Russian President Vladimir Putin has stirred controversy by showing a preference for a Joe Biden presidency over former President Donald Trump, saying that Biden is a "more experienced, predictable person". The unexpected endorsement comes as Biden has been a vocal critic of Putin's leadership and policies, especially regarding Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Putin's comments, made in an on-camera interview with Russian TV, come in contrast to his previous praise of Trump as "outstanding and talented" before the 2016 US election.

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The Biden administration proposed a new student loan forgiveness plan on Thursday, targeting struggling borrowers in a more precise and legally viable manner. After facing setbacks, including the Supreme Court blocking President Joe Biden's initial aid package last year, the administration has pivoted towards drafting a loan forgiveness program that includes specific groups of borrowers. This revised plan focuses on individuals with balances exceeding their original borrowings and students receiving loans from institutions of questionable quality.

WHO WOULD QUALIFY FOR FORGIVENESS UNDER NEW PLAN?

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT and image generator DALL-E, said it was testing a text-to-video model called Sora that would allow users to create realistic videos with a simple prompt. The Microsoft-backed group said the new platform was currently being tested but released a few videos of what it said was already possible, with the accompanying input made to generate the video. The model could also take an existing still image and generate a video from it, the company said.

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Who is credited with inventing the video camera? When and where?

Thursday's answer: Over 123 million TV viewers saw Super Bowl LVIII, making it the most watched program since the 1969 US moon landing.