK plant into the sea.

He said this week, Japanese regulators have shown their commitment to comply with international safety standards. International concern over the plan has been widening. Last week, the head of the 18 nation Pacific Island Forum, which includes Eurostrea, Euronews Zealand and other island nations, expressed concern about any impact of radiation from the water on the livelihoods of people in the region. A region which suffered in the not-so-distant past from atomic bomb tests and urged Japan, did the head of the Pacific Island Forum, to suspend the plan. Quote, forum secretary general Henry Pune, the region is steadfast in its position that there should be no discharge until all parties verify through scientific means that such a discharge is safe. Unquote, the US National Association Marine Laboratories, more than 100 labs,

also expressed opposition to the plan, saying there was a lack of adequate and accurate scientific data supporting Japan's assertion of safety. Gustavo Coruso, the head of the International Economic Energy Agency Task Force, said his team visited the damaged FUK plant this week, witnessed the first of a series of inspections by the Japanese nuclear regulation authority before it gives its final go-ahead for the release of the tainted water. He said officials from the authority addressed all questions raised by the task force showed their commitment to following safety standards. Japan's government says the release is likely to begin some time in the spring or summer and continue for decades of tainted water being dumped into the Pacific at the request of Japan, the IAA, is reviewing whether the reparations for the discharge,

I think they mean the preparations, comply with international standards. The government and TEPCO say the tanks must be removed so that facilities can be built for the plant's decommissioning. The tanks are expected to reach their capacity of 1.37 million tons of water later this year. That's probably why it's going to take years to dump it in the ocean. 1.37 million tons. By the way, this story from the AP repeats what I've shared with you on occasion that the Tritium cannot be removed from the water, but most of the radioactivity is removed. It now, for the first time that I see, adds that low levels of some other radio nuclides also remain. Doesn't say what they are, or will be. The government and TEPCO say the environmental and health impacts will be negligible

because the water is going to be released gradually and diluted by large amounts of sea water. Some scientists say the impact of long-term, low-dose exposure to Tritium and those other radio nuclides on the environment and on humans is still unknown and the release should be delayed. They say Tritium affects humans more when it's consumed by fish first. Local fishing communities have fiercely rejected the plan. I guess they don't think that's a good advertisement. Eat fish, get more Tritium. They're saying they're badly hurt businesses. Already badly hurt. We'll suffer again due the negative image from the water release. Neighboring countries, including China and South Korea, have also raised concerns about potential health risks. There's a new reason for delay. You need a reason to delay completing a nuclear plan? I don't think so, but they got one anyway. Vibration issues revealed last week

inside one of the two nuclear units of total in Georgia. The vibrations occurred because critical pipe support bracing didn't happen to be installed. Witnesses at a state hearing revealed that this week calling the omission unusual and foreshadowing the possibility of more delays as testing on the new unit's progresses. Another witness panel before the Public Service Commission questioned the value of the entire project and presented testimony showing Georgia powers customers will pay far more for electricity in years to come as a result of the vocal plants delays and cost overruns. Last Friday, federal regulators at the NRC, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission echoed the company's Georgia powers assessment that the problem was not

a danger to the public. It was an apparent construction oversight, piping support in two of the four paths within the automatic depressurization system which provides a critical layer of protection against potential accidents. The Georgia Public Service Commission staffs lead analysts on the new units. Okay, that testimony. At the end of the day of safe shutdown cannot be achieved, these things will blow and flood containment, he said. Containment is the heavily fortified metal and concrete structure built around the nuclear reactor. William Jacobs, who conducted oversight of the Vodal Project for the Public Safety Commission since 2009, said it's common for issues to surface a nuclear plant during startup testing,

but the fact that critical braces for piping were apparently not installed to begin with is surprising, he said. It's not abnormal, but it is abnormal to determine that critical piping components per the design were not installed, he said. That's rather unusual. C. Tom Jones, the plant was supposed to be providing electricity by the end of March, as a result of this latest snag. Georgia Power Now says the unit won't be online until April, but it's possible the date could be pushed back again, each month a delay that results could increase the cost of the project by $15 million. That could also drive up the rates customers pay for the electricity in the future. The complications the latest headache for a project has been plagued by delays in enormous cost overruns. Both units are more

than six years behind schedule. Their total price tag has climbed above $30 billion, more than double what was initially forecast, a panel of public safety commission staff, did a review of the steadily rising cost to the eventual consumer of the electricity. That cost burdened they say now outweighs the benefits. The cost increases significantly reduced the economic benefit of the units on a cost to complete basis, and have completely eliminated any benefit on a life cycle cost basis, they concluded. Clean, cheap, safe, too cheap to meet our friend, the Adam. And now news of the Olympic movement. Produced by Jim ever saw the third. An army of not authorized immigrant workers is preparing next year's Olympic Games in Paris.

Being put together with the help of illegal workers, it's becoming a source of political and social tension in France. One Mollion immigrant worked eight to eleven hour shifts for 80 euros a day. Over time was never paid. Said one about his situation. I accepted because I know my situation. If you don't have papers, you do all the hard work, all the crappy jobs you have no choice. Everyone knows what's going on, but nobody talks about it. Another Mollion worker talking about it said, all these beautiful stadiums are built by poor people who are exploited. It's always eighty percent immigrants who do the work. You see Mollions,

Portuguese Turks, and the French he added in the offices. Well, that's the way it wasn't with World Cup. The Olympics be any different. And the lack of air conditioning in the rooms of the athletes village for the 2024 Olympics is raising concerns from some federations and athletes. The village will accommodate nearly 14,000 athletes and staff members in July and August of 2024. Games organizers have promised the event will be carbon neutral. The village will be converted into housing after the games. Said the head of Saudi Dayo, which is constructing the Olympic buildings and employing the illegal immigrants, quote, were building rooms where it'll be six degrees cooler than the outside temperature during the summer. He told the news conference, if the local organizing committee

later demands air conditioning, there will be air conditioning. He said while cautioning that that would affect the carbon footprint. He says it's a question for society. Do we collectively accept being at six degrees Celsius less and having an excellent carbon footprint or do we say it's not okay and we're waiting to downgrade the carbon footprint. That's 11 degrees Fahrenheit. Possibility of another scorching summer with temperatures in the hundreds has been taken into account. That's what organizers said last year, but the reassurances have not appeased everyone. It's pretty crazy these scenarios have not led any changes since a high-ranking French sports officials. Olympic organizers have chosen to make 2024 an ecological project, and another sporting figure. But the invent of a heat wave, the well-being of the athletes is not

taken into account. Some sports federations are already looking for solutions, including finding accommodations elsewhere. If they continue like this, they will empty the village, she added. And they're thinking of using floor fans because it's a movement, and we all need one every day. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and their health plan apologized this week for a glitch that sent dozens of marketing emails to many customers. Late this week, social media was ablaze, according to the Pittsburgh business times. I've gotten over 20 messages in the last hour. One user wrote, others on Reddit and Twitter said they'd

received between 33 and 116. The emails had subject lines ranging from flu season this year, and so is UPMC anywhere care to be healthy for the holidays. Get your flu shot to join us on May 22 to celebrate women's health and spring into wellness. UPMC said on Twitter, it was where the problem with the emails and was working to correct it. Told the business times Friday morning, it had been fixed. Any an email issue occurred last evening, causing individuals on our lists to receive various marketing related messages. A spokeswoman said this issue has been resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience. They'd like London the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologized this week for taking off his seat belt to film a social media video in a moving car. A spokesman said Sunak made an error of judgment while filming a message for

Instagram from the back of the official government card during a visit to Northwest England. Hey, he visited the North, let a man alone. Spokesman Jamie Davies said the Prime Minister fully accepts this was a mistake and apologizes. The Prime Minister believes everyone should wear a seat belt, he said. Failing to wear a seat belt is punishing in the UK by a fine of up to 500 pounds or 620 dollars. I bet he's got it on him. And the BBC is apologized for not properly challenging the views of a vaccine skeptic who claimed on the air that COVID jabs cause heart damage. In a statement, the UK broadcaster said it should have been better prepared for a live exchange with Dr. Asim Melhotra, given his history of promoting vaccine hesitancy. The interview took place on the BBC news channel when he hijacked a conversation about cholesterol medication

to claim that coronavirus vaccines carry a cardiovascular risk. He was virtually unchallenged by the host Luquisa Burak, who simply asked that's been proven medically, has it? Melhotra replied, there's lots of data to support his claim before calling for the suspension of the vaccine roll out. The BBC said, quote, we agreed we should have been better prepared to challenge what Dr. Melhotra said, given his past comments about the vaccination program and we're sorry that this did not happen. Unquote, the guy with the fake accent. Deadline San Francisco, a Bay Area Rapid Transit Director has apologized for using racist language during a board meeting after a talk on racial equity. John McParthland has been a Bart Director since 2008. He's also a member of the NAACP. The 78-year-old said the phrase,

cotton picking inspirational in response to a presentation on Bart's racial equity work. He spoke to the San Francisco standard about the incident and apologized. He admitted the use of racist language, but pleaded ignorance. I quote, I'm quite frankly mortified. I would cause that much grief to anybody that I hold in that much respect. I pleaded ignorance and I ended up having a talk with the deputy general manager who gave me a quote out of a dictionary for the term that identified a degree of sensitivity for the African American community. I'm sincerely sorry. I'm acknowledging my ignorance and sincerely apologize. And that's that cotton pick and drink. No, he didn't. He didn't say that. Another BBC apology is apologized after pornographic noises were played on the air during live coverage of a soccer match. Apparently via a mobile phone that a prankster had hidden

in the studio. The noises interrupted the coverage presented by former England soccer player Gary Linnaker before a match on Tuesday. He later posted on Twitter a picture of a cell phone that he said has been taped to the back of the set inside the stadium. As sabotage goes, it was quite amusing. He said, but I prefer sabotage. No, at somebody else. The BBC appeared to be less amused and issued a statement saying we apologize to any viewers offended during the live coverage of the football this evening. A self described YouTube prankster tweeted that he was behind the stunt. Posted a video showing him calling the phone to activate the sounds. He'd been banding in October from all sporting events in England and Wales for two years after running under the pitch during a cricket match. Yes, they thought it wasn't cricket. Sorry about that. Waukeshra Police Chief

Daniel Thompson. This is Waukeshra, Wisconsin. I'm issued a statement apologizing after a firearm was discovered in his bag at the airport. Thompson said he was traveling in an official capacity to a conference to share Waukeshra's experiences at the Christmas parade a year ago. Before he left he was working. It did not check his carry-on bag that had his firearm in it, he said. Gun was founded Milwaukee's airport just before noon on Tuesday at a security screening. He was given a $767 fine. He said he explained to authorities his lapsen judgment when it came to double-checking his bags that he usually carries for work. I cooperated with their internal review of the incident. I'm embarrassed in the situation, home myself responsible. I believe in accountability and will be held accountable for the situation. I also understand that I am human and make mistakes. I'm

sorry for the negative of tension. This brought not only to me, but for the amazing community I served at the city of Waukeshra Police Department. Unquote. And speaking of sports ESPN sports commentator Stephen A. Smith, who makes a living giving hot takes, usage there from the LA Times, is backtracking after his dig at pop musician Rihanna, riled fans during an appearance, during Sherry Shepherd's Fox daytime talk show. Smith was asked about Rihanna's upcoming Super Bowl halftime show. Ladies and gentlemen, she's a lot of things she's spectacular actually, and congratulations on new Mama Hood. Smith said of the fenty founder before drawing a applause for the crowd. There's one thing she's not. She ain't Beyoncé. The crowd erupted into a wave of groans and booze with sparse cheers. We know she's not Beyoncé, the host of the show said.

After Smith tried to clarify by mentioning Beyoncé's previous Super Bowl performances, Sherry Shepherd said Beyoncé performed, but she's had her time. Now it's Rihanna. After intense reaction online, Smith posted an apology video to his Twitter account where he said he meant it as no respect. He called Rihanna a phenomenal and a sister and said she's going to be great during the performance. I don't know how he knows that yet. I want Rihanna to know you're a superstar, you're sensational, you're spectacular, you're a no joke, and you're a worthy person to be doing Super Bowl halftime show. Said Stephen A. Smith, who captained his Twitter me a culpa, apologies to Rihanna for my words. Gotta be more careful. Unquote. The apologies of the week ladies and gentlemen, a coffee-righted feature of this broadcast.

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