31 years on, exiled Tibetans call for release of 11th Panchen Lama

The exiled Tibetan community on Saturday reiterated the call for the Chinese government to release the 11th Panchen Lama, who was abducted in 1995, as they marked the 37th birthday of the spiritual ...
CNN

A boy chosen as the Panchen Lama disappeared in 1995. China says he’s now a college grad with a job

Twenty-five years ago, a six-year-old boy was recognized as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second-highest ranking figure in Tibetan Buddhism. He promptly disappeared. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima ...
Searchenginejournal.com

Meta And Microsoft Release Llama 2 Free For Commercial Use And Research

Meta and Microsoft announce release of Llama 2, an open-source LLM. Llama 2 is available through a variety of providers and free for commercial use and research. The expanded AI partnership hopes to ...
New York Post

The Dalai Lama prepares for his successor — and to scupper China’s plans to name their own

The Dalai Lama is going to announce details of how he is to be succeeded this week, as he prepares to turn 90 years old. Traditionally, a new Dalai Lama – leader of 7.7 million Tibetan Buddhists, ...
CNN

When the Dalai Lama dies, his reincarnation will be a religious crisis. Here’s what could happen

A decade ago, the Dalai Lama set himself a significant deadline. The best-known living Buddhist figure in the world said that when he turned 90 years old, he would decide whether he should be ...