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GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 6, 2024-- W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend on its common stock of 50 cents per share to be paid on December 27, 2024 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 16, 2024. The special dividend announced today is the third in 2024. In addition, the Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 8 cents per share to be paid on December 27, 2024 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 16, 2024. Including the dividends announced today, the special and regular quarterly cash dividends paid year-to-date, and shares repurchased through September 30, 2024, total capital returned to shareholders during 2024 is approximately $768.2 million. Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company that is among the largest commercial lines writers in the United States and operates two segments of the property casualty insurance business: Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess. For further information about W. R. Berkley Corporation, please visit www.berkley.com . View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241206307124/en/ CONTACT: Karen A. Horvath Vice President – External Financial Communications 203-629-3000 KEYWORD: CONNECTICUT UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INSURANCE FINANCE SOURCE: W. R. Berkley Corporation Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/06/2024 04:15 PM/DISC: 12/06/2024 04:15 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241206307124/en
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OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT , revealed on Thursday that it is investigating issues that users are experiencing with the AI software as it fails to function for many. Numerous reports from ChatGPT aficionados on social media indicated issues with the software when it came to running queries — the bot wouldn't respond to them. Others mentioned seeing "internal server error" messages. According to DownDetector.com , the outage began around 1:30 p.m. EST and had started to decline about an hour later. Tyson Fury has X-rated reaction to AI scorecard from Oleksandr Usyk fight AI judge scorecard for Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk released in boxing first About 92% of users who reported issues with the software indicated issues with ChatGPT itself, while a small percentage said the issues stemmed from the website or the API. At approximately 2 p.m., OpenAI posted a message to its status page stating that ChatGPT, its API and its text-to-video generator, Sora, were "currently experiencing high error rates." An update to that post, which was added at 2:18 p.m., said the issue was "caused by an upstream provider," with the company stating that it was monitoring the situation. Click here to follow the Mirror US on Google News to stay up to date with all the latest news, sports and entertainment stories. By 3 p.m., there was still no word on when the situation might finally be resolved. DownDetector.com users vented their frustrations with the outages, with one user writing, "Being down on the day after Christmas is crazy?" "All i want are some practice tests," another user wrote, as others referenced previous occasions on which ChatGPT was down. In one, an angry commenter stated that it took four hours for the bot to get back up and running, complaining that, in the amount of time it would take OpenAI to fix the current issues, they would simply be doodling. DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter.
WESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — With the new year approaching, Lewis County Circuit Clerk Beth Burkhart reflected on her office's 2024 accomplishments and shared her aspirations and goals for 2025. Burkhart emphasized advancements in technology and enhanced efforts to public access to vital records as significant milestones over the past year. Looking ahead to 2025, Burkhart expressed her commitment to further modernizing the office to meet the evolving needs of the public. She aims to expand digital services and advance efforts to preserve documents electronically. "My goal in 2025 is to continue toward electronic preservation of documents, specifically case files, instead of using paper copies," she said. "The end goal is to have online access to public records. The only way we have that right now is in the form of a public terminal, so we don't have them online any other way." Burkhart noted a drop in the total number of civil cases over the last two years. "In 2023, we had 88 civil cases," she said. "This year, we have had a total of 75 civil cases." Felony cases, however, have shown fluctuations over the past three years. "We had 83 total felony cases in 2022, and in 2023, we had a total of 68 felony cases," she said. "This year, we have had a total of 100 felony cases." Changes in staffing also came in 2024, as her office adjusted to new hires following retirements and departures, Burkhart said. "I had one retirement this year and two others took different jobs," she said. "I now have three new clerks. It has been a learning process, but they are doing great. I am very thankful for all of my staff." Technological improvements have been a cornerstone of her tenure since taking office in 2017, Burkhart said. "We have had a lot of major changes since I took office back in 2017," she said. "Since then, I have continued to move forward with electronic processing of documents, preservation of records and adopting the state's jury system. The new system ensures a more accurate juror database by pulling information from driver's licenses and voter registrations." Preserving documents remains a top priority for her office, Burkhart said. "It is extremely important because these are people's lives," she said. "There are divorces and history tied to many of these documents, as well as maintaining accurate records for defendants, whether it's a criminal record or other legal matters." She credited her team for their dedication, which has been instrumental in maintaining efficiency and delivering excellent service to the community, Burkhart said. "My staff works really hard. They are very dedicated, and I am blessed to have the ladies I'm surrounded with," she said. "They put an effort into what we do, and it is a continual learning process." As Burkhart prepares for 2025, her focus remains on innovation and maintaining the highest standards of service for the citizens of Lewis County.