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First Women-only Mall in Turkey

Emaar Square Mall at Turkey. ASDAA/Handout via Thomson Reuters Zawya
Emaar Square Mall at Turkey. ASDAA/Handout via Thomson Reuters Zawya
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First Women-only Mall in Turkey

Emaar Square Mall at Turkey. ASDAA/Handout via Thomson Reuters Zawya
Emaar Square Mall at Turkey. ASDAA/Handout via Thomson Reuters Zawya

Istanbul has saw the opening of the first “women- only” mall. Its owners expect it to be a center of attraction for Turkey’s visitors, especially women from the Middle East.

The ZERUJ Mall in Istanbul's Zeytinburnu district includes a total of 126 stores reflecting conservative Turkish women’s fashion.

After the opening announcement, social media platforms witnessed a wide debate on this new trend, and some said that men would be banned from visiting it. However, Mall CEO Zehra Özkaymak denied those reports, stressing that everyone, including men are invited to this center, noting "we have created an atmosphere to enjoy for all the family."

Özkaymak thanked all store owners and women entrepreneurs who have come to this path by believing in and trusting it, starting small-scale production in their homes five years ago.

She also suggested that the mall could become an “apple of the eye” among many countries in of the Middle East.

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Microsoft's Linkedin Sued for Disclosing Customer Information to Train AI Models

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Microsoft's Linkedin Sued for Disclosing Customer Information to Train AI Models

FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen between displayed US flag and Linkedin logo in this illustration picture, August 30, 2018. To match Exclusive LINKEDIN-CHINA/ESPIONAGE REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen between displayed US flag and Linkedin logo in this illustration picture, August 30, 2018. To match Exclusive LINKEDIN-CHINA/ESPIONAGE REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Microsoft's LinkedIn has been sued by Premium customers who said the business-focused social media platform disclosed their private messages to third parties without permission to train generative artificial intelligence models.
According to a proposed class action filed on Tuesday night on behalf of millions of LinkedIn Premium customers, LinkedIn quietly introduced a privacy setting last August that let users enable or disable the sharing of their personal data, Reuters said.
Customers said LinkedIn then discreetly updated its privacy policy on Sept. 18 to say data could be used to train AI models, and in a "frequently asked questions" hyperlink said opting out "does not affect training that has already taken place."
This attempt to "cover its tracks" suggests LinkedIn was fully aware it violated customers' privacy and its promise to use personal data only to support and improve its platform, in order to minimize public scrutiny and legal fallout, the complaint said.
The lawsuit was filed in the San Jose, California, federal court on behalf of LinkedIn Premium customers who sent or received InMail messages, and whose private information was disclosed to third parties for AI training before Sept. 18.
It seeks unspecified damages for breach of contract and violations of California's unfair competition law, and $1,000 per person for violations of the federal Stored Communications Act.
LinkedIn said in a statement: "These are false claims with no merit."
A lawyer for the plaintiffs had no immediate additional comment.
The lawsuit was filed several hours after US President Donald Trump announced a joint venture among Microsoft-backed OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank, with a potential $500 billion of investment, to build AI infrastructure in the United States.
The case is De La Torre v. LinkedIn Corp, US District Court, Northern District of California, No. 25-00709.